In episode 477 I chat with Jakob who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. 

We discuss his story, panic, derealisation, the fear of ‘going crazy’, existential OCD, his advocacy work, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), and much more. Hope it helps.  

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Stuart