10 Tips For Somatic OCD

Nick revises some core concepts for recovery from Somatic OCD.
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[@judemassey9219]

Thank you Nick 🥹👋🏼

[@Dlroper95]

“This is frankly absolutely fucking horse shit.” This is why I love Nick 😂

[@OCDRecovery]

I told him to remove that 😂 but appreciate the feedback 😂😂

[@johncena387]

Whenever i have sensorimotor OCD even if the thought is that "I'll suffer forever" I rationialise the thought by saying "it's NOT AWFUL -just DISTRACTING and TIRING at most" so many things in life are worse than that

[@OCDRecovery]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@olivep7920]

Thank you for the care you put into your videos. Suit and setting looks good, so do all of your other videos. Very helpful information.

[@TomDabektv]

Giving me hope and motivation everyday. Thank Nick!

[@hemantchaudhary98]

My somatic OCD them changing frequently its start with tinnitus then swallowing now its get grip on eye floaters (moving worm like structure inn-front of vision) … tinnitus and swallowing is no more problem for me still linger here and there i mean ocd trying its best to get m attention but with the knowledge gain from u guys i can surely overcome this too like other one … i gonna live on my life on my term not ocd term ✌️😇

[@Dlroper95]

You look good but I think the casual look you guys bring feels a lot more natural! :). Thanks for everything you do!

[@cashmoney1127]

About a decade ago I had a breakdown which then lead to panic disorder, which then led to somatic ocd. Using mostly just acceptance I felt I had mostly gotten over it. When I say mostly i stopped obsessing but there was a side of me that was still scared it could happen again. Anyway just before christmas, i lost my father tragically experiencing extreme greif then I got covid, and now i have relapsed again quite badly and it is driving me nuts. When i developed this issue the first time it felt like there was nobody in the world who understood so seeing these videos now and knowing that im not alone is in itself a great help. I understand intellectually what the issue is. It is the fear of being stuck forever, the fear of fear as you say. I just dont how I actually resolve that? I read a lot about ERP. Habituation makes sense. Do I sit with the sensation, apply even more attention to it and examine it (which seems to have the adverse effect of making it stronger) or should i be trying to learn how to shift focus. Im sort of prepared to do anything, whatever it takes but want to make sure I am using the correct approach and not just wasting my time or making myself worst somehow. I love the videos and am impressed by your recovery and your ability to talk about it without any concern about triggers. It feels like a true recovery to me which is what I am desperately seeking. Thanks

[@condomgraveyard666]

Your situation sounds exactly like mine. My OCD went away for years. Then peaked back in July. It’s been a rough but gradual improvement. Hit me up if you wanna chat.

[@cashmoney1127]

@@condomgraveyard666 sorry you have been struggling also. I still dont know exactly how I should be trying to deal with this. Should i be practicing erp or should I just accept it and try and get on with my life? Any strategies that have helped you? Also wondering if I should try medication or not

[@condomgraveyard666]

@@cashmoney1127 The most important thing that I've learned is to accept it and carry on with your life, "wear it like an uncomfortable coat" as they say on this channel. This will teach you that it isn't that bad and you can still persist with your life, this should lessen your fear over which will cause it's grip to loosen. Even when mine is bad I do not break plans or cut myself off from enjoying my life. Another thing that has helped me is looking it like a haunted house, the first time you go through it, it can be scary but after the 5th, 6th, 7th etc... time it loses its ability to scare you, obviously it does take time though.

[@cashmoney1127]

@@condomgraveyard666 thanks for that. To be honest that makes intuitive sense to me as that is how I managed the first two i had years ago and that is exactly what happened. I dont fear them anymore and they just dissapear about 20 seconds after they pop up with no effort at all. I got this new one recently after a whole load of stress and have gotten back into the whole awful pattern of trying to fight it away and reacting with it and now my anxiety is through the roof again which is making everything twice as hard. Quite honestly im in a very bad place at the moment but I know in my heart that the only way out is to carry on with acceptance. I also think that over time you gradually habituate anyway. Its like a natural process that doesnt really take effort. Its more a question of not doing anything rather than trying to fix it

[@hawaiidispenser]

@@cashmoney1127 How are you doing now, 8 months later?

[@Kosmopol1t]

Thanks Nick! Very helpful

[@ghostgore]

thank u so much nick! even while being in the middle of recovery with sensory motor and getting coached by you and rob, im going back to work tomorrow and even though im a bit scared, IM EXCITED, i want to prove myself that i can STILL do things while dealing with this! i know i can get better ( ˶ˆᗜˆ˵ )

[@OCDRecovery]

Great attitude!!!

[@laurao2107]

I really pray and hope to get rid of it 😢 please pray for me

[@abbymunn9443]

Thanks Nick! Doesn't matter how you're dressed, the message is always good! Looking snazzy though! I've noticed as my anxiety subsides, the OCD doesn't bother me as much.... It is definitely not a quick fix but I'm noticing progress, little by little.

[@natalienunn373]

Great video, I'm in a relapse so this was very helpful , thank you

[@annecampbell2891]

Natalie, keep going. I know how you feel and wish you every success for the future.

[@hawaiidispenser]

10:28 "Ruining your life is death". But there are fates worse than death. Someone's fear might more accurately be that somatic ocd will "interfere with my life to the extent that death is preferable". How do we break that one down rationally?

[@aishaaisha3203]

Good video again nick..internal checking thermometer..thats so true for me......cox the discomfort is torture..any way good tips tnx

[@careersteering]

I know this woman that got over it in 8 months! I couldn't believe it and it hasn't come back. However, she didn't know she had OCD and did everything as before. I wonder if her courage had a lot to do with it. I am trying to muster it. Here is something she wrote to me that was really helpful: Yes, I did go to work everyday. Try not to give it the attention it’s getting right now. Even writing on here is a compulsion. Whenever the fear comes into your awareness just give it a generic response like I’ve mentioned before and do real things like do your work, wash dishes, go out for a walk, play with your kids, go out on a date, go grocery shopping, clean your house, organize finances, garden, talk to a friend, go out for lunch…. The list goes on and on. Live your life despite the ocd in the background. Sooner than later you will start feeling better.

[@Tony-xi8dv]

How are you now?

[@careersteering]

@@Tony-xi8dv Hi. Thank you for asking. I am much better. Not 100% but I would say more than twice better. What a relief. I still notice it sometimes but it doesn't cause me distress anymore.

[@Tony-xi8dv]

@@careersteering that’s good!

[@Tony-xi8dv]

@@careersteering was it just time that healed or anything that helped you along the way?

[@careersteering]

@@Tony-xi8dv Hi Tony. Not until I was willing to be okay with how much it scared me + how uncomfortable I was + accepting the crazy thoughts + challenging them, and doing what I need to do anyway -- did I get better. I understand how hard it is. For me, I use to listen to others who got over it fast and I didn't understand. The issue is fear as they say in this channel. I also had a very nice man who overcame it reach out to me. I will always be grateful to him and he told me: "It is a lie! Do not let it bully you." I had a lot of therapy but the thing that did it is saying fine. I have these symptoms and obsessions. Logically, I know it is not a threat. I mean, people go around not even noticing. I have not noticed for more than 45 years, so what changed? That I noticed and got scared because I was in a really vulnerable state and I showed my brain that this is frightening. But it is NOT! It is a lie. Your body knows what to do. You have to be okay with noticing and love it even (I am still working on that), but at the very least, begin by saying it doesn't matter how much I notice, how much it pains me, it's a lie. My body doesn't need my help and carry on while noticing. The more you do your normal life and be okay with the extreme uncomfortableness -- the more you will forget, and when you remember or notice, be okay with it. DO NOT TRY TO GET RID OF IT. There is nothing to get rid of. Only fear is what you have to face. It is not threatening at all. There is no danger. I challenged it as much as I could: swimming, meditation, exercise. I am still working through symptoms of anxiety because, for me, it was not just sensorimotor but my body reacts with fear even though I no longer fear it. I came to my senses but my body has not yet entirely but it will. The more I say, " I don't care. This is my breath (or whatever else). It has never failed me, and it won't. It is a lie and I am strong enough to lead my body now the right way after wrongly directing it to fear something so wonderful." Keep saying that to yourself and go do whatever. You will not die, you will not be in danger. It is a lie you created in your head because of so many different possible reasons. It lasted so long for me because I was afraid. I didn't understand and it took a lot from me to get on planes, drive, swim, etc. I use to shake in the plane seat and I said "Fine. I will die here. I don't care." When I started doing that, I got better. It is a lie. Now, I am just waiting for my body to fully understand that, and it will. The more I SHOW my body --this is bullshit. Tony. You are safe. There is nothing wrong with your brain. It is emotional. Get over the fear by walking into the fear and you will come out the other side stronger. Let these symptoms be part of your life for now. Do not wait for the to go away. When you are fully healed you should be able to notice these things and not care as you did before. It is not about noticing but not caring and not fearing it. The only way out of fear is through it. Exposure did help me, though. I know some people think is a compulsion, but I did it for my body to see that I don't fear it. However, you have to also not do it all the time. Ignore it and carry on. When you block out time to sit with your sensorimotor to let your body know you are okay with it, then do it. I meditate sitting with my breath for 30 minutes every day. The rest of the time, I ignore and carry on. I do not want to never notice. That is not normal. I want to notice and say, "Hey, friend. Thank you for being here for me." That relationship needs to change.

[@sukhnoorkaurhundal6387]

Hey Nick i developed this smoatic ocd bcs of being idle when i started being productive it is reducing my hyper awareness is reducing slowly thanks :)

[@Laura-vz9pu]

Thank you for doing what you do!!!!

[@tonyatkinson4496]

Thank you.

[@quartz5990]

I cannot ignore it nor accept it because the sensation is very uncomfortable. Even when I'm distracted from it and the fear is temporarily gone, somehow the sensation is brought to my attention. I can feel every fiber of it. It's like that sensation has become more sensitive and forcing me to feel it as opposed to me randomly being vigilant to it. I'm suffering so much 💔💔💔

[@adityasivadas9673]

Hey Nick I have anxiety that I count whenever I breath, do I just gove in and count? Or not do and live in anxiety?

[@triston2230]

I have this same problem except I don’t could my breaths but I can’t stop noticing my breathing. It’s very scary and sometimes causes a lot of anxiety and depression but I know you, I and everyone else reading this will recover. I know we will.

[@johncena387]

Can you make a video on disputing irrational beliefs based on somatic ocd

[@legacytrainer4242]

Nick. Love you passion. You're a big help to this community. Question? What's your thought on the core fear of somatic ocd leading the the fear of being caught in situations where one can't leave quickly like weddings or dates. Specifically, it's the fear of being in a place where one will have an 8 out of 10 level anxiety or close to panic the entire time. Do u think that's possible? Tia! Btw, u look good but casual is fine too. :)

[@annecampbell2891]

Thank you Nick i was and still a bit am convinced that i am treatment wise unable to get better because i have been inward from childhood because of abuse at school and work. I am 70 years old. Can i recover like you.

[@samduck8074]

Is it possible for this to be thirst. I suffer from Health anxiety and was convinced I was diabetic but blood tests were all normal. Since then I still suffer from frequent urination and increased thirst

[@OCDRecovery]

That’s a common anxiety symptoms I used to get. Particularly at night.

[@OCDRecovery]

But you will need to work on accepting the fear of diabetes to get under it.

[@samduck8074]

@@OCDRecovery thank you so much for responding. I’ve recently invested in CBT and I understand it will be a long process but I really do help I can become better

[@OCDRecovery]

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[@br4180]

Great outfit. Cool

[@johncena387]

Lookin snazzy 😂

[@Someone-jf8uw]

Nick, i dont think its a good idea to give examples of somatic obsessions as those can be a trigger. I started noticing the bridge of my nose when u said that and now i cant stop noticing t

[@marcelk6354]

That’s so true!!!!

[@teambeamguardian6271]

Where can I get your information in Russian?

[@OCDRecovery]

Our coaching sessions can be translated on request. We will be introducing Russian video content soon on another KZbin channel!