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OCD therapists talk intrusive thoughts, scary themes, and why your brain can be a dick. If you are looking for reputable information that comes from some good friends then come and join us; Laura Mole and Jessica Hayes. Get involved by emailing ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com and following us on Instagram @justcheckingpod to contribute towards features and to request that we cover what you want to hear. Disclaimer: This podcast provides educational information only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support.

Episodes

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 4: Mental compulsions, real-event OCD, and Laura has to keep buffering.

    Join us, Laura Mole and Jessica Hayes, to really pick apart an OCD subtype that isn't talked about much. False memories and real-event OCD gets explored in this episode, you'll get to understand mental and invisible compulsions, and you even get a look into Jess' dog frustrations and Laura's big brain fails to get to know us more. We hope you have as much fun with it as we did.  Time stamps: 00:30 Jess talks Dobby the house elf 02:30 Introduction to real-event OCD 02:58 Exposure feedback from our self-care 09:10 Using our support systems  10:00 Spoon theory  12:30 How we felt releasing the podcast 13:50 Brain spam  19:00 Real event OCD and false memories, how it works 19:50 Why memory is unreliable, despite what your OCD says 24:00 Sexual shame memories  25:30 Mental compulsions and what they do 26:40 Laura starts buffering  30:45 Cancel culture and real-event OCD 32:40 Why is guilt there? 35:00 Perfect morals and values 37:00 Over-apologising and OCD 39:00 Mental compulsions vs just thinking  44:20 What is pure O? 44:58 Can erp work for mental compulsions?  46:20 The mental load of OCD 48:10 What we aim for in therapy for OCD 49:15 Dropping anchor to help with rumination 53:47 OCD wins of the week 55:00 Exposure lab 100:00 Goodbyes Disclaimer This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support. Get in Touch: Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us: Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @justcheckingpod Please check out our privacy policy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing  Content Warnings: We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.

    1h 1m

  2. MAR 3

    Episode 3: OCD self-care, compassion, and how we try to k*ll off family members with our minds. 

    In this episode, we go through some of the wider factors that can make someone more susceptible to OCD, and some things that might have made previous therapy unsuccessful. Laura Mole talks through a way to build some self-compassion and Jessica Hayes shares some tips for those who are neurodivergent too. As always, we talk things through with a bit of humour and a whole lot of validation. So grab a brew, settle in, and listen to some friends get passionate about OCD.  In this episode: 00:40 Introduction and hello 01:20 Exposure lab feedback 05:30 Brain spam- our intrusive thoughts feature 13:40 Jess' book for children to protect people from OCD 15:55 Coping skills to tolerate exposures 18:04 Laura gets lost 18:35 Window of tolerance and why erp is sometimes too hard 20:25 How self-care fits into OCD therapy 22:32 Responsive self-care vs self-care compulsions 30:00 A list for when your amygdala is driving the bus and how loved ones can help 32:40 Self-esteem and how this plays into OCD 35:00 Neurodivergent self-regulation and sensory needs 41:20 Building self-compassion to help OCD 44:20 Laura's self-compassion exercise  49:40 OCD Wins of the Week 52 :00 Exposure Lab 54:30 Goodbyes Get in Touch: Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us: Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @justcheckingpod Please check out our privacy policy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing  Content Warnings: We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.  Disclaimer  This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.

    55 min

  3. FEB 24

    Episode 2: OCD Myths, pranks, and a thousand chamber gun

    Join us, Laura Mole and Jessica Hayes, as we start to challenge myths around OCD and share some tips around what help can look like. Just two friends having a chat about something we are passionate about, hopefully in a way that makes you feel heard. You can listen to Laura pranking Jess and come along for the ride while we firm up some new features, and give you some food for thought around OCD too.  In this episode: 00:00 Intro and Laura's prank 03:26 Our training and approaches 07:12 Things our d*ckead brains have said this week 11:28 Resources for you 12:00 Exposure feedback 13:30 Therapist competencies and OCD help 17:35 You have to be tidy to have OCD, right? And other myths 24:35 OCD and the thousand chamber gun 27:50 OCD risk assessing, trust and personality traits 36:00 What if, just in case 37:20 Useful questionnaires 40:25 Helpful places to start challenging OCD 41:00 When things can be helpful vs reinforce the OCD 47:20 Exposures for the week 52:00 Goodbyes Get in Touch: Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us: Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @justcheckingpod Please check out our privacy policy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing  Content Warnings: We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.  Disclaimer  This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.

    53 min

  4. FEB 17

    Visualising, Sourdough and Tank Tops

    An episode where you get to know us, Jess Hayes and Laura Mole, and our wonderful guest host, Jess Marriner. Grab a coffee and listen to three friends and therapists talk all things OCD and let us share some interesting insights you might not have considered. Prepare for some swearing, tangents, and genuinely useful knowledge too.  In this episode: 00:00 Intro and theme 03:00 Things our d*ckhead brains said this week 09:30 Visualising differences in OCD 15:00 Dreams in OCD, important? 16:30 Manifestation and other social media trends 19:10 Life as an OCD therapist 23:15 OCD search for certainty  24:00 How to know if it is OCD 34:30 What compulsions do we see? 36:15 What we want to hear from you 39:50 Taboo topics and Jess H's inappropriate surveys 42:30 Exposures from us 45:00 Goodbyes Disclaimer This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support. Get in Touch: Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us: Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @justcheckingpod Please check out our privacy policy https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing  Content Warnings: We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.

    46 min
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OCD therapists talk intrusive thoughts, scary themes, and why your brain can be a dick. If you are looking for reputable information that comes from some good friends then come and join us; Laura Mole and Jessica Hayes. Get involved by emailing ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com and following us on Instagram @justcheckingpod to contribute towards features and to request that we cover what you want to hear. Disclaimer: This podcast provides educational information only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support.

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