In episode 356 I interviewed Dr Amy Mariaskin. Amy is a licensed clinical psychologist and director at The Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center. 

In this episode we discuss her new book, ways OCD can affect intimacy, when taboo intrusive thoughts interrupt sex, issues with orgasms, sexual kinks and fantasies and how these may trigger OCD, obsessively worrying about getting pregnant, over analysing the quantity of sex in a relationship, groinal and other bodily stuff, when sex is a compulsion, contamination worries and sex, medication, relating to sexuality again after years of OCD affecting it, and much more. Hope it helps.  

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Find out more about Amy: 

Past episodes: Gender identity themed OCD / 4-8 year olds with OCD / Thriving in relationships with OCD

Book: Thriving in Relationships When You Have OCD: How to Keep Obsessions and Compulsions from Sabotaging Love, Friendship, and Family Connections https://amzn.to/3g9XWH1 

Website: https://www.ocdnashville.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ocdnashville/ 

Resources: 

Kimberley Quinlan episode on OCD and sex

Esther Perel – https://www.estherperel.com/ 

All the best,

Stuart