What is your OCD Story? Is it helping you or holding. you back? In this story, Dr. Vicki Rackner offers tips about how to retell you OCD story.

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Welcome to the Free Me From OCD Podcast! In this insightful episode, Dr. Vicki Rackner shares her profound wisdom and personal experiences accumulated over a decade of navigating life with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in her family.

Join Dr. Rackner as she unveils her number one lesson that has made a significant impact on her son's journey and her family's well-being while managing OCD. Through candid storytelling and expert guidance, Dr. Rackner delves into the complexities of OCD, offering a unique perspective as a mother, surgeon, and certified life coach.

Discover the power of being an empathic witness and learn practical strategies to support loved ones with OCD effectively. Dr. Rackner emphasizes the importance of managing one's own "bus" while providing compassionate and empowering support to those navigating the challenges of OCD.

This episode is filled with valuable insights, including understanding OCD's impact, effective support strategies, fostering resilience, and empowering individuals to take control of their lives. Whether you're new to the OCD journey or seeking advanced insights, this episode is a must-listen for anyone touched by OCD.

Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of OCD, access practical tools for support, and embark on a journey of empowerment and resilience. Subscribe to the Free Me From OCD Podcast for more empowering episodes and join our community dedicated to saying YES to life by saying NO to OCD.

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What do you say and what do you do when your OCD Warrior—your loved one managing OCD—is in pain?

This may be the most challenging situation you face.

You may have the human urge to swoop in and make things better and easier for your OCD Warrior. You might organize your home and your families’s activities to avoid triggers for your OCD Warrior. In an effort to avid family drama, you may make it easier to perform compulsions. While all of this is done with the intention of making things better, these actions can actually grow OCD rather than shrink it.

In this episode, you’ll find out how to connect with your OCD warrior is a way that allows you to become part of the solution.

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This is the second of three episodes exploring how you can respond to pain more effectively.

Why is this important? OCD is associate with pain. The way you respond to pain makes a huge difference.

In the last episode, you learned to identify your pain personality.

In this episode, I’m distinguish between two kinds of pain: primary pain and poisonous pain.

In the next episode you’ll learn the Connection Prescription—how you can make a positive difference to someone in pain.

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OCD is associated with different kinds of pain. Your experience is shaped by your Pain Personality. In this episode, you will:

• Learn Dr. Vicki's 5 Pain Personalities

• Discover how your Pain Personality shapes your experience with OCD

• Understand how you can modify your innate response to. pain so you get a better result

• See how different Pain Personalities contribute to family conflict about OCD.

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Do you flaunt your perfectionism as a badge of honor? This podcast episode might change your mind, whether or not you have OCD!

You'll hear about the "On-purpose Mistakes" exercise.

Resources

Read the Gifts of Imperfection

Read Mindset

Watch the TED talk What I learned from 100 days of rejection.

Get a copy of the Explore Perfectionism worksheet.

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In this podcast episode you'll take away one thought to swap to make it easier for you to be freed from OCD. It was inspired while watching the Super Bowl.

Click here to learn more about the OCD Freedom Formula Bootcamp. This 28 day program kicks off 5/7/24.