My son has just been diagnosed with autism. Long term fan of Rick and I’ve found his insight into his own experiences so helpful and a source of comfort.

I love it when I watch something that makes me love the people I love even more.

Rainn is such a great a genuinely caring, interested, and empathetic interviewer. I'm just blown away by these interviews. When someone is so straight-forward, and honest like Rick is about his OCD and autism, I find it refreshing.

I am so happy Rainn decided to start this podcast! I love Rick

I’m in that baby phase right now. My anxiety has led me unable to work, along with having to go to the stress center a couple times after my autism ocd cptsd adhd panic disorder, and then eating disorder. I’ve really come a long way with everything, but still so petrified to work. Working on trying to work in a little garden shop part time, but I have anxiety that won’t even work out due to my social anxiety and overthinking every conversation. I used to be a server, worked since I was 12 in my moms old restaurant. Copy and paste dialogue, fast paced as I can do well in survival mode 🙄…Up until last year I was serving, screaming, crying in the walk ins. Then followed stress center, diagnosis Yada yada. So now I’m in a phase where I have to accept the fact that yes, I was working an actual job making great money. And now I’m in this baby phase starting to see the pit of debt and going through that depression of really trying so hard to accept my differences. So I really identify this baby faze. Lots of hitting myself and depression and debt lol but I am so grateful to be around another day. So thankful I have a partner who is able to help me, but can’t help but hate myself most days that I am not providing financially. We both lived in a very dysfunctional family system so we are just trying to keep the perspective that we are safe and happy and healthy 💚 also Rick, after I got out of the stress center I watched TYSO Podcast non-stop, along with listening to Taylor swift lol not at the same time of course, but I just wanna give a big thank u to Rick for literally keep me from… ya. And thank u to rainn. As the office has also saved my life as I am sure is true for many others. Bye! 🤗

Around 1:14 with the conversation about the outside or inside or clean clothes really struck a cord with me. I always felt bad about being so stringent with where clothes go, but I just have to do it. I always thought I was just how I was, but hearing it explained this way really helps me validate that experience for me. Thank you ❤️

As someone who suffered from debilitating OCD for 15 years, thank you, this is very validating. I know what people mean when they say it casually, and I don’t let it bug me, but they don’t get it and I hope they never have to go through it. Edit: wow the rest of this is so good. I went through similar experiences and when I look back at my life, my autism diagnosis explained so much and helped me figure out better ways to function in the world.

Rainn, you da man. I love the way you think and that the Rick-a-nator was your first guest. Keep the podcasts and clips coming please!

Weirdly enough I feel like what people describe as OCD is often a description of autistic traits. My family used to call me OCD growing up because I liked to have things done in a very specific way, lined things up in aesthetically pleasing (but also intelligently organized) systems, insisted upon following rules exactly as they were stated, etc.

Love you Rainn and your Baháʼí Faith speaks to me, so happy you're doing this show!

OCD is largely an internal, unseen disorder that is characterized by intrusive thoughts, obsessions and compulsions. So, yes someone that is unable to articulate their internal experience, may only have an external mild OCD theme of symmetry and say, "I have a little OCD", but may have significant intrusive thoughts, obsessions and compulsions that are not seen by others.

So confused at 4:39 when you cut him off and ask him what he’s depressed about, then immediately cut him off again and started running through hypotheticals, and proceed to ask if he feels “regret and remorse”. Then he responds awkwardly and you say “I wanna acknowledge what you might be feeling right now” and it cuts to you talking about your experience. Just a very confusing moment and clip, as a first time watcher I’m not feeling the hosts vibe and the editing seems deceiving.

Rain I love this please keep going I think your just shadow banned

OCD doesn’t even have to have anything to do with organization. It manifests itself in many other ways in ones personality. He is still speaking from only his experiences, which is all he has, but then he shouldn’t be so quick to say “that’s no OCD, this is” because he only knows what HIS OCD is to him. Btw I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion and appreciated both of your insights! This was my one criticism so I felt like voicing it.