Shame & OCPD: When Your Brain Never Stops and Society Calls It a Feature with Janice Russell
About this episode
This episode explores the nuances of Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder with Janice Russell, highlighting the difference between OCPD and OCD, and discussing strategies for managing the condition.
What if the traits you've been praised for your whole life, the perfectionism, the rule following, the relentless work ethic, were actually symptoms of a diagnosis most people have never heard of? In this episode, I sit down with Janice Russell, the Overwhelm Slayer, to unpack Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD). Not OCD. OCPD. Janice spent decades building a life that looked incredibly productive and impressively accomplished, from special education to corporate to a 20-year career as a professional organizer, before a therapist handed her a questionnaire that finally explained the operating system her brain had been running the whole time. We get into the difference between OCD and OCPD, why so many people go undiagnosed, what it feels like when you literally cannot turn your brain off, and how Janice has learned to leverage her wiring instead of fighting it. From planning her relaxation (yes, really) to a gratitude practice built around a two-inch notebook, this conversation is a masterclass in working with your brain, not against it. What we cover: The difference between OCD (an anxiety disorder) and OCPD (a personality disorder) Why the traits society celebrates…
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