186: What if you were consumed by a preposterous phobia?

“I cannot get over the fact that this actually happened. It felt strangely prophetic.”

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

Episode Summary: Growing up with an unreliable mother, a woman develops severe OCD with multiple phobias, until she must confront the most improbable scenario

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Content/Trigger Warnings: OCD, obsessive thoughts, health anxiety, cancer, explicit language

Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

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