Jon Richardson Discusses Living With OCD | Jon Richardson
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- Living with OCD (obssessive compulsive disorder) is something that Jon Richardson has to deal with almost every day, and in some cases it can be quite demanding on his life and relationships. In this clip, he decides to discuss what having housemates was like whilst having OCD, and how often the spoons would go missing as a result of this.
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Moaning about teaspoons carries on to this day
100% onboard with this. A properly ordered cutlery drawer is not only calming and sensible, it does everyone a favour. Who knows when you might need a teaspoon in a hurry due to an overly dunked custard cream, only to find chaos has ensued in the cutlery department
Pays better now
The disorder is not easily controlled, even though you are obviously more aware of its symptoms now than you were then. Thanks for sharing your story and struggles. It may be helping others to understand themselves, or to understand loved ones who live with such disorders. Cheers!
For sure ocd comes with its share of problems but hey Jon atleast you Will know everything is 😂 and they seem like Good Friends
Why is there no full stop at the end of your comment?
I really appreciated that Russell vocalized, confirmed by your other two mates, that they had no idea how deeply their behaviors and their dismissal of your disorder had affected you at the time. Hopefully, this awareness will promote discussion and understanding for others. Cheers!
I really appreciate how an intelligent, thought-out discussion on OCD can be recorded by a 90's era flip phone.
Russell Howard realizing his actions have effects on others is like a college aged revelation to have 🤣
I suffered from what is now known as "pure form OCD", never manifested in physical ritual, it came in the form of terrifying thoughts about things that might happen, the mental "checking" was approximately every 10 seconds at its worst. It was beyond exhausting, it was beyond anything I have ever experienced, and still can.
That sounds more stressful than regular physical OCD. I used to get parts of songs stuck in my head and I would try so hard to stop playing it over and before you know it a couple of hours have passed of me playing the same 4 chords over in my head. I was really into music and playing piano (self taught) so I think it stems from there but my god its frustrating and inescapable. Yours sounds so much worse. I couldn't even imagine it.
I have that too. I have to use Cognitive behaviour therapy techniques, a daily walk, meditation via headspace, Brazilian jiu jitsu really help
having watched my own child grow up plagued with compulsions, hearing your self-blame & self-punishment is very familiar, but no less heart-wrenching. I'm doing my best to get her the support she needs & daily try to reinforce the message that it's a health condition like any other, not a fault or failing. Thanks for sharing.
The poor wee girl. She is lucky to have such a supportive, loving Mum ❤️
I lived with three housemates and had social anxiety disorder. It was really hard that they just didn't understand the level it affected me despite living with me and seeing that I couldn't go to uni or leave the house some days from it. They bitched about me not coming to one of their birthday drinks because I was having a panic attack at home. It was pretty awful but I am no longer friends with any of them and live with my lovely partner who understands my anxiety and I am much better now too 🙂
Living in a house share is the worst thing when you have a mental disorder or if you’re an introvert. It’s draining… I left London in Dec last year and it was the best thing I ever did. No more sharing, uncomfortable small talk and fake smiles. I feel like I’m a new born.
Living with housemates who are inconsiderate is the worst! I avoid peeing, or eating or drinking water when my water bottle is empty because I have to pass the living room to get to the kitchen or bathroom, and 2 of my housemates ALWAYS have their friends over. I would come out at midnight to shower, eat or drink. I've told them multiple times to at least let me know when they have people over, so that i can get my stuff done before they come over. They never listen, no matter how many times i tell them I'm having an anxiety attack and get paranoid sometimes. And then they have the gall to tell me that they haven't seen me for 2 days. I told them I come out at nights cos they get their friends over and hog the kitchen and living room from 10am to 12am. And even that didn't get through their heads. They know Ive got anxiety, I've told them multiple times. They choose to ignore it. My mental health is getting worse with every passing hour. I remember having a breakdown once because i told myself, fuck it, just go out and drink water, you're parched. And i stood near my door, hand on the handle for 20-30 mins unable to move or take the first step out. I was frustrated at myself that i couldn't overlook this.
The heart wrenching part was when Jon said he "deserved" to miserable ☹️
No Jon. You don't.🙏💖
It always breaks my heart
I get upset when people joke about OCD or say they are "so OCD" because seeing the toilet paper a certain way irritates them. They have no understanding of what it is like for something that most people don't think about is a huge crisis in your mind. For a number of years I was convinced that one or both of my parents would die if we ran out of the long life milk they drank. I would go and count the containers left and panic and obsess if we had 2 or less. 0 would have me distraught. This probably sounds silly to most people and having these thoughts of their death was relentless, painful and exhausting. Thankyou Jon, I recall watching this a few years ago and your friends not really understanding till then just how bad this was for you.
If they are irritated by toilet paper being 'a certain way' then they will, by definition, understand what it is like for you.
@@chancerystone4086 Heh, no. Because that's not what OCD is. OCD is an anxiety based disorder characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead to compulsive behaviors. It's not "omg that thing's not how I like it, that bothers me a little! :("
This is a little distressingly heartbreaking. I am going to cheer us both up by washing my 35 teaspoons.
Thanks for the laughs Jon. This is “Be Kind To Jon Week”, for the rest of the year.
Ew why would you have 35 teaspoons? It's got to be an even number otherwise my brain would explode
@@RuBaDuCkZiLa131 Absolutely. He needs to chuck one away, or buy another! 🥄 🥄
Thank you Jon, its really difficult for people who don't have OCD to understand, and that you have an OCD that isn't as severe as what you covered in the full documentary. It did help bridge the understanding for me a little bit more.
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I forgot my apostrophes
Did you find a comma? Put it in comma drawer 64
Lovely comment but the edit bit is the best bit :)
I don't know why, but I love this crazy fella.
That whole documentary is one of televisions great contributions to humanity.
My son has OCD and it is absolutely exhausting for him and also for us.
I so, so appreciate you talking about this. I wish there was much more accurate representation of OCD in media now but especially when I was growing up, and I thank you for trying to change that with your candour. Much love and respect from a fellow OCD sufferer.
I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 27 years old. I'm now 50. Been married for 30 years with two grown sons. Living with OCD is a struggle of its own and when you live with people who are not OCD nor do they understand what OCD is and its control it has over us, makes life that much more harder. They still don't understand. To us, it's simply common sense. But to them, it's extra work and too lazy to accomplish it.
I have overcome some of my OCD issues through the years. Such as; I can now wash my hands before the toilet finishes filling back up. It no longer matters what direction the toilet paper goes. I no longer check and triple check appliances, light switches or door locks. But, I am still OCD about people washing their hands in front of me or I will not eat the food they prepare for me. I still have a particular order in which I wash dishes. Everything in the bathroom and kitchen has its own permanent place. And I still can not walk around the house or outside barefoot unless I am at the beach.
I could sit down with you for hours on end, Jon and talk about being OCD. I know what you've been going through.
Omg I swear I could have written this myself and I’m 30!! I have the same compulsions/patterns/obsessions it’s insane + some stupid intrusive thoughts that I just can’t seem to push out and I’m always fighting. Sometimes I feel my life is rule by my OCD hangups. Any advice on how to overcome some of these and get some piece of mind?
@@danrgn5078 Pay much more closer attention to what you are doing.... For example: if you have to check appliances multiple times, take the time to remember, "Okay, I already checked the stove." Pretty soon, you will get yourself down to rechecking twice, then eventually down to once. It takes weeks sometimes even months to achieve.
For something as small as the toilet paper has to roll over and not under. Take small actions first. For example: while you're using the bathroom, leave the toilet paper rolled over.. BUT.... Just as you are about to leave the bathroom, flip it to roll under. It will most likely f*ck with your head afterwards, but eventually, you just won't give a damn which way it rolls. Good luck!!
@@PaulJGorzkowski thanks Paul. Sometimes I feel like my brain gets off on playing tricks on me. Very good advice you give 👌🏻 it’s nice to know about people that can relate
@@danrgn5078 My pleasure.
@3:10 "I deserve to be unhappy for wanting it a certain way",
It's a noble thing not to want to inflict yourself on others, it's just not very nice to yourself..
It wasn't until I was 33/34 (last year) that I went through therapy for anxiety and OCD, which is a product of anxiety. I understand now the self blame and deprecating that comes with that. I had examples of Obsessive Compulsions for as long as I can remember. Down to having my toy cars exactly laid out as should be and getting upset when they were moved just an inch, to washing excessively (even today my hands are washed dozens of times a day) it cleaning the kitchen for 3 hours a day, only to get annoyed at the sight of a single bread crumb. Checking the doors are locked multiple times over when logic dictates that they are.
Many people don't realise that it's an emotion Vs logic battle in the mind, with emotion often winning out.
I think it’s really cool that you’re exploring this and even more cool that you’re sharing the journey. Don’t underestimate how much it can help people to hear that others go through similar challenges in life. You’re a class act Richardson.
You are a voice to so many in various ways. OCD is hard to live with and around on different scales and you managed to portray that in that short clip with a fairly little to no drama and that is well done...I did giggle at the nameless place.😹
You're a kind and funny man who deserves to be happy. Any mental health condition is difficult for those who don't suffer with it to understand, my PTSD has caused issues . Programmes like this help hugely and it's very brave of you to be honest about your struggles. Also, while I don't know the others here personally, they have always seemed like genuine people who would have helped if they had understood how. I don't think it's about anyone being wrong, it was just different people being incompatible as housemates at that time. You all come across as brilliant, compassionate people.
Watching this and reading the comments on here gives me both hope for the future and grounding that we still have a long way to go before MH issues aren’t routinely trivialised.
I hate the dismissive, 'I'm so OCD' thrown out by people in the media ,who because they are tidy or like to color code their wardrobes , claim that they have what is a very debilitating illness . If they really had it they wouldn't be so flippant
SAME
Jon, thank you for speaking up about OCD. As we saw, people didn't understand how deeply it can hurt. It happens to be a part of some people, just as the colour of the skin they were born with. It's a pity we have to retreat to save our sanity, sometimes. More open discussion can help everyone.
Interesting to see you and your former housemates having a serious conversation about your experience of the condition. I'm 52, and have had OCD since I was 13, though I was only formally diagnosed two years ago. I've managed to stabilise it through experience, experimentation, and a hefty dose of SSRI medication. At least it hasn't got any worse in a long time.
As it happens, I lived in Swindon between 2000 and 2001. I worked as a programmer--for two weeks before my brain seized up. I was in that position for one very long year, and haven't been able to hold down a job since. I'm currently being assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD. That combination could explain my difficulties.
Astonishingly honest. You have won my total respect. I never would have guessed. With me it's panic attacks. Dull, boring but just take me down! On the floor... mental health needs some looking at after all this c*** we have been living through. Thank you I have teaspoons in my B & B if you need 'em.
This will have helped a lot of people. Vulnerability is strength. 💙💪💙
this was quite entertaining to get an insight into your head, i’d love to see more
Thankyou. I appreciate this.👍
This is the first time that I've seen Mark Olver so quiet, he's normally a cheeky chappie. 🤪 This small clip has made me realise how frustrating I am to be around for my best friend who, I think, probably suffers from OCD as well. Even if she doesn't, next time I visit her I'm going to be neat and tidy. To me, a little clutter doesn't matter much, but if it's causing unnecessary stress I can do the dishes straight away instead of leaving them for an hour when I go round her bit. 😁
Very interesting! I probably have low level OCD. Never realized it until now. Thank you Jon
This actually brought me to tears, yes it's a pathetic reaction but, I know this struggle and it's an awful, awful compulsion to live with. I think it was their reaction, particularly Russell's, to Jons finding it so hard some nights that he felt he had to sleep in the car, and their colective devastation that he hadn't told them.
Jon, I don't know weather you read these comments, but you sir are amazing, from a fellow OCD tolerater, you're an absolute star.
I also couldn't agree more about the spoons!!
It's very difficult to get people without OCD to fully understand how stress full and controlling it can be. I have great respect for John,Russell as artists and performers who in my opinion are experts at there art and can be smart,fresh and funny on a continuous basis. How OCD effects the mind,for me has been a very difficult time,and I think its something that perhaps will always be part of me. It's the aparant consequences that you get in your mind that may happen if you don't follow your rituals that effect your life. Visious circle for me. I do understand that "whatever will be,will be" and really that's the truth,but,with OCD,it just overrides common sence and the will to be objective.
I sympathise will all sufferers,its a complex and muli-layered disorder that is different for all.
Thanks for posting
👍
Oh Jon, I just want to give you a hug, mate. You are an outstanding comedian. Sorry for what you have been through. Glad you seem happier now. All the best.
I honestly thought your OCD was an act. An incredibly good act as it's almost as if you've seen inside my head.
Great to see someone come out and talk about this.
I've sent a link for this video to my wife. I'm hoping it helps her understand that I'm not just being a twisted arsehole. I do feel sorry for her and she obviously loves me otherwise she wouldn't put up with me!
I have OCD, PTSD and Panic Disorder.
Not an ideal combination.
My OCD first manifested at 6, as something odd but somewhat subtle. I'd kick the door frame 4 times before leaving the house. And it had to "feel" like the kicks were right. It snowballed from there and peaked a few years ago.
Now at 29, my OCD is mostly asymptomatic. Thanks to CBT with a fantastic psychologist who was determined to prove to me that my OCD, PTSD and Panic Disorder could all be made better.
I think it's good that you felt guilty over affecting their lives. Our mental illnesses shouldn't be pandered to by those around us, especially when it comes to trivial things. It is on us to get better and understand that we are the problem.
And that's fine. We can overcome it. And it'll only make us worse if the people around us absolutely refuse to make us uncomfortable and pander to us at every opportunity.
Damn. That was surprisingly too relatable to my own living situation this past year. Wow.
The statement Jon makes "You were quite happy to play with" really is a baseline for this disorder and how it's not taken seriously by others and used as a source of entertainment.
I wish I could watch this show in the US. I'd love to see more of what Jon is like off-stage.
I watched the whole thing online in Canada. On UA-cam if I recall. It might still be around. The name is 'A little bit OCD'.
I adore Jon. Period.
It would be good if you did a follow up documentary to see how you and the same subjects or others with OCD are doing now. If certain things like counselling, marriage, kids have helped, maybe enforced an adaptability that wasn't believed possible? How lockdown has or hasn't had an effect?
Failing that, just get a load of comedians in a studio to talk about the rights and wrongs of house sharing and call it Jon Richardson's Dishwasher Etiquette.
I love Jon, quirks and all 😊
I remember watching this. Very insightful. Puts all my moaning into perspective about things at work that aren't done the correct and most blindingly obvious common sense way when you hear and see first hand the severity of impact OCD has on the day to day life of the people suffering in this documentary. It's debilitating. Makes me feel bad, silly, not worthy enough to have the right to complain, get angry, nearly quit a job to remove myself from the equation as nobody else cares I must be the problem in comparison to those who really do have a fully fledged diagnosed disorder whereas I just believe that things should be right especially if you are getting paid for it. Even so, I am sure I will continue to take things to heart and personally especially if I believe something has been done or left deliberately. It's the injustice of it that makes me moan. I don't want to moan, honest. I am extremely good at it but I don't necessarily want to be that person. At very least I would like decrease my quota. All I do is go putting things right and moaning about it. I'd make a pretty shit superhero. Yes, I've saved Metropolis but now you've got to listen to this big list of where you've been going gone and here's how you should've done it...
Don't get me wrong. I can more than happily live in untidiness in my own home if it's me that's created it as it's orderly untidiness and doesn't effect anyone else but when it comes to shared spaces I was brought up to respect other people so even if I hate someone I wouldn't be an absolute bellend by not flat packing my cardboard boxes or scrunching up plastic bottles in the recycling unlike my neighbours who seem to be oblivious to everyone and everything around them and the absolute carnage they leave in their wake.
University sharing is the worse. In a way I am glad that I wasn't living with mates who where making the whole experience unbearable but "I'm so perfect because I'm a church going Christian" arseholes who where anything but godly playing music all night then being even more noisey simply eating cereal at stupid o'clock in the mornings by deliberately clinking their (MY) spoons against breakfast bowls in such a way you'd be forgiven for mistaking it for some kind of improvised fire alarm, setting loud insanely early alarm clocks to go off on a Sunday that cannot be stopped because they are away and they continue constantly for the entire day until they come back, only using my cutlery for their bacon when I didn't eat meat, for never once emptying the bins but ensuring they were always overflowing, for never cleaning the kitchen, fridge, oven etc or areas they had somehow managed to smear with sauces, for making a tower of their dirty pilled plates, pans etc and leaving them covered in dirty festering food in the sink for days on end rather than stacking their shit rinsed neatly or Jengaly to the side of the sink leaving access so I could bloody do my own washing up, or the times that they did wash up they'd only ever use my washing up liquid bought out of my money instead of theres and it was the value stuff because I'm tight, because that made the decision on whether to enact revenge or not upon moving out very easy to make. I left them my Tesco value washing up liquid. After pissing in it and shaking it up. It's probably both the worst and best thing I've ever done. Though, not something I would put on my CV.
So yes, good documentary!!!! 👍
Oh bloody tapas.
*Typos
YES! Lovely rant.👍
@@karinberonius8799 thank you for the appreciation 😁
@@justinegoff ☺️👍
I remember watching you on a program afew years ago and suddenly realising that what I thought were a part of my families weird quirks suddenly became so much more 🙄
In some degree it helped me to realise that there are many people who live with similar quirks who have not gone down the road of getting labels
My late dad especially was against being labelled with certain disorders and like him I prefer not to be labelled and prefer being weird or exceptional excentric 🤣😂🤣
Have you considered that you might have generalised anxiety disorder? It would make sense. I also wonder if you might be somewhere on the neurodiversity spectrum too. I am. I'm dyspraxic. You're so good at Countdown. Clearly highly intelligent. Frequently anxiety goes with neurodiversity. My dyspraxia manifests in a way you would find challenging to live with. I struggle to even start doing housework though now I'm living alone I'm actually doing it more. Having my own space helps a lot. Good on you for talking with Russell and John. It was moving to hear Russell respond the way he did when you mentioned sleeping in the car.
OCD is kinda a form of neurodivergency, and is an anxiety based disorder. I keep seeing people go "Idk about OCD, maybe it's actually this" when they were in fact actually diagnosed with OCD and it irks me. It feels like they're saying "that's too serious to be OCD, we all know OCD isn't a big deal"
Awh Jon ❤️
The only issue I have with this clip is it mainly relates to his compulsions, with just one reference to his obsession "bacteria". Generally the obsession is followed by the compulsive action, which seems to be what many don't understand about OCD. Also from what I can remember from the docu he wasn't diagnosed with OCD, but there was a suggestion that his Mum may have it. He may have traits but not the pathology
thanks you for this and the dishes with wife bit. i don't have ocd but my brain has very strong opinions of how dishes should be done and i often find myself being both spouses debating why a deep plate isn't clean and how much am i allowed to get upset about this.
The bit where Russell realises it effected Jon so much he used to kip in the car - he was thinking I could have done something to his motor 😂😂
Jon, your satirising of your OCD makes me laugh a lot, and makes me feel better about my own quirks… I don’t have so many compulsions around cleaning… but placement and organisation of objects is a thing for me. My friend has been working from my dining room pretty much throughout the pandemic, I told him from the outset that he could borrow CDs from the music room and listen to them on the HIFI in the dining room whilst he works… but he takes loads out and doesn’t put them back, it drives me insane, and I don’t want to say anything because I told him he could. Another, and by far the most thing significant for me is punctuality, I hate being late anywhere and generally allow for being anywhere at least 15 minutes early, my daughter is the polar opposite and tries to get everywhere as late as she can get away with… I’ve stood on the drive or sat in the car for 40 minutes before having an anxiety attack whilst trying to get her to get out of the house. It genuinely makes me feel ill… and cutlery, cups, plates is a very real thing here. I have to have full matching sets, if something gets broken, and I can’t replace it, I will replace the entire set, or at the very least reduce numbers of other pieces to the next nearest even number… my daughter has a special ability to make any piece of cutlery disappear into the ether… it helps keep Viners in business!
It’s never not funny the way Russell says “right let’s sort me shoes out” 😂😂
ah, mates can be soooo understanding sometimes! Knowing Im abit obsessive about the door being locked my mate would wait for me to get down the road and then ask 'are you sure you locked the door?'...knowing that I would then have to run back and check another 30 times!LOL
and Im not even that bad, probably just have a few characteristics rather then being OCD.
I watched this whole documentary, and thought it was a great thing to produce, and put a bit of a spotlight on the condition.
I understand the teaspoon thing. There's this one door I ALWAYS have locked, but sometimes when the person I live with uses this door, they leave it unlocked. This is wrong, and my record for locking it, opening it to make sure it's locked, then locking it again is 21, and fuck is it hard to explain that to anyone in a rational way.
Also you have the heads of your silverware going clockwise. That's more than a fair way to want it all put away.
I don't have OCD, but my autistic ass has plenty of anxiety, sensory issues, & what could probably be diagnosed as some mysophobia, and this is a Hard Relate. I currently live alone but am about to move somewhere I won't have that privilege & I'll be living with my sister as the thought of sharing a house with anyone else (especially people I don't know) is unbearable. I don't usually realise just how 'particular' I can be about things like cooking until I'm in someone else's house and I see them do things that make me so TENSE (not having clean hand towels, using dirty wet rags which don't get cleaned or dry sufficiently, only rinsing things, not rinsing really dirty things before putting them in the dishwasher, inadequately separating meats & associated cookware... the list goes on). I wouldn't wish my difficulties on anyone (even though I'm still not convinced /they/ aren't in the wrong for failing to maintain good hygiene 😂)
Isn't it sad that the people who should have been his friends thought it was funny to wind him up and make miserable and it still makes them laugh at him.
Around comedians ribbing is common, if not expected. "Roasts" (dinner events AND joking 1-on-1) are given to show a fellow comedian that they're being truly honoured. Although it can get brutal, it's usually seen as kind of a 'reverse-psychology' love.
I can fully understand what real HELL Jon was going through.
It’s one of those where they would have thought it was just banter and that Jon didn’t really mind it. It’s not always easy to tell, or at least admit, that what you’re doing is actually harming someone else when they don’t tell you
some things really do make sense - even when its not that big a deal if they're not done.
other things "need" to be a certain way, for no sensical reason at all.
its the latter which undermines the former.
Once you've argued that the spoons need to be "left-facing", you've lost that they need to be facing anywhere whatsoever.
My family just find it funny when I moan about plates and cutlery left in the sink, but I cannot relax knowing they are there. I have rinse and put them in the dishwasher in their most effective washing position before I can relax.
Where can one watch the rest of the documentary?
I don't know if I have ocd or not. Not everything has to be perfect, clean or done a specific way. I do however have a set routine that I stick to each day and feel anxious and stressed if the routine gets messed up by something or someone to the point where I get argumentative and aggressive even though I know I shouldn't.
The whole everything needing to be a certain way idea is based around a stereotype. Though you definitely may want to get the routine thing checked out. It could be a few things
“Pop it in the oven with a little bit of water” , but I keep finding my roasting tins in the oven the next week.
I handled my OCD by giving in and doing a 180°. I still obsess, but in my head mostly. My house looks like an episode of Hoarders. 😬🤯
Hoarding is actually a symptom of OCD (same underlying issue, different presentation of it)
Does anyone know where I can find the full documentary?
Can I find this full program somewhere?
This comment section makes me a bit sad. It’s like they’ve never watched his standup or appearances on British panel shows before. Only hack comedians say stuff like “this is all true”, and then lie. Jon is no hack. And he’s been telling us his roommate stories for like a decade or longer now :)
Is this part of a longer documentary? If so, what's it called?
OMG, I am currently obsessing because one by one the spoons have gone missing from our cutlery drawer and so I bought some more now there are only three left again. I think one or all of my housemates are taking them to work and leaving them there. Also, I would love to see all of this documentary, anyone know how I can do that?
Search for this on youtube:
Jon_Richardson_A_Little_Bit_OCD
that should get you straight to the full version! :)
Where can I watch the whole thing?
I suffer badly from ocd myself :(
its a sense of superiority as in " i know what is proper and right and if you dont submit to me and do it my way, ie the right way.. you are a twit..."...so its not that harmless. there is a lot of judgment of other people and he is still twerked about it
What is? OCD?
This is strange, because this is very similar to my university house share experience
how do i see this whole program?
I'm confused now. Whether or not I should be laughing so much at your stand-up
Interesting, didn’t expect it to be. I mean I love them both but OCD never really seemed much of anything. Clearly is
We have one spoon kept by the tea and coffee. Use it, clean it and PUT THE BLOODY THING BACK! I may have a problem....
No, that's completely normal. Clean, tidy and common sense.
@@daniellamcgee4251 Please tell my children....
That's normal, not a disorder.
It is really crazy for me that a person like that forces himself to live with guys who are always going to be messy and careless. I wonder how much of his behavior is truly OCD and how much of the people around him are just messy, untidy, unclean... a disaster...
I agree with you. I mean what is actually normal behaviour. These days people seem to want to label. Some children get diagnosed with all sorts when perhaps they are behaving like children or are just plain naughty! Living with other people is never easy, we are all different. I'm nearly 70 and just beginning to understand my difficulty I've had with neighbours!
@@paulinewhite3273 That is very kind of you. I love my home tidy and clean. I don't see why I have to live with people that don't have the same interests for learning or teaching what? It is surprising in a way, that the one that is "labeled" is him..the others may be messy, disrespectful, lazy, lack of manners, lack of hygiene but not.. he is the one with the problem... extraordinary...
He goes into it a lot more and gets an assessment at one point. It was much more than just being neat.
@@diegocorrea5143 I would suggest a watching the full documentary. It demonstrates how deeply crippling severe OCD can be.
@@junbh2 That is very kind Jun, I totally understand that. My point is not to underestimate or ignore how tough it can be but at the same time, it can not be measured against the life of messy people as if their careless lifestyle is the level against to measure your OCD behavior.. I watched a video where one of his roommates confessed shamelessly that he rubs the dead skin of his feet on the carpet and doesn't clean after that....so getting upset about is just common sense or the behavior of an OCD person?.. if you as an OCD person live with a person like that your problem is worse than having OCD you have to choose better who you live with
My partner is the only person who has ever been allowed to take food from my plate. Anyone else tries and it goes in the bin.
I wish my Dad would understand O.C.D. ... I have contamination O.C.D. and he deliberately sets me up to fail my fight against it, even though I have come a long way in getting it under control. When I do have anxiety or panic attacks, because of his actions, he ridicules me, and tries to say that he is the victim of my O.C.D., and I am "getting worse/being unreasonable" (over things like me asking him to wash his hands after touching dirty underwear that he's worn for 6months straight, and then well handled it while dressing - before touching anything at all/any shared food or packaging, in our family's Kitchen). He will debate the necessity of it repeatedly, lunging his hands towards my face, and telling me he washed his hands 15mins ago, so he doesn't need to do so again, and in his arguing/shouting/protesting, he knows it destroys my faith in even his basic hygiene practices. He doesn't wash and stinks, which doesn't help. He also tells me regularly that I'm "over the top" or "Just doing it for attention" or he says it's because I "enjoy watching him suffer", or "enjoy bullying him". I hate it. I hate having to start my day, every day, like this - because it leaves me tired and exhausted, stressed out, and unable to sleep properly because a part of me is always on alert for him moving about, and on really bad days, it makes me wish I'd never been born. My fight with O.C.D. goes on every minute, of every day, and mostly I do actually win. My failures are literally only because of my Father's actions, at this point, and him dismissing my O.C.D.'s existence as something to "attack him with". 😢 Thank you for speaking out about your condition. The more people who know about real O.C.D. and its devastating effects, the better. It isn't really talked about enough, outside being some kind of temporary buzzword for people to joke around with.
My old man can't get his head around the fact I won't have a cup of tea when I go and visit him because my mug got broken and until I replace it I won't drink there
It's a crazy world when, between one housemate who wants there to be teaspoons available, and another who basically 'pours chocolate into a radiator', it's the first one who is told they have a mental disorder. Gaslighting on the societal level.
John should take his own spoons into his immaculately tidy bedroom and let the others be happy with their filthy ones. Live and let live ✌
i understand how you can feel like you would need to sleep in the car.
I wish that someone would tidy my mess but life is too short to tidy or to be a vegan as I told Jon after his concerts in Bradford in 2022. Hope he liked his goody bags?
Why did you have this discussion, Mr. Richardson? It looks like all of you are decent men who were working on being funny and trying to develop a career at the time. Why dredge up potentially uncomfortable issues? Looking forward to more of your videos.
Having OCD and living with comedians was probably like being a chicken and living with foxes.... you just looked delicious to them. And the more you fluttered, the more their mouths must have watered.
Has there been anything new on this channel in the last 12 months?
I can sympathise because I have CDO, which is like OCD but with the letters in alphabetical order, as they should be.
Please for the love of God, not that awful, offensive joke. OCD is an anxiety based disorder characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead to compulsive behaviors. That joke isn't funny, it's trivializing and offensive.
couldnt he just buy extra spoons?
Not OCD, it’s doing things properly
Ffs did you even watch the video? He has OCD. OCD is not just being a perfectionist, it's an anxiety based disorder characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead to compulsive behaviors.
@@Chiller-pc1dv He’d be laughing at you. Chill lol
@@acptelford1307I have diagnosed OCD too, so I doubt it. Don't spread harmful misinformation, it's not funny.
@@Chiller-pc1dv So do I. Chill.
@@acptelford1307Then why spread harmful misinformation? Having the disorder doesn't make that ok. It's not an excuse, it's actually worse if you actively know better but do it anyways.
This makes it seem like Jon's housemates should have been more accommodating of his compulsions, but that's not right. Perhaps they should have been more empathetic, but I suspect even Jon didn't know he had OCD at that time. Jon's obsessions and compulsions are fundamentally his to bear, and just like a compulsion to cover everyone with jam would be unacceptable so is an expectation of unreasonable cleanliness.
I say, not accommodating, but understanding
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A bit disappointed with the lads' response tbh.
cam I borrow you for a day I need the house tidy
That's not what OCD is....
Sounds more anal retentive than OCD. OCD is having to touch a spoon 5 times. Not being specific about where they are.
Jon has diagnosed OCD. It helps to have all the information. This is just a clip from his full length documentary. OCD can manifest in different ways, not just touching a spoon 5 times.
My OCD has nothing to do with spoons. But kinda does have to do with where things are placed. OCD is a spectrum disorder. And yes I was diagnosed professionally. And OCD is so genuinely distressing.
On the bright side Jon, living with OCD can't be as bad as living with alcohol addiction (like I do).
You know what's worse than alcohol addiction? Trying to one-up someone else's problems with your own.
@@highalchemy weird. I’m not trying to ‘one up’ anybody. And for the record, I don’t actually think one upping is worse than alcohol addiction.
@@sstills951 For the record, it is - and you just did it again. You should be more open to listening to bad habits that other people inform you about yourself, open your ears and listen instead of opening your mouth and drinking yourself away from denial.
@@highalchemy I like Jon. I’ve got nothing against the guy. I’m telling him to keep his head up because it could be worse. Don’t be so sensitive. If you think one upping somebody is worse than an alcohol addiction then you need to crawl out from under your rock. People don’t die as a result of ‘one upping’. Are you taking smart pills? Increase the dosage.
@@sstills951 Being alcoholic plus having any mental health issues is far, far worse. One feeds the other, and the person with both suffer frightening effects that last long beyond DT's or hangovers.
That's not one-upping, that's fact. It takes going through many layers of Hell to get past alcohol, though to get past a mental health issue on top of alcoholism requires facing that Hell's Devil itself.
Most alcoholics I've known have deeper issues they never will acknowledge, much less resolve.
May your dry date never get renewed.
He shouldn't keep going on about this if he has OCD it's the very mildest case and he should be very grateful it is
oh my god shut up
He has every right to talk about this (or anything else, for that matter) on his channel. Your perception of how the severity of his disorder affects (or has affected) his life may be very different from his perception. Talking about it may help him and his family and friends better understand him and his experiences. It also may be very helpful to others to help them understand themselves or their loved ones. Just because it's not helpful or beneficial to you doesn't mean it's not helpful or beneficial to someone else. If you don't enjoy the content or feel it's irrelevant to you, it's really easy to simply not watch it.
@@carolmurphy7572 oh I'm sorry you're so self-righteous and boring that every time I look at your comment I pass out . How dare you have the audacity to talk to me like that who the fuck do you think you are?? I didn't ask you for your pathetic little opinion I know John Richardson very well. I've been watching his comedy and TV appearances for a long time And I will express any opinions I like about one of his videos without some snotty nosed little child trying to tell me how to behave .now why don't you just stick your head back up your arse and keep it there
You might want to start off grateful if YOU don't have a mental illness.
Unless you have a degree in psychology studies, or have personally experienced anything regarding mental health, your comment is highly ignorant and completely invalid.
@khasab do you also tell depressed people that they should shut up because they're not on suicide watch? It's a literal disorder. He's allowed to talk about his life and how his disorder affects him.