Podcast 262: How to use the Neurocycle to break the cycle of OCD & manage intrusive thoughts

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about how to Neurocycle to break the cycles of OCD (obsessive-compulsive thinking) and avoid getting stuck in toxic thinking patterns and rumination.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:
3:50 What OCD thinking is
5:10 How OCD thinking can become a toxic thinking habit that affects your health
8:35 How to get out of “stuck” thinking and rumination through self-regulation
12:05 How helping others helps you!
13:00 Why OCD is not a brain disease
15:00 How OCD thinking becomes a coping mechanism
17:00 What you think about the most will grow and affect your wellbeing
21:00 How to use the Neurocycle mind management technique to heal OCD thinking

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