The Truth of OCD: Therapist Alegra Kastens on Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
b'306. The Truth of OCD: Therapist Alegra Kastens on Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder\\n\\nTherapist Alegra Kastens shares the truth about her lived experience with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) that is vital for all of us to understand. Detailing her own struggle, and work as an OCD specialist, Alegra helps demystify the relentless cycle of ego-dystonic, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and compulsions that define this often-misunderstood and under-diagnosed disorder \\u2013 sharing why so many people have OCD and do not know it, and ways to support people with OCD without enabling and reinforcing the compulsions.\\n\\nCW: Discussion of intrusive sexual and violent thoughts as well as suicidal ideation.\\n\\nAbout Alegra:\\nAlegra Kastens is a licensed therapist, OCD specialist, writer, and the founder of the Center for OCD, Anxiety, and Eating Disorders in New York City. Fueled by lived experience with a lesser-known manifestation of OCD, education and advocacy about OCD are at the forefront of her career.\\n\\nIG: @AlegraKastens\\nTikTok: @AlegraKastens\\n \\nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\\n \\n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'