OCD Series Full Documentary

[@ChrisTrondsen]

Thank you so much for having me be a part of this documentary. It was tough to open up but I know it will help so many. I hope people will watch this and share it with other people they know in their life that are suffering from this disorder. I want everyone to know that there is hope and you can get better from OCD; I am living proof! Thank you to the entire "HearMyStory" team and a huge shout out to all the brave advocates that opened up the camera crew to our worlds for others to gain strength from our courage. Thank you and I hope everyone enjoys this!

[@lenahammargren6951]

Thanks Chris! It was a great relief to me to see and hear you describe the situation you were in which is so similar to mine. I also have BDD. I am now looking for a good therapist.

[@NiceIce923]

Chris brother, I'm so proud of you! Your story is so sad but also really inspiring to me and I believe to many others too. I must have contamination OCD (like you had), I haven't been diagnosed, I don't know where to go for that and neither does my family, I have no doubt that I have it, because it's really severe...it just got worse over the years, I'm now at a point where I don't work and I live with my mom now, the other day my mom tried to find me a job at a car wash, I actually got the job, but as soon as they heard that I can't touch car keys they said it's not gonna work. So yeah...I think the best would be it I work from home. I have to say, I'm overcoming my OCD bit by bit...living with I believe 2 types of OCD (checking and contamination OCD) for 10 years, I'm at such a point where I'm so mad at how much time, energy, money and life it has robbed me from that I fight so hard to overcome this. In 2016 (long before covid) I brought a whole box of pocket hand sanitizers for myself, my friends and family thought I was crazy, I too couldn't really understand my strange behaviors until I did some research and discovered that I might have OCD. Covid made it worse, I spend so much money on sanitizer that it's not even funny I now have some skin conditions that I believe was caused be the sanitizer which I sprayed my whole body with every day. I'm now not even touching sanitizer (which I believe is a miracle, one day I just left it and never touched it again), it's now been almost a year without using sanitizer, praise God! My OCD is in many ways getting better and your story gives me more hope and inspiration to continue fighting against my OCD, I just wanted to thank you for that!

[@HearMyStory]

@@lenahammargren6951 we hope you have found help to work towards healing for these! We also have a documentary on our channel on BDD as well. Please let us know if we can help support you!

[@jessielynn]

Thank you so much for sharing your story. I feel so alone in my OCD. I appreciate hearing your story and the others here because I know there’s someone out there who understands even if the immediate people in my life don’t.

[@ghazalegoldast9671]

Chris! Appreciate you for what you've done. Sometimes just knowing that there are some people out there in the same situation appeases our heart and keeps our spirits up. So you know, it s been years that 2 of my beloveds suffer from OCD and I ve monitored the excruciating pain that they have been going throigh alll these years. I could do nothing to alleviate the pain and it s so heart-wrenching for me... Thank you for giving up your comfort zone to let all people around the world know that they are not alone in their pains that they endure. Good luck with you and every single step that you take.

[@amandahsieh6516]

Praying for all who are suffering from OCD. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@handoromper7987]

It was refreshing to see real OCD and not Hollywood OCD. OCD is a living hell. OCD is not cute and quaint. Every morning I wake and say to myself "today is the day I will beat OCD" and minutes later I'm ritualizing and stressing over anything. My OCD has become so bad I no longer know why I'm doing it, I just know I must do it. Again great documentry.

[@ghazalegoldast9671]

Leave a message to let you know that I can feel you

[@vikrammanhas5574]

So glad to come across this video. I’ve been suffering from OCD for a while now & I’ve experienced all forms of it ranging from harm OCD, contamination OCD to false memory OCD, you name it, but I’ve been hiding it from the world until recently. And it’s like a vicious cycle that traps your mind in such a way that it starts interfering with your day to day life. The biggest problem is the stigma attached to it and most people don’t understand why we behave in a certain way and sometimes attitudes of the people around you make your symptoms worse. But I’d like to say that OCD made me a stronger person because I realises now that only you can help yourself to cope up with the things you’re facing. So self analysing yourself and taking actions accordingly can make a big difference. Few things that have helped me managing my condition are being sober, taking medication, giving up on benzodiazepines, ERP, watching movies that trigger my anxiety and watching them over and over again until it becomes normal. Remember folks, it’s like training your mind in a certain way like we teach a child to behave specifically. Identify your triggers and work on them and always remember that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I know I’ve to deal with it for the rest of my life but I’m not afraid. I say every day to my mind, bring it on b*tch but you know what, I’ll beat you. Thank you so much for this documentary and wishing all the luck to this channel.

[@jessielynn]

Hearing the guy say OCD is a stealer of so many things is so validating for me. I cried a cry of relief because just that statement made me feel seen. I have OCD and didn’t know until recently which has turned into depression which has turned into suicidal thoughts. It’s so hard. My sons are the only things keeping me alive.

[@HearMyStory]

Thank you for sharing this with us, there are so many resources and great help you can access through our friends over at www.iocdf.org

[@jessielynn]

@@HearMyStory thank you for sharing. I signed for the POM weekly emails.

[@ghazalegoldast9671]

See what you have been going through...❤

[@MultiMagnumforce]

Thanks for sharing from a fellow OCD person.

[@pinklotus3989]

I've been recently diagnosed, and so much of my behavior and thoughts racing through my mind the last few years make sense now, I thought I was losing my mind, I am so exhausted from. thi king 24/7 I just wanted to die already. At least now I know what i have, and have hope with medication and therapy I'll learn to manage it, thanks for sharing this is very educational.

[@HearMyStory]

We wish you good luck in your journey, we are so glad you found some hope in these videos. Continue to share your journey and reach out to others who are further along in theirs for advice! Our stories matter can bring hope to someone else

[@Abdullah-mt9ns]

This video found me, can't express how helpful it has been to me,thank you for sharing.

[@olivep7920]

Thank you for making this video!

[@HearMyStory]

You’re so welcome! Would love if you would like and share it for others who might need to hear it’s message!

[@JamesVestal-dz5qm]

I think Linkin Park's song in the end is about ocd. Watching the time go right out the window. Not knowing why. Keeping everything inside. Thats how I feel. I'm exhausted at the end of the day without remembering how i spent my time. I keep my life in my head and dont know why things happen around me.

[@lanawatts6596]

I have severe medication ocd, the constant fear of how medications can affect me. Starting new ones make me quite literally spiral into a constant panic and thought's its simply going to kill me. Im so so tired of it. 😢

[@summerlea2556]

I would describe my OCD as Hell :(

[@kandimiranda3231]

Thank you❤

[@HearMyStory]

You’re welcome! Would love if you would like and share it for others who might need to hear it’s message!

[@brendavaldez14]

well done documentary. well can I find details about the production date?

[@ASLANOV440]

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[@haydeeroman4641]

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