Religious Obsessions - Scrupulosity -  What if I offend God

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In this episode, I continue discussing intrusive thoughts under the umbrella category of scrupulosity or religious OCD. In this second part of this series, I discuss specific intrusive thoughts related to fears about offending God, worrying about whether or not you committed a sin, and worrying if something was immoral. I also discuss different compulsions people engage in and important steps in the treatment process.

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All right. Hey there everyone, and welcome to a new episode where we're going to talk about religious obsessions and specifically the fear of offending God. And so in this episode, this is a continuation on our series on intrusive thoughts. And specifically, you know, generally speaking, we're talking about OCD, but this can be any form of anxiety, right? Um, but with OCD, what happens is people get, you know, these intrusive thoughts that...

Religious OCD - Scrupulosity - What if I go to hell

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In this episode, I discuss a sub-type of intrusive thoughts commonly known as scrupulosity. Scrupulosity is a form of OCD & Anxiety where the person becomes focused on religious or moral issues. In this first part of this series, I discuss specific intrusive thoughts related to fears about hell, the devil, and going to hell. I also discuss different compulsions people engage in and a few very important steps in the treatment process.

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In this episode, I discuss the two different types of worry with intrusive thoughts. The first type of worry is worrying about events or situations that could happen. A few examples of this could be worrying about getting sick, losing a job, or some other negative event taking place. The second type of worry is worrying about the presence of thoughts in your conscious awareness. An example of this is when a person worries that they may experience a specific intrusive thought so they spend a great deal of time trying to make sure they don't experience certain intrusive thoughts.

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How To Overcome Intrusive Thoughts OCD 

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In this episode, I discuss a high-level overview of how to overcome intrusive thoughts. Generally speaking, intrusive thoughts fall into the following three umbrella categories: violent, sexual, and religious. I also discuss a good analogy to help you defuse from intrusive thoughts and become a more mindful observer.

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OCD Recovery - My Recovery From OCD

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In this video, I talk about my journey to recovery from OCD and the OCD treatment process. The most noticeable problem with OCD is that you can get stuck in a loop of obsessive thoughts and compulsions. However, the bigger problem is that when you are in this loop it can dramatically impact all aspects of your life. The good news is that applying ERP, ACT, and Mindfulness will allow you to successfully overcome your fears and take back your life. In this video, I describe my journey to recovery from OCD.

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00:00   All right. Hey there and welcome to this episode. My name is Matt Codde. I'm a licensed clinical social worker and I'm also the founder of restored minds. And on today's episode, I really want to talk about my story. And the reason I want to share this is because I think there are so many people out there who are in the realm of mental health or self-help or...

OCD Treatment - How to do ERP for Pure OCD

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In this video, I talk about the Exposure and Response Prevention and how it applies to the treatment of Pure OCD. The whole point of ERP is to expose yourself to or experience something that triggers your anxiety and then prevent yourself from responding with compulsions.

When you do this correctly you allow yourself to achieve habituation and successfully face down your fears. In this video, I give a brief description of how to apply ERP with Pure OCD treatment.

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00:00 All right. Hello and welcome to this episode where I'm going to talk about Erp for pure ocd. So again, my name is Matt Codde. I'm a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of the OCD Academy. And in this video I want to talk about is a really common question I did where when we talk about Erp and, um, people say, well, why don't do compulsion? So what if I don't do compulsion's or you know, what if I...

OCD Treatment - How to do Exposure and Response Prevention

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In this video, I talk about the Exposure and Response Prevention and how it applies to OCD treatment. The whole premise of ERP is to expose yourself to something that triggers your anxiety and prevent yourself from responding with compulsions. When you do this correctly you allow yourself to achieve habituation and successfully overcome your fears. In this video, I give a brief description of how to apply ERP with OCD treatment.

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00:00 All right. Hello and welcome to this episode where I'm going to talk about exposure and Response Prevention. My name is Matt. I'm a licensed clinical social worker, know most of the founder of the OCD Academy. And in this series I really am trying to answer as many questions as I can, kind of the frequent questions that I get an explained some just just overall concepts of the OCD treatment and the OCD recovery process because...

OCD Treatment - How To Change Unhealthy Behavior

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In this video, I talk about the transtheoretical model of behavior change and how it applies to OCD treatment. The five stages of change are pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. In this video, I give a brief description of each stage and how it applies to the treatment of OCD.

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00:00 All right. Hello and welcome to this episode on the transtheoretical model of behavior change. My name is Matt and I want to just say welcome, uh, this, uh, to this kind of series where we're talking about OCD treatment and ocd recovery and I'm kind of just introducing the concepts and answering a lot of the common questions that I get to really help you on your journey to recovery from ocd. So in this video, like I said, I want to talk about this idea of behavior change. And so one of the things that, you know, we, uh, that we talk about a lot in ocd...

OCD Treatment - You Are Not Your Thoughts

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In this video, I explain how you are not your thoughts. A lot of the pain people experience from OCD and Anxiety comes from an over-identification with one's thoughts, which is often called cognitive fusion. In this video, I explain the concept of cognitive defusion and make the argument that you really are not your thoughts.

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00:00 All right. Hello and welcome to this episode. In this episode I'm going to talk about this idea that you are not your thoughts. So first and foremost, my name is Matt Codde. I'm a licensed clinical social worker and I'm the founder of the OCD Academy. And in this video, instead of addressing a question I know in my last episodes, um, I've been in this series, I've been talking about like a specific question as it relates to ocd treatment and OCD recovery. But in this video I want to talk more about just a concept that I like to talk about with...

 OCD Treatment - How do I stop feeling anxiety

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In this video, I talk about how trying to stop anxiety will actually make it worse. I also talk about changing your beliefs and relationship with anxiety and different techniques you should consider if you are struggling with ocd and anxiety.

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00:00 Okay, hello and welcome to this training on how to stop feeling anxious or how to stop feeling feelings that we don't want to feel. Um, this is part four of this, uh, this training series on really most of the treatment and frequently asked questions that I get about the treatment process and recovery process of OCD. My name is Matt Cottey and I'm a licensed clinical social worker and I'm also the founder of the academy. And again, in this video I want to talk about this idea of trying to stop feelings. Okay? So in part three of this training, um, and there's a little link below if you, if you haven't gone through that yet,...