How Do I Stop Obsessing Over ...? | EP 348
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In this episode, Drew Linsalata discusses why the question of how to stop obsessing is misguided and what to ask instead regarding OCD and anxiety disorders.
Everybody wants to know how to stop obsessing over whatever has them scared right now. In this episode I explain why that's the wrong question, and what to ask instead. In OCD and anxiety disorders, an obsession isn't just a strong thought or a passing worry. It functions like a threat. That's why you can't just decide to turn it off. You can't out argue it, out logic it, or replace it with a happier thought, and I'm guessing you've already tried all three. The real leverage is in the compuls...
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