Brad Stulberg

And then with OCD, the compulsion is trying to make it go away.

And then with OCD, the compulsion is trying to make it go away.

So for some people that compulsion is counting to 10, or if I just wash my hands, then I'll never get sick and I won't die.

So for some people that compulsion is counting to 10, or if I just wash my hands, then I'll never get sick and I won't die.

My compulsion was very internal.

My compulsion was very internal.

So what I did is I tried to problem solve my way out of it.

So what I did is I tried to problem solve my way out of it.

So I'd go Google depression and suicidal ideation and try to convince myself that I wasn't actually going to do it.

So I'd go Google depression and suicidal ideation and try to convince myself that I wasn't actually going to do it.

And what that does is it gives you relief maybe for a minute, but then the OCD brain says, well, what if you're wrong?

And what that does is it gives you relief maybe for a minute, but then the OCD brain says, well, what if you're wrong?

What if you actually are going to do it?

What if you actually are going to do it?

Followed by bad depression, bad anxiety accompanying those, and you get into this cycle.

Followed by bad depression, bad anxiety accompanying those, and you get into this cycle.

So the themes of OCD too, they're really bizarre, but they're really common.

So the themes of OCD too, they're really bizarre, but they're really common.

And I think it's important just in case listeners might be going through this and are ashamed to get help.

And I think it's important just in case listeners might be going through this and are ashamed to get help.