Overcome OCD by doing this every day!

[@ocdandanxiety]

How does your OCD hold you back?

[@stefanmolnapor910]

I have learned here that it SCAMS me out of HOURS of my day, weeks, years!!! It prevents me from being as happy as I can be in life and I want Change! I am creating change! Thank you

[@Lolalee87]

It keeps me from doing things I need & want to do. Its a struggle every day.

[@isaacvandenberg9552]

Makes me compare looks and body's and ruminate. Because of that it's hard to enjoy time with my partner

[@babymkay]

It makes me spend hours ruminating and obsessing that I’ve done something wrong.

[@danielsmith3628]

I ruminate every day and it prevents me from playing my video games.

[@SenorSeems]

You just gotta learn how to be chill even when you think the world is ending

[@3cheeseup]

Just 3 months ago I was having daily panic attacks just going to lunch with my work mates. Today I will have my first date after a long time. I'm so happy I slowly get my life back even though it still feels like a rollercoaster most of the days.

[@ocdandanxiety]

Woahhhh! Way to go. Good luck on your date tonight! What a great example of someone living their life!

[@samgregory7266]

Let's go that's amazing news :)

[@lamiahussain5412]

Hey, I want to know how you managed to cope with your panic attack. I had a panic attack in the office and the fear of having another one is just holding me back and not letting me go back there. Should I go or should I not. My brain is just ....

[@mateomontiel491]

Nice :)

[@3cheeseup]

@@lamiahussain5412 my panic attacks at work stopped when I started treatment. It might be the interoceptive exposures that helped with panic most (I’m not sure though because I also did in vivo and imaginal exposures at the same time). I suggest you Google it and try interoceptive exposures yourself.

[@maxmorimoto6481]

Thank you for all you do!! You're helping me with my worst OCD moments. Let's all agree that NOT even the meanest most malicious people on the planet deserve to suffer with OCD!

[@edithdlp8045]

I agree.

[@reblewi30]

I’ve said often that I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy.

[@IDoubleJ]

I'm glad this guy is here on KZbin. I am much better from OCD since June 2021. Your thoughts fears worries are imagination. It's not reality. Move forward towards your happiness

[@shuax]

2 months late but thank you

[@jennicablack]

Ocd has ruined my life and Im determined to get better. Just found your channel and it is SOOO helpful for ocd. Thank you a million!!! I will be a huge supporter of your channel!

[@ratbride]

i really like that you joke around in your videos, it makes the topics feel more light-hearted yet informative & helpful, and allows me and hopefully many more to laugh at our brains! thank you

[@edithdlp8045]

He inspires my hope that I will overcome these horrible intrusive thoughts and anxiety. He seems like such a great guy. He is the only therapist on KZbin that I watch.

[@ocdandanxiety]

Thanks so much for your support! You made my day! I hope you’re doing well!

[@ThisMichaelBrown]

Brilliant, thanks Nate! OCD is kind of like a bad habit that needs to go.

[@ocdandanxiety]

Thank you for your kind words! It means a lot to me that my content is making a positive impact.

[@elizabethgrant6018]

I've always had OCD. It's like it was built into me as a default setting. I don't remember ever being without it. My very first memories are of me performing compulsions at 5 years old, crying and not understanding why I couldn't stop. So... I have a wealth of experience in this field. :) Your videos are everything I need. They're just incredible. I'm in a "safe space" because I've been taking medications for a long time. However, I started feeling my safe wall being penetrated by the exacerbation of OCD, and I was slowly but surely going back to square one. But the information that you provide is unearthly. Man, I can't express how much you make my life better and better. Personally, it's so much easier for me to prevent physical compulsions. I would say at this point I don't have any because it was relatively easy to let them go. It's the mental compulsions that are MUCH HARDER for me to deal with. And boy oh boy, they've been ruining my life since I can remember myself. I do as you say (not without exceptions when OCD takes over, but still) and I just... feel unbothered by the thoughts? I let them be, I don't click on the ad. Sometimes I just agree with them because it's too much. But I know for sure that just a few years ago these exact thoughts would have eaten me alive and I would have ended up at the mental hospital again. Thank you.

[@dtpugliese318]

I was having a pretty good day when my anxiety about my intrusive thoughts started to bring me a lot of anxiety. Recently, using KZbin videos and podcasts about anxiety and OCD have been my compulsion to make me feel better about my condition, but I made it pretty far in the day until I watched one. This was the first one, and I gotta be strong and help myself

[@edithdlp8045]

The same happens to me. I need to see these videos to calm down my anxiety and intrusive thoughts.

[@Juicekid99999]

Me to bro just with lil bit of ptsd

[@teresas8919]

Yeah but I’m breaking it

[@MelW669]

That’s why I’m here. Trying to lessen my anxiety but I really do want to know how to help myself through this.

[@dtpugliese318]

@melw669 5 months later And I can tell you I’ve been much better once I learned how to stop fighting my anxiety and learned to accept it. Fighting the anxiety and the intrusive only leads to your body taking them more seriously and perpetuating the cycle. You have to realize that the thoughts are only thoughts and they do not reflect reality. If the what ifs in your mind never come to fruition, then you’ve worried for nothing. Tell yourself not “what if” say “even if” when a scary thought pops into your head. This gives you permission to deal with the problem when it arises so you can stop thinking about it. This all takes lots of practice. Keep watching Nathan, he is a huge help. Good luck to you.

[@soundscape26]

Nate is the ultimate analogy master. 😄

[@ocdandanxiety]

I feel like I have analogy glasses on and am looking for ways to connect OCD to anything. 😉

[@oliviasteely1210]

literally 😂😂

[@AbduChema]

This channel is great! I feeling better after seeing the comments and knowing I'm not the only one suffering with OCD

[@Athonix]

Thank you for being a voice for this. I’ve been struggling with OCD for months and you’re helping me take my life back. I appreciate what you do

[@يَشْفِي]

this guy is a gem

[@ube-plz]

I just discovered your channel, and I have to say, it’s refreshing to find someone who understands. I’ve been living with OCD for as long as I can remember-my earliest memories of obsessions and compulsions go back to when I was around seven. It was tough on my family, and even harder for me to understand or control. Now, as an adult, my OCD still ebbs and flows-sometimes it’s barely noticeable, but other times it flares up with a vengeance. I’m always on the lookout for evidence-based strategies to manage it without medication, a therapist, or constantly seeking reassurance. Discovering your channel feels like my first real step toward taking off the “training wheels” and learning to navigate this on my own. I’m genuinely excited to dive into more of your content and see where this journey takes me.

[@fatenumberinfinity]

your channel is helping me so much right now. i just learned i have OCD and i am so relieved to know what exactly is wrong with me and that there are techniques to soothe it. it makes me feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel. THANK YOU!!

[@royrobbins7056]

Hi Nate, my name is Pastor Roy Robbins. I live in Chino California. My main obsession is Scrupulosity. I’ve been working with a clinician specializing in OCD now for about six months and I have made some good progress. I love your videos. They keep me grounded and doing the deed every day. Thank you so much.

[@Elle.Experience]

Who do you see? I struggle with the same thing.

[@narwhool]

I am struggling with unspeakable harm OCD and THAT'S WILD because I'm a super great mom and advocate for children. I've been struggling for around 9 months and I have mostly gotten the hang of it and it's like the worst compliment ever because if I were not such a bright, shining soul I know I wouldn't be struggling this way. 😭 but it's still so awful. I'm going to get better though.. I'm going to beat this. Thanks, Nathan for your videos.

[@imsolubly6732]

How are you now?

[@ambreenali1655]

@@imsolubly6732

[@incrediblylit]

you dont know how many people you are helping buddy

[@ddemaine]

Here in the old world, those bicycle supplements are called "stabilisers"-- which is apt for your analogy.

[@muhammadrameez1593]

Ive been experiencing ocd since several months, and it has been taking a toll on me.I have noone to help ne out in this well of darkness .. this video of yours is literally the first thing ive been thru, on how to actually cope with my mental suffering Thanks mate....

[@geminia8261]

I lovee life with its ups and downs❤️❤️Don’t give up guyss❣️We are the masterminds of our lives we got this❣️

[@camillamarcussen4]

i appreciate you so much Nate! thank you for doing what you're doing. Lots of greetings from a girl from Denmark who finally started in therapy🇩🇰

[@rordog236]

Love your videos. I’ve been dealing with OCD since I was 6 and I was able to overcome all compulsions eventually until I I started with somatic OCD. This has been the most challenging of compulsions I’ve dealt with so far. I know I will eventually be able to defeat it, but it has definitely been a struggle.

[@abdefsdf]

The goat of ocd recovery. Back with a new video. Lets gooooo.

[@dom188816]

Suffered with it as long as I can remember. Horror of a thing but there is hope, like this Channel a lot

[@ashutoshsaikia6883]

Thanks man ❤ you saved my life , till now

[@peelvroom8003]

The thoughts get me down and make me live in fear I have several themes👍

[@posthuman8474]

Nate, can you please do a video on an ocd theme that’s not talked about enough, which is the fear of psychosis OCD and how it can warp your thoughts, and some of the compulsions like constant mental checking for delusional thoughts and whether you truly believe them or not etc.. Please 🙏

[@Lfclfclfclfcpnepnepne5]

Just say to yourself yep I’m going crazy Im super excited, do the opposite of OCD. I had this bit a little bit and went away into another theme which I have recently recovered from.

[@viaumo]

He has a video about that already.

[@viaumo]

Search "am i going crazy Nate ocd"

[@ryblinkhopkinson874]

Amazing video as always! Thanks so much for all you do Nate! 😃💖

[@Shinobi-vs-Gast]

These videos are so helpful. 🙏

[@ocdandanxiety]

Thank you Thank you!

[@riveroso21]

Thank you for uploading these videos. Your advice is direct, clear and always kind and full of humor. It makes OCD a much less scary thing to overcome.

[@royrobbins7056]

Hey Nate, thanks for the great video. I’m a Lutheran Pastor in Chino, California who struggles with OCD and scrupolosity. I learned severe videos from my therapist Diane Tiberg, and I really enjoy watching you.

[@OliviaAlexa]

This video was amazing. Please keep doing what youre doing.

[@lheynes7946]

Anxiety is totally destroying my life i literally feel sick and dizzy everyday,even the smallest tasks are too big for me to handle 😢

[@StephenMacInnis]

I know how you feel, I am a retired carpenter and am afraid to do the easiest chore,66 years old and scared every day, but I will get better. My father told me to "learn to laugh at yourself and let yourself off the hook, " it helps

[@lheynes7946]

@@StephenMacInnis thank u so much I'll try that may God bless u🙏

[@JesusRodriguez-un1dk]

Sorry to hear that been there too

[@erickk1992]

This might sound mean but I think it’s great. A long story… I’ve been a little ‘on the mend’. Meaning the rumination hasn’t been bad and the feelings of doom have been quiet. This morning I was hit hard by it. Horrible knot in the back of my neck with the feeling that I was going to hurt anyone I see. On the drive to work I nearly ran over a puppy. I stopped to make sure I didn’t hit it, otherwise I’d be ruminating on it all day. Got back in my vehicle only to have another dog playfully run in front of my vehicle. Stressed I yelled at the thing. It spooked it enough to get out of the way. I heard the momma dog (not a small dog) start barking after that. I thought ‘great now she’s going to start chasing my vehicle every time she sees it now) Even more stressed I decided to listen to an OCD and Anxiety video to see if I can pick up something to help with this feeling of doom. I came to this video and for the most part it was background noise to what was going on in my head. Then at the end of the video there was that song. I heard it and thought ‘that’s a terrible song!’😂 Snapped me right out of that doom phase and I’ve had a good morning since.

[@Aras483]

You are an inspiration Nate. Even after years of practice and bunch of good information, I find myself learning new ways with your videos. Thank you for what you've done for this community, truly appreciated. I guess I can speak for everyone who has visited your channel so far, or should I say maybe maybe not. :)

[@playstore7882]

Please recommend some books to read to fight ocd !! You are saving lives everyday thanks !!

[@ocdandanxiety]

The Compulsive Reassurance Seeking Workbook is a new one that I wrote the "foreward". Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is one of my favorites.

[@Jana-kj5tj]

Thank you, I’m going to take the risk but know I will be taking control.

[@ShadowAshe]

Your a hero man

[@andeetate7356]

Always the best help and content!!

[@PrabhatLama-xu2yv]

Every thing was going well but when one morning i decide to expose myself to the place where i had my first panic attack it feels like im back to that old anxiety mode

[@lisianelersch804]

The exposure must be gradual, never like that

[@ET0071]

If you don’t want to do gradual go there and sit until anxiety lowers again and again and again

[@Connormcgregor16]

Really appreciate the vids man. The first really threatening OCD thoughts I had involved acts of self h@rm. I was in a really big rut for about 3 months until I actually found out that I have OCD. I started doing CBT and ERP through a counselor along with your channel. It has gotten way better, and all I have to say is maybe OCD will win, maybe not.

[@Clay_Town195]

Thank you for making these videos. They always give me some extra motivation to stay steady in my ERP therapy when I need it most. The work you do is awesome.

[@Cnsalmoni]

Thank you so much using the bicycle example. My daughter has anxiety and phobia with so many things…now arfid and ocd. I’m literally taking the training wheels off.

[@LarisaAndreea-vk4zx]

You are the Best!!!! Keep doing your videos, they are great❤

[@boysrcute]

very helpful and makes me hopeful

[@Sunnyside45335]

Thanks for this!

[@kirakrejci2628]

Your videos are awesome! Sensorimotor OCD here!

[@PatriceAdams-sv6tk]

I needed this

[@mariang3946]

Thank you so much for your time and support.......best wishes from Liverpool 🇬🇧💖🇬🇧💖

[@worriedaim]

I love your videos , they’re so helpful . God bless your soul brother

[@abhinavmucharla405]

my goat 😤😤😤

[@elizabethdickerson2412]

Another awesome video Nate. I love your approach and style. Thank you so much.

[@Eli-ok3sp]

this guy is very chill. Likeit🩵

[@troywinston]

Well, your video(s) are/have helped me! Thank you!

[@erimozata5120]

Well said!! Thanks.

[@FunctionsEvents-zj8fc]

Thanks mate for the Video. I wish to get an appointment for consultation

[@pamelaberry5324]

❤ you are awesome!

[@kylelowes1045]

I have this problem where I’ve compared my gf to a particular individual that I find unattractive because they have a similar nose/hair. Now I see their face in hers when I look at her and it brings me a lot of anxiety. I get the typical thoughts of “what if I can never unsee this” “what if I can’t get passed it” I know I just need to accept and lean into it but the anxiety it gives me is a scary one. A little more personal than some of my other themes it feels Thanks for the videos

[@りーサランチャンネル]

soooo informative thankyou sooo much 😊

[@JesseMovingMountains]

This is so actuate. It really works.

[@mariafiorini9196]

❤I love this guy❤

[@ItCantRainAllTheTime]

You’re an amazing help in my life❤ thank you🥰🥰🥰

[@valerysimpson8039]

im a strong follower u have helped alot

[@StephenMacInnis]

Self conscious all the time, noticing everything I do, start to talk and say words in wrong order, and makes ocd worse and I get more self conscious and sad

[@heatherleclair135]

Will you do a video particularly about ROCD exposure and prevention?

[@imeffaknight]

Thanks man, been diagnosed for a few yrs now but realizing I’m not sure how to recognize it much less how to combat it

[@jennaleigh3940]

Your videos help me so much 💕

[@shelbycourage4360]

Love your videos! Thank you for all you do!

[@Lfclfclfclfcpnepnepne5]

ERP is the best treatment and it works people ! Keep doing it and you get better and will recover! I had harm OCD.

[@ApexFlex-pn8wq]

FOR REAL MAN?

[@ApexFlex-pn8wq]

would you recommend it also for HOCD?

[@Lfclfclfclfcpnepnepne5]

@@ApexFlex-pn8wq yes please do erp but with a professional therapist or do the master your ocd course. You can do it and most likely you find the fear won’t happen. Good luck.

[@worriedaim]

I currently suffer from Harm OCD, how did you overcome it ?? I have Pure O tho , i typically think im evil or such things

[@shaunhunterit342]

@videogameshd2023 I've seen your comments, I'm new to understanding this OCD stuff but as it happens my family actually tried to hold back my success, so it does happen. Can't say it isn't happening to you. Isn't that the point you need to reach of saying yeah, this could happen and you're gonna live with that? If people replied saying "oh I'm sure that won't happen" wouldn't that be counterproductive to you?

[@helencrewdson4392]

You teach us so much ❤

[@hruti_r]

Yess❤ Can you please help me with hair picking.?? Please it will be huge on me nate🥺🥺. You see it's hard to study when you have this types of urges while studying and it's get really embarrassing when you're studying in public places.:(( I'm trying to overcome it with the help of you're previous videos but it's really hard 😢. Please suggest something,it will be a life saviour!!!!

[@marouanbrrad4977]

Well said

[@Txtvidedits]

Iam so happy to find this channel

[@ilosheher]

love this video

[@charlese.j.moulton4312]

Thank you. You are wonderful.

[@dylannguyen9803]

Thank you for your video. It has help me with my sleep and my swallowing

[@SolangeWaithe]

I’m here. Watching while waiting for my eCBT therapist to be assigned.

[@WarrenLobo-wy9lv]

Thank you 🤍

[@Bahaartistry]

LOVE YOU 🙏🏻

[@Serialescapist]

Thank you 😊🎉😊🎉😊

[@davidclingenpeel5741]

Mine is the fear of anxiety. I have anxiety about anxiety.

[@MikeMentzer_._]

Hello Read the book "How to stubbornly refuse to make yourself miserable about anything,yes anything"by Albert Ellis.There's a specific chapter for your exact fear. Hit me up for more

[@kennawe3]

Thank you so much! I was wondering if you could do a video on certain foods or things that heighten ocd/anxiety. I find when I have caffine my ocd flares up, or if I'm eating poorly

[@ChrisW-ib2kh]

thank you so much for this

[@mYcRiSpDiScK]

I never thought of OCD related to positive outcomes like the viral video example.

[@ocdandanxiety]

Thanks for your comments! I hope you're doing well!

[@dtpugliese318]

This reminds me of something my wife was talking about to me the other day. I think it’s called Ominous Positivity or something. Basically, it’s “good things will happen to you and there’s nothing you can do about it.” “Good luck and fortune will curse your life”

[@jennielouises]

We call them stabilisers in the UK. I think that works even more with them being compulsions

[@ocdandanxiety]

Ohhh interesting. I love all the different words and changes between countries.

[@liamkilpatrick5750]

Hey man! Love the videos and have been watching for years now. Can you please touch on false memory/cheating ocd?

[@kevenlab1]

Hello, I really like your videos. My 11 year old daughter has developed a contamination OCD, we started the ERP, but now, she can't say what scares her, she knows the anxiety is going up, but doesn't know why. How common is this? Thanks again for your videos, you're doing an amazing job.

[@123WONDERHOYWonderlandxshowtim]

I hope you and your daughter is doing fine now. 🙂 I'm close around her age and I've been struggling with intrusive thoughts for a few months now.

[@williamflyckt76]

Thank you man!

[@nivunivu6161]

Inspiring ❤

[@gmz21]

Ive been going through postpartum depression and anxiety and your videos have done a lot for me thank you so much!!!

[@sarahb.6890]

Thank you!!

[@dr.sleepytime5271]

I'm really struggling to apply this while working in healthcare. My fear of bloodborne pathogens has ramped through the roof. I work in dental offices and there is often aerosolize, and while I trust my PPE. It's the coming home part and not tracking anything it.

[@emilywhite6458]

I miss you more than you ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever does this sound like ocd?

[@S-s3pl]

Maybe this video will help me , maybe it won’t! Thanks for the video 😊

[@stevigeorge3649]

I have pure O ocd tells me I am schizophrenic or something is wrong, that my medication for ocd is making me worse, that I’m going to hurt myself and check the time to see if iv got through the day. Iv had everytype. Apparently I’m complex because mine changes thoughts all the time so great having this illness iv been in theropy since I was 12 😣

[@arioprimadi]

Thanks bro

[@luislandino9247]

I worked in hospitals many years, after covid I became very germophobic and I may had developed ocd. Unfortunately I was not able to get help due to the huge shortage of staff and over time it made it worse. kaiser employees were on strike they couldn't attend me I had to wait 1 month to get an appointment, and when I was close to my appointment dates they canceled on me because of the staff and covid shortage. I also tried getting help outside kaiser but unfortunately, by the time I was able to get help I had felt in a very deep depression and became an alcoholic and I lost my job It's been almost 3 years and I'm still not the same, not the same in a way that even although I'm no longer working in those situations I still struggle with my daily life tasks. I never was able to figure out if I just had a stress disorder, ocd or ptsd

[@sutongson2222]

Thank you