#163- Potential Radiation Exposure And Dealing With The Fallout

Today’s question comes from a listener who’s afraid that they’ve been exposed to radioactive material at some point and struggles to deal with the anxiety that he might develop cancer or otherwise harm his family. This is a struggle for a lot of people who are concerned with environmental contaminants…

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#161- Balancing Mental Health With Fear Of Missing Potential Medical Emergency (Health Anxiety)… Again

My uploading system is off! So sorry for the delay of this episode! Today’s listener question comes from a man who wants to know how to balance their awareness that their health anxiety is driving them to compulsively call doctors or check in on minor physical ailments with the fear…

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#162- Settling Into ‘Bisexuality’, And Blaming Myself For Eye-Floaters and Anxiety

Today I answer two listener questions. The first is from a woman who’s SO-OCD is quieted by believing she is bisexual, and she wants to know whether this is compulsive. The second question comes from someone who went through a number of health issues, including eating disorder, and they fear…

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#155:Remix- Coping, And Doing ERP, With Contamination Obsessions That Can’t Be Disproved

I made a goof! I accidentally uploaded the wrong audio file for this episode. Blerg. So, I’m updating the original episode page and uploading the correct file for this episode! Check it out! Today’s episode is a contamination focused question about how to deal with an obsession that can’t reasonably…

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#161- Balancing Mental Health With Fear Of Missing Potential Medical Emergency (Health Anxiety)

Today’s listener question comes from a man who wants to know how to balance their awareness that their health anxiety is driving them to compulsively call doctors or check in on minor physical ailments with the fear that they could potentially miss catching a life threatening illness early! It’s a…

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#159- Yes Or No To Start Dating With SO-OCD, And To Give Money Or To Hoard Money?

Two questions from two different listeners. One, should they start dating knowing they have SO-OCD, or should they hold off until they sort it all out? Question two, OCD has them in a bind to give money to charity to save people, or to hoard money to save her own…

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