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Jul 2024
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Overcoming the Pressure to Get Better fr...

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Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode of The OCD and Anxiety Podcast, we dive into the often overlooked pressure we place on ourselves to heal from OCD and anxiety. Host Robert James discusses the pitfalls of wanting to eliminate OCD quickly and how this urgency can actually hinder our progress. We explore the im ... Show More
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