Dr Michael Alcée: The Upside of OCD (#461)

The OCD Stories

Stuart

Bdd, Health & Fitness, Recovery, Hocd, Cocd, Rocd, Bodydysmorphicdisorder, Ocd, Anxiety, Obsessivecompulsivedisorder, Mental Health, Help, Mentalhealth, Depression, Advice

4.8 • 873 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In episode 461 I chat with Dr Michael Alcée. Michael is a clinical psychologist (Ph.D.).

We discuss his therapy story, how Michael works with OCD, the existential story, exposure to feelings, 3 upsides of OCD, his book, some nuances of OCD, and much more. Hope it helps.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The OCD Stories podcast, hosted by me, Stuart Ralph.
0:05.5	The OCD Stories is a podcast dedicated to raising awareness and understanding around obsessive,
0:11.1	compulsive symptoms.
0:12.8	I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people who have experienced OCD.
0:18.9	Welcome to the OCD Stories.
0:25.2	And welcome to episode 4661 of the podcast.
0:31.7	And in this one, I chat with Dr. Michael Orsi. Michael is a clinical psychologist. And in it, we discuss his therapy story, how Michael works of OCD, the existential story, exposure to feelings.
0:39.7	We talk about the topic of the upside of OCD, including three particular upsides,
0:44.8	his book, the nuance of OCD, and much, much more.
0:49.9	And just want to throw in a kind of disclaimer here, you know, early on,
0:54.8	and Michael does express this.
0:56.7	Michael is not saying that OCD is not horrible.
0:59.3	In fact, of course it is.
1:01.1	What he is in fact trying to say, I believe,
1:03.4	is that OCD points to certain qualities or characteristics in a person,
1:09.3	which I thought is a nice way of viewing it.
1:12.7	And thank you to NoCD for supporting the podcast.
1:15.6	NoCD offers effective and convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US.
1:20.7	To find out more about NoCD, their therapy plans, if they currently take your insurance,
1:25.5	or to download their free app, head to go.
1:28.2	dot treat myocd.com forward slash the OCD stories or the link will be in the episode description.
1:34.6	Thank you to all of our patrons for supporting our work.
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