Chris Walker: When childhood trauma meets OCD

Leading Australian TV producer, Chris Walker talks to Penny and Angie about the devastating intersection of OCD and childhood trauma.  When Chris was a young kid he witnessed a devastating event which left him and his family reeling. A few years later, Chris experienced OCD symptoms which started to take over his life.  In this very raw and honest episode, Chris talks so generously about: The role religion and moral scrupulosity played in his OCD The exhaustion of dealing with OCD at school when it’s so often invisible/hidden The continuing misunderstanding around OCD and mental illness in general Getting treatment for PTSD and ocd and how ERP therapy helped his compulsions Seeing OCD symptoms in one of his children and his optimism for early intervention.