Please find below OCD illustrations we created to bring to life certain teachings and metaphors shared on the podcast. These illustrations were originally posted on our social platforms. We hope you find these illustrations helpful. 

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Pure O has compulsions too

Pure O has compulsions too

Stuart Ralph Aug 9, 2022 2 min read

The term Pure O or purely obsessional was coined by Dr Steven Phillipson in 1988 to help those people who […]

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Navigate by your values

Navigate by your values

Stuart Ralph Aug 9, 2022 2 min read

We can navigate through life by our values. Sailors used to use the North Star 🌟 to navigate. The North […]

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Delay Compulsions

Delay to slay compulsions

Stuart Ralph Jul 25, 2022 2 min read

Compulsions can be hard to stop. So in therapy one approach is to initially set a more achievable goal which […]

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Viktor Frankl

Between stimulus and response there is a space

Stuart Ralph Jul 5, 2022 2 min read

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl (1946) founder of logotherapy, which was used for OCD many decades ago long before exposure and response […]

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Experiential Avoidance

Experiential Avoidance

Stuart Ralph Jul 4, 2022 1 min read

It’s really hard and uncomfortable to make space for our internal experiences: urges, sensations, feelings/emotions, thoughts. Because it’s tough to […]

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Illustrations

Pure O has compulsions too

Pure O has compulsions too

Stuart Ralph Aug 9, 2022 2 min read

The term Pure O or purely obsessional was coined by…

Read more
Navigate by your values

Navigate by your values

Stuart Ralph Aug 9, 2022 2 min read

We can navigate through life by our values. Sailors used…

Read more
Delay Compulsions

Delay to slay compulsions

Stuart Ralph Jul 25, 2022 2 min read

Compulsions can be hard to stop. So in therapy one…

Read more
Viktor Frankl

Between stimulus and response there is a space

Stuart Ralph Jul 5, 2022 2 min read

Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl (1946) founder of logotherapy, which was used…

Read more
Experiential Avoidance

Experiential Avoidance

Stuart Ralph Jul 4, 2022 1 min read

It’s really hard and uncomfortable to make space for our…

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Courage

It’s not courageous, unless you’re scared 

Stuart Ralph Jun 23, 2022 1 min read

We often look at people who seem fearless and take…

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