190. Your Compulsions Actually Make Sense (Here's the Real OCD Problem)

Why does OCD feel more convincing than your own eyes?

In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Catherine Goldhouse, ICBT therapist and OCD specialist.

Together, they explore one of the most powerful concepts in Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (ICBT): how OCD overrides your mind by convincing you that possibility is evidence.

Catherine breaks down:

• Why intrusive thoughts are not the real problem in OCD

• How OCD shifts your default from trust to doubt

• Why possibility alone feels convincing when OCD takes over

• The hidden role of self-doubt, identity, and imagination in OCD

This conversation also dives into:

• How OCD disconnects people from their senses and common sense

• The difference between normal reasoning and OCD reasoning

• Why people with OCD often search for evidence after already reaching a conclusion