Thank you. I feel like this particular disorder seems to be so rare and its hard to find info on it. I definitely felt seen watching this and just ordered the first book on the reading list. Tired of being hyperaware of bodily sensations and having intrusive thoughts like you said, what if I feel like this forever. I am almost 32 and I was doing fine until shortly after turning 31. I ended up getting interstitial cystitis and pelvic floor dysfunction - they used to just be physical feelings but now I am so hyperaware of every feeling its like controlling my life. I told my husband the best way I can describe it is like having a bad headache. You can't talk yourself out of feeling it, the feeling is there. You can do whatever you want to get that feeling to go away and try to distract yourself but you still feel the headache.
Currently been dealing with consciousness ocd and it has been a rough trip to say the least! About to start first therapy in a couple days and am excited. It is so scary when I think I’ve caused something I can never change again and nothing will ever be “normal”. Hope the best for everyone struggling with this and just know your not alone, many people have hurt from this and many people have recovered with proper help.
Yes! Breathing ocd does have a lot of health ocd too in common and it kinda switches back and forth sometimes just noticing it sometimes being scared of dying because we are convinced that we are breathing manually!
I finally just said f*** it after 2 months of Somatic OCD and going into a shell and stopping my life and started doing things again. The noticing is still there but the anxiety has been greatly reduced. At some point, you just have to be willing to be with the sensation and not care
I have sesorimotor ocd since 14 YO but it ""dissapeared" for another 14 years. at 14 years old I did'nt panic or thought it is going to stay and it did dissapeared after 1 month... as U said! to accept it. I didn't freak out from it. 3 years ago I started to remember I had this wierd thing with noticing my own blinking. It slowley started to take over my life again, one day it was for 4 days, then one year break from it, later on it was glimpses of rememberence of it - overall 2 easy years with rare glimpses of it here and there. My real hell started 1 year and 4 months ago. I thought I'm going cuckoo and thought I only have it myself, only this time it was with saliva. I looked online and got relieved I'm not the only person in the world with it and that it is an actual OCD (at that time I already knew I have Pure O). My OCD therapist wasn't aware of such OCD so I had to teach him LOL. now I have it in other form - one is when people stare at me, and 2nd is my tongue while speaking to certain people (not everyone). it is always changing, but the core is the same. exposures help me from time to time... I wish I could accept it for real and say "fVck it, who cares" - but from a place from the bottom of my heart, not for the exposure matter.
Thank you very much for the sensory motor video Nick! Truly enjoy and appreciate your time and informative passion towards helping us recovery. I have made tremendous strides due to your help. You are a blessing! Cheers!
'could this be sensorimotor' I started to get this fearful feeling that something bad will happen at 16 years, even though I rationally I knew it wouldn't , whenever I would try to remember information .And to relieve myself of this feeling, my brain would involuntarily disrupt my concentration. And only then, after the disruption, will that bad feeling in my head go away, and I could be free of it. It's excuse was that because I've submerged my whole self into remembering, I am vulnerable to attacks on the outside (just like the avatar state) e.g something may fall on my head, or someone can slap me or do something evil e.t.c. It felt involuntary. So from then whenever I would try to recall information when doing an exam, my concentration kept getting disrupted and I couldn't really recall that information . It's been 9 years since and that OCD has only just grown stronger and morphed into some super thing, with more excuses that's now even a reflex action . I've not been able to think clearly since that moment , play sports well or even video games because almost everything you do requires sustained mental thought which I can't achieve . But still hoping for a cure?
Heartbeat OCD over here; having a pretty tough time with it, since my heart anxiety causes mild palpations sometimes, which makes things, like waaaay worse.
You’ve given a lot of advice on this topic and have helped many people. But one wrong that has been consistent is telling people that diet doesn’t at all help their mental state. That is completely FALSE. It absolutely helps, especially with chronic junk food eaters and people who just eat terribly all the time. Eating healthy for one day won’t automatically make It all change, but dietary changes that are even slightly consistent have been linked to both neurological and physical positive stimuli/changes look at people like Dr Sebi, and his protégées The Right foods can cure anything because your mental shifts focus and changes. It regulates serotonin, adrenal glands, your gut bacteria, there is SO MUCH research out there that absolutely suggests Change your diet = change your life Peace 🤲🏼
By breaking down the overall fear of death and or losing control. I also needed to break down why depression, the sensation of depression, wasn't as horrible as I once imagined.
Hello nick i have sensorimotor swallowing ocd hyperawareness whenever i eat i hyperfocus on my chewing and swallowing becauseof that i become anxious my swallowing muscles becomes very tight and it made hard for me to eat i have choking phobia also because of this issue what to do please help me???
I have this except it’s when I sleep. The swallowing thought comes up and then it keeps me up longer than I should be. I think it has to do with me thinking of my saliva then it just starts to come out to the point where my throat gets inflamed.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while and you make the most sense . I’ve been struggling with the swallowing, comes and goes . My problem is I fear people noticing my constant swallowing and thinking I’m a freak . How do I apply these principles to that ?
the thing is people cannot notice it! I have it myself so I can surely tell you they don't. and as said here in the comments, it's a social thing at least for me and it is changing forms.
@@or5171 but you know what? It is so tiring to be forced to swallow even if u dont need to. Because of anxiety. Its more about being aware of it all the time. It makes me feel drained. Its more about me then people I think at this point.
@@or5171 And I think I dont swallow so much. I used to every few seconds. Now I can hold for more than two minutes but when speaking I tend to be nervous so I swallow more often. But the think that irritates me is thinking about it all the time.
@@zuzana7068 I have the same sh!t with the swallowing and it is getting worse when I speak to specific people, and actually going online and searching about it - makes me feel like they got my personality, they mention all the traits everyone else with this ocd has. And this fact actually makes me feel less crazy.
Hey Kasper - Same principles we want to slowly chip away "what's so terrible about this color association". As we lean into the automatic aspect of it until the fear comes down.
@@aguywhohikes1271 Thank for the answer; But I m not sure how to do it; I dont even think Im that much scared ,just frustated : Basically anything I see of any colour is a constant reminder; The feat obiouvsly is that I ll be stuck this way all the time;Any suggestion on how to do it?
Thank you. I feel like this particular disorder seems to be so rare and its hard to find info on it. I definitely felt seen watching this and just ordered the first book on the reading list. Tired of being hyperaware of bodily sensations and having intrusive thoughts like you said, what if I feel like this forever. I am almost 32 and I was doing fine until shortly after turning 31. I ended up getting interstitial cystitis and pelvic floor dysfunction - they used to just be physical feelings but now I am so hyperaware of every feeling its like controlling my life. I told my husband the best way I can describe it is like having a bad headache. You can't talk yourself out of feeling it, the feeling is there. You can do whatever you want to get that feeling to go away and try to distract yourself but you still feel the headache.
Currently been dealing with consciousness ocd and it has been a rough trip to say the least! About to start first therapy in a couple days and am excited. It is so scary when I think I’ve caused something I can never change again and nothing will ever be “normal”. Hope the best for everyone struggling with this and just know your not alone, many people have hurt from this and many people have recovered with proper help.
What you mean consciousness ocd
Turns out I was experiencing depersonalization and derealization, but got it figured out feeling much better nowadays
@@tchesley01 can you kindly briefly explain how you got past it??
@@tchesley01how are you doing now?
Yes! Breathing ocd does have a lot of health ocd too in common and it kinda switches back and forth sometimes just noticing it sometimes being scared of dying because we are convinced that we are breathing manually!
I finally just said f*** it after 2 months of Somatic OCD and going into a shell and stopping my life and started doing things again. The noticing is still there but the anxiety has been greatly reduced.
At some point, you just have to be willing to be with the sensation and not care
I have sesorimotor ocd since 14 YO but it ""dissapeared" for another 14 years.
at 14 years old I did'nt panic or thought it is going to stay and it did dissapeared after 1 month... as U said! to accept it. I didn't freak out from it.
3 years ago I started to remember I had this wierd thing with noticing my own blinking. It slowley started to take over my life again, one day it was for 4 days, then one year break from it, later on it was glimpses of rememberence of it - overall 2 easy years with rare glimpses of it here and there.
My real hell started 1 year and 4 months ago. I thought I'm going cuckoo and thought I only have it myself, only this time it was with saliva. I looked online and got relieved I'm not the only person in the world with it and that it is an actual OCD (at that time I already knew I have Pure O).
My OCD therapist wasn't aware of such OCD so I had to teach him LOL.
now I have it in other form - one is when people stare at me, and 2nd is my tongue while speaking to certain people (not everyone).
it is always changing, but the core is the same.
exposures help me from time to time... I wish I could accept it for real and say "fVck it, who cares" - but from a place from the bottom of my heart, not for the exposure matter.
Thank you very much for the sensory motor video Nick! Truly enjoy and appreciate your time and informative passion towards helping us recovery. I have made tremendous strides due to your help. You are a blessing! Cheers!
Hey! Thank you for the kind words! I am glad the content has been helpful, love hearing that!
Love your perspective on this. Youre very well spoken
'could this be sensorimotor'
I started to get this fearful feeling that something bad will happen at 16 years, even though I rationally I knew it wouldn't , whenever I would try to remember information .And to relieve myself of this feeling, my brain would involuntarily disrupt my concentration. And only then, after the disruption, will that bad feeling in my head go away, and I could be free of it. It's excuse was that because I've submerged my whole self into remembering, I am vulnerable to attacks on the outside (just like the avatar state) e.g something may fall on my head, or someone can slap me or do something evil e.t.c. It felt involuntary. So from then whenever I would try to recall information when doing an exam, my concentration kept getting disrupted and I couldn't really recall that information . It's been 9 years since and that OCD has only just grown stronger and morphed into some super thing, with more excuses that's now even a reflex action . I've not been able to think clearly since that moment , play sports well or even video games because almost everything you do requires sustained mental thought which I can't achieve . But still hoping for a cure?
Heartbeat OCD over here; having a pretty tough time with it, since my heart anxiety causes mild palpations sometimes, which makes things, like waaaay worse.
You’ve given a lot of advice on this topic and have helped many people. But one wrong that has been consistent is telling people that diet doesn’t at all help their mental state. That is completely FALSE.
It absolutely helps, especially with chronic junk food eaters and people who just eat terribly all the time. Eating healthy for one day won’t automatically make
It all change, but dietary changes that are even slightly consistent have been linked to both neurological and physical positive stimuli/changes
look at people like Dr Sebi, and his protégées
The Right foods can cure anything because your mental shifts focus and changes.
It regulates serotonin, adrenal glands, your gut bacteria, there is SO MUCH research out there that absolutely suggests
Change your diet = change your life
Peace 🤲🏼
Thank you bro i feel a bit better now :D
How do you unconditionally accept the core fear of potential depression and suicidal thinking ?
By breaking down the overall fear of death and or losing control. I also needed to break down why depression, the sensation of depression, wasn't as horrible as I once imagined.
Hello nick i have sensorimotor swallowing ocd hyperawareness whenever i eat i hyperfocus on my chewing and swallowing becauseof that i become anxious my swallowing muscles becomes very tight and it made hard for me to eat i have choking phobia also because of this issue what to do please help me???
@ChristineWeber-rr1wc yes i am also going through very rough phase how are you eating now and what????
I too have have this ocd. Super aware of myself eating and even aware when the food is in my stomach. It's horrible because you have to eat
I have this except it’s when I sleep. The swallowing thought comes up and then it keeps me up longer than I should be. I think it has to do with me thinking of my saliva then it just starts to come out to the point where my throat gets inflamed.
how can i welcome something that i truly hate so much??
What do you mean with “attention on their consciousness “?
I’ve been watching your videos for a while and you make the most sense . I’ve been struggling with the swallowing, comes and goes . My problem is I fear people noticing my constant swallowing and thinking I’m a freak . How do I apply these principles to that ?
Ive got the same. Its more social anxiety
the thing is people cannot notice it! I have it myself so I can surely tell you they don't. and as said here in the comments, it's a social thing at least for me and it is changing forms.
@@or5171 but you know what? It is so tiring to be forced to swallow even if u dont need to. Because of anxiety. Its more about being aware of it all the time. It makes me feel drained. Its more about me then people I think at this point.
@@or5171 And I think I dont swallow so much. I used to every few seconds. Now I can hold for more than two minutes but when speaking I tend to be nervous so I swallow more often. But the think that irritates me is thinking about it all the time.
@@zuzana7068 I have the same sh!t with the swallowing and it is getting worse when I speak to specific people, and actually going online and searching about it - makes me feel like they got my personality, they mention all the traits everyone else with this ocd has. And this fact actually makes me feel less crazy.
your video's help me a lot, thank you s much
My problem is that I associated seeing a colour with the sensation; How can I overcome it?
Hey Kasper - Same principles we want to slowly chip away "what's so terrible about this color association". As we lean into the automatic aspect of it until the fear comes down.
@@aguywhohikes1271 Thank for the answer; But I m not sure how to do it; I dont even think Im that much scared ,just frustated : Basically anything I see of any colour is a constant reminder; The feat obiouvsly is that I ll be stuck this way all the time;Any suggestion on how to do it?
@@aguywhohikes1271 Im triggered 24/7 , I dont know how to make progress
I dont know if i can help, but what color is?
@@KasperV2002any pain
Just can’t 😢stop noticing it
Ty ❤