S1E49: Water Cooler Chats: Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for another chat around the Water Cooler! This week we’re talking about Pride for our LGBTQIA+ OCD fam and loved ones! We talk about the history of Pride, particular stressors that the queer community can experience, mental health and of course, OCD! Please note that there is a trigger warning for this episode, as many of the facts and stats around the history and current reality for the LGBTQIA+ community include violence as well as other sensitive triggers. Please note that this is not therapy, and please follow up with a mental health or medical professional if you need help.
Citations and Resources:
A lot of content from today’s episode was quoted directly from NSVRC and the Research of Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, Ph.D. Please click on the corresponding links below to read articles and resources shared in full, or to explore additional resources provided.
*Please note that some words and/or stats were omitted from the podcast recording based on guidelines permitted via different distributor platforms. Therefore, please see the linked documents below to read statistics in full.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center — NSVRC:
To read more about the history of the Pride movement, in response to the Stonewall incident and others like it, click the following link to read Remembering the Roots of Pride as Social Justice Work: I’m ready to learn!
Click the link to read the Fact Sheet of Injustice in the LGBTQ Community quoted in entirety: Take me there!
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (2021, June 24). Remembering the Roots of Pride as Social Justice Work. NSVRC.org. Retrieved June 30, 2023, from https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/remembering-roots-pride-social-justice-work
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (2021, June 24). Fact Sheet on Injustice in the LGBTQ community. NSVRC.org. Retrieved June 30, 2023, from https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/fact-sheet-injustice-lgbtq-community
Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, Ph.D. — Assistant Professor and Researcher at Baylor College of Medicine:
To learn more about Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, Ph.D.’s work and collaboration with other field experts regarding Sexual Orientation and Gender Themed OCD, please click the following link: I’m here for it!
To learn more about the first ever survey for LGBTQIA+ people with OCD, including current statistics, a rationale for the current research and how to participate, click here: Count me in!
Baylor College of Medicine (n.d.). Pride OCD. Cmpinciotti.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023, from https://www.cmpinciotti.com/projects/2076-pride-ocd
Additional Resources:
If you or a loved one has experienced discrimination or violence, please report these incidents to your local authorities, which can include but are not limited to:
Human Resources Department — If the incidents happened while working, or if you fear for yourself or others while at your place of employment
Police or Law Enforcement — Based on your state, province or country of residence
Therapist and/or Treatment Team Members — Your support system can help you manage the next steps if needed, as well as provide you a safe space for processing through any given incident(s)
Personal Support System — Whether this is family, a partner or spouse, best friend, roommate, clergy or the person in the cubicle next door, having a safe, personal support system provides an external support system to can increase safety
9-1-1 or Local Hospital — If you have been harmed, assaulted, or are at risk of homicide or suicide based current experiences, please follow up immediately with your local emergency number or a local hospital for immediate help
Additionally, please note that dialing 9-8-8 for U.S. Residents, or your country’s Suicide & Crisis Lifeline number, is available 24/7 for free. It is a confidential, support system available for use.
