IOCDF Lead Advocate Reverend Katie O'Dunne answers your unanswered pre-submitted livestream questions in the second installment of our OCD Mailbag Youtube series!
0:00 Introduction
2:35 Can you do ERP for Real Event OCD?
4:34 How do you let go of Real Event OCD?
5:28 After tackling all the items on your hierarchy list, is it unusual to need ongoing counseling?
7:20 Do you bring up the more taboo topics right away with someone when sharing your story?
9:30 How do I cope with health anxiety? I can't tell what is real and what is my OCD?
11:50 Can OCD distort your intentions about a past memory?
15:14 How do you grasp having OCD without letting it define you?
17:48 Do you ever worry about people at your school/workplace finding out that you speak out about mental health?
20:50 Are there any motivating things I can tell myself when doing exposures?
23:13 Why does it feel like my faith when it is really my OCD?
24:31 Does ERP oppose faith?
25:54 Can I pray in a way not dictated by OCD?
