From Terror to Agency: Adriana’s Journey Out of OCD
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In this episode Robert James interviews Adriana, a former client who recounts how intrusive thoughts and panic escalated into a crisis and how she found recovery through acceptance-based work, group support, and practical techniques.
Adriana shares the tools that helped her: choosing not to engage with compulsions, cold showers to tolerate panic, living by values, and practicing self-compassion — changes that enabled her to regain agency, start coaching, and move forward
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- 0:11OCD Journey Begins
- 3:01Spiraling Into Terror
- 5:17Seeking Certainty
- 8:41Finding Support
- 11:27Learning New Responses
- 14:58Choosing Not to Engage
- 17:22Reclaiming Agency
- 19:50Internalizing the Lessons
- 22:29A New Career Path
- 24:33Self-Compassion Matters
- 29:25Finding Balance
- 31:52Growing Through OCD
- 34:22Giving Back