S2 Episode Two

2019-12-22

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 OCP...

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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