Episode 255: Attachment Injuries and OCD: The Healing Continues - Patricia Young

Patricia discusses her experience with OCD and attachment injuries while Jen, is on vacation. She explores her fears and insecurities about asking for support and needing connection. Patricia reflects on the importance of consistent communication and creating containers to improve nervous system regulation. She also delves into her childhood experiences of feeling invisible and not belonging, and how this impacts current relationships.

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Consistent communication and connection can help soothe attachment injuries and provide a sense of security.
It’s important to ask for support and express your needs, even if it feels uncomfortable or vulnerable.
Childhood experiences of feeling invisible or not belonging can impact current relationships, but healing and corrective experiences are possible.
Managing medication and mood during challenging times requires self-awareness and flexibility.
Sensitivity is nothing to apologize for, and everyone has the right to take up space and ask for what they need.

Ways to navigate attachment injuries and related OCD

Acknowledge and accept personal wounds and trauma.
Establish consistent connections with a supportive individual.
When possible, engage in regular communication to ease nervous system and promote relaxation.
Reflect on past experiences to differentiate from current relationships.
Practice self-awareness and internal reflection.
Identify personal needs and communicate them.
Let go of expectations and embrace uncertainty
Challenge negative thoughts and OCD lies.
Stay present and focused on current tasks.
Acknowledge intrusive thoughts without acting on them.
Engage in corrective work to address attachment injuries.
Cultivate a sense of security and belonging through consistent connections.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Context

01:29 Navigating OCD and Attachment Injuries

08:05 The Importance of Consistent Communication

20:38 Healing Childhood Wounds in Relationships

26:08 Managing Medication and Mood

29:18 Embracing Sensitivity and Taking Up Space

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Patricia was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 17 years, but she is now exclusively providing coaching. She knows what it’s like to feel like an outcast, misfit, and truthteller. Learning about the trait of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), then learning she is AuDHD with a PDA profile and RSD, helped Patricia rewrite her history with a deeper understanding, appreciation, and a sense of self-compassion. She created the podcast Unapologetically Sensitive to help other neurodivergent folks know that they aren’t alone, and that having a brain that is wired differently comes with amazing gifts, and some challenges. Patricia works online globally working individually with people, and she teaches Online Courses for neurodivergent folks that focus on understanding what it means to be a sensitive neurodivergent. Topics covered include: self-care, self-compassion, boundaries, perfectionism, mindfulness, communication, and creating a lifestyle that honors you

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