The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

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In this podcast we explore how to have a more positive relationship with OCD and anxiety, taking back control so that you can start living the life you choose and not the one chosen by your fears. Each week I interview a range of experts, therapists, coaches and other professionals to find out about the best ways to manage OCD and anxiety. In addition I also interview sufferers of OCD and anxiety as sharing our storiesof dealing with mental health issues is incredibly helpful.

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OCD - Your Fork in the Road
#640
Last Saturday at 7:55 AM

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Robert James explores how OCD tricks you into choosing short-term relief and shows why choosing the harder, uncomfortable path leads to long-term freedom.

Using a “fork in the road” metaphor, he explains practical steps—gradual exposure, the three-step practice of acknowledging triggers, tolerating anxiety, and refocusing on valued activities—and how these choices rebuild confidence.

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OCD Rumination: The Night I Got Trapped in My Head
#639
Last Wednesday at 4:30 AM

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Robert James shares a personal story of locking himself in a bathroom on his 21st birthday after getting trapped in OCD rumination, and explains how staying stuck made the anxiety worse.

He outlines practical lessons he later learned — accepting uncertainty, returning to the pr...


How a Sense of Urgency Keeps You Stuck in Rumination
#638
06/27/2026

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In this episode Robert James exposes one of OCD's most powerful tricks: a false, convincing sense of urgency that pushes you to analyse, check, or seek reassurance. He explains how that urgency fuels the cycle of compulsions, shrinks your life, and how pausing t...


How To Let Go When OCD Triggers You
#637
06/24/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains how to let go after being triggered by OCD, using self-compassion and present-moment awareness to stop the urgency that drives compulsions, reassurance-seeking and rumination.

He shares practical insights and analogies (like opening your hand to drop broken glass), pl...


OCD's One Trick
#636
06/20/2026

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Robert James explains how OCD relies on one repeating trick — creating urgency from uncertainty — to keep you trapped. He uses a running metaph...


Take One More Paddle: What Surfing Taught Me About OCD Recovery
#635
06/17/2026

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In this episode Robert James shares a simple metaphor from surfing to explain OCD recovery: progress comes when you commit despite fear and uncertainty. He encourages taking "one more paddle"—leaning into discomfort, proving you can tolerate uncertainty, and learning from th...


When OCD Turns Decisions Into Traps
#634
06/13/2026

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This episode explores how OCD amplifies uncertainty and turns everyday choices into paralyzing thought loops.

Robert James explains why seeking 100% certainty backfires and offers a clear approach: accept uncertainty, make the best decision you can, commit, and learn from...


The Most Confusing Part of OCD Recovery
#633
06/10/2026

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Robert James explores a common and confusing phase in OCD recovery: when doing the right things and feeling a bit better can trigger a sudden increase in intrusive thoughts and anxiety. He explains why this spike can actually signal progress and...


OCD and Regret: When the Past Becomes a Compulsion
#632
06/06/2026

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In this episode Robert James explores how nostalgia can turn into rumination for people with OCD, pulling them into repetitive ‘what if’ thinking and regret. He explains how low mood and anxiety distort memories and create convincing but incomplete stories about the...


OCD Rumination: When Thinking Becomes the Trap
#631
06/03/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains how rumination — thinking about your thinking — traps people with OCD and prevents lasting certainty.

He offers practical strategies to break the cycle by returning to the body and action: movement, conversation, flow activities, and...


The Limiting Beliefs That Keep OCD Alive
#630
05/30/2026

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In this episode Robert James explores how OCD and anxiety can create limiting beliefs that feel like facts—stories such as "I can't cope" or "I'll always be stuck." He explains why arguing with those thoughts often keeps you trapped and ho...


Not Ready, Still Moving: OCD, Anxiety and the Next Step
#629
05/27/2026

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Robert James recounts running the La Bottega mountain race while wrestling with anxiety, doubt, and exhaustion.

He draws parallels between the race and living with OCD and anxiety, emphasizing taking the next step, accepting discomfort, and moving toward what...


OCD Whack-a-Mole: Stop Chasing Certainty
#628
05/23/2026

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Robert James explains how OCD tricks us into an endless game of chasing certainty—like whack-a-mole—keeping anxiety and compulsions alive.

He offers practical tools: ask whether a worry is probable or merely possible, reframe extreme thoughts by acknowledging impr...


Stop Fighting OCD: Why Resistance Keeps You Stuck
#627
05/20/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains how fighting OCD—anger, resentment and self-judgment—often strengthens it, creating a second layer that keeps people stuck.

He outlines why acceptance and self-compassion, rather than resistance, help calm the nervous system and crea...


When Recovery Means Living Bigger Than Anxiety
#626
05/16/2026

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In this episode Robert James steps back from technique-focused tips to explore recovery beyond symptom management, sharing his preparation for the La Bottega al-Bac trail race as a way to reconnect with values, challenge, nature and movement.

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When Caring Becomes a Burden: Hyper‑Responsibility OCD Explained
#625
05/13/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains hyper‑responsibility OCD — when caring, conscience and a desire to do the right thing become hijacked by fear, pressure and compulsions. He describes common signs (over‑checking, replaying conversations, apologizing and second‑guessing), why it feels ju...


Is ChatGPT Making Your OCD Worse?
#624
05/09/2026

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In this episode, Robert James discusses how AI tools like ChatGPT can unintentionally reinforce OCD by becoming an easy source of reassurance. He explains how seeking certainty from chatbots can strengthen compulsive patterns and offers practical strategies—such as pausing for 24 ho...


This Is Why OCD Feels Impossible to Switch Off
#623
05/07/2026

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In this episode Robert James explores why OCD makes it hard to truly switch off even when nothing is wrong, explaining how anxiety, mental compulsions, and the need for certainty keep the nervous system activated.

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When Love Feels Uncertain: My Battle with Relationship OCD
#622
05/02/2026

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In this episode Robert James shares his personal struggle with Relationship OCD, explaining how persistent doubt and overthinking sabotaged his relationships and how he found a way out.

He outlines practical tips—like suspending judgment, postponing relationship analysis, and pr...


When Your Mind Betrays You: Understanding Harm OCD
#621
04/29/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains harm OCD and why sudden, distressing thoughts about hurting people you love say nothing about your character. He explores how the urge to analyze or seek certainty fuels the problem and why the horror of...


The OCD Memory Loop: Why Reviewing Makes It Worse
#620
04/25/2026

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In episode 606 Robert James explains why repeatedly replaying past memories strengthens OCD’s doubt instead of providing clarity, drawing on research and personal experience to show how reviewing makes memories fuzzier and anxiety worse.

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Why OCD Makes You Overthink for Hours (And How to Break the Cycle)
#619
04/22/2026

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Robert James explains why overthinking is often the compulsion in OCD, how the nervous system keeps you trapped in repetitive thoughts, and why more thinking never brings lasting relief.

He offers practical strategies—coming into the body, postponement, and va...


When Thinking Becomes the Compulsion - Overcoming Pure O Rumination
#618
04/18/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains how obsessive thinking can itself become the compulsion in pure OCD, why rumination feels urgent, and how mental compulsions reinforce the cycle.

He shares practical tools—grounding into the body, slowing down, using va...


Why You Can’t Relax: OCD’s Hidden Fuel
#617
04/15/2026

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Host Robert James explores a hidden driver of OCD: the ongoing inner vigilance of scanning, checking and trying to work things out. He explains why this constant activation happens and walks through five practical shifts to weaken that cycle — stop making re...


Escaping Existential OCD
#616
04/11/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains existential OCD: how normal philosophical questions can become overwhelming obsessions that drive rumination, anxiety, and avoidance.

He shares personal experience and practical strategies—pausing instead of compulsively searching for certainty, allowing uncomfortable feelings, us...


The Present-Moment Superpower: Stop Rumination and Beat OCD
#615
04/08/2026

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Robert James explains a practical, easy-to-use approach to reduce rumination and manage intrusive thoughts by training present-moment awareness.

He outlines why passive activities fuel anxiety, how active engagement and flow help, and a three-step practice—acknowledge, tolerate, refocus—to brin...


Episode 600: When Therapy Fuels OCD — What to Watch For
#614
04/04/2026

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Hello and welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert James. In episode 600 he explains how certain types of therapy—like unfocused talk therapy, reassurance-based approaches, and some CBT techniques—can unintentionally strengthen OCD by reinforcing doubt and compulsions. He outl...


From the Chaos of OCD to Inner Peace
#613
04/01/2026

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Coach Robert James explains how to move from the chaos of OCD into greater peace by stopping the fight, tolerating discomfort, and changing your relationship to intrusive thoughts.

He uses clear metaphors and practical steps—like observing the storm fr...


I only have mental compulsions - Pure OCD
#612
03/28/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains "Pure O"—OCD where the compulsions are hidden as rumination and mental checking. He describes how internal compulsions trap you in cycles of doubt, urgency, and overthinking, why they feel so exhausting, and why they’re s...


How to Support a Partner with Relationship OCD (ROCD)
#611
03/25/2026

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Episode 597 with Robert James is aimed at partners of people with relationship OCD (ROCD). It explains how ROCD is driven by anxiety and the need for certainty rather than a clear reflection of the relationship, and offers practical guidance on what...


Anna’s OCD Story: From Suffering to Supporting Others
#610
03/21/2026

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In this episode Robert James speaks with Anna, a psychotherapist and associate coach who shares her lived experience of OCD from early childhood through recovery. She explains how OCD showed up in checking rituals, how training in therapy and approaches like...


Why OCD Recovery Feels Wrong at First
#609
03/18/2026

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In this episode Robert James explains why OCD often feels worse when you start to recover, how resisting compulsions can make intrusive thoughts louder, and why that discomfort can actually signal progress.

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How To Tolerate Uncertainty In OCD
#608
03/14/2026

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When OCD Targets What You Love Most
#607
03/11/2026

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Why Control Fuels OCD
#606
03/07/2026

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When People Laugh At Your OCD
#605
03/04/2026

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The Most Dangerous Belief in OCD
#604
02/28/2026

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How to Unhook From OCD Thoughts Fast
#603
02/25/2026

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Robert James explores the exact moment OCD hooks you, explaining why intrusive thoughts are normal and why the real problem is engaging with them. He outlines how attention and rumination feed obsessions and offers practical alternatives.

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5 Sneaky Mistakes Keeping You Stuck with Sensorimotor OCD
#602
02/21/2026

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Robert James outlines five common mistakes that keep people trapped in Sensorimotor OCD—fighting sensations, testing for improvement, pseudo-acceptance, trying to do things “normally,” and shrinking your life to avoid triggers.

He offers five simple replacement habits and short exposure exercises to retrain attention, reduce compulsions, and start living according to your values, plus info on a structured 12-week program for extra support

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OCD’s Most Convincing Lie: “I’m Broken”
#601
02/18/2026

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Robert James dismantles the common OCD belief that "I'm broken," explaining how intrusive thoughts and compulsions create a learned loop—not a damaged identity. He describes how compulsions reinforce anxiety, how neuroplasticity offers hope, and why learning to tolerate uncertainty is the key to change.

The episode also outlines practical steps and mentions a 12-week program to help untrain those habits and move forward with life despite lingering anxiety

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