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190: Ask The Expert: Understanding and Treating OCD with Stacy Quick
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Stacy Quick grew up with intrusive thoughts starting at age 5. As a teenager it progressed to an attempt to throw away her whole bedroom. She’d begun to find that the thoughts could attach themselves to things. So if she could just get rid of the things, then the thoughts would go with them.
At 15 she first learned about OCD on Dateline, but help wouldn’t come for years after that. In high school she dropped out 3 times because of her anxiety and the time she was out of class attempting to clean herself. A task that was never truly complete.
In her early 20s things hit a low. At that point, she was experiencing most of the categories of OCD. She was basically not leaving her house. She could only eat food that wasn’t prepared by her, which devolved into a hamburger from McDonalds every four days. She lost 100lbs and began cleaning her mouth with cleaning products. It was then that she finally got help.
After getting help, she went back to high school, then college and finally got her master’s degree. Today, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She uses the therapies that helped her recover and her lived experiences to help others understand it is possible to live a life in recovery. She is a mother of 3 children, 2 of whom are also diagnosed with OCD. In addition to being a therapist at NOCD, Stacy is also a writer and content creator on the topic of OCD.
Episode Resources
- NOCD Website | treatmyocd.com
Connect with Stacy
- Instagram | @stacyquick.undone
Connect with The Courage to Change
- Podcast Website | lionrock.life/couragetochangepodcast
- Podcast Instagram | @couragetochange_podcast
- YouTube | The Courage to Change Podcast
- TikTok | @ashleyloebblassingame
- Podcast Email | podcast@lionrock.life
- Podcast Facebook | @thecouragetochangepodcast
Lionrock Resources
- Lionrock Life Mobile App | lionrock.life/mobile-app
- Support Group Meeting Schedule | lionrock.life/meetings
309 episodes
Manage episode 367136669 series 2792717
Stacy Quick grew up with intrusive thoughts starting at age 5. As a teenager it progressed to an attempt to throw away her whole bedroom. She’d begun to find that the thoughts could attach themselves to things. So if she could just get rid of the things, then the thoughts would go with them.
At 15 she first learned about OCD on Dateline, but help wouldn’t come for years after that. In high school she dropped out 3 times because of her anxiety and the time she was out of class attempting to clean herself. A task that was never truly complete.
In her early 20s things hit a low. At that point, she was experiencing most of the categories of OCD. She was basically not leaving her house. She could only eat food that wasn’t prepared by her, which devolved into a hamburger from McDonalds every four days. She lost 100lbs and began cleaning her mouth with cleaning products. It was then that she finally got help.
After getting help, she went back to high school, then college and finally got her master’s degree. Today, she is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She uses the therapies that helped her recover and her lived experiences to help others understand it is possible to live a life in recovery. She is a mother of 3 children, 2 of whom are also diagnosed with OCD. In addition to being a therapist at NOCD, Stacy is also a writer and content creator on the topic of OCD.
Episode Resources
- NOCD Website | treatmyocd.com
Connect with Stacy
- Instagram | @stacyquick.undone
Connect with The Courage to Change
- Podcast Website | lionrock.life/couragetochangepodcast
- Podcast Instagram | @couragetochange_podcast
- YouTube | The Courage to Change Podcast
- TikTok | @ashleyloebblassingame
- Podcast Email | podcast@lionrock.life
- Podcast Facebook | @thecouragetochangepodcast
Lionrock Resources
- Lionrock Life Mobile App | lionrock.life/mobile-app
- Support Group Meeting Schedule | lionrock.life/meetings
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