Chris Walker: When childhood trauma meets OCD

Leading Australian TV producer, Chris Walker talks to Penny and Angie about the devastating intersection of OCD and childhood trauma.
When Chris was a young kid he witnessed a devastating event which left him and his family reeling. A few years later, Chris experienced OCD symptoms which started to take over his life.

In this very raw and honest episode, Chris talks so generously about:

• The role religion and moral scrupulosity played in his OCD
• The exhaustion of dealing with OCD at school when it’s so often invisible/hidden
• The continuing misunderstanding around OCD and mental illness in general
• Getting treatment for PTSD and ocd and how ERP therapy helped his compulsions
• Seeing OCD symptoms in one of his children and his optimism for early intervention.