Episode 4: OCD - Out of the Shadows (A Jewish Approach to Mental Health)

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The opening of this shiur, in Parsha Perspectives - Rabbi Efrem Goldberg’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

there are problems that affect so many and yet so few talk about them which is why Rabbi EF from Goldberg and moshiakness bring you out of the Shadows a Jewish approach to Mental Health Rabbi Goldberg and Moshe speak to leaders in the field and discuss contemporary challenges to help us better understand mental health and those who are struggling with it this month's topic OCD on this episode we are joined by Rabbi Dr Jonathan Schwartz critical director for the center of Anxiety Relief and Rabbi of congregation out of Israel in Elizabeth New Jersey Morty Gottlieb a if you're a neat freak or you're cleaning well for pesach you're not OCD don't use that term unless it applies so when does it apply motion talk to us as an introduction what is OCD yeah so very good thank you again Rabbi Goldberg it's always great to see you again and work on this special project so OCD is you know it's an anxiety disorder it stands for you know obsessive compulsive disorder and really it's a clinical presentation comprised of two aspects number one is an obsessive thinking pattern intrusive thoughts um and and those thoughts are so um and and those thoughts are so dominating that it ends up affecting a person's functionality their ability to feel relaxed and and participate in Daily functions uh and the second aspect to it is compulsion which is a a behavior associated with it an attempt to try to resolve this anxiety-provoking thought a classic example is I feel dirty I'm scared that I'm going to get sick because of the germs on my fingers and therefore I will compulsively wash my hands That's a classic example and it's so clear because it really highlights both aspects of it the

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1. 0:01there are problems that affect so many and yet so few talk about them which is…
2. 6:44everybody was saying that we're all OCD now and they felt it was like this tremendous…
3. 12:53anxiety that's associated there's an anxiety that's fueling uh the the compulsions and the OCD is…
4. 19:00you pull your ear 18 times he says because 18 is high it's a success oh…
5. 25:04him do some exposure by taking his thoughts and putting it up in front of him…
6. 31:19off the rails he's saying krishman it takes him 17 minutes to get through creation I…
7. 36:57treatment for OCD and support um are there medications that are that are helpful 100 um…
8. 43:07um I think as a parent as a child as a spouse as a as a…
9. 49:15that's part of it to remove the stigma and to address you know this issue head…
10. 55:24compulsion right the reality is that every time I check I'm reinforcing that I'm not okay…

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