Did that actually happen or did your brain make it up? False memory OCD is one of the most disorienting subtypes there is.

This week, Leela and Pri dive into false memory OCD, the creeping, relentless doubt that you can't trust your own recollections. Did you do that terrible thing you're convinced you did? Did that conversation actually happen the way you remember it? The harder you try to be certain, the less certain you become. If you've ever found yourself mentally replaying an event over and over trying to confirm what actually happened, this episode is for you.

And we are completely obsessed with Wisecrack! The true crime comedy podcast named Apple Podcasts' Best of 2025. Stand-up comedian Edd Hedges returns to his hometown for a charity gig and finds himself at the centre of a double homicide investigation. Despite all odds, it's funny, it's dark, it's brilliantly told, and it feels like it was made for our listeners specifically.

And to continue the theme of the day, wait, no seriously, did that actually happen? We head to the Paris Catacombs, where six million people are buried beneath the streets. Bones are stacked in endless walls, forming corridors of skulls and femurs that stretch for miles. Cataphiles take to the maze under the iconic city of lights to explore and find out for themselves if any ghosts truly haunt this labyrinth. Some things stay buried. Some don't.

Get cozy. Pour your tea. And try to remember don't go underground unless you're willing to uncover the ancient secrets of Paris. ☕

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

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How are a failed bank robbery, a hostage situation, and a bridge connected? Through OCD and mental health.

This week it's OCD Book Club, and Leela and Pri are reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman — a novel about a group of strangers thrown together by accident who turn out to be hiding extraordinary amounts of pain beneath very ordinary lives. It's funny, it's devastating, it's about the way obsessions, compulsions, anxiety and fear shape every decision we make.

But first: Leela and Pri, share the story of how they met. Specifically, the day Pri was born. There was a three year old Leela, innocently watching the classic British children's TV show, Rainbow, eating her tiny ham sandwich, and along came Pri.

And then there's the World Cup Final and the half time show.

No ghost story this week because there's nothing scarier than human emotion and anxiety.

Pour your tea, pick up the book, and maybe call your sister. ☕

OCD Book Club Pick: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

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What if you love someone, but OCD won't let you be sure?

This week, Leela and Pri dive into Relationship OCD (ROCD) — the subtype that turns one of life's most meaningful experiences into a relentless source of doubt and anxiety. The intrusive thoughts about your partner, the compulsive reassurance-seeking, the exhausting mental checking that never quite settles. If you've ever wondered whether your relationship doubts are normal or something else entirely, this one might explain a lot.

And we are completely, unapologetically obsessed with the conspiracy theory that Keanu Reeves is immortal. There is a Civil War-era painting. There are Renaissance portraits. There is a very specific quote he gave on live television that the believers consider a confession. We present the evidence. You decide.

And to close: the summertime hauntings at Montauk Manor in Long Island, New York, built in 1927 by Carl Fisher as a luxury resort for the rich and famous. Guests on the fourth floor have reported things that have given us chills. We'll tell you what they saw and the scariest part about this manor.

Pour your tea. Question everything. Don't look at the fourth floor. ☕

We're Totally Obsessed...

• The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Catherine Webb
• https://www.keanuisimmortal.com/
• The Five Love Languages (Note, this is just for fun. Empirical evidence does not strongly support this book's core claims.)

OCD

• Relationship OCD (ROCD): Signs, Symptoms, and Treatment (NOCD)
• Relationship OCD Quiz: Do I Have ROCD? (NOCD)

Spooky Storytime

• Montauk Manor

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

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🎧 Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.

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What if trying to manage your life more efficiently is actually the problem?

This week, Leela and Pri dive into optimization OCD, the subtype that hides in plain sight because it looks, from the outside, like just being very organized. The relentless need to do everything perfectly and efficiently, the hours lost researching the "best" way to complete an ordinary task, the paralysis when a system breaks down. If productivity has ever felt less like a tool and more like a trap, this one's for you.

Plus: a brief check-in on July resolutions. Because why should January get all the credit?

And we're completely obsessed with the Ghanaian spiritualist who publicly cursed Harry Kane before England's 2026 World Cup clash with Ghana. Did it work? Is Harry Kane going to be ok? Can England win another match? And what about the other Harrys — Styles, Prince, and more?

And to close: beneath the Royal Mile, there are tunnels. Centuries ago, a bagpiper was sent into the darkness playing his bagpipes so those above ground could follow where they led. Somewhere under the city, the music stopped.

Pour your tea, optimize nothing, and listen carefully for music in the walls. ☕

OCD

Optimization OCD (The Anxiety Resource Center)

Horror TV Recos

Widows Bay (Apple TV)

The Boroughs (Netflix)

I Will Find You (Netflix)

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

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🎧 Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.

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Do you know how to advocate for yourself as a patient? Most of us were never taught.

This week, Leela and Pri get into one of the most underrated skills in managing your mental and physical health: knowing how to advocate for yourself in a medical setting. How do you get doctors to actually listen? What do you say when you feel dismissed? How do you walk into an appointment knowing what you need and leave with more than a shrug? A practical, honest conversation with a mental health angle.

But first: libraries. Leela and Pri make the case for why libraries might be the most underrated, most quietly radical institutions we have, and why everyone should be using them more.

Then: Office Romance, the new Brett Goldstein and JLo film, gets the full review treatment. Does it deliver? (We have feelings.)

And to close: the haunting story of Windy Gates in Martha's Vineyard, a place where the wind apparently isn't the only thing that doesn't want to let you go.

So pour your tea, check out a book, and maybe call your doctor. ☕

LINKS TO STUFF

I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Brett Goldstein and all of his works

Office Romance (Netflix)

Superbob (Amazon, Roku, & Tubi)

All of You (Apple TV)

Ted Lasso (Apple TV)

Shrinking (Apple TV)

OCD

IOCDF

Contact Us

IG: @drinkingteawithmonsters

EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

Looking for another cozy listen?

🎧 Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.

Contact Us

📱 IG: @drinkingteawithmonsters

📧 EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

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Is accepting OCD the answer? It might be the bravest thing you can do!

This week, Leela and Pri get into acceptance. What does it actually mean to accept living with OCD and other mental health conditions? Why is acceptance so often given a negative spin and classified as giving up or "just dealing with it,"? We deep dive into whether genuine acceptance can actually be one of the most powerful tools in the entire recovery toolkit.

But first: tarot! Is it spiritual practice, superstition, or something that edges too close to OCD territory? Leela and Pri pull back the curtain on what draws people to tarot, what it can offer, and where the line gets blurry.

And to close: a haunting trip to the Croatian coast and Draga di Lovrana, a clifftop hotel above the Bay of Kvarner with a curse baked into its foundation. Built in 1908, burned down in an alleged insurance scheme in 1923, and seemingly cursed ever since, owners who bought the ruins kept dying of sudden illness, one after another, as if the house itself were choosing who got to stay. Some locals say there's an even older, darker history beneath it. We'll let you decide.

So, pour your tea, pull your cards, and accept the fate of spending the next hour catching up with us, and of course the monsters!It’s not me, it’s the OCD

We're Totally Obsessed with

The Sheep Detectives

The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic

Dark whimsical tarot deck

Rider Waite tarot deck

Coraline

Devon and Blakely

Beware (Winnie the Pooh)

OCD

IOCDF

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

Looking for another cozy listen?

🎧 Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.

Contact Us

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📧 EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

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