Overcoming OCD

Seane shares her personal experience with OCD, discussing her compulsions and how they were related to her fear of death. She also explores the commonality of OCD and its connection to control and stress.

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[Unedited] Seane Corn with Krista Tippett
Related Questions
- Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) common?
- Can people vary in their degrees of OCD, or can it vary in intensity? I think I may have experienced it to some degree, but it seems that the intensity can vary, and sometimes it influences my actions in a disguised way. It feels like a maladaptive protective mechanism very much related to trauma. My brain creates these rules seemingly to try to control the environment after a trauma that went untreated.