But false ocd memory also means that the person thinks that they might have gone through something bad which they might not remember and just the what ifs doubt

When I was 12 I had a lego wonder woman alarm that scared the shit outa me, but I was scared if I moved it it would be mad at me so I kept it for YEARS. Eventually, i told me mum and she replaced but damn that thing terrified me.

i just always make an ass of myself and people talk about me and im not comfortable with it.

What if have extreme anxiety that is electric on your body after 40 hours on non sleep?

Not if have protracted withdrawal

What if have benzodiazepine protracted withdrawal when body dies not sleep on its own?

Jesus hates Halloween

Thank you this is helpful especially with the emetophobia (which I struggle with A LOT). This makes me feel hopeful!

Bro ong I sweer I have cats and they make the most goofy ahh noises at night and I get scared at every noise they make Also not mention I'm still traumatized by catching my parents like doing you know what like if I'm at there house I think it's them doing that 😭

This is one of the best, if not THE best, video on OCD I've ever watched. The question of "Does my OCD like what I'm about to do/avoid?" is so spot-on. That's exactly how we should think of it. I also like how you mentioned we can't be on the same team. It tricks us into thinking we can, and that it's keeping us safe. But the real danger is OCD!

hi, this is really long ago but, i’m scared to fall asleep. see, i’m only ten and i know nothing. but most of my friends say that they see skinwalkers and hear them. and they say they heard things at night, and it terrifies me. now i hallucinate hearing noises or get worried about the noises my dog makes at night walking. i don’t know if it’s fake or not, but i’ve been told by my parents that they’re not real. but, they believe they aren’t and i don’t know. please help me. i don’t know why this terrifies me so bad, but it just does.

I need you help

Hi my son saferin OCD he didn't want listening

More chores will cure that

A monster will eat me up and i will die

This was so helpful ❤

Thank you. Very helpful!

That sign behind you is triggering me 😬 triggered by anything related to space. My problem is a bit different. I'm afraid to buy things on certain week days and dates. Pretty much each month I have only a couple of ok days, but not always I can buy on these days for other normal reasons. So far I allow myself to buy things like food, but something more expensive I can't. It sucks. I can't manage to find the right timing to buy a longboard I've wanted for about 4 years already, even though I have the money. And my fears are connected not only to esoteric knowledge but also Christianity. I'm 33, age of Jesus, and it's especially hard this year.

How to deal with a 10 years old girl who is having obsessive thought but dnt know what the thought is. It just keep pinching in mind and makes her heart beat so fast. she is not eating not sleeping. holding her head and Just crying that something is happening with her

What happens when your red is somethimg you will never touch. My neighborhood is trashy and nasty items of trash will be everywhere and just being by it triggers me. I also have false memeory OCD so they feed off each other and its a nightmare. I dont know how to get out of my red zone.

could you send the link to the book please

My work has been really stressful, and i know that i have anxiety, but it just got worse, and i think i need a new job because it's too stressful. especially if you work in the food industry where people are just yelling at you and expecting a lot from you.

I am an adult of 55 years old. I listened to so many podcasts and I call off work way to many times cause Iwake up feeling so sick feeling so sick with stomach issues and definately feeling like Im going to throw up! Ido feel better once I GET to work. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!

I get a thought of something i haven’t done that makes me feel so guilty and question myself if i actually did that😖 its soo annoying and feels real

I have been homeschooled since I was in first grade, and next year I will be going into high school. I can’t tell if I want to go to public school or stay homeschooled. After hearing that they might accommodate you helps me on that decision. I can hardly go out into public without having some sort of minor panic attack or without overthinking everything!

I can't even get out of bed, except only for eating or going to the toilet then I'm back under the covers

I've tried all ERP and OCD tips, but the fear remains in my heart, and the thoughts are still stuck. It feels like my brain can't overcome the illogical aspects of OCD, even after all this effort. My brain should have moved on by now, but it's not happening. What's supposed to be the problem 🥲

This is good

I have anxiety but I have the symptoms u said of OCD like every single one

Aku mulai membuka akun dan banyak teman-teman di dunia nyata yang berteman di instagram. Dan itu membuatku khawatir.

This is one of your best posts Natasha. Thank you.

Perfectly-said, that's exactly what works for me.

My Anxiety watching this 🗣

Some of what you say about picking and pulling in this video doesn't match up with info posted in the FAQs on bfrbdotorg (typed this way as KZbin doesn't like links in comments). The following are your words: "It's satisfying to pick or pull. It feels good. There's nothing bad about it except the ramifications that happen afterwards, the damage or the lack of hair, those things. But it is a drive and impulse because it feels good". This seems to contrast greatly with what bfrbdotorg says about what skin picking or excoriation is: Skin picking (excoriation), is characterized by the repetitive picking of one’s own skin. Individuals who struggle with this disorder touch, rub, scratch, pick at, or dig into their skin in an attempt to improve perceived imperfections, remove rough patches/scabs, smooth areas, or accomplish some goal. Skin picking often results in tissue damage, discoloration, or scarring. Occasional picking at cuticles, acne, scabs, calluses, or other skin irregularities is a very common human behavior; however, research indicates that approximately 2%- 5% of the population picks their skin to the extent that it causes noticeable tissue damage and marked distress or impairment in daily functioning. An estimated 75% of people experiencing skin picking disorder are female. The behavior typically begins in early adolescence, although skin picking disorder can begin at any age. Without treatment, skin picking disorder tends to be a chronic condition that may wax and wane over time. Signs and Symptoms Skin picking disorder is currently classified as Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). ‍The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria include: Recurrent skin picking that results in skin lesions Repeated attempts to stop the behavior The symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment The symptoms are not caused by a substance or medical or dermatological condition The symptoms are not better explained by another psychiatric disorder Those who engage in skin picking tend to pick from multiple body sites, for extended periods of time, targeting both healthy and previously damaged skin. Targeted areas of the body may change over time. Commonly reported experiences that lead to picking include: an urge or physical tension prior to picking, unpleasant emotions, cognitions (permission-giving thoughts, beliefs about how the skin should look or feel), sensations (a bump, sore spot), and/or a displeasing aspect of one’s own appearance (visible blemish). Commonly reported experiences following picking behavior include: urge reduction, sense of relief or pleasure, psychosocial difficulties or embarrassment, avoidance, reduced productivity, emotional sequelae such as anxiety or depression, skin infections, scars, lesions, and/or disfigurement. Although the severity of skin picking disorder varies greatly, many people who struggle with skin picking exhibit noticeable skin damage, which they attempt to camouflage with makeup, clothing, or other means of concealing affected areas. Due to shame and embarrassment, individuals may also engage in avoidance behaviors, including the avoidance of certain situations that may lead them to feel vulnerable to being “discovered” (e.g., wearing shorts, being seen by others without makeup, or intimacy). Due to the nature of skin picking, it is important to consider whether the behavior is characteristic of excoriation disorder or whether it is better accounted for by another psychiatric disorder which warrants treatment. For example, skin picking may be a symptom of a dermatological disorder, an autoimmune disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance abuse disorder (e.g., opiate withdrawal), developmental disorder (e.g., autism spectrum disorder), or psychosis. Comprehensive evaluation and accurate diagnosis is important in determining an appropriate treatment plan. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for recommending bfrbdotorg. I'm glad I went there for further information on dermatillomania.

You are my personal mentor. Just your presence out there is enough.

The fear of vomiting is much worse than vomiting.

Thank you.

Normalize it.

I think i have ocd...all signs point to it... Thoughts pooping up in head, resisting them makes them stronger and more repetitive. Same with song stuck in head, the more i resist an intrusve thought the stronger it gets... I also have a tendency to ruminate on things all day, especislly if its emotionally affecting me I havent told my Psychiatrist about all these symptoms shoud I?

I can't tell the difference between anxiety and nausea because the two feel the same to me.

Yes! I’m AuDHD and have OCD. I thought it was so weird that adhd meds helped my OCD. And it’s because they reduce how much internal hyperactivity I have but some of that is from my OCD, so I have less intrusive thoughts and songs playing in my head. It’s truly fascinating to see all the co occurrences but at the same time it makes treatment a little challenging since autism and adhd are here lifelong for us.

No I'm an adult but I wish you would make more videos about hoarding disorder. You're missing guilt and shame as reasons including financial and environmental guilt.

We just purchased your book yesterday! I haven’t commented before, but my Mom introduced me to your channel some months ago, so I’ve been watching your videos often. They’re really great and informative! Thank you Natasha for everything you do 🤗❤️

Same here...I am a movie maniac but because of this anxiety,I couldn't enjoy the show..But still I am going to movie theaters frequently to overcome this myself

I can't form words to tell you how deeply this hits me. This has been one of the most tenacious, and as you said, dangerous challenges with each day. It's a story about an aspect of my life, which I won't go into details cause...long...ha ha. However, being passionate about health & fitness, OCD, anxiety, and depression merciless (as if they do anything else, right?) hammering daily on this, and now into my mid-50s (be 55 in December) has only intensified. I keep at it, fighting the good fight. But it is a particularly major daily war & battles. Thank you for your amazing work that you do on all this. Since my excellent counselor/therapist passed away in Sept. of 2022, it's been tough finding that level of help. However, there's resources like what you do, and a few others, that are really helping.

I am hoping to learn a lot as I am currently struggling with contamination of OCD and germaphobia. I will say it is very very crippling to have. Another that’s to take to overcome it such as exposure therapy, right now I’m just hoping to get some insight some causes and ways that can help. I think my OCD develops because of post Covid symptoms. At the time it wasn’t terrible, but it just seems like it’s gotten worse overtime so my hope and my goal is issue at some point get back to not being as I guess obsessed or giving into the compulsions the way I was before I know until mid 2022. I think everything was fairly normal, there might’ve been some science of developing OCD at that time but nothing out of unusual.

I want to eat and gain weight but I’m always disgusted and having gag reflexes, my mom doesn’t care about the kitchen cleanliness and I can’t clean it due to my gag reflexes and vomiting reactions to dirt, that’s why I find it hard to eat whatever is cooked in our kitchen, and restaurants food make me sick, I’ve lost around 5 kilograms these months and my health is getting worse

Talk about triple whammy: OCD, AUTISM AND ADHD:- OCD is of course the mother of all disorders, autism makes me really reluctant to follow advice and makes me think others aren’t helping and actually I can’t reach out for social support; ADHD makes me forgetful, get burnt out, even impulsive and agitated.

This is me ❤

This is definitely a difficult situation. Since Adhd thrives on finding stimulation, and often negative stimuli can feed the need faster, Adhd will really latch on to the intrusive thoughts. It's really easy for adhd and ocd to kind of tag team each other, and because of that, you really can't treat one without the other. I'm so glad that you are adressing this. 💗