You are probably aware that OCD plagued the life of the billionaire playboy, Howard Hughes, featured in the recent film, “The Aviator.” During the last years of his life, he became totally consumed by concerns about germs, and ended up isolated in the penthouse suite at the top of a hotel in Las Vegas. This problem can become more and more severe until the obsessive thoughts and compulsive rituals consume massive amounts of the patient’s time and become crippling. The obsessions are intrusive, anxiety provoking thoughts, like “what if I forgot to turn off the burners on the stove.” Compulsions are rituals that temporarily relieve the anxiety, such as going back into the kitchen repeatedly to make sure that the burners really are turned off. OCD consists of two components, obsessions and compulsions. Rhonda begins today’s podcast by reading two heart-warming endorsements from podcast fans. Today we are joined by a woman named Sara, who will be featured in one of the chapters from my new book, Feeling Great. “Yikes! I might get contaminated!” The Treatment of Sara
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