David Adam "The Man Who Couldn't Stop" (Ep 9)

In episode 9 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed David Adam. David is an editor and author of the book "The man who couldn't stop". Show notes: David's OCD story (2:10) Medication (3:45) What started David's recovery (4:05) Group therapy (5:40) OCD and HIV obsessions. How the media can play a part in new obsessions (8:20) How David Researched his book (11:15) David's ERP pyramid (14:20) David's advice for doing ERP (16:00) Accepting uncertainty, and why you are already great at it! (22:40) Relaxation and distraction (26:40) "What would most people do?" phrase (29:40) Advice for not reassurance seeking (32:50) Ignorance that is pure, and how to deal with it (36:30) How David describes OCD to someone (39:00) The one piece of advice David would give to someone with OCD (41:10) What David would have one his billboard (45:00) Find out more about David: David on Twitter @DavidNeilAdam His book: The man who couldn't stop: OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought (Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com) Resources mentioned: David's talk at the OCD Action conference To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>