False Memory OCD: Why You Can’t Stop Replaying the Past

Podcast: The Restored Minds Podcast with Matt Codde · Matthew Codde LCSW

Opublikowano: 2026-05-07

If you struggle with false memory OCD or real event OCD, you know how exhausting it feels to replay the past over and over trying to find certainty. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW explains why OCD traps people in mental compulsions like rumination, memory checking, reassurance seeking, and endless analysis. This episode breaks down why false memory OCD is not actually about the past — it’s about escaping uncomfortable emotions in the present moment. Matt explains the deeper fear loop behind OCD and how recovery begins when you stop treating the theme as the problem. Wh...