OCD Explained: What I wish I knew earlier

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OCD and Anxiety

OCD and Anxiety

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@ocdandanxiety
@ocdandanxiety 3 ай бұрын
What SPARKED your OCD?
@xRoRox
@xRoRox 3 ай бұрын
Mine has changed theme so many times over the years that it’s hard to keep up but what sparked it originally was the thought ‘what if I’m a bad person?’ And then it went from there 🥲
@chandanmishra8226
@chandanmishra8226 3 ай бұрын
Till yesterday, it was my romantic relationship. Today morning, it was due to a black mark I spotted underside my tongue & boom cancer was decided even though I have been beating chances of cancer since I was 20 but as always this time, it can be real & it's certainly real. Sorry if you asked about what sparked it for the first time as I can't really remember. I've been doing compulsions since I didn't even know the spelling
@ryno_8848
@ryno_8848 3 ай бұрын
One of the last things I remember pre OCD was the vacation me and my family took to Disney World. It was about a week or two before I first noticed the OCD maybe that’s one of the reasons I still remember it after all these years.
@tommyb9430
@tommyb9430 3 ай бұрын
Wish I knew lol
@BristleHiffyn
@BristleHiffyn 3 ай бұрын
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@nuhali5917
@nuhali5917 3 ай бұрын
Nobody has ever described my brain better ,,it's like a broken record playing the same song over and over and over.
@StephenMacInnis
@StephenMacInnis 3 ай бұрын
@nuhali5917 the ocd circle, I am 66years old and find what bothers you 1 day does not the next. Piece of advice, learn to laugh at yourself, peace from Steve from Cape Breton
@travellersph5890
@travellersph5890 3 ай бұрын
This OCD unwanted thoughts is ruining my life. I can't live a normal life because of it , i'm scared and having a nervous breakdown.Thanks for this video.
@helenajob2464
@helenajob2464 3 ай бұрын
Yes, I feel the same...
@travellersph5890
@travellersph5890 3 ай бұрын
@@helenajob2464 Sending love and hugs to you. This is a horrible experience to our life. Very distressing. I hope we can recover from this situation.🙏
@fellowhuman7085
@fellowhuman7085 3 ай бұрын
@EnviroArtiste86
@EnviroArtiste86 2 ай бұрын
same. i have health OCD and i'm terrified all the time. constantly late to work and then i have panic attacks at work.
@MèngYáo-z5f
@MèngYáo-z5f 3 ай бұрын
Im exhausted. Its like everyday my mind switches fears and theyre so gross and it makes me so upset
@polyglotfrog
@polyglotfrog 3 ай бұрын
❤ you are not alone, please get therapeutic support. Love
@MèngYáo-z5f
@MèngYáo-z5f 3 ай бұрын
@polyglotfrog Thank you for your support! I am currently in therapy and I have been for a few months now. 🥰❤️ your words mean a lot. Take care
@ShawnastyExtine
@ShawnastyExtine 2 ай бұрын
Yes!! I had remission for like 1 1/2. This thing came back strong as heck. Used my old fears that I had forgotten and made them 10x worse.
@ikshithadomakonda2030
@ikshithadomakonda2030 Ай бұрын
I hope u healed
@iskke636
@iskke636 3 ай бұрын
Honestly guys the only way to beat ocd is to stop caring all together 🙏🏾 i wish you all luck
@hfrt29
@hfrt29 3 ай бұрын
Give it to God
@lilymulligan8180
@lilymulligan8180 Ай бұрын
"OCD is like having a bully in your brain" 💯💯💯💯💯💯 OCD is like playing whack-a-mole. My dogwhistle for when I'm obsessing is when my brain starts saying "yeah, but..." OCD also feels like being one of those jellyfish getting caught in a bubble ring. Spiraling out of control 😅
@paulyallsbrook1496
@paulyallsbrook1496 9 күн бұрын
I just want to say thank you. Thank you for putting these videos out here. Last January I watched one of your videos on OCD, and it felt like finally someone understood what I was going through, and could explain EXACTLY how it felt. I had already been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, but nothing was helping. I got diagnosed with severe OCD in March last year, and have since learned how to manage it better. Every day is a learning experience. I have good days and bad days, but it’s been a relief to know that there’s an answer for what’s going on. I don’t wish OCD on anyone. It was ruining my life. So again. Thank you!
@Nocturnalllll
@Nocturnalllll 25 күн бұрын
Nathan, youre literally a gem, i had OCD since a young age, it started during COVID with all the lockdowns, it really affected me mentally, thankfully my parents unknowingly did all the things you're telling me to do now, it slowly healed and i started being normal. I remember crying every night, constantly seeking assurance from my parents. Slowly but steadily i faced my fears, of varied themes. I used to get the OCD spikes back many times but i handled them well and they started normalising. But back then i didnt know i had OCD. Your videos make me understand that I am normal and your voice and way of presentation is so calming it really helps my anxiety and stress. Thanks for everything Nathan, May God Bless You ❤. You're the best
@Chuorakk
@Chuorakk Ай бұрын
Man, thank you for your videos, i have Pure OCD since my childhood that went out of control for the last three weeks, after i didnt slept for two days, and since then i have problems every day and so much psychosomatic pain, to the degree that i have had panic attacks. It doesnt help that i have this feeling of guilt my whole life, and that im a perfectionist who is always thinking what the other people think about me and who is always analyzing things to the very detail. Its fueled by thinking about the future in a negative way and about the past, doubt, fear, and guilt. Its every day something new, one day its a word, the other day it can be an unsettling picture in my head, its no joke. I never had such a struggle in my own head and feeling that my spirit and confidence are broken. It is like two people are constantly fighting inside of me. Its even harder now, because i have a family who are depending on me, so its very hard because this feeling that im weak and that i dissapointed everybody, its fueling this words and pictures and returning my focus on them even more. Struggling and fighting every day, the rumination doesnt help also. I was thinking that im the only one with this problem, but its helping to know, that im not the only one and that im not a bad or a crazy person like my mind its telling me to be. The doctor prescribed yesterday some pills and today i drank the first pill after 7 years, because ive managed to control it the last couple of years without the meds, but i know there is no magic pills for this kind of state, only trying to ignore it, living your life like you used to and trying to think positive or changing your mindset. Its hard, but its possible. My biggest problem was, i started to analyse my thoughts too much and tryed to fight them off, and that is why, this is my longest episode in 38 years and i was never so anxious. I just wanna express my support to all "sufferers"😅 going through this right now and to write just keep on fighting, go outside, talk with people and dont give up! Life is beautiful and your not what your mind is teeling you are!
@miriammk8590
@miriammk8590 3 ай бұрын
I've got pure ocd. I struggle every day. It's mainly about things I have done in the past, or things done to me. I'm exhausted.
@natalieerickson5519
@natalieerickson5519 3 ай бұрын
Me too - I used to get so freaked out and plagued I would literally slap my head in a panic wanting to smack the thoughts out of my head. I'd say I'm 80% healed now. I'll always have OCD but with treatment (and I do all mine solo and at home - no therapist, not that I'm against it, I just didn't), I'm healing much more rapidly that I anticipated. I'd say deep relief happened week by week. It was fast. I just wanted to share in case you needed any encouragement. Prayers for your every blessing and healing.
@Marijana555-q4o
@Marijana555-q4o 3 ай бұрын
​@@natalieerickson5519how did you helped yourself? I have lot of thoughts like bad words about god, pictures from past wgen I done something bad, 1000 of thoughts what if I cheated on my boyfriend, than scenes with ex comes to my mind and ehat if this was while I was in a relationship, my head hurts i want rest
@natalieerickson5519
@natalieerickson5519 3 ай бұрын
@Marijana555-q4o oh, you poor thing! Truly, I get it! God HAS you, so you HAVE this. He is no respector of persons and He will help you, I know because He helped me. He knows you have a different brain and isn't holding anything against you. Don't let the enemy tell you that...but you'll soon see how to fight. A) you have to know: this will ONLY get better IF you do the work (which I'm sure you're ready for but we get so exhausted in the trauma that it can feel like, 'not another thing...I'm so tired'). If you do these things you'll feel relief soon. If you keep doing them then you will feel better for good...but it is like being an alcoholic and not being able to have one drink, you have OCD and need to do a little work every single day. B) I began with the book Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive thoughts. Get it and read it cover to cover. It begins your journey. C) Subscribe to this channel - there are other good ones too, but keep it easy on yourself: stick with this, watching at least one video that applies to you per day, and the book for a month and follow the advice without variance. OR pick whatever channel you trust most. Katie D'Ath is also amazing...and Traci Marks...I just found another great new one but can't remember her name. D) know this - if you do this it clears up pretty quickly but the first week of ERP and allowing the thoughts to be there is rough. Be easy on yourself - give yourself grace. E) this last one is strange and outside the norm but I am telling you doing it made me aware of what 50-90% of my problems have stemmed from all along: consider doing the Lion Diet (meat, salt, and water only) for a few weeks....again, a little hard in the first few days (weeks for some) but the inflammation we incur with our diets is the reason the US has the highest level of mental health issues. When I did that for my healing, and my husband with me,both of us experienced and immediate drop in anxiety and depression and an increase of happiness to the point of euphoria. Try it and see if it works as well for you but I've never met an unhappy person on this diet. Nothing will ever get me off the diet permanently again (I take a small cheat day every once and awhile because it's better for my balance). Please let me know if younneed anything else. I'm praying for you. Be so blessed in Jesus' name.
@latenitehvac868
@latenitehvac868 3 ай бұрын
@@Marijana555-q4owhen the thoughts come, don’t fight them. Let them just move on by
@synchro9471
@synchro9471 3 ай бұрын
yeah it’s not the best isn’t it I pray for you and everyone else with this disease
@the_beevsknees
@the_beevsknees 3 ай бұрын
That's the most frustrating aspect for me with dealing with OCD. Being bothered by things that before OCD, I would never give a second thought too. But I also try to use that when I am triggered by something. Asking myself, how would I react to this if I didn't have OCD?
@Indianboy-g7m
@Indianboy-g7m 2 ай бұрын
Same with me every time
@heidighomi6489
@heidighomi6489 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for all you are doing❤ I owe you every moment I live. Thanks to you I learn about my ocd enemy and its tricks, this is a tremendous help to face this devil. Thank you again❤
@natalieerickson5519
@natalieerickson5519 3 ай бұрын
Amen! Prayers for your every healing to continue and compound!
@heidighomi6489
@heidighomi6489 3 ай бұрын
@@natalieerickson5519 yours too❤️
@Wisdopia-coolness
@Wisdopia-coolness 3 ай бұрын
My OCD is so bad that everytime I have a negative thought while watching any video, movie or TV show, I go back a few seconds and restart the scene, to try and watch the scene again but without having any negative thoughts, but it just makes it even worse, and I end up repeating and repeating until I watch the whole scene without any negative thought, to the point is hard for me to finish any video. 😢😢
@user-db8mk8sw9i
@user-db8mk8sw9i 3 ай бұрын
I can really relate to that. I don't know how many times I've hit the pause button while watching something, so I could "deal with" the intrusive thought before restarting the show. Of course dealing with it means I just did a mental compulsion to relieve the anxiety
@user-hx7mi7ml8u
@user-hx7mi7ml8u 3 ай бұрын
The best thing to do is just realize you might have negative thoughts while doing anything and just ignore them let them pass by. Why is it bad to you if you do have a “negative thought?”
@Wisdopia-coolness
@Wisdopia-coolness 3 ай бұрын
​@@user-hx7mi7ml8u Because it feels so real, way too much anxiety if I don't do something to cope with it and is annoying but it used to be even worse years ago, since the day I learned that what I had is an actual psychological condition called OCD and not just my brain messing with me, I started to reduce my compulsions to stop the anxiety of thinking negative thoughts because they feel so real, but still sometimes I do compulsions, I am doing my best to ignore those negative thoughts.
@user-hx7mi7ml8u
@user-hx7mi7ml8u 3 ай бұрын
@@Wisdopia-coolness I have ocd too, the best thing is not to do compulsions and just say “I had a negative thought, oh well,” and just keep watching the video amidst your anxiety. If you keep re-starting because of your “fear of a negative thought,” you’ll be stuck giving into fear and compulsions.
@thal1078
@thal1078 3 ай бұрын
hi so I'd like to let you know that I have sort of the same thing you have. with me it's I have to read every sort of text in every scene so for example if there is a sign on the wall in the scene of the film I would have to read it perfectly until it sounded right to me. so I would have do the same thing I would reverse the scene and look at it again until it was perfect. god that was tedious if I think about the time back 😂😂 listen I can only tell you response and prevention therapy. which basically I think for you would mean sitting through each scene and taking in the thoughts and not giving them any meaning, so even that thought you have in your head say yes to it. ( am I going to die if I can't do this or am I not normal etc) . for example I would explain these intrusive thoughts like this in my head : I can die from stress, we don't know when we're going to die. am I normal no prob not but who wants to be. say yes to your thoughts that's what I'm trying to say to you or it could be (maybe) like Mr Peterson says.
@GMJ_Official
@GMJ_Official 3 ай бұрын
Just hopping on to say I usually watch these videos thinking “man I’m not going to be able to do treatment for this” and as we speak I’m doing a super hard exposure while also enjoying something I WANT to do. I know you’re reading this thinking “great for you, I can’t wait until I can do that” I thought the same thing! You are more capable than you think!
@charlotteknutsen7262
@charlotteknutsen7262 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this 😊
@GMJ_Official
@GMJ_Official 2 ай бұрын
@ 💚
@MoczarZsuzsa
@MoczarZsuzsa 3 ай бұрын
Very interesting. Thank yout for your job. It's so helpful. My ocd symptoms started 2 years ago, when I was 36. I was taking antidepressant for 2 years, and I wanted to take it down, and at the same time my gynecologist prescribed a tablet, that could cure my hormonal problems, That was the time, when I started experiencing unusual intrusive thoughts and pictures in my mind. One year later I can say I'm fine now, I'm still having these thoughts, but now I can handle them. Thank you!
@MoczarZsuzsa
@MoczarZsuzsa 3 ай бұрын
Ohh, and I was always afraid of the dark, in my entire life. Non ocd times, too. But with your method I could teach my brain that dark is no danger. And I'm no longer afraid. It's gorgeous how our brain can learn.
@sappho-favourite-pupil
@sappho-favourite-pupil 3 ай бұрын
Same situation. My gynecologist prescribed me stuff for hormonal issues and things started to get bad a few months later. In another video of this channel the doctor says that hormonal changings (like the ones produced by tablets) can actually interfehere with OCD.
@souadberrouk4782
@souadberrouk4782 3 ай бұрын
Check you vitamine D3, its defieciency cause OCD, I have the same problem,
@JemRochelle
@JemRochelle 3 ай бұрын
As always, thank you for your videos! ERP changed my life.
@LiilReyy
@LiilReyy 3 ай бұрын
I hate having ocd :(
@SashaBurton-p3t
@SashaBurton-p3t 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for being so detailed in your explanation!
@Kathy_4925
@Kathy_4925 2 ай бұрын
Exactly. That feeling when you KNOW something is not even remotely true but you still doubt it. It's exhausting to say the least.
@yellowblue4045
@yellowblue4045 Ай бұрын
thank u. i feel seen. i was able to gain an understanding on my situation and feel both peace and hope moving forward. wishing the best for everyone 💜
@Manupasta-z1k
@Manupasta-z1k 2 ай бұрын
Y'all get through it, don't worry, God bless you all ❤️
@BethJewis
@BethJewis 24 күн бұрын
Nathan you are the most amazing human I’ve ever seen on here. I haven’t been diagnosed with OCD but I have anxiety and these videos are the most helpful that I’ve ever watched. I don’t remember how or why I started watching but if it helps, why not?
@KierstenBrown101
@KierstenBrown101 13 күн бұрын
i have a loved one with OCD and this video has helped me grow my patience and understand them more. I will share these techniques with them. Thank you so much
@ChristopherVelazquez-y1t
@ChristopherVelazquez-y1t 3 ай бұрын
I’m so grateful for your detailed explanations!
@bala1000mina
@bala1000mina 14 күн бұрын
Thank you so much Nathan for the informative and helpful video! God bless, good luck and please keep creating!
@makeupbynisha4128
@makeupbynisha4128 2 ай бұрын
You r genius, you are giving me the right direction to fight with my ocd which I have been suffering since march 2024, I felt it never even ended, and I didn't even recognise the conditions. Thank you very much ❤️
@Spoonfeede
@Spoonfeede 3 ай бұрын
My ocd preys on the positive things in my life that make me happy,threatening to take it away
@Wkumar07
@Wkumar07 2 ай бұрын
@@Spoonfeede this has happened to me as well. You're not alone.
@Spoonfeede
@Spoonfeede 2 ай бұрын
@Wkumar07 Really man?Must be so strenous.Moreover the feeling it gives feels so real you think it actually will take away whatever it wants
@brianarbenz1329
@brianarbenz1329 2 ай бұрын
Exactly. _preys on the positive things in my life that make me happy, threatening to take it away._ Well put. It describes my longtime situation. I have made great progress getting past that, however. Progress is possible!
@Spoonfeede
@Spoonfeede Ай бұрын
@brianarbenz1329 i know!!The struggle is real..Only after age 25 did i realise that the thoughts weren't actually real.But they sure felt real
@brianarbenz1329
@brianarbenz1329 Ай бұрын
@@Spoonfeede In my case, I have always been subject to Magical Thinking, which is not the innocent thing it sounds like. Yes, MT has helped me become a creative fiction writer, but it came with an unaffordable and hazardous price. I believe it is related to OCD susceptibility. Getting past Magical Thinking, which if you're not familiar with the concept is getting an almost drug like high from your conception and interpretation of people, places and events that are really ordinary (that's the simplest way to define it) can open a person's mental floodgates too wide. It opens them to enable the person to be highly perceptive in positive ways, but it makes the person more in tune with their inner perceptions than the real world meanings. Through that process, thoughts become as though they are real. Does that resonate with your understanding, or am I perhaps off into to pshyco-gibberish?
@kolleraartem1156
@kolleraartem1156 2 ай бұрын
You are a blessing, thank you for this small snippets you leave us on KZbin… I wish I was able to afford the full package, because I am certain that it’s worth it… I just know it is…
@stargazing0010
@stargazing0010 3 ай бұрын
You make all the horrids of it sound so relazing. thank u so much!! it helps. please keep these videos coming
@SierraRoute
@SierraRoute 3 ай бұрын
Your videos are excellent and I appreciate all the work you put into them.
@meenasalve9146
@meenasalve9146 3 ай бұрын
God bless you sir for this video 😊i wish everyone who watching this video , the video gonna help them
@Iamahuman282
@Iamahuman282 2 ай бұрын
this vedio literally described what i coudn't put into words i am so grateful i found this vedio everything in this vedio is perfectly resonating with how i think.
@hi.923
@hi.923 3 ай бұрын
Hi. I am relieved to have found your channel. After the course of three years, I have already overcome several obstacles in my OCD. Currently, what I have now is this irrational fear of getting food on my belongings. For example, I think I might have dropped some crumbs on my chair because I accidentally allowed the end of my plastic bag of bought bread to come into contact with it.
@user-hx7mi7ml8u
@user-hx7mi7ml8u 3 ай бұрын
Why would it be bad or a fear to you if you got “food on your belongings?”
@ilosheher
@ilosheher Ай бұрын
your videos calm me down thank you so much
@RICARDO_GALDINO_GABBANA_LIMA
@RICARDO_GALDINO_GABBANA_LIMA 2 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!! U HELPED ME A LOT!!!👏👏👏👏👏
@shant545
@shant545 3 ай бұрын
God bless you man Thank you for all
@gracewhite2540
@gracewhite2540 3 ай бұрын
I feel like I’m wasting my life with my OCD compulsions that I’m physically tired and not getting enough sleep. I’m getting therapy and trying to do HRT but I am scared of it and just want to do the compulsions to feel safe, so I’m not improving 😢
@dorothydoane8723
@dorothydoane8723 14 күн бұрын
Love your videos
@DigitalisPasty
@DigitalisPasty 3 ай бұрын
The one thing that somewhat calms me down when I’m struggling w/ those thoughts and images, is reminding myself I’m not my thoughts. I absolutely wish I heard this when I was 10 and undianosed. I know I’m so fortunate I found out about it when I hit 12 yrs old, but it still was debilitating and hearing “you control your thoughts” just reenforced all my fears. I still question if people would think I’m crazy if they knew what continously pops up in my head; but I wouldn’t beileve someone else with OCD is, so I try to be less harsh on myself. Just remember that yall are not crazy, and my heart sincerly goes out to all of you. And you are not your thoughts, nor are you alone in all this
@EnviroArtiste86
@EnviroArtiste86 2 ай бұрын
i have health OCD, most recently blindness themed OCD due to eye problems. i have autoimmune disorders and i don't trust my body to do things the right way. how do i learn to trust? how do i give in to that? my body has betrayed me so many times over the years.
@drishyant8068
@drishyant8068 3 ай бұрын
Sir, Very good explanation.
@HypnotizinDetailz
@HypnotizinDetailz 15 күн бұрын
Thank you very much! ☺️🙏🏻
@ninbendoyt3203
@ninbendoyt3203 3 ай бұрын
I'm wondering - is this false memory ocd? -I get false memories of me doing bad stuff, and I've never had these false memories in the past (I've never thought about/recalled these false memories until now) -I avoid places that may trigger my false memories -the more I think/ruminate about these false memories, the more real they seem and the more they warp/more false memories created -I feel a sense of guilt with it even if these memories are fake -its hard to complete tasks/do things when ruminating about false memories -these false memories seem hyperrealistic and vivid, but when i compare it to an actual real memory that did happen, the false memories seem almost dreamlike (nightmarelike more like)/blurry/cloudy -when I try asking my parents about these false memories, they keep on insisting/telling me that it's all false but it feels so real to me -the false memories stay dormant in my head from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to bed, and I have dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of these false memories Also I go through each and every false memory in my mind and reassure myself that each one is false and get a sense of relief, but suddenly the false memories come back in my mind and my mind tells me they're real even though I just told myself that they're false??
@mochiiibbyyy
@mochiiibbyyy 3 ай бұрын
the best advice but the hardest to accept is that doing compulsions is only gonna get you more wrapped up in your ocd. You’ve named a few that you participate in like avoidance, checking, and rumination. Notice how even after trying to decipher if they are real memories or not (trying to compare them to “real” ones, checking details) you’re not any closer to figuring it out. that’s ocd ! the reality is that you need to become comfortable with not being certain. You need to move your attention slowly into not completing those compulsions no matter how tempting it may be (your brain may scream “HEY YOU NEED TO BE SURE! THIS IS TERRIBLE WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS REAL) but you need to starve that monster. The first baby step is trying to not fix or solve the problem for a certain amount of time & start small. “ okay for the next minute or two I won’t try and figure it all out. I’m going to wash dishes” you may fail over and over again but that’s okay 👍🏼 you can try again ! it’s normal to struggle when you have done these compulsions for a long time. It’s gonna make you sweat but in the long run you free yourself and get back to living 🦦
@Fugorsrrs358
@Fugorsrrs358 3 ай бұрын
​@@mochiiibbyyyI didn’t go to college because of this, I cried because of my cat because I could have harmed her. Should I just try not to solve the problem?
@StephenMacInnis
@StephenMacInnis 3 ай бұрын
I have the ocd of noticing what I am saying while I am saying it, self consciousness. I sometimes don't finish sentences or forget things, my concentration is not good and I have no confidence in myself, I can feel like i,m waiting for what I will say next. Anyone else feel like this
@StephenMacInnis
@StephenMacInnis 3 ай бұрын
Have had ocd all my life, eight years ago I went on disability from neck injury and then hypothyroidism, my wife has cancer 4 years and I have osteoarthritis. All caused symptoms to overcome me. Too much time on my hands,no money and can't work
@user-sp7iq7wj9l
@user-sp7iq7wj9l 3 ай бұрын
Confused. My psychologist says I should be aiming for detached awareness but says I’m allowed to think about whatever thoughts come to mind. I thought I wasn’t allowed to ruminate with ocd. We are doing erp too. Just feeling stressed about doing this right. She says I just need to do the erp.
@lilymulligan8180
@lilymulligan8180 Ай бұрын
Ruminating is different than thinking, but it takes some skill to know the difference. I was diagnosed awhile ago, and I still struggle to catch it sometimes, especially when it's a new obsession. Everyone is a little different, but here's how I tell the difference. 1.) the thoughts I'm having are very emotionally activating, and the emotions don't match my environment. This happens a lot when I'm trying to fall asleep. My brain will attach to everything I did wrong, replaying the events over and over, and I'll start to feel really anxious, but in reality, I'm literally just lying in bed. 2.) when I start to have arguments with myself, and the phrase "yeah, but" pops up. That phrase is my #1 dog whistle - as soon as I hear it, I know that's OCD. Honestly, I think developing awareness is 90% of the battle, because once you can start to notice your OCD patterns, you can do your exposures and get better rapidly. The hard part is that OCD speaks in your own voice. It's a shapeshifter. Highly recommend trying meditation as a way to build that awareness muscle.
@ajdeming4416
@ajdeming4416 3 ай бұрын
You rock!
@Smooth_Listening
@Smooth_Listening 3 ай бұрын
Can you please do one on, cancers, brain aneurysms and other fatal life threatening things that can pop up in your head. Like i had earlier tonight, i got a little angry, tensed then thought i might have a brain aneurysm lol. Writing helps, but google search doesnt
@jennymccann8646
@jennymccann8646 3 ай бұрын
It's called health anxiety, health OCD and hypochondria. It's OCD all the same. I have it. It's terrible! DO NOT GOOGLE!!! I promise that is one step to help. That is my hard and fast rule. No googling. Other than that, therapy and for me, medication has helped immensely
@BenKrause-k9z
@BenKrause-k9z Ай бұрын
I can’t stop thinking about Time Machines
@lisacouture4124
@lisacouture4124 3 ай бұрын
Like having a bully in your brain! 😮
@constantine_3080
@constantine_3080 3 ай бұрын
I feel like i cannot identity what i am scared of, so i worry that it means i cannot recover if i dont know what tought am i supposted to work on:/ is this okay?
@MistieBradshaw-Fowlks
@MistieBradshaw-Fowlks 3 ай бұрын
Can "Maybe, Maybe Not" become a compulsion?
@FRash23
@FRash23 17 күн бұрын
My thoughts made me do something but after i did it i regret immediately ..what is this?
@robotsandrecords
@robotsandrecords Ай бұрын
QUESTION - SSRIs give me seizures. What are some other medication options that are best for OCD? Thanks 😌
@lilymulligan8180
@lilymulligan8180 Ай бұрын
This is a question for your doctor, not a KZbin video 🙄
@hazelhoneyat3727
@hazelhoneyat3727 3 ай бұрын
I'm struggling Contamination OCD for 18 years. Now its getting severe that I'm avoiding people. What break my heart is I avoid my own family from come near me or touching me. I don't feel comfortable in my own house anymore. Pleaseeeee I need help. 😭😭😭
@everlasting_m3l4nch0ly
@everlasting_m3l4nch0ly 3 ай бұрын
Lately i feel like my thoughts turned into urges and im trying my best not to act on them. im not talking about compulsions i mean the thoughts themself. It feels as if i WANT to do them but im trying NOT to when in reality when i properly think about them i get stressed and anxious and i DO NOT want to do them. Im really scared and i dont know what to do
@everlasting_m3l4nch0ly
@everlasting_m3l4nch0ly 3 ай бұрын
is this normal? Is this even OCD?? im terrified of my thoughts turning into urges or me liking and acting on them in the future and the idea alone is ruining my life
@Nocturnalllll
@Nocturnalllll 25 күн бұрын
It is also OCD, i usually don't comment but sensing your panic, as someone who has been suffering on and off from OCD of various themes, I can tell you that no matter how real it feels, it isn't you. It's the OCD, so whenever you start panicking next time, remember it's OCD and relax. Don't push it away, just know you won't act on them and it's welcome to stay. Hope this helped, stay strong you'll get through it ❤
@deborahburrows3282
@deborahburrows3282 3 ай бұрын
So. How I’m thinking is ocd. My god thank you. I’ll work on living and being blaza when those worries get me
@akibakib6177
@akibakib6177 3 ай бұрын
Is telling yourself ''the thoughts aren't real'' a kind of compulsion?
@c0nk2879
@c0nk2879 3 ай бұрын
It is. You have to try and exist with them. Just let the thoughts pass like flowing water
@As1234-r3l
@As1234-r3l Ай бұрын
What should i do when i have a thought like if i do this sth bad will happen and when i do this this bad thing randomly happens. Is this just a coincidence or should i feel guilty for bad things that happen ?
@AminaMehar-o4e
@AminaMehar-o4e 2 ай бұрын
the only solution is to leave this on almighty God, beacuse He is the one who can cure it and change your mind. And stop engrossed in it too much,,,,,only pray and engage yourself in rememberance of Almighty Lord......I could surely say it would work.
@EXzy-f4g
@EXzy-f4g 3 ай бұрын
Will OCD go away if my fear about literally everything goes away???
@ApolloSilvercrest
@ApolloSilvercrest 3 ай бұрын
So, my issue is that i feel like these super natural things are happening to me, and if i cant find a logical explanation, it freaks me out. Like some of my meds are missing from my weekly med container, and im wondering what happened to them. Im telling myself that the doc just simply forgot to fill those ones, but Im uncertain. How do i cope with stuff like this? Does everything that keeps happening have a logical explanation? 😊thanks!
@ShevonFernando-mc9jy
@ShevonFernando-mc9jy Ай бұрын
I'm sure that I passed my exam but I'm keep checking my results over and over again whether I have passed😑😑😑😑
@NE0LOOGY
@NE0LOOGY 3 ай бұрын
Do y'all get stickier thoughts after a panick attack (like a thought that Triggered anxiety)
@kaushaldeshpande-l1w
@kaushaldeshpande-l1w 3 ай бұрын
I have ocd of cronic iching , something about , Thanks 😊
@bharadwajk4244
@bharadwajk4244 3 ай бұрын
Is there someone in the comment section who have harmful intrusive thoughts and tried not to do any mental compulsions and then found out that it did not cause any uneasiness or anxiety or distress and then felt "Are my thoughts Egosyntonic, and I'm just pretending to be anxious so that I should not feel like I'm a bad person"... Please reply 😢
@freeindeed8416
@freeindeed8416 2 ай бұрын
No I haven’t. That’s high level
@MichaelHorstmann
@MichaelHorstmann Ай бұрын
Is ERP like CBT?
@punampradhan7627
@punampradhan7627 3 ай бұрын
Sir how to contact you?? Should we believe our gut feeling in our ocd?? Bcoz I have gut feeling that my sister will die after 3 years
@freeindeed8416
@freeindeed8416 2 ай бұрын
No do not believe it
@nuhaanbk9985
@nuhaanbk9985 3 ай бұрын
Hi, i wanted to try the free version of the bfrb but it said page not found.
@ocdandanxiety
@ocdandanxiety 3 ай бұрын
Strange. Here's the link: www.ocd-anxiety.com/bfrb-optin
@joannervin5627
@joannervin5627 5 күн бұрын
Someone else mentioned this. And i agree , you are good and right on, but your quick and fast continued talking and upside down shots light flickering just too much and causes more anxiety for me also. U r good . We need it softer. Too stiring. Causes me to get nervous and shut it down. So sorry. Thanks jo 😮😮❤😮😮
@luisrosalesEAGLE
@luisrosalesEAGLE 3 ай бұрын
OCD ruined my life 😢 am not the same I wish I could born again
@zenilsondecarvalhosiqueira8874
@zenilsondecarvalhosiqueira8874 3 ай бұрын
Me too.
@dorothydoane8723
@dorothydoane8723 14 күн бұрын
Even if
@railroadforest30
@railroadforest30 3 ай бұрын
I have intrusive thoughts ocd and I haven’t been doing compulsions for 28 days but the intensity of the intrusive thoughts is not going away it’s the same as before I still cannot concentrate without doing compulsions how do I concentrate without doing compulsions
@amorgarlic6735
@amorgarlic6735 2 ай бұрын
This ruined my entire year. I hate this
@Holdencox-n2h
@Holdencox-n2h 3 ай бұрын
Ocd +videogames addiction+clown father=misery
@random-xo2tz
@random-xo2tz 13 күн бұрын
Mine stopped for like 5 years then now It seems to have gotten bad i keep thinking about time do the numbers on a digital clock moves in the time frame of 1 second like the very moment 1 minute switches to the next minute like the 60th second of a minute is what makes the numbers on a clock move right like the clock changes to the new minute simultaneously after the last second of a minute ends therefore if your looking at a clock & the numbers advance to a new minute like when you see that moment happen it happens in 1 second? People tell me im right some have different theroys and it makes me uncertain an my brain won't quit thinking do minute's move to the next number in 1 second like those Numbers transitioning happens in 1 second right? The 60th second of a minute we can physically see that moment correct if say, were looking at the time on our phone when the last second of a minute passes we can see the numbers move to the next minute cause that transition happened in 1 second.... Idk I need to be assured lol does the transition happen in 1 second... If were looking at our phones clock when the last second of a minute goes by that will simultaneously chnage to the new minute at the same rate the last second passes the numbers change in 1 second right??
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