HELP! I only have mental compulsions - Pure OCD

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Pure OCD can seem really tricky to go through. Many fear that treatment just does not work for them. That's simply untrue. Let me show you how to do exposure and response prevention for Pure O.
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For information purposes only. Does not constitute clinical advice. Consult your local medical authority for advice.

[@louiseroe778]

I have this. Its exhauating battling my mind everyday

[@positive4128]

Sameeeeee😢😢😢😢😢 i am tired.god help us ​@@TheTinydawg

[@paramdahiya9160]

frr

[@Lucid__dreamss]

My last all day every day have been for months 3 months now actually forbidden ocd thoughts witch are the worst ones I hate them so much because there not real

[@DonnHowes]

I got diagnosed with OCD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[@Ronkaja]

Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.

[@Paul_Michael]

Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them

[@SusanaGomez-mp8sk]

YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

[@Edennnn926]

100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma

[@JohnDavis-zr8gf]

How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

[@theyellowfintuna]

İt's like a reminder for me to keep doing exposures , sometimes I get caught up without even realizing it so it's nice to watch these videos ^⁠_⁠^

[@clau_sing_]

I do compulsions all the time, all mental. For example, the other day I saw my father after a year of not having spoken to him and I can't stop ruminating about what I said or didn't say to him, what I think about him... I do this with every single situation that is complicated or has many sides to it, feeling like I know nothing or have no opinion on the subject, which causes me to spiral with anxiety and worry

[@euphemialyraeyre8710]

I remember when I was younger, I kept getting these visual intrusive thoughts and I would always imagine it as a cinema screen or picture in my eyes and I would try to skip it or literally set it on fire and crush it down out of my mind or cover it up with a good image but it would always come back or corrupt the good thought, and I just tried so hard to destroy the image but it was so persistent, and I would just end up sitting there squirming my head and neck and scalp and blinking aggressively, but the more I tried the more resilient and pervasive it became.

[@HarryAGeorgiou]

I hear you, sometimes I try to use my fingernail to try to take away my attention from such horrible scenes. I have found praying with gratitude to Christ God for the thought, not that He put it there but because of it I can think of Him

[@kiyahforever]

Most of my compulsions are internal, and this was such a nice video! I love your gentle, but direct approach.

[@FluffinWolffox105]

Thank you so much! My OCD is almost entirely mental, and this is really what I needed to put the situation into perspective and really start doing something about it. The last few days have been filled with non-stop thoughts and worry which was making me feel like all my fears were coming true. Arguing with it or shoving it out of mind was just making me feel like I knew the thoughts were true and just wanted to pretend they weren't. Pretty soon after I let them be and accepted them, I started to feel my mind get quiet and I was able to focus on other things. I was also able to remind myself that I really didn't need to figure out all my thoughts and feelings right then.

[@LisaFernandezstyle]

Yep, very relatable. I listen to Eckhart tolle when i feel I'm spinning too much

[@Finding_peace4]

I know what is ocd but still please tell me ocd is not madness because my sister's husband said ocd was a madness since than I got another theme of ocd since my ocd get worst please somebody tell me what to do

[@torera]

That’s me. This is the most accurate description of what I’ve dealt with since childhood. Especially the part about "my themes/problems are special" And doesnt quite fit any specific category.

[@ryblinkhopkinson874]

I love you so much Nate! You've changed my life over the last few years since I truly realised how much OCD was ruling my life and I try and put into practice everyday ERP to give myself hope. Thank you for all that you do! 💖

[@Pyxis444]

Great video! I do the head shake thing…I didn’t realize that could be a compulsion!

[@Aditi.k20]

I do those compulsions so much ,they take so much of my time . I am seeing a psychiatrist but he just gives some meds and they are no help . But your videos make such a big difference in my life thank you so much for helping this community ❤ love from India 🇮🇳

[@kathyh7639]

Thank you. I don't know what I would do without you and several other. KZbin OCD channels.

[@alankargupta6020]

Man you are awesome!!!!

[@keithphillips1234]

I loved this video!! ❤

[@noname-vz5wx]

really adore your videos. thank you!

[@YonnaelBirhan]

You're a legend

[@infinitum211]

you bring me comfort! i love these videos!

[@lsmith219]

Man I can’t thank you enough for your videos. I learned A LOT from you of how to deal with anxiety and possibly OCD. I’m not 100% but I am 100% on track. Thanks 👍🏽❤️

[@jasonk2956]

Great video! Thank you!!! I would love to see more content on this

[@highonfire885]

I’m very thankful to find your. Channel ! It’s been helpful to say the least !

[@user-sh7ij5dm7f]

Interesting approach.

[@elenaafisopoulou9756]

Thanks buddy your help is beyond

[@keerenjialal294]

Thanks for video nathan perterson❤, i waited a long time for it as i have pure O ocd

[@sammykhr]

Thanks for the best OCD useful content you make ❤

[@brentarendse]

Thank you so much for this video. Helped me

[@moonstenebrocity]

could you do a video on having autism and ocd at the same time? i don’t see much content on it or how it gets treated, etc. & i’d love to see some! even if it is a longer video than usual, or put into a series. and thank you so much for your content! it has been so grounding for me during this time of my life. ❤

[@overthefrog]

I second this! Recently found out I’m autistic at 21 and it’s been a life changer

[@christinas.3461]

I’m 28 and also autistic. I’ve found there’s a weird parallel between OCD and autism.

[@shershahkhan8938]

Wow! First time you have explained that type of ocd from which I have been suffering I hope it will help me Thank you ❤

[@annanefedovich3722]

Thank you for your videos on OCD!! I really like your way of explaining these things and giving advice! I will try to implement it in my life, although, as you say, it's scary....

[@JRB29132]

I have mental compulsions to and that can be so exhausting. Your videos have helped me so much. I am feeling better than I have in a long time and wanna thank you.

[@kianlahey608]

I tend to go through cycles where I go about two weeks without any thoughts and then I get a bunch all at once every single time that happens I watch one of your videos and it seems to help a lot thanks for the work you do

[@isadorafeibert747]

There should be some kind of OCD community to chat with. I honestly think it would help. I feel so lonely sometimes. NO ONE gets me. I don't even try explaining what goes on in my mind. Reading these comments gave me comfort. I know its a condition that is in me and maybe I'll always have it, but it doesnt define me. I'm much more than my OCD. I have moments where I'm "friends" with my OCD and moments where I hate it. Right now, it's my worst enemy. But if I hate it, then do I hate part of myself? Will I have OCD marks on my skin my whole life because I freakin can't stop picking my skin. It's so frustrating.

[@jenniferfranklin697]

That would be awesome, it would help to have a chat.

[@Melzxxsid]

There’s a NOCD app:) It helps me not feel alone

[@oh5793]

take care everyone we got this!!

[@Tedisadoodle]

This is the only ocd channel that helps me thank you for doing this

[@shazmeentandel.-.]

I agree

[@katherine_art05]

Thank you! ❤

[@nikita.kirkise]

Thank you for this amazing video. I just discovered your channel! Can you make a video on Death OCD and an ERP script for the same? Thank you!

[@francescopennisi2741]

Yes this is what I deal with with bipolar depression to, deff need more info on this

[@HarryAGeorgiou]

I have had mental compulsive thoughts/feelings of such strange things since I was young, like imagining what would happen if I did this with this object etc. , as a child they were not so bad, but as I got older and was aware of more horrible thoughts and possible emotion related, they got worse. I found confession to a Priest helped.

[@samuelgutierrez369]

Nate your the best😊

[@zoomkin5]

Okay I just got diagnosed with OCD this month and I ABSOLUTELY avoid turning left while driving, I didn't realize that was a thing!!

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

I only recently learned that I actually have a form of mental ocd because of health anxiety i developed. With what's been ruled out i'm left thinking chronic symptoms are just stress/trauma/anxiety but my GOD the body checking is exhausting.

[@3cheeseup]

„Ruling out things“ also is a compulsion by the way. OCD will tell you that you need to be 100% sure about your health condition, but this is impossible. Whenever you give in and go to a doctor you will give confirmation to your OCD thoughts by acting on them.

[@charlottesreadsthings211]

@@3cheeseup yeah it's a difficult balance between making sure you get a clean bill of health vs seeking reassurance. Mine all came from misdiagnosis from several doctors has led to health anxiety & a need for surgery so hard to believe it's likely "just anxiety". But I've been getting better at not seeking reassurance on that front.

[@user-js2dr9gv1u]

If my stove burns down my house, I'll know who to sue.

[@b.773]

If I really try ive been able to work out the anixitey but once i forget to keep up my Good habits/ thoughts and keep on my toes Ill start to slip back into it. Just a reminder to keep at it even when feeling better which u will

[@kerryfaden94]

Thanks Watching!!

[@YS-rt3zp]

It Is the same exposure for an image stuck in my head since months + the fear of fear (fear that it will never pass) ? Think you , please answer I don’t find exposure for me 🤝🏻🙂

[@victoria-xj7rk]

what if i have both mental and physical compulsions. and the physical ones are usually a result of the mental ones. like i get the intrusive thought, i do mental compulsions and then i try to move on but cant cause then i have to do physical ones for example if i touch smth with my left hand then i prove im a good person but if i use the right hand then i agree with the bad thoughts

[@toolazyforname4234]

Bro I have OCD and you are Helpin me. Man this was bad

[@Nora-ud5vv]

"sit with the thought" that's not a coping strategy, that's my ocd. I sit catatonic because I can't do anything until I am finished thinking about/doing my mental ocd rituals. "welcome to stay all day" it does. It takes me out of business for 4-8 hours a day.

[@suzanneacres2027]

My OCD is mental illness for me some days are more harder then others it can be so frustrating and it can make me anxious

[@YbcA1]

How about when the thoughts are true? A past event that did happen

[@MichaelThompson-pe1wi]

That’s called Real Event OCD and I have it too

[@louiseroe778]

I sometimes have that too

[@YbcA1]

@@MichaelThompson-pe1wi retroactive jealousy for me man

[@shubhankarsharma8705]

I guess unconditional self, life and other people's acceptance works great in that. You unconditionally accept the real events, the uncertain events or even the worst case scenarios, that trigger the fear response in you. You might not like the events you might not prefer them, you might feel discomfort cause of them, but you accept them as they happened or might have happened or will happen and accept that you can still live with it. It is not as awful as I fear it is. It's like facing the worst and still choosing to accept yourself, the other person or people and life in general as it is. UNCONDITIONALLY. Doesn't mean you are agreeing to the event, just accepting as it is. And hence realising you can still live this thing. When your fear around the proposed event decreases, the brain doesn't seem it necessary to ruminate over it.

[@joanembleton910]

I have a highjacked brain trauma injury so this helps me so much

[@blueflare3848]

Recently I’ve started to consider the possibility that I have pure obsessional OCD. It comes and goes, but there are times where I obsess over a thought for days to weeks to even months. I’m driven by an intense desire to convince myself of something, and I’m not satisfied until I have eliminated all uncertainty and doubt. They’re such insignificant things as well, which makes it all the more frustrating. I don’t understand why they bother me so much. During particularly bad episodes, I feel drained and mentally exhausted. It causes headaches and jaw pain (from being so tense). I’m going to talk to my doctor about it on Friday to get a second opinion.

[@AnaLiana-wr6qo]

I’ve been getting worse thoughts that I may hate myself someday, it’s like I will harm myself and it scares me. I don’t hate myself but my thoughts are telling me I hate my existence, anytime I get those thoughts i get panic attacks and freak out.

[@user-wn6it4qr6r]

Is imagining scenarios with crazy feelings in the mind pure O?

[@brahmanwithin6623]

It is difficult to stop changing/morphing thoughts into something normal, especially thoughts that include images of personal injuries or other things like that. Law of attraction beliefs might be the biggest cause of the anxiety. But it’s hard to get out of this. Any tips?

[@isadorafeibert747]

I have this but I also have the physical OCD. I pick my skin from a very young age. I'm exhausted. I'm feeling hopeless. I'm just so sad.

[@meltherecafe2394]

My pure O since the last 20 years is that I saw my friend's dad died in an accident and his body was brought in their home the next day. I was probably 8 or 9 years old then. Ever since then it keeps putting my dad in that body's place and i get scared AF as I am very close to my dad and I have to distract myself from the image, but then it comes back again. I still havn't got rid of the compulsion and feel exhausted. Cud anyone suggest ways to overcome this?

[@alderamin1402]

Could tuberculosis cause real event ocd

[@wajeehamemon3870]

I just want to know if it happens with anyone else but I get thoughts which bother me a lot, makes me sad and unhappy but I get confused wether they are intrusive thoughts or they are my feelings and I am trying to run away from them, Like I get confused of what it is, can anyone help?

[@MattSmith-qm5lf]

I'm having a very bad disturbing thought that I thought I did and I just want it to stop

[@athinameleti1738]

Yeah but if the thought is there in your head 24/7 then you’re in exposure 24/7! Then what’s the point of response prevention??

[@heidighomi6489]

❤

[@johnrainsman6650]

ReIigious OCD here. Apologizing toGod too much. You know, for offensive in my head, or lying or giving excuses "to" Him (maybe to myself, I don't know). Offensive doubt of His plan, knowledge, or ways. Questioning Him. I mean, I don't say/think _"I'm sorry"_ or _"I apologize."_ I shorten it to _"For..._ [intrusive thought, dishonesty, excuse, doubt, disrespect/rebellion to check this woman out, etc]. It's overwheIming

[@Say-Hello-yall]

It’s the worst isn’t it?

[@johnrainsman6650]

@@Say-Hello-yall Yes. SO let's hear the answer

[@SaulM420]

My OCD helped me to Ace exams... cause i'm so trained repeating something in my head as a compulsion, that sometimes i repeat what i've studied as a compulsion... funny uh?

[@user-kc7uu7vg1j]

我也是因为强迫症很有罪恶感，但是不是因为想到一些想法而自罪，可能是因为我觉得责怪自己就会被接纳吧

[@mukulbhatta2896]

I don't even know what I am afraid of.

[@cristianmartinez6665]

Pocd is ruining me

[@shubhamjedhe3710]

Bro everything is temporary

[@kristinajohansson1351]

Treatment works. Don't give up.

[@serpent8061]

@@shubhamjedhe3710 Doesn't make it any less hard, you got this Cristian! This treatment really does begin to work.

[@bluemartini7768]

Yeah man same thing happing with me with hocd

[@cristianmartinez6665]

@@bluemartini7768 it was me randomly went away and pocd just appeared

[@JemRochelle]

Thank you Nate for what you do, you have helped me so much 💖