Intrusive Thoughts Unmasked

Why the mask made sense, and how I learned to live without it In today's episode, Chrissie talks about the many scenarios we may not even realize we are wearing a mask, but yet we still feel the toll of it, whether that be with shame, feeling dismissed, or feeling unseen.  This episode is about storytelling the different times in life where OCD wasn't necessarily the driver, but definite...

Acceptance can be both freeing and challenging, especially when living with OCD. There are many misconceptions around what it means, not only in our personal lives, but how it integrates into our lives on the recovery journey.  Today on Intrusive Thoughts Unmasked, four guests explore what acceptance means to them and some key factors in how they have gotten where they are today in that relationsh...

In episode 3, we introduce a regular contributor, and one who is very well known throughout the world in the OCD community, Dr. Steven Phillipson.  Steve is the founder of The Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York City, New York. He is the author of many articles bringing awareness to individuals living with intrusions with mental rituals which describes the community name that...

Living with taboo intrusions brings added layers of shame, guilt, and self-loathing - and living with POCD - intrusions about pedophilia with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder - is a theme that can be tormenting and isolating. This theme keeps people silent. It keeps people frozen in fear of the 'what if people knew I had these intrusions?'  So, they stay silent. They stay alone in these tho...

"Hiding the Truth I Couldn't Allow the World to See" In the debut episode of Intrusive Thoughts Unmasked , host and creator Chrissie Hodges shares two pivotal chapters of her life, the times when the mask she wore felt like the only way to survive. Believing she had to hide her true self to be accepted, Chrissie built personas that promised safety but delivered isolation. Through ra...