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Dec 2023
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Episode 347 - Is Accepting OCD Giving In...

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Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today's episode is all about the importance of acceptance and why accepting OCD does not mean that you are simply giving in to it. In my experience acceptance is more about learning how to allow the difficult sensations, thoughts and demands for certainty that OCD so often creates.    By bring acceptance to these challenges we can actually learn how to transcend them. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.    Want to support the podcast in return for exclusive content and more access to me? Checkout my Patreon tiers. www.patreon.com/user?u=88044382      

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Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

 

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