Story: Iona (#421)

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

🗓️ 18 February 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In episode 421 I chat with Iona who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us.

We discuss her earliest OCD memory and it feeling like a premonition, her obsessions and compulsions, worries of harm coming to her family, wanting to normalise embarrassing compulsions, family support, medication, starting CBT as a teenager and having a tough time engaging and then being ready for therapy later on, how her sister helped, words of hope, and much more. Hope it helps.

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/iona-421

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0:00.0	You're listening to The O. C.D. Stories podcast, hosted by me, Stuart Ralph.
0:05.3	The O. C. D. Stories is a podcast dedicated to raising awareness and understanding
0:10.1	around obsessive compulsive symptoms. I do this for interviewing inspired therapists,
0:15.2	psychologists and people who have experienced OCD. Welcome to the OCD stories.
0:21.2	And welcome to episode 421 of the podcast and in this one I chat with Iona
0:26.6	who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. In particular we
0:30.9	discuss her earliest OCD memory and it feeling like a premonition,
0:35.0	her obsessions and compulsions, worries of harm coming to her family, wanting to normalise
0:40.9	embarrassing compulsions, family support, medication, starting
0:45.8	CBT as a teenager and having a tough time engaging and then being ready for therapy later
0:51.0	on.
0:52.0	Our sister helped, words of hope, and much more.
0:55.0	And thank you to NoCD for supporting the podcast.
0:57.8	NoCD offers effective and convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US.
1:03.0	To find out more about an O. CED, their therapy plans, if they currently take your insurance,
1:07.0	or to download their free app, head to
1:10.0	Go. Treat My OED.com, forward slash the O. C. D. stories, or the link will be in the episode description.
1:17.0	Thank you to all of our patrons for supporting our work.
1:20.0	To sign up to our Patreon and to check out the other benefits you'll receive as a patron, please see the link in the show notes.
1:26.5	So thank you so much to Iona for her time and sharing her experience.
1:31.0	It was really nice to chat with her and of course thank you to you
1:34.0	guys for listening as always it means a lot and without for a redo here is Iona.
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