OCD Isn't What You Think with Dr. Michael Alcee
About this episode
Dr. Amelia Kelley and Dr. Michael Alcée discuss the complexities of OCD and its relationship with sensitivity, autism, and ADHD.
If you've ever been told you're too sensitive, too anxious, or too in your head, what if the truth is the opposite? What if the deep feeling you've spent years trying to manage is actually proof of how much you notice, how much you care, and how much you're capable of? This week, Dr. Amelia Kelley sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Michael Alcée, author of The Upside of OCD: Flip the Script to Reclaim Your Life, for a conversation that completely reframes what OCD actually is. Together they trace the overlap between OCD, high sensitivity, autism, and ADHD, and challenge one of the most widely accepted treatments in the field. By the end of this episode, you'll understand why the people who struggle most with intrusive thoughts may also be the most empathic, perceptive, and emotionally attuned people in the room, and you'll have new language for a part of yourself that's never quite fit the clinical definitions. In this episode you'll learn: How OCD, autism, ADHD, and high sensitivity overlap and where they genuinely differ Why Dr. Alcée believes standard OCD treatment can unintentionally teach sensitive people to suppress their gifts The difference between reassurance and…
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