Get to know OCD
Hosted by Dr Patrick McGrath and Patrick McGrath · NOCD
4.9from 49 ratings
- 251
- Episodes
- 113
- Transcribed
- 49
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Get to know OCD
Tune in each week for a deep dive into all things OCD with host Dr. Patrick McGrath, NOCD's Chief Clinical Officer. We’ll be sharing inspiring real-life stories of people who’ve faced OCD and came out the other side, as well as practical tips for understanding and tackling OCD. We hope you enjoy the podcast and it helps you get to know OCD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- NOCD
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
113 of 251 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rainn Wilson’s OCD kept him trapped in his thoughts. Here’s how he found peace
4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
My Intrusive Thoughts Don’t Scare Me Anymore. Is That Bad?
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Should You Give In To OCD On A Bad Day?
Inside a recent episode
Rainn Wilson’s OCD kept him trapped in his thoughts. Here’s how he found peace
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. And so I, I don't try to talk people out of OCD because it's a utter waste of time. which is one reason like regular old therapy, regular old talk therapy can sometimes, even if the therapist is brilliant, if they're not educated in OCD, they can perpetuate it unknowingly, unwittingly through trying to soothe, trying to reassure and kind of point to other behaviors. So that doesn't work. Sometimes when I meet people and they've been through numerous therapists, they've been taught so many coping strategies. They've been taught diaphragmatic breathing and muscle relaxation and been told when you have a thought you don't like, replace it with one that you do. […]
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- Rainn Wilson
- Shawn Welty
- Shannon Shy
- Santina Cilento
- Lynette Eklund
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Dr Patrick McGrath and Patrick McGrath host the show. Published by NOCD.
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