The OCD Stories

Duke Al shares his OCD poems (#545)

July 5, 2026·57 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In episode 545 I chat with Duke Al. Duke is a spoken word artist and OCD advocate. In this episode Duke reads some of his poems about OCD and explains the meanings behind them, including a new one partially inspired by a bit of my own story, he talks the power of poetry, and how he used poetry as a self-therapy, and much more. Hope it helps. Poems read: Poetry and rhyme  A Letter to myself about letters  Dear Chris I wish  Little Duke Numbers, prayers, checks  A couple brand new poems currently untitled Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/duke-545 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take your insurance head over to https://go.treatmyocd.com/theocdstories Join many other listeners getting our weekly emails. Never miss a podcast episode or update: https://theocdstories.com/newsletter

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