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S3E24 - I thought I was talking to aliens, with Will

S3E24 - I thought I was talking to aliens, with Will

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On the Lively Minds UK mental health podcast, Will and Ellie discuss a teenage episode of Will’s OCD from the mid-1990s, before he knew what OCD was.

After an infatuation, Will developed intrusive harm fears about the person being hurt, followed by a dread that aliens were listening to his thoughts and might treat them as instructions; his compulsions included mentally sending “no/don’t” messages, then symbols, and finally looking at drawings by his bed.

The distress was intense for about a year and lasted roughly two years, mainly internally and worse when alone, while he remained outwardly “high functioning.”

They explain OCD as intrusive thoughts plus compulsions, ego-dystonia, doubt, and maintained insight.

Will sought help but was not diagnosed, only recognizing it as OCD about 20 years later; the alien theme later returned briefly and he dismissed it, and he notes guilt and black-and-white moral thinking as key drivers.

They mention OCD Action and OCD UK as support resources.

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