Hello, it's us again. Two middle-aged British men talking about their mental health struggles: solidarity, coping strategies, trends, commentary on mental health in culture, shoehorned Simpsons references.
This episode:
• Perfectionism. Or, in mental health terms, OCPD (Obsessive-compulsive Personality Disorder). We talk to Chris Ward, global charity campaigner and adventure cyclist, about his book Less Perfect, More Happy, in which Chris documents his struggles with OCPD.
• The differences between OCD and OCPD.
• Why striving to be 'perfect' isn't necessarily a good thing.
• How the idea of being a 'perfectionist' can be a euphemism for destructive - and self-destructive - behaviour.
• What you can do to manage your life if you suffer from OCPD, or feel your behaviour displays elements of OCPD.
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Get in touch:
@emcripples (Twitter)
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707014319375624/
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Samaritans:
Call 116 123 (UK and ROI)
Befrienders:
CALM – the Campaign Against Living Miserably:
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SHOW NOTES
MUSIC
The Weathermonger - 'Fourier'
The Weathermonger - 'Through The Honeycomb Window'
https://soundcloud.com/theweathermonger
https://open.spotify.com/artist/11QnHi5wotoXtx2O4uF8ny?si=TWAYe_bzS9-q9le35nVFZA
Chris's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Less-Perfect-More-Happy-Chris/dp/0957612370
Perfectionism & OCD: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-truisms-wellness/201612/perfectionism-versus-obsessive-compulsive-disorder
Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrisatcoffice
