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What Your Therapist Thinks

Are My Intrusive Thoughts "Normal" Or Do I Have OCD?

Oct 1, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min · Season 1 · Episode 5 · 104.1 MBExplicit
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Licensed and multi-certified therapist Kathryn Wood joins Kristie and Felicia to demystify Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and intrusive thoughts. They break down what OCD actually is (and isn’t) and differentiate reality from pop psychology stereotypes.

Some takeaways:

  • The difference between a fleeting thought and a persistent, intrusive thought
  • Why typical “advice” can actually make OCD worse
  • How OCD can manifest: from perfectionism to fears of causing harm
  • Learning to sit with uncertainty as healing

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*Hosts: Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle

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