Ep. 4: For Partners of People with Obsessive-...

Afraid that if you stop, you'll never start again? You're not lazy — you're caught in rigidity.In this episode, Jungian analyst and psychotherapist Gary Trosclair unpacks the Myth of the Total Couch Potato Collapse — the catastrophic story that one nap, one weekend off, one momen ...  Show more

The thing you once wanted became the thing you have to do — and the moment it did, it stopped being fun.Psychotherapist and Jungian analyst Gary Trosclair calls this the Should Effect: the quiet process by which genuine desire hardens into rigid obligation. You start with a choic ...  Show more

Mental health doesn’t just affect the person who has it — it affects their partner too. In this conversation, therapist Eli Weinstein talks about the quiet tradeoffs couples make when OCD or other mental health disorders enters the relationship. The missed moments. The unspoken r ...  Show more

In this episode, I share my thoughts and what you need to know about relationship OCD, or when a person struggles with obsessions and compulsions related to important relationships.

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If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may seek constant reassurance from others, lose time to compulsions, struggle with unwanted thoughts and intense emotions, or act out in ways that are ineffective. These symptoms can put a major strain on your relationships--wh ...  Show more

Ever find yourself stuck in endless “what if” thoughts about your partner? “Do I really love them? Are we meant to be together? What if I’m making a huge mistake?" Or find yourself comparing your partner or your relationship to others even though you know that you're happy in you ...  Show more