Paul's Sensorimotor OCD Journey

Paul charts the highs and lows of his Sensorimotor OCD recovery journey and what worked for him.
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[@condomgraveyard666]

Time is a huge component just for the sheer fact that your mind eventually knows all the tricks and you habituate it.

[@brennanmcfarlane3566]

Going through this right now, thank you so much for posting this. It means a lot to be able to hear about it from someone else

[@annecampbell2891]

Keep going Paul. You are so brave. All the best for the future.

[@juliewynja2776]

I just came across your video.. Thank you so much for posting your journey, I’m inspired, and encouraged, through my own battle with sensorimotor OCD. I have had this throughout my life since 17, I’m 49, almost 50. It started with swallowing, then went to eye movements ( which consumed a 20 yr overall struggle) . I hid it for most of it, out of shame, feeling alone, weird, not normal. It affected my life so negatively, I never had kid’s. I got freedom from it for quite awhile, now it’s back (last 8 months, with breathing, fear of panic attacks). I’m obviously still here, going through this, but it’s debilitating, finally made an appt to see someone ( a clinician) this month, but it’s not the way I want to live anymore..

[@OCDRecovery]

We provide coaching for info 📧 [e-mail]

[@aguywhohikes1271]

Glad to call you a friend buddy

[@mominmasood]

You want to say that in front of me?

[@tuulafai4046]

Paul, you are the best ever thank you bro

[@localnepali2577]

Thanks bro

[@abbymunn9443]

omg I so agree on coffee.. Currently drinking Starbs!!! Thanks for this video, Paul! I needed this today

[@huanjin5202]

Thank you this is amazing

[@lauracassidy9726]

I have no anxiety or fear but I’m still noticing my blinking

[@mmc0729]

are you still going through it? blinking too

[@lauracassidy9726]

@@mmc0729 yes it’s much better no but I’m focusing on my breathing more now

[@mmc0729]

@@lauracassidy9726 i’m freaking out.. i never even had this issue until i read someone else had it. gonna focus on my breathing too

[@colinpatrick2729]

Paul how do you get to sleep with this can't sleep at all. Just cannot fall asleep all night!

[@OCDRecovery]

I imagine you are trying to sleep and trying to control sleep.

[@dco1019]

dont try to forget.. stop your compulsive behaviours in bed (phone, tv... twisting turning, books, constantly 'resetting') just be with your stress, your awareness ... just be with yourself... dont pull yourself away from yourself constantly>>>that does not work or just partially... its paradoxical. so yeah thats it.. for sleep its better to have the very high stress method I propose which is followed by quiet and sleep much faster (perhaps an hour or so.. or half an hour.. or 80 minutes who knows. It will become better) ... THAN the way you, (we) are doing it which is constantly trying to distract from various awareness>>fail>>restart ocd cycle TO >> aware, stress, distract, fail >> reset, distract, fail restart ocd cycle.... and that around the clock. that shh DOES NOT WORK. Its like Paul says about the freak out moment.. you try to prevent that moment instead let the tension builds up to that point of "freak out" and then go over it... first time is the toughest :-)

[@tontonmc8836]

When you exercise do u feel like you losing your breathe faster cause that happens to me

[@OCDRecovery]

This used to happen loads to me, I ended up avoiding exercise for a bit, felt I was going to damage my body. In fact all that is happening here is fear of the sensation when we carry on bringing it along for the ride it subsides. Allow your breath to do anything! Absolutely anything and don’t avoid.

[@dco1019]

when I still had breathing ocd I liked exercise actually.. not the beginning of it...and of course there were other hurdles, like social stuff... but I liked it on the moments when I was breathing cause I really really need it. It think it reminded me that this overregulated, over aware of breathing stuff that I did could be overridden. Breath holding for example can do the same for you.... I often say that too people who think their autonomous breathing is f'd up.. hold your breath and find out.

[@manishmagar7006]

@@dco1019 are you ok now?

[@Amynka4578]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@ShankysWorld]

I m from India. I m dealing with somatic ocd from 2 years and now this new theme Every swallow counting makes me very anxious 😞 I want to know that should I do intentionally pay attention to it like somatic ocd or I ignore it. Actually none of these work for me now😒 in India no one understand this type of ocd .I m very hopeless now😞

[@ahwabanmukherjee5065]

Make yourself busy. It's not as bad as it looks like. I cracked JEE Advanced with it. You'll make it.

[@varun8762]

@@ahwabanmukherjee5065 im in same condition im in 11th and i want to give jee advanced i have swallowing and blinking ocd pls can u tell me something how u deal with it im losing my mind because of it

[@ahwabanmukherjee5065]

Just keep pushing

[@3liff337]

@@varun8762 Hey. I have the same problem. I need to talk someone like me. How are you now?

[@MEMES-gy8sl]

Its unconscious to conscious journey bro dont fear from it watch osho video name the philosophical frog and centipede u will understand it

[@amandamiller21]

I am stuck on blinking ocd it’s horrid

[@OCDRecovery]

We have a sensorimotor webinar coming up! 📧 [e-mail] for info