Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Through my eyes

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2017
  • Go through a typical day of a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This video is based on a personal account and demonstrates habits, behaviours and thoughts that a person with OCD may experience. The behaviours and rituals depicted are not common to everyone with OCD but specific to each individual.
    If you have OCD, or if you know someone who does, the following resources may be of help:
    Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada: www.anxietycanada.ca
    Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies: www.abct.org
    International OCD Foundation: iocdf.org
    The International OCD Foundation is a good place to start to find help.
    On the home page look for the section with the title "Find Help." Below the title is a place where you can search for resources available in your location. Enter your location and click "Find." There is professional help available.
    Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): www.camh.ca
    This video was made by Health Science 4DM3 students Saima Ahmad, Atherai Maran, Candy Niu, and Joy Sumin Park in collaboration with the McMaster Demystifying Medicine Program.
    Copyright McMaster University 2017
    Subscribe to the McMaster Demystifying Medicine UA-cam channel: / demystifyingmedicine
    This video is provided for general and educational information only. Please consult your health care provider for Information about your health.
    #DemystifyingMedicine, #MentalHealth #OCD

КОМЕНТАРІ • 19 тис.

  • @trinityborris5540
    @trinityborris5540 4 роки тому +8721

    honestly it’s not “eVeRyThIng HaS tO bE sTrAiGhT” it’s “hit the light switch 5 times or else you’ll have heart attack”

    • @idkdude3542
      @idkdude3542 3 роки тому +203

      Bruh I feel you

    • @rachelh3250
      @rachelh3250 3 роки тому +303

      Eh, it’s not always like that either though. A lot of is manifestations of anxiety. I get weird phrases through my head that won’t stop but it doesn’t usually set off any kind of compulsions for me. But I also bite my nails, pick my skin and get so engrossed in doing these things that I loose track of everything around me, sometimes this manifests into my more conscious activities though and I end up being “obsessive” over them (like watching videos until I realize my feet are numb and I’m very dehydrated but I haven’t moved) I get irrational fears over not doing certain things like locking doors and sometimes I will check to see if they are locked several times because I’m usually so anxious I forgot.

    • @spanishUZI
      @spanishUZI 3 роки тому +57

      That's how i used to think. but i just stopped listening to my thoughts and it went away...

    • @Bookwormxox
      @Bookwormxox 3 роки тому +4

      @@rachelh3250 sameeee omg

    • @stayathomecichlidmom3579
      @stayathomecichlidmom3579 3 роки тому +71

      @Layla Hutton Its very hard to explain what OCD is. I'm 43 the best way I can describe it in words, its an anxiety disorder that doesn't go away, its a mental fight 24/7. Its exhausting I have remuneration ocd, which changes throughout your life. I've never counted a thing, never had thoughts of something has to be a certain way or I'll die, not one stereotypical "OCD " compulsion. A compulsion is not a preference its a desperate attempt to silence even for a second the noise in your head and in my case my copulsions can change from day to day.

  • @emmav1156
    @emmav1156 5 років тому +66840

    I hate when people mix up a perfectionist with having ocd when they are literally 2 completely different things

    • @malloryb.1943
      @malloryb.1943 5 років тому +565

      Emma Vasquez EXACTLY

    • @gwen2221
      @gwen2221 5 років тому +259

      IKR

    • @hammydammy123
      @hammydammy123 5 років тому +2053

      Is being a perfectionist (in my case) hating unsymmetrical things, hating when my hands are dry, hating when my handwriting or others handwriting isn’t nice, hating when people can’t use correct grammar, or just hating when things aren’t organized in general?

    • @angelialuu
      @angelialuu 5 років тому +481

      what if you have both?

    • @lizzylou28
      @lizzylou28 5 років тому +604

      @@nihalnihal9356 Ikr! I have both, too, and It frustrates me when people tell me that's not possible.

  • @wid173
    @wid173 11 місяців тому +611

    Holy shit, when you said “it feels heavy” when washing your hands I was shocked. I went through a really bad hand washing phase with my OCD and I had that exact thought. My hands literally felt heavy and sticky and I was hyper aware of the way my fingers were touching each other. It’s so insane how powerful the mind is at convincing you of physical feelings that are not actually there.

    • @15MPrints
      @15MPrints 8 місяців тому +5

      graciously said

    • @lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ
      @lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ 6 місяців тому +8

      i have OCD as well and for me it's not exactly heavy, but the bacteria on my hand feel super gross, and i only was a tiny bit, i don't even need soap and then there is relief. i have tried doing ERP and it helped me a lot.

    • @brainoil6442
      @brainoil6442 5 місяців тому +3

      cause if you really think about it your brain is the medium through which you perceive your world, everything is filtered through there and if something is up with that hardware your entire perception of reality can change drastically. your physical feelings are just the way your brain interprets them being

    • @babykate223
      @babykate223 4 місяці тому

      I went through the same phase when I was younger, I would always want to wash my hands but I would hate the feeling of washing them so I would wash them over and over again, I'm glad someone understands this

    • @aishitemasuu
      @aishitemasuu 4 місяці тому

      I experienced that one with washing hands multiple times

  • @Blue_kittyyy
    @Blue_kittyyy Рік тому +979

    As someone with severe OCD, the hand-washing part made me burst into tears. THAT exact clip is what I live through every single day. I wash my hands maybe 30 or more times per day unless I had a more calm day with less things to touch as well as less stress on me. I cried mainly because my entire family doesn’t understand my OCD. Some of them think I’m annoying and stupid. They think that my OCD should be easy to fix (sometimes they tell me to “fix” my OCD), but, unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as they think it is. I’ve struggled with this for years. Im scared to touch anything in my house, I have to wear long sleeves or a jacket the entire day, so that I may open and shut doors, turn off the faucet, grab certain things, and protect my arms from getting dirty. It’s a pain. I cry because of how lonely and miserable I feel. The only person who truly understands and supports me is my boyfriend, but my mom also supports me but lately it doesn’t seem so. None of my friends know how bad my OCD is-only a few of them even know I have it. It’s terrible. Every day I have a certain way to do things otherwise I break down. There was a time when I was washing my hands and I accidentally touched the soap dispenser (which was located directly behind the sink) while rinsing my hands and wrists. I cried as I washed my hands again. I’m unable to control how long I wash my hands for. I could wash for 30 seconds to even 3 minutes. My hands may crack and my wrists may burn but I can’t stop it. If I don’t wash my hands after touching something my brain says is dirty, my hand (or hands) will feel detached from my body. They will feel numb to me. The only way to regain the feeling would be to wash them, no matter how long it takes or how many times I have to wash them. I would show my family this video but I feel like it wouldn’t help any.

    • @zarmeenfaisal668
      @zarmeenfaisal668 Рік тому +57

      You explained my side of story. Im shocked that someone experienced as same happened to me

    • @CassieHodges-pr7ng
      @CassieHodges-pr7ng Рік тому +22

      You described my unfortunate existence in almost a perfect nutshell. The only difference is my brain has on its own sorted most things into belonging to a certain time of year (hot season or cold season), and if anything my brain deems as outside of the current season touches me or even gets within close proximity to me my brain uncontrollably freaks out and basically screams UNCLEAN DIRTY UNCLEAN DIRTY until I can perform one of two rituals to ease the anxiety, which is either wash my hands (or take a shower if it touched parts of me that are not easily washed in a sink) or touch its opposite season equivalent. I can usually avoid such triggers pretty easily when on my own, but going out into society at all is usually torturous for me because it never fails that a family member who was just drinking lemonade in the winter will want a hug or one of my coworkers will bring a big pot of chili for everyone in the summer and so now the whole breakroom will be infested with "chiliness" to my brain and make me feel incredibly just, off. I hate being this way.

    • @editname654
      @editname654 Рік тому +13

      I didnt think it could be so similar to what I’m going through but it is

    • @bluebee9325
      @bluebee9325 Рік тому +20

      You all are very strong people.

    • @editname654
      @editname654 Рік тому +1

      @@bluebee9325 tbh if that was true I would probably be able to ignore my thoughts. Thanks tho

  • @tanumita
    @tanumita 3 роки тому +25206

    My grandmother had severe OCD. She used to wash her hands first with water 50 times, then with a handwash 100 times, and then again with water another 50 times. And then she just kept counting it. As a kid, I never understood it. All my family made fun of her and thought she was some psychotic woman; even her own children and husband. But now I understand, what she was going through and how hard it must have been for her. Grandma, wherever you are now I love you.

    • @saritasarita1736
      @saritasarita1736 3 роки тому +727

      I am in same place as your grandma. My 6 yr old niece asks why do you do all these things. I have no answer.

    • @aashraypopli6290
      @aashraypopli6290 3 роки тому +822

      That's sad, instead of getting her the right kind of help they made fun of her

    • @aileenpearl9227
      @aileenpearl9227 3 роки тому +145

      Ikr,I hope the enlightenment of others that's they're not psycho's becos their something going on with the :((

    • @siam.9271
      @siam.9271 2 роки тому +79

      Can someone please help me coz I don't know if I'm a *perfectionist* (but i do many otyer things which are symptoms of OCD along with all the things that a perfectionist do coz I'm for sure a perfectionist but want to know I've OCD or not coz I have its symptoms from years ) or *suffering from OCD*, anyways I never thought of this as a disease and I'm proud of it for now reason but I don't consider it as a disease
      You can ask me question in reply and I would answer of what I'm suffering from and so you can help me know what I'm

    • @saritasarita1736
      @saritasarita1736 2 роки тому +148

      @@siam.9271 If it's not causing you anxiety, if you don't feel forced to do what you do and if you enjoy doing it then it's not OCD. Better to clear your doubts with a doctor.

  • @brownieess1384
    @brownieess1384 3 роки тому +4746

    Me as a child: spins 2 times in one direction
    Me again: spin another 2 times in the other direction so I don't become unbalanced for the rest of my life

    • @brownieess1384
      @brownieess1384 3 роки тому +11

      @@ploopydoopy605 oh no 😭💀

    • @jess9645
      @jess9645 3 роки тому +150

      wait i used to do this but with circling my arms. if i circled my right arm forward 2 times i’d have to circle it back 2 times as well. also i’d have to do the same with my left then both together to make it all balanced. i’d managed to get it into my head that my shoulders weren’t “correct” if i didn’t do it.

    • @adhithikarthikeyan9083
      @adhithikarthikeyan9083 3 роки тому +46

      THIS. I literally just commented this exact thing before i saw your comment.
      Woah i didn)t know other people felt it too

    • @frangipani1112
      @frangipani1112 3 роки тому +35

      This was literally me, if I spun I would have to spin the other way at some point

    • @MIGUELTORRES-fp2hm
      @MIGUELTORRES-fp2hm 3 роки тому +18

      Sameeeee, I have to do everything on even numbers

  • @BrownGeorge-pw2xo
    @BrownGeorge-pw2xo 6 днів тому +13

    I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with OCD. Spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

    • @MuratBasar-jm9lc
      @MuratBasar-jm9lc 6 днів тому +1

      Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.

    • @Ronkaja
      @Ronkaja 6 днів тому

      Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Australia don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏

    • @SusanaGomez-mp8sk
      @SusanaGomez-mp8sk 6 днів тому +2

      YES very sure of Dr.alishrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.

    • @NicoleCtirad
      @NicoleCtirad 5 днів тому

      100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma

    • @Wimruther-hk4zn
      @Wimruther-hk4zn 5 днів тому

      How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta

  • @arigato7994
    @arigato7994 Рік тому +269

    My heart melted watching this. Growing up, I didn’t rlly know what ocd was and the people around me often use perfectionism and ocd interchangeably. This video rlly opened my eyes to what an individual with ocd may experience. Hopefully, more people learn the difference between ocd and perfectionism and make better informed decisions when using the terms

    • @patrickisbetter
      @patrickisbetter 11 місяців тому +4

      I’m so glad I don’t have OCD. I wouldn’t be able to live with it

    • @perkyze
      @perkyze 10 місяців тому +4

      @@patrickisbetterUse to have ocd and it can get much worst than this trust me. At one point mine was pretty bad much worst than this video. Im glad that it kinda just went away. I still don’t know what caused it in the first place.

    • @scoper7897
      @scoper7897 5 місяців тому

      she whashs her hands 10 times with soup but theres still dirt on them xddd

  • @rameeshahasan780
    @rameeshahasan780 5 років тому +29412

    I hate it when my friends are like " I have OCD" when most of the time they don't know what it means. Just because you clean your room once a while doesn't necessarily mean u have OCD

    • @nataliek878
      @nataliek878 5 років тому +808

      One time I was talking to a few people I barely knew about my OCD. One of them responded with "Oh yeah, my sister has OCD. She _always_ has to do the dishes and if someone doesn't clean up after themselves she FREAKS OUT." Her sister just stood there and kinda nodded her head. I'm like... Thought I was actually going to hear about someone who had the same disorder as me. Guess not....

    • @youjustgotvectored3989
      @youjustgotvectored3989 5 років тому +332

      ok ew stop yeah. In middle school there was this girl who claimed she had OCD when she was just a perfectionist. I have OCD, and people supported her and not me. I was the weird, clean freak girl, and she was the one battling mental illness. I was diagnosed and she wasn’t.

    • @keishaloves1762
      @keishaloves1762 5 років тому +59

      You just got V E C T O R E D want me to buy her common sense online

    • @Panda-oj6hg
      @Panda-oj6hg 5 років тому +434

      I have ocd and I couldn’t care less if my room was clean

    • @Rooted_In_Love
      @Rooted_In_Love 5 років тому +39

      Exactly!!

  • @moonroom7577
    @moonroom7577 4 роки тому +9086

    Nobody:
    My brain: clap 3 times or someone will die

  • @verityrodrigues2652
    @verityrodrigues2652 Рік тому +124

    I am so sorry for all the people who are going through this, it really breaks my heart knowing that people live a life like this, it must be so hard. I just want to let all of you know that I love you and please don't give up in life, I'll pray for you 🙏🏼🥺❤

    • @Jyoonelle
      @Jyoonelle Рік тому +4

      Thank you 💖💖

    • @right..5651
      @right..5651 Рік тому +3

      Appreciate your kind words 💛 Give up? Never, let the games begin. ✝️💪

    • @gobindadebnath8412
      @gobindadebnath8412 Рік тому +2

      Thank you so much stranger 😅❤️

    • @ImTh8tDud3
      @ImTh8tDud3 Рік тому +1

      @@right..5651 amen

    • @Khseht
      @Khseht 4 місяці тому

      Thank you

  • @anreadz
    @anreadz Рік тому +157

    The comment section really did it. People keep mentioning that someone close to them has OCD and it made me feel good that they are watching this and being aware of how OCD affects the life of their love ones. They are opening their minds to understand how hard having OCD is. I hope I have someone like ya'll. Being supportive and all.

    • @scoper7897
      @scoper7897 5 місяців тому

      she whashs her hands 10 times with soup but theres still dirt on them xddd

  • @Samara-ed7kc
    @Samara-ed7kc 4 роки тому +4703

    Nobody:
    My Brain: “you better touch that door three times or the whole world is going to explode”.

    • @verycreativename1865
      @verycreativename1865 4 роки тому +131

      My brain: "Do that, but put gloves
      on before, since the door is dirty and other people have touched it, or you and everyone you know, are going to die of some diesease. And btw, don't make the glove slide untop of your nails, since it will rip them of.

    • @trochamenlo2276
      @trochamenlo2276 4 роки тому +50

      Everytime, I go outside, I have to tap the door, 3 times, cause I think, something, that the door might fall in?
      Then, when I go Inside, I Have to lock the door and tap it at least 3 times, Because someone might break in?
      I'm not, sure If I have OCD....
      Theirss alot other strange things I do for werid reasons?
      ...I'm not sure.

    • @sunnyd4204
      @sunnyd4204 4 роки тому +11

      @@trochamenlo2276 sounds like ocd

    • @trochamenlo2276
      @trochamenlo2276 4 роки тому +6

      @@sunnyd4204 r-really?
      OnO

    • @MYK4RM4
      @MYK4RM4 4 роки тому +33

      Whenever I search up things, I just silently think 'if you don't spell it correctly, you die.' 😂💀

  • @izzahari
    @izzahari 4 роки тому +22069

    Me : touch something with my right hand 1 times
    My brain : u should touch it with left hand too so it would be balance

    • @slaytheday04
      @slaytheday04 4 роки тому +1195

      I do the exact same thing with every object

    • @dina854
      @dina854 4 роки тому +619

      Me too and idk why i do it

    • @zunainmoini8134
      @zunainmoini8134 4 роки тому +506

      Same here....it was pathetic at some point of time...cant express..why it happens whyyy

    • @dearsal6761
      @dearsal6761 4 роки тому +163

      life story

    • @del9359
      @del9359 4 роки тому +538

      YES, ALSO:
      my brain: touch this thing 4 times or you will die

  • @ashaydwivedi420
    @ashaydwivedi420 Рік тому +53

    my heart goes out to all the people with this illness!!

  • @SHEPPARDSPIEEE
    @SHEPPARDSPIEEE Рік тому +29

    I have OCD, I was really bad with it when I was around 14-15 years old. I had to do stuff a certain number of times if I didn’t I thought something bad would happen. It got so bad I had to speak to my Mum about it and she was honestly amazing! The relief to talk to someone about it made me feel so much at eased and less stress. Since my Mum passed away in 2020 my OCD has been really bad. Whoever is reading this I hope you find someone who you trust to talk about it because it will make you feel so much better and you will feel like a ton of bricks have been lifted off your shoulders!

  • @harmlessrat4885
    @harmlessrat4885 4 роки тому +9992

    can people understand OCD is not just cleaning your room?

    • @abigailcalhoun9639
      @abigailcalhoun9639 4 роки тому +370

      I wish they could. It's taken me practically my whole life to find ways to cope with the thoughts and behaviors. This video is spot on.

    • @thedarklord1569
      @thedarklord1569 4 роки тому +183

      OCD *varies* from person to person.. It even says that in the video

    • @AnonningAnon
      @AnonningAnon 4 роки тому +174

      My room has always been a mess and I have a form of OCD called dermatophagia (skin eating). The compulsion to clean is a specific type of OCD. There are many types.

    • @Chiong2k
      @Chiong2k 4 роки тому +82

      I have an obsesion on the Position of the Objects and Forniture, Such as the TV if is not Extremely well Balanced and Simetrical i feel like i cant enjoy it

    • @imthatextrakid8292
      @imthatextrakid8292 4 роки тому +83

      Alejandro CH I have an obsesion of checking things frequently (checking ocd) and it gives me anxiety if I dont recheck things that i’ve already checked like 10 times

  • @dylantd9189
    @dylantd9189 4 роки тому +3346

    Anyone else freak out when she put the hot iron directly on top of wood???

  • @esraakin3275
    @esraakin3275 Рік тому +92

    it's actually really comforting to know that there are others out there who also have the same thoughts as you :) thank you for making this

  • @idonthavethink3931
    @idonthavethink3931 3 роки тому +7025

    Me: accidentally hurts arm on the corner of the table
    My brain: now hit the other arm so it can be equal

  • @optmega3537
    @optmega3537 3 роки тому +3273

    If I was ironing that shirt I would have been like: “well I’ve ironed this part. Now it’s unbalanced so I need to do the rest..”

    • @MandatedReporter
      @MandatedReporter 3 роки тому +65

      SAMEEE then the sheets! Then everything else in the closet because they might also present this issue later. I have a steamer because the iron doesn't do it for me.

    • @lydiahampton7393
      @lydiahampton7393 3 роки тому +13

      Or I'd have to check it ten times just to make sure I got it or go over it just like three more times just in case

    • @yourentertainmentmedia
      @yourentertainmentmedia 3 роки тому +3

      saw a crease on the back part of her shirt. want to iron it myself 😣😣😣

    • @siam.9271
      @siam.9271 2 роки тому

      Can someone please help me coz I don't know if I'm a *perfectionist* (but i do many otyer things which are symptoms of OCD along with all the things that a perfectionist do coz I'm for sure a perfectionist but want to know I've OCD or not coz I have its symptoms from years ) or *suffering from OCD*, anyways I never thought of this as a disease and I'm proud of it for now reason but I don't consider it as a disease
      You can ask me question in reply and I would answer of what I'm suffering from and so you can help me know what I'm

    • @fr1ed716
      @fr1ed716 2 роки тому +5

      Yes! And then put the iron back on the floor standing up, cause it might still be hot and Will cause a fire and Your hole family Will die.

  • @crimezone3865
    @crimezone3865 Рік тому +6

    i'd just like to point out that your handwriting is absolutely gorgeous !!!
    i don't have ocd but i've read a lot about it and was recently told by a neurologist that i have obessive compulsive "traits". this definitely seems very bothersome and hard to live with but i'm glad to see that you're somehow managing. stay strong

  • @maybeahuman4580
    @maybeahuman4580 6 років тому +8892

    i have OCD and i hate how little the world knows how serious this disorder is. I hate when people use mental disorders/illnesses as adjectives.

    • @kaylabeaton3635
      @kaylabeaton3635 5 років тому +111

      Essie Alan Membére yeah exactly, I know people that claim they have pure OCD but then they say shit about the things I do and that it’s weird when really it’s just my OCD, I don’t think they actually understand what it is and it’s so irritating

    • @nikitkashyap9192
      @nikitkashyap9192 5 років тому +3

      Mother- who will do toungle cleaner...?

    • @twiceboo5601
      @twiceboo5601 5 років тому +82

      same, I was never diagnosed with it but I've always known the I had OCD. I wish my parents and other people would have taken it seriously instead of making fun of me and saying I'm overreacting

    • @elliejohnson647
      @elliejohnson647 5 років тому +1

      Essie Alan Membére thank you!

    • @elliejohnson647
      @elliejohnson647 5 років тому +10

      Kayla Beaton same i have this friend who says she has it and then i walk weird bc of cracks in the sidewalk and she’s like oh why do u do that and a bunch of other stuff and i’m just like yea

  • @seirameimiaj
    @seirameimiaj 4 роки тому +3210

    Can’t relate, my ocd is more like “don’t think of the word Satan or else you’ll become possessed” ... then proceeds to loudly talk nonsense so that I can’t inevitably hear myself think of the word Satan repeatedly 🙃

    • @spoiledbrat4170
      @spoiledbrat4170 4 роки тому +79

      Jim I do stuff like that too

    • @cagethaemski
      @cagethaemski 4 роки тому +193

      not necessarily satan and being possessed but i do that too haha it sucks also telling myself if you think of that word one more time your mom or grandma will die and then i accidentally think of it and i’m super freaked out and my day is ruined

    • @AlisTarantulas13
      @AlisTarantulas13 4 роки тому +100

      i do that with my breathing, if i think about it i just completely stop breathing because i’m focusing so hard on breathing in the same pattern

    • @nikavillanueva3379
      @nikavillanueva3379 4 роки тому +3

      @@spoiledbrat4170 i

    • @therejectedbeatle
      @therejectedbeatle 4 роки тому +30

      I don’t have OCD but I did this when I was younger.

  • @cristiannicolas5349
    @cristiannicolas5349 Рік тому +51

    This video is:
    ✔ Life changing ✔ Informative
    ✔ Inspiring ✔ Heartwarming
    ✔ Useful ✔calming ✔Enjoyable
    ✔ Other

  • @9arshree
    @9arshree 9 місяців тому +4

    a friend of mine was diagnosed with ocd few years ago and she opened up to me about it, and recently she got diagnosed with ptsd as well. it isn't easy living with ocd. how burnt out u feel everyday, this video educated me alot about her situation and gave a very good practical representation about ocd.

  • @izzyiguess
    @izzyiguess 2 роки тому +8579

    There was a video I watched that explained ocd a bit differently. Here’s how they explained it;
    “OCD and or obsessive compulsive disorder is when your mind tells you to do things a specific amount of times or way to do it and tells you if you don’t, something bad will happen. You’re being lied to by your mind and you are aware of it, but you aren’t in control of it and it forces you to listen.”
    *That hit hard man.*

    • @toriveee
      @toriveee 2 роки тому +271

      Yes, or at least that's how it is for me. Lol. It's really annoying sometimes

    • @MasonMcLeodFilms
      @MasonMcLeodFilms 2 роки тому +38

      That’s not what it is

    • @psychologyhandbook2025
      @psychologyhandbook2025 2 роки тому +29

      yes yesss

    • @leightonnotleyton3654
      @leightonnotleyton3654 2 роки тому +22

      yeah... :(

    • @devolutionone
      @devolutionone 2 роки тому +103

      Sh*t I only put the volume on tv to certain specific numbers if not I feel uneasy and anxious and think something bad will happen.. Is that OCD? My friends also call me a clean freak and if I go to their place and it’s messy, I immediately start cleaning, do the dishes, scrub the bathroom, I don’t even ask them, I just do it but they never complain..

  • @laurachambers9447
    @laurachambers9447 4 роки тому +2863

    It's like when I touch an object I have to touch it again with my other hand so it's even and fair otherwise a weight on me will never leave and my head will be on a constant loop of thoughts

    • @oddbobproductions781
      @oddbobproductions781 3 роки тому +85

      When I was younger, if I ever turned around, I would have to turn back around the other way as of there was a long trail constantly going out my back and if I turned around but didn’t unwind it would strangle me

    • @vianneybeco8545
      @vianneybeco8545 3 роки тому +27

      @@oddbobproductions781 I USED TO HAVE TO TURN BACK AROUND BECAUSE IF FELT UNEVEN and I always have to touch something with both hands or a feeling of uncomfortableness washes over me. I relate to a lot of this. What do I do?!?!?

    • @avessstella
      @avessstella 3 роки тому +3

      Same xD

    • @fatemasajjad5288
      @fatemasajjad5288 3 роки тому +4

      Exactlyyyy

    • @kaylia5947
      @kaylia5947 3 роки тому +22

      Dude I have the same thing. For example if I scratched my left arm u would have to scratch my right arm the EXACT (so same speed, pressure, time) same. Is this a symptom of ocd?

  • @weynaaaafs
    @weynaaaafs Рік тому +12

    As someone with OCD, I feel relieved to see the comments that im not the only one who have this OCD. The video is very accurate, with someone who have ocd can relate in this video and i feel the same too. Hope you guys to become more happy and feel alive everyday. We all got this❤

    • @DemystifyingMedicineMcMaster
      @DemystifyingMedicineMcMaster  Рік тому +3

      Thank-you. You are not alone! If there is any education content we can produce
      that you could find helpful please let us know

  • @diobrando.69
    @diobrando.69 7 місяців тому +2

    Could we just take a quick moment to appreciate that really cool closet at the beginning of the video? The shape of it is just so unique omg

  • @valentinazelada13
    @valentinazelada13 3 роки тому +32777

    I’m almost in tears. My little sister has recently been diagnosed with OCD. She gets intrusive thoughts all the time. She even says she’s rather die than having those obsessive thoughts all day. She’s 12

    • @softishlucy7515
      @softishlucy7515 3 роки тому +1277

      i have had ocd for more than 5 years and im 11 and i also have really bad intrusive thoughts

    • @joycefernandes2613
      @joycefernandes2613 3 роки тому +386

      i have the same wish as her

    • @TDG..
      @TDG.. 3 роки тому +193

      @@softishlucy7515 please go to psychiatrist it truly helps

    • @rszy801
      @rszy801 3 роки тому +208

      @Blinkeu! go and get a check up with a doctor if you feel like you have it. We can't really diagnose someone that they have OCD unless you're a professional

    • @strangestspace3402
      @strangestspace3402 3 роки тому +215

      That’s awful! I’ll pray for her

  • @auggiejam
    @auggiejam 2 роки тому +6159

    As a person with OCD, It makes me mad that some people say that others have OCD just because they are a perfectionist.

    • @cheeseycheezy
      @cheeseycheezy 2 роки тому +211

      yea! i don't have ocd btw, but like, i've heard someone saying "i'm so ocd about... " like ????? 😭 pls there are so many people who use the term ocd wrong 🤡 why.

    • @auggiejam
      @auggiejam 2 роки тому +80

      @@cheeseycheezy it’s so annoying, my friends who know that I have it still stay: “OMG, I HAVE SUCH BIG OCD!”

    • @khalyaput5000
      @khalyaput5000 2 роки тому +18

      Omg yes, I ever seen a person make a beautiful art and someone literally commented like this : "that's beautifl! you must have ocd" i'm not replying their comment bc I'm tired of replying those ppl who literally commented the same thing

    • @gabevietor3685
      @gabevietor3685 2 роки тому +34

      I'm quite a perfectionist, but sometimes I get strange urges. I have no idea if it's normal, but every object HAS to be square with each other, and I need to count my steps going up the stairs so that my feet feel right, whatever that means. If something is in disarray, I have to either fix it or keep it out of view or it makes me frustrated, and I make my bed every morning because seeing it unmade frustrates me. I'll also sometimes repeat the same sentence in my head over and over, kind of like in the video, but less frequent. For example, if I focus on an object for too long, I'll start repeating the same description of that object, but it doesn't happen often. I've been searching for what OCD really is from time to time, but I'm still a bit confused, and I don't want to be one of those jerks who labels themself with something to feel unique.

    • @hashas1831
      @hashas1831 2 роки тому +14

      @@gabevietor3685 Dude no because I'm exactly like that. I did a triage online at a clinic and I was told I display symptoms of "just right" ocd. I had never considered ocd so when she said it and asked questions I felt like I was faking because I thought that ocd wasn't like "oh hey I can organize I'm so ocd". I still feel as though I'm faking although I answered as honestly as I could. They recommended some books to me since the woman was a student and couldn't diagnose me. (I'm still looking into the next step but people are booked solid) And the books said there are different types some of which I could relate to more than others. I'm not a professional and barely know anything about anything so like others can correct me if I'm wrong, I'm not saying I'm right I'm only giving my experience in hopes it helps you. So sorry for the rant and I hope you figure things out (If you want to)

  • @okramcisav
    @okramcisav Рік тому +4

    This brought tears in my eyes, i just want to hug all the people with OCD ❤️

    • @user-it3kh9vz6s
      @user-it3kh9vz6s 9 місяців тому +2

      Just make sure your arms touch the same spots on both sides otherwise the imbalance will make us go insane

  • @DonnHowes
    @DonnHowes Місяць тому +22

    I suffered severe anxiety and mental disorder 23 years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with OCD. Spent my whole life fighting OCD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

    • @Ronkaja
      @Ronkaja Місяць тому +1

      Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.

    • @SharonFalcon-fj7nb
      @SharonFalcon-fj7nb Місяць тому +1

      Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Belgium. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.

    • @StephenHackle
      @StephenHackle Місяць тому

      How do I reach out to him? Is he on Instagram

    • @nicholda436
      @nicholda436 Місяць тому

      ​I would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction?
      Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's
      something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)

    • @DarlingtonFrancis
      @DarlingtonFrancis Місяць тому +1

      I was horrifically depressed since childhood. It was relentless. I assumed it would ultimately end me somehow. About twelve years ago I randomly accepted the offer from a friend of a few doses of mushrooms. I did them two consecutive nights alone. First night was pretty mild. The second night? Wow. I saw my depression from every angle, realized much. Next day: depression totally gone. Never came back, never coming back. It's like it's a forest far away I can remember, and could probably find again with enough effort, but it has zero impact on anything in my life or mind. They honestly saved my life and improved it immensely. I never did them
      again, either. I wish there was a good,
      organized way to administer them to people who would benefit from them.

  • @Weirdchicken04
    @Weirdchicken04 3 роки тому +2166

    *repeats the same prayer in my head 5 times until I'm finally satisfied*

    • @ainsleerayne
      @ainsleerayne 2 роки тому +27

      Same😭😭

    • @trouserone5976
      @trouserone5976 2 роки тому +15

      Same bruh

    • @woofmansensei3677
      @woofmansensei3677 2 роки тому +44

      Same but I wont get satisfied until I get tired of it.
      Like when I read a verse.
      I literally have to pause and repeat the first prayer and then again and again.
      It also happens randomly even when Im just doing nothing that can make me feel like Ive done something bad.
      I just learned what OCD is just now.
      But mine's gotten a bit better.
      I can supress the urge to make something even or repeat something that doesnt look right.
      But sometimes, I fall into the tempatation of doing it

    • @atreyeeschannel7975
      @atreyeeschannel7975 2 роки тому +4

      Same

    • @KEPSHIVANGShivang
      @KEPSHIVANGShivang 2 роки тому +2

      Same

  • @grumpymama5048
    @grumpymama5048 4 роки тому +3947

    My OCD is like, “Check on them, what if they got in a car crash?” Or, “Don’t think about this or you’ll die”. The thoughts won’t go away and it’s pure torture.

    • @liltoad3433
      @liltoad3433 4 роки тому +87

      Grumpy Mama that happens to me but I don’t have ocd

    • @logankyuketsuki1018
      @logankyuketsuki1018 4 роки тому +7

      lil toad same

    • @sweetest_fatemel1700
      @sweetest_fatemel1700 4 роки тому +4

      Grumpy Mama same 😓😰

    • @Brawley_jit
      @Brawley_jit 4 роки тому +95

      My brothers and sisters I have the exact same ocd you have I know it sucks but I know an amazing person that can help he has a name his name is Jesus Christ Our Lord And Savior he loves you so much and can help you. I was in an extreme state almost two months ago my goodness I felt to the point where I felt paralyzed It felt horrible. I didn’t want to be in this world it was so bad By the Grace or GOD I got help from my church and my family. I’m telling you there’s Hope. I’m currently still going through this ocd but I know GOD has Won this battle already. I Hope this comforts you in some way there is Hope. We all are different. GOD Loves You. GOD BLESS YOU.

    • @eleya5825
      @eleya5825 4 роки тому +23

      Random Amen, Jesus Christ loves you too!

  • @machelleamore2935
    @machelleamore2935 4 місяці тому +2

    I have had severe OCD for the last 40+ years and its debilitating and you feel so helpless at times because it does take over so much of your day. The routines and rituals are enough to drive a person insane. I hate it and ive been trying to stop it for years but revert back to it when under stress or something negative happens.
    My heart goes out to those who share this awful condition. My prayers go out for happiness and healing to you all ❤

  • @MinnieHarrisUK
    @MinnieHarrisUK Рік тому +2

    I’ve never watched these type of videos because even tho I have ocd I thought I wouldn’t relate to them as I asumed they would just be those silly videos about everything being clean and streight etc wich isn’t ocd. I’m actually sobbing because this explains my ocd almost perfectly. Especially the repetitiveness of the numbers in the beginning! I feel so heard and understood. Thank you for making this video

  • @amber8349
    @amber8349 4 роки тому +1896

    I always thought OCD was being obsessed with cleaning. That’s why when I actually got it, I didn’t even notice it was OCD. I thought it was just some weird habit that I do. Walking in an even amount of steps. Having to apply the same pressure on my right and my left so it would be balanced. Having to step within the boxes of my tiles. It’s only now that I realized what was actually happening. It even affected my thoughts, I would have to do certain gestures in certain places

    • @ahhahahahno9657
      @ahhahahahno9657 3 роки тому +70

      Same. I hate this. It's torture and it wastes a lot fo my time.

    • @spikerae3095
      @spikerae3095 3 роки тому +4

      me 100%

    • @burakkutenshi_1238
      @burakkutenshi_1238 3 роки тому +13

      @@ahhahahahno9657 Your spelling triggers my OCD.

    • @idkdude3542
      @idkdude3542 3 роки тому +16

      That is most likely perfectionism it’s like ocd but just a little less like this and you just want to make everything perfect but ocd is thoughts reminding you everything

    • @okayhi2594
      @okayhi2594 3 роки тому +1

      Same..

  • @bepis_lord7883
    @bepis_lord7883 2 роки тому +4822

    As someone with OCD, I’ve found that the quickest, easiest, most comprehensible way to describe it is “having to fight for control of your own thoughts”

    • @PoIarisPrime
      @PoIarisPrime 2 роки тому +104

      Yea it’s like you think you did something that you never did and you start not remembering and you literally have to push through just to get it back

    • @lemonlizard1
      @lemonlizard1 Рік тому +22

      wow that's the perfect description!

    • @SergeantWolfy
      @SergeantWolfy Рік тому +32

      dammit man that shit made me tear up.. stay strong and keep fighting all of you beautiful people this disorder does not define us

    • @josephdahdouh2725
      @josephdahdouh2725 Рік тому +16

      I have had this for a long time when I was a teen. But, then I kept pushing these thoughts out. And now I have it still, but minimally. I am terrified that it would come back and I would get OCD someday. Since, really I have had instances where I like to turn on or off lights a number of times, close every door I see, wash hands before taking a bath... I don't remember how annoying my thoughts were, but somehow I took control over it.

    • @disconnect.ed_
      @disconnect.ed_ Рік тому +4

      @@josephdahdouh2725 you are not fighting alone, i also repeatedly looking at my friend at school or i will lose him when im young, and many other things, but now i have it minimaly and im pretty confident that i can suppress my weird behaviour until i die
      I didnt said i have ocd, it is similar but i dont know 100% true or not bc it didnt start at the beginning when im 0, it starts when i start doing it and the thought continues

  •  5 місяців тому +3

    OCD is characterized by a feeling of necessity to do something that is often completely unnecessery and may even harm you, but not doing this will leave you feeling an unbearable mental discomfort. Similar to an addiction, in which you know smoking the ciggarete is bad, but not doing it gets you going insane

  • @eunoiamoon
    @eunoiamoon 4 місяці тому +3

    My OCD is somewhat similar to the kind potrayed in the video. It's annoying and worst of all, it causes me extreme anxiety if something triggers my OCD. My heartbeat becomes faster, my chest feels empty and I feel this sudden gust of fear during the anxiety attacks. My doctor told me a few ways to reduce this displeasing effect, one of the most useful methods being attention divertion. When our mind, especially one with OCD, is triggered into thinking something bad will happen, that same thought will keep on occuring to us. But, if we choose to occupy our mind by doing something that will divert our attention someplace else, our mind will slowly calm down and those thoughts will not occur again. It has proven to be very helpful during my OCD triggers. I am still healing from it, and I know this journey takes time. However, I believe that I and many others like me who are also part of this community can successfully rejuvenate from the stress and heal from this distressing mental illness. We can do this, everybody. We can. Lots of love from a fellow OCD sufferer. Let's lead the best lives.

  • @zdravokakosi146
    @zdravokakosi146 2 роки тому +2869

    Me: **thinks of someone who's a bad person and touches table**
    Brain: do it again but this time think of someone whos a good person or else everyones gonna think you're a bad person

    • @harshitha3019
      @harshitha3019 2 роки тому +64

      Why is this so meee😭

    • @sugaashi
      @sugaashi 2 роки тому +47

      I do that but just switch the bad and good ones.
      Idk why but whenever I touch or do something thinking of someone I care for, I feel like they will get hurt so, I just think of the bad person and do that thing again

    • @fvvairy
      @fvvairy 2 роки тому +45

      that’s me. if i hit my knee i have to do it to the other side. and i get intrusive thoughts all the time

    • @khushiseth7196
      @khushiseth7196 2 роки тому +20

      This is sadly relatable. I do something similar. Whenever someone says the word "me" and I think of someone I don't like then my brain tells me to think of someone I look up to the next time someone says "me", to avoid any changes in my personality. It's gotten alot better than before, but still

    • @alfiueun1472
      @alfiueun1472 2 роки тому +7

      @@sugaashi omg! So I'm not the only one😲 it's just so frustrating and uncomfortable when this happens😭

  • @nothing7177
    @nothing7177 3 роки тому +873

    “Bang your head against the wall”
    “Now the other side”
    “No that didn’t feel right do it again”

    • @Kiwi-rm5qf
      @Kiwi-rm5qf 2 роки тому +67

      “Oh well now it’s an uneven amount of times, do the other side again.”
      “But now the other side feels more caved in, lightly on the opposing side.”
      “Wait but now IT feels more caved in”
      “Okay we’re FINALLY okay.”

    • @nothing7177
      @nothing7177 2 роки тому +12

      @@Kiwi-rm5qf exactly

    • @Llamallama7282
      @Llamallama7282 2 роки тому +16

      Omg yes and when you miss one you have to restart

    • @michellenguyen4344
      @michellenguyen4344 2 роки тому +11

      That first one resonated with me... It would be on loop when I feel depressed and angry at myself

    • @railroadforest30
      @railroadforest30 2 роки тому +3

      Exactly

  • @Autumn-jz8bw
    @Autumn-jz8bw 5 місяців тому +2

    Feeling so understood watching and reading the comments ❤

  • @StFrontdoor-nn8ym
    @StFrontdoor-nn8ym Рік тому +1

    This made me cry, but also understood.

  • @dinochicknuggs8231
    @dinochicknuggs8231 5 років тому +2362

    50% of the comments are about her wearing socks with chanclas
    the other 50% are stories about experiencing OCD or suspecting that you have it

    • @nataliek878
      @nataliek878 5 років тому +18

      A lot of people have OCD, it's more than you'd think. Since it's one of the more common mental disorders, I think it's safe to say most people here probably do have it. As for socks and sandals... I mean cmon, can you blame them??? XD

    • @AS-hl6id
      @AS-hl6id 5 років тому +13

      @@nataliek878 it's not THAT common wtf

    • @lucy-sr3qk
      @lucy-sr3qk 5 років тому +5

      lmao chanclas

    • @theallknowingsloth3255
      @theallknowingsloth3255 5 років тому +4

      they are flip flops

    • @mhm77887
      @mhm77887 5 років тому +2

      @@AS-hl6id it is that common. Do your research.

  • @ic9407
    @ic9407 3 роки тому +1449

    Ocd makes me lose so much time repeating certain movements, it makes me lose so much happiness, its a constant fight with myself and with irrational fears. Im rlly happy to see that im not alone. Hope ur doing well

    • @hanac5586
      @hanac5586 2 роки тому +13

      I know right. Reading, writing, drawing, watching movies and even reading yt comments was hell. Normal life felt like a big task. However with psychotherapy and life situation change I'm finally able to live semi normally. I hope you will too someday. OCD is exhausting.
      I kinda tried to use my OCD against my OCD. I "made" a new compulsion that was about not doing my other compulsions. Oddly enough it relieved some anxiety and I could ignore the urges better.

    • @feentanyyl
      @feentanyyl 2 роки тому +3

      @@hanac5586 i did the same thing

    • @MisguidingWish
      @MisguidingWish 2 роки тому +3

      Well does it include rewinding a movie or video while watching it.

    • @TS-pi5nu
      @TS-pi5nu 2 роки тому +2

      @@hanac5586 if you dont mind obviously could you elaborate on the reading, watching, etc, why you struggled with that, what did those things made you feel,i hope i was clear

    • @hanac5586
      @hanac5586 2 роки тому +10

      @@TS-pi5nu If I read a sentence "wrong" (didn't feel good in my brain, I messed up pronunciation or I didn't understand what I was reading) I had to reread it 3 times outloud, if I still somehow did it "wrong" I had to keep doing it until I had reread it 5 times and if I still did it "wrong", 7 times etc...same with movies. If I somehow didn't absorb every little random detail and remember it visually I had to rewatch the scene. It made the experience really stressful and frustrating.
      Similiarly, if the letters I wrote looked ugly I had to erase them repeatedly (those numbers, 3,5,7,10,27) even if the letter was fine after the second try. Then I'd mess up on the third try...keep going til 5 and hope for the best etc etc
      Sometimes I cried out of frustration, so I started avoiding things that used to be fun, because they became stressful.

  • @sarakumo4484
    @sarakumo4484 11 місяців тому +2

    I remember when my ocd was really bad and i just hoped that I wasn’t all alone doing stuff repeatedly and just hurting myself mentally and physically.
    It was so much stress everyday just trying to negate that voice in my head which brought me so much difficulty to do even the simplest day to day things.
    It used to waste so much of my time which made me late to lots of occasions and just school in general and it overall brought my family stress too.
    It’s been a long journey since a few years ago and i can say that its much better now, thanks to the support my family has given me and to the counsellors that I have spoken to.
    Controlling your mind is not an easy feat at all but the journey becomes worth it when you just keep going.
    I still have ocd and it really sucks sometimes but its just another part of my life that i want to control instead of letting it control me.

  • @massacretheog
    @massacretheog 6 місяців тому +1

    i dont have OCD myself, but this video does help me understand a bit better what it's like to have it. i slightly broke out in tears because i didnt realize how much of a struggle just simply washing your hands can be... i feel bad for anyone who has OCD and i hope they do well in life. ❤

  • @heymynameisel
    @heymynameisel 4 роки тому +1006

    Them: * puts hot iron face down on wooden floor *
    Me: * *anxiety* *

    • @Fernandacatapia
      @Fernandacatapia 4 роки тому +9

      El Locksmith I feel the saaaaaaaame. I can’t go on with the video well. Bcs i can’t stop thinking in the stupid iron

    • @starseed1566
      @starseed1566 4 роки тому +5

      Yea I just freakout.... cause I would feel bad if her floor is ruined :;(∩´﹏`∩);:

    • @Anythingforfreedom
      @Anythingforfreedom 4 роки тому +15

      She definitely did. I was like.... where's your OCD when you need it?

    • @timurbekzahin4535
      @timurbekzahin4535 4 роки тому

      me too

    • @kn1fed
      @kn1fed 4 роки тому +1

      Now you can't disrespect my disorder I'm diagnosed and thats not what anxiety is that's getting nervous

  • @gracematulovic
    @gracematulovic 5 років тому +2995

    I have ocd and I hate how people think that having OCD is good.

    • @brenda-bp7gq
      @brenda-bp7gq 5 років тому +126

      Having OCD is pure torture

    • @unknown_user7021
      @unknown_user7021 5 років тому +8

      Grace Anne i know

    • @madelynncreswell
      @madelynncreswell 5 років тому +51

      i have ocd i’m quirky 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤩🤩🤩🤩🤠🤩🤪🤩🤪🤩🤠

    • @taniacavazos2474
      @taniacavazos2474 5 років тому +8

      Ummm can somebody tell what’s OCD ??? 🙃

    • @bryannabermudez2557
      @bryannabermudez2557 5 років тому +9

      I’m sorry I’m an idiot? What does ocd do to you ?

  • @mannan__2005
    @mannan__2005 Рік тому +3

    Ah, it was totally relatable. I felt like i saw myself in this video. It was so emotional and made me smile many times. I hope i would get out of this disorder soon so that it would not affect my life.

  • @woabe
    @woabe 11 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for making this video, I have severe ocd (as said by my behavioral testing) and I have been to a part hospitalization program but it resurfaced around a year and a half later and about 3 years after I went to the program-as of now my hands are red and ashy with cuts all over them. I started to simply give up on trying to make myself stop because it doesn't feel like I can control it no matter how hard I try or regardless of what I do and it is so physically draining when I try to stop the thoughts and behavior it commonly negatively affects my executive function, makes me upset at myself, makes me lose a lot of energy, trigger depression episodes, ruin my day, make me not want to get out of bed, make me not want to go to the bathroom, deprive myself of food, deprive myself of water, causes mental tiredness, worsens paranoia, makes me punish myself, makes me sad that I can't seem to get rid of it, and get stuck in thought loops (these are only some of the experiences I have and problems this creates). I have always felt alone with my struggle with ocd. I appreciate you making this video to bring awareness to it and also because it makes me feel like there is someone I can somewhat relate to, I am also glad you made this video because now I can somewhat explain what it feels like.

  • @the3dotsguy...610
    @the3dotsguy...610 4 роки тому +1487

    "Wash 3 times" is triggering because every time you do something like that more than once it has to be an even number.
    So it is balenced... Atleast for me

    • @lesend2796
      @lesend2796 4 роки тому +19

      Who's King Now the best way to stop having OCD is to not listen to that monster in your brain ok have courage if your mind threatens you then don’t listen to it i was a victim and I did the same thing and now I don’t have it anymore.

    • @crunchyabortion2897
      @crunchyabortion2897 4 роки тому +10

      Who's King Now for me it’s 3 5 10 15

    • @camillechoinieree
      @camillechoinieree 4 роки тому +21

      same i do everything in 2’s

    • @abigailwilliams8889
      @abigailwilliams8889 4 роки тому +5

      @@crunchyabortion2897 My numbers can't end in 2, 4 or 8. They have to end in 3, 5, 6, 7 or 9.

    • @tinalove4324
      @tinalove4324 4 роки тому +11

      camille choiniere Mine is mostly even numbers usually 2,4,8,

  • @beautifulatrocities7588
    @beautifulatrocities7588 5 років тому +4606

    JUST A PSA: just because you like to have a clean house does not mean you have OCD whatsoever, so stop telling everyone and their grandma you have it. Got it? Good.

    • @mart5318
      @mart5318 5 років тому +79

      {Beautiful Atrocities} you seem a little mad lol cool out

    • @asianfemale5999
      @asianfemale5999 5 років тому +36

      I think you also have Ocd lol

    • @vanessa-mk7dj
      @vanessa-mk7dj 5 років тому +27

      Lady chill.

    • @sade5431
      @sade5431 5 років тому +40

      You big mad or little mad?

    • @sade5431
      @sade5431 5 років тому +5

      Ella Orsi XD

  • @Martlet4321
    @Martlet4321 7 місяців тому +1

    The "wrong leg" thing and the restart when stepping on cracks. I felt that. Adding "why can't you just be normal, imagine what others would think of you when the see your restarts, oh, they've definitely seen those, oh no" thoughts as the cherry on top, lol. Huge thanks to the author for making this video, it made me feel seen and heard❤

  • @Basement_Bro
    @Basement_Bro Рік тому +1

    Have had this disorder for years now. And let me tell you, that whole sink episode hits different. Wash three times, over and over. And then once you do, you don’t believe you counted correctly. So you do it again. Then you might as well do it again because your hand touched the sink that was dirty in the first place. That repeating thought in your head. Someone could tell me something and it won’t leave my head until I bring it up again. Thank you for shedding light on this debilitating disorder. I’m fighting the battle every day of my life.

  • @Llinasi
    @Llinasi 5 років тому +5393

    Okay but did you just leave hot iron facing wooden floor? 😅

    • @isabella1744
      @isabella1744 5 років тому +128

      with the cord out too lol

    • @Llinasi
      @Llinasi 5 років тому +13

      I S A 🙈

    • @tiaraa.9153
      @tiaraa.9153 5 років тому +115

      omg i know even if that's not real wood it's still bothering me

    • @user-md6oz8vp5q
      @user-md6oz8vp5q 5 років тому +63

      For real with the cord out I was so freaking triggered.

    • @savannahg5369
      @savannahg5369 5 років тому +9

      Anastasy I was gonna say 😂

  • @applepen456
    @applepen456 3 роки тому +3273

    This is heartbreaking. My love to anyone who goes through this everyday. May the power be with you all❤️

  • @elizabethmarievalentine9575
    @elizabethmarievalentine9575 Рік тому +20

    Wow! I thought I probably had OCD, but after watching this, I now know I do not. This is a great accurate representation of it. This taught me what is truly is.

  • @danielmarques8789
    @danielmarques8789 Рік тому

    Except for the last part with the fingers, this video was so relative. It feels good to be comprehended.

  • @lava4real925
    @lava4real925 5 років тому +2180

    I’m sending this vid to that ONE girl who says “I have OCD,teehee I’m SO quirky 😝”

    • @xander8574
      @xander8574 4 роки тому +82

      you mean most of the population?

    • @aroundtheworldgirl4431
      @aroundtheworldgirl4431 4 роки тому +41

      😂😂😂 You go do that, but I read what she says as "I have OCD, teehee, I'm SO TWERKY 😝" - I was thinking to myself what the hell does twerking have to do with OCD and why would having OCD make you...twerky?

    • @dylanrose3567
      @dylanrose3567 4 роки тому +3

      @@aroundtheworldgirl4431
      Quirky dumbass

    • @michaelmodernsonicfan5341
      @michaelmodernsonicfan5341 4 роки тому

      LOL 😂

    • @sam-vo9io
      @sam-vo9io 4 роки тому +1

      Asher Rain quirky?

  • @saniyaidrisi2000
    @saniyaidrisi2000 2 роки тому +3124

    The fact that if they won't do this, they could almost go insane, I'm really proud of someone who survive this everyday pretending like a normal human being among the crowd when genuinely all they wanted to do is cry and ran away from all that pressure.

    • @nnny7
      @nnny7 2 роки тому +8

      true 😭

    • @gabrielalvarado7849
      @gabrielalvarado7849 2 роки тому +31

      Not at all. Actually participating in the compulsions make it worse. Exposure therapy is very useful.

    • @demonface4190
      @demonface4190 2 роки тому +13

      @@gabrielalvarado7849 the first sentence of your comment is not true at all. At least in my case

    • @weirdgamerizabel
      @weirdgamerizabel 2 роки тому +4

      Wth they don't go insane

    • @clear804
      @clear804 2 роки тому +4

      @@weirdgamerizabel yeah but it irritates you

  • @Al-wp1vo
    @Al-wp1vo Рік тому +1

    as a person with ocd, this is extremely accurate. it can get worse though, so this simulation is like a usual day for me

  • @lvist
    @lvist 5 місяців тому +4

    Hi guys i want to tell my little story here:) in 2021 i started little changes in my life. Like if i did my routine well or not. Whenever i saw things that disorganized for me i cant go to sleep before i organized these things or i check every single thing. first i thought this is anormal and this is just a personal think, i felt lonely. After some research i realized this is a symptoms of ocd then i watched this videos like that i realized this is exactly me! I realized im not alone. I told my psychologist after a long time. After a few times he direct me a psychiatrist for medicine he gave me a medicine i started forced myself do not these routines at the beginning its really hard to doing but after i used to i felt better so much. And now at 2024 i still have little things like that but %85 i rid of these things. Do not forget youre not alone and know that this is just a mental disorder you can face it:) -sorry for some grammer mistakes

  • @robinmikayla3631
    @robinmikayla3631 4 роки тому +451

    I hate when people says “I have ocd that’s why my room always is clean!”
    OCD isn’t about having a clean room. I have been diagnosed with ocd, by many doctors, and my room is a mess. But I know where all my stuff is, and if I don’t, well, I’ll have a panic attack.

    • @thedarklord1569
      @thedarklord1569 4 роки тому +14

      OCD *varies* from person to person. It's not the same for everyone.

    • @robinmikayla3631
      @robinmikayla3631 4 роки тому +4

      THE DARK LORD yeah I know, I’m just telling this from my own perspective. I have lots of friends saying they have it

    • @mantismantis6408
      @mantismantis6408 4 роки тому +12

      exactly! i have contamination OCD and my room is a mess for that reason lmao.

    • @robinmikayla3631
      @robinmikayla3631 4 роки тому +2

      M Y well, I don’t really know any “great” advice, but I think you should try to talk to them about it, but if they get angry again, try talking to a teacher (if you go to school) or a friend. Someone you trust! When I got diagnosed I went to an psychiatrist. It helped a lot, because she didn’t get angry, and she didn’t tell I was overreacting. She understood and respected how I felt

    • @syedsaadahmed2336
      @syedsaadahmed2336 4 роки тому

      I'd say, us OCDs are more of an organized mess than presumable mess, idk 🤷‍♂️😛

  • @antheia__
    @antheia__ 2 роки тому +2986

    The comments literally broke my heart. I am so sorry for anyone going through this I can't even imagine what it's like to live with those thoughts. Wish you all the best.

    • @oopekia3528
      @oopekia3528 2 роки тому +3

      Great pfp aot is the best

    • @lilpip1126
      @lilpip1126 2 роки тому +2

      thank you :)

    • @antheia__
      @antheia__ 2 роки тому +2

      @𝙰𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚞𝚖𝚒 I'm so sorry to hear that... It must be so hard, honestly... I really hope you can feel better soon and live a life full of wholesome things and happiness, because you deserve it

    • @ariesleorising9421
      @ariesleorising9421 2 роки тому

      I’ve had it since childhood. I’m 57 now. Thank you for your kind words.

    • @vibrantgleam
      @vibrantgleam 2 роки тому +1

      @@ariesleorising9421 How do you cope with OCD? (I don't have it but I came here to learn more about OCD)

  • @foodchewer
    @foodchewer 2 місяці тому +3

    Thank you for making this video. I haven't been diagnosed, but I strongly suspect I have OCD. It gets so bad sometimes I feel like I'm shrinking into myself, like my mind is a locked room and no one can get through to me and I can't get out. I hate it so much. I would give a lot to not have to deal with it ever again. Bless you.

  • @impan2051
    @impan2051 2 роки тому +3483

    As somebody who also has OCD, thank you for showing the world that being diagnosed with OCD does not always mean that you are a perfectionist

    • @321boom4
      @321boom4 2 роки тому +1

      you are now breathing manually

    • @laurabuckley9219
      @laurabuckley9219 2 роки тому +19

      I also have ocd and I hate it when you hear people that are perfectionists say they have ocd as it’s not the same thing at all

    • @Kamisama1000
      @Kamisama1000 2 роки тому +17

      Same I have severe OCD, I had a friend sleep over one time because she got locked out her house. I warned her that I disliked people touching things in my room especially my bed. I don't even touch my bed until I bathed. I washed everything right after she left.

    • @321boom4
      @321boom4 2 роки тому +1

      you’re now blinking manually

    • @eohuh178
      @eohuh178 2 роки тому +3

      i had this since i was 7 or 8, I've been called by my cousins stupid and crazy because of it. I knew about this disorder last year when i opened tiktok and someone talked about this. I had no idea. I thought i was just being crazy or something, it's so hard sometimes

  • @brandonshiflet5648
    @brandonshiflet5648 2 роки тому +3845

    Just a reminder: OCD can also be an internalized thought process that you cannot always see. There isn’t always textbook physical manifestations for everyone.

    • @pistolpatpatr.9845
      @pistolpatpatr.9845 2 роки тому +134

      Exactly what I was thinking watching this. My thoughts are what gets obsessive. Plus Not all ppl with OCD are neat freaks, my room is always messy. lol

    • @PrincessofKeys
      @PrincessofKeys 2 роки тому +35

      @@pistolpatpatr.9845 true I've learned that uts also intrusive thoughts and not only physical rituals

    • @ObsessedwithZelda2
      @ObsessedwithZelda2 2 роки тому +9

      Is this something you can explain? I can’t tell sometimes reading about OCD if I fit or not, because some major elements always seem like a definite no, but I am very strict regarding my thoughts, so I’m unsure...

    • @EkM-cl2bn
      @EkM-cl2bn 2 роки тому +55

      @@ObsessedwithZelda2 my OCD is different from this person in the video. My intrusive thoughts are usually something like let's say I'm driving for example I'll have this overwhelming thought that my brakes are going to fail and I'll hurt someone so I have to continuously check the brakes over and over again and then I will obsesses to the point that I have a panic attack and have to pull over. Or sometimes I will have a random intrusive thought that I can't breathe or swallow even though I can and then I have to excessively swallow and take deep breaths over and over and over again to convince myself that I'm okay. This happens to me at night too where I will have an intrusive thought that if I close my eyes they will get stuck behind my head so then I have to stay up and blink my eyes over and over again which results in me not sleeping. Same goes for food and cooking - always have intrusive thoughts that my oven will explode or the food is rotten and will make me sick and then I have to perform certain rituals to soothe my anxiety. I always have intrusive thoughts that my phone is going to blow up in my face too. OCD is exhausting and my doesn't really present in a physical way. I'm pretty sure no one would know I have OCD unless I pointed it out

    • @ObsessedwithZelda2
      @ObsessedwithZelda2 2 роки тому +15

      @@EkM-cl2bn Oh no! Yes, whatever is happening in my head is definitely not so severe as many people with it, thankfully. I have a few things like not wanting to use cups/silverware with visible waterspots which can lead to taking like 5 minutes to select one, but mostly I try to control how I think and feel about things. Like, weird and inconsistent legalism. When I think, I am usually aware of a ’direction’ I am thinking, and for different things I need it to be a specific ‘direction’. Sometimes I will move things out of my way for this, and I feel wrong if I don’t pick the right direction for it. I don’t get severe anxiety, but discomfort and over time it can build into something frantic.
      As just an easy to think of example. A lot don’t feel so much like ritual as it does rules?
      Which is why I don’t think OCD fits, but then... man I really don’t know what to call this

  • @hailey8444
    @hailey8444 Рік тому +22

    This is very accurate, and I could tell because I used to have it myself. I had many rituals and behavers that I wound need to complete to feel relaxed, but the worst out of all of them was closing doors. I remember specifically I would be doing something then this very overwhelming voice in the back of my mind would repeatedly tell me that my icebox door wasn't closed well. I would then need to go back to my icebox door at least every two minutes and push on it 10 to 20 times before I felt calm again. When I had one of these thoughts there would always be some stupid reason why I would be doing it. like the voice would tell me that if the icebox door wasn't closed well all of the food would spoil. However, most of the time it would be completely unrelated like I would have to turn on and off a light switch twenty times or I thought something bad would happen to my family, yeah just random stuff basically. Oh, and a lot of the time it wouldn't even be me doing something physically it could literally be like I would need to repeatedly say a word in my head, or I would just be fighting with myself in my own mind. So basically, if you are struggling with OCD or other any other related disorders just know that it won't always be like this you can overcome it, it might not be easy but it's worth a shot❤👍

    • @rednuefil
      @rednuefil Рік тому +1

      That’s a severe case of OCD, I have the same thoughts and rituals, doctors and antidepressants do not help. What worked in your case?

    • @priyanshmevada1002
      @priyanshmevada1002 Рік тому +1

      ​@@rednuefilkeep fighting it and try breaking every pattern and keep reminding yourself that you're not in control of your mind but your mind is in control of you.

    • @Pike7892
      @Pike7892 8 місяців тому

      @@priyanshmevada1002that’s true to fight it just ignore it and don’t even try to wash your hands again

    • @akiratachibana
      @akiratachibana 23 дні тому +1

      Even reading your comment is a struggle. I keep going back cause my mind's telling me to or else something bad happens😭😭😭

    • @meganlayton2860
      @meganlayton2860 День тому

      @@rednuefil🫶

  • @__KK___
    @__KK___ 10 місяців тому +5

    My OCD is the intrusive and unwanted thoughts that will replay over and over and where my brain will tell myself things that are just disgusting and not me at all. it’s so exhausting and mentally draining.

  • @RMCMXCV
    @RMCMXCV 4 роки тому +731

    Me: *Looks at something I own to make sure that it's still there, and not moved the slightest bit*
    Brain: *Touch it... But make sure you touch it correctly, then stare at it*

    • @sarahslavny3499
      @sarahslavny3499 3 роки тому +15

      I do that too! My brains like: “if u don’t lift up ur computer rn and check what’s underneath it it’ll get wet somehow and break” or “if u don’t triple check ur counters in ur room your dog will die from eating something in there”

    • @thespacecowboy71
      @thespacecowboy71 3 роки тому +4

      My god this is me

  • @qai4316
    @qai4316 3 роки тому +544

    Me: *touches something*
    My brain: Wipe it before detectives come

    • @ztaowithpandaearrings9935
      @ztaowithpandaearrings9935 3 роки тому +9

      I have OCD for a long time but I didn't know this thought was related to it I-

    • @weebdweeb3951
      @weebdweeb3951 2 роки тому +22

      @@ztaowithpandaearrings9935 well I havr noticed people with OCD have different experiences with their thoughts

    • @kendewendy
      @kendewendy 2 роки тому +2

      i dont have ocd but i do this all the time lmfao

    • @yeevz9701
      @yeevz9701 2 роки тому

      same

    • @Kavindu_Bandara1126
      @Kavindu_Bandara1126 2 роки тому

      @@ztaowithpandaearrings9935 try a doctor please.

  • @b-6870
    @b-6870 Рік тому +6

    The worst part is when you get thoughts such as my loved one will suffer if I don't do this.. And it's just so irritating..

  • @CooperTheGoosebumpsGuy
    @CooperTheGoosebumpsGuy Рік тому +7

    My ocd is hard to explain, I basically have to do everything 5 times e.g check the time,I have to do everything in sets of 3, ,5 or 10, If I touch something with one hand I have to do it with my other hand, I have to count every little thing. It wastes so much of my time, but I can’t stop, I have not been diagnosed, but I am positive it is ocd. Everyone else that is suffering from this, God bless you🙏

    • @user-it3kh9vz6s
      @user-it3kh9vz6s 9 місяців тому +3

      Same thing here, every thing that touches one side must touch the other in the exact same way, and always 5 times, also undiagnosed, but 99% sure it’s ocd

    • @CooperTheGoosebumpsGuy
      @CooperTheGoosebumpsGuy 9 місяців тому +2

      @@user-it3kh9vz6s it’s so annoying. Like I don’t want to do it, but it feels like I have to. It’s just really hard to explains.

    • @user-it3kh9vz6s
      @user-it3kh9vz6s 9 місяців тому +3

      .@@CooperTheGoosebumpsGuy Yea, it is hard to explain, but I know exactly what you mean, it’s hurts to not do it, but people question you if you do do it.

  • @morgankennell4187
    @morgankennell4187 5 років тому +1651

    Did anyone notice she payed the hot iron face down with the hot part on her wood floor 😬😬😬😭

    • @user-zc1cp8yn4u
      @user-zc1cp8yn4u 5 років тому +18

      Me😬

    • @tanjam3894
      @tanjam3894 5 років тому +82

      I just commented that like wtf, do you want to burn your house down sis?

    • @mockingjay5865
      @mockingjay5865 5 років тому +20

      I knowwwwwww i was like girllll 😬😬😬😬

    • @richrdruvalcaba2884
      @richrdruvalcaba2884 5 років тому +32

      My ocd is kicking in

    • @croy1222
      @croy1222 5 років тому +10

      oooh yeah🥴 and who just has an iron laying around your bedroom?!😂

  • @gred8774
    @gred8774 3 роки тому +1931

    no one:
    My brain every time i eat: ok you just ate three gummies, you can't leave it this way please PLEASE EAT ONE MORE AND MAKE IT AN EVEN NUMBER

    • @Lindorbuxian
      @Lindorbuxian 3 роки тому +128

      Haha yes I have the even number thing too but 5 is an exception. I don’t know why, but 5 is just better than 4 and especially 6. 4 is okay but if I get to 6, no. I gotta go to 8 or 10 but 10 is more satisfying than 8 and so on

    • @gred8774
      @gred8774 3 роки тому +20

      @@Lindorbuxian YES EXACTLY

    • @queenofmff2935
      @queenofmff2935 3 роки тому +7

      Mine was like this, if i had my frizzy drink, i need to balance it with drink one full cup of water. I drink it alot till i feel better.

    • @remy9744
      @remy9744 3 роки тому +8

      Mine is intertwined with my eating disorder, like you have to make up for everything you eat with exercise, I don't care if it's a freaking Polo and only has 6 calories exercise now or else you will fucking hate every inch of yourself for the rest of your life and so will everyone else

    • @amelia-mayhowarth5667
      @amelia-mayhowarth5667 3 роки тому +5

      I like 1,3, i hate 4, eh for 5 & 6, like 7, h8 8, eh 9, like 10

  • @Liselle1100
    @Liselle1100 6 місяців тому +1

    This is an excellent portrayal of OCD of which I have been plagued by for decades. It has been the source of many, many arguments over many, many years and this short film will be of great help to me when trying explain it to her for the umpteenth time.
    Many thanks for creating this film 🫢

  • @dgdhgdgadg
    @dgdhgdgadg Рік тому +1

    At the 1:00 minute mark, your phone says the time is 7:32, and then at 3:57 it says it's 8:08, meaning all of that took 36 minutes? Of course it took 36 minutes ; that's what OCD robs you of the most.... Time. I'm so glad I found this video. This will explain to people only part of my condition thank you from the depths

  • @Midronightess
    @Midronightess 4 місяці тому +2

    I have diagnosed OCD, it's different for everyone, the repeating thoughts and the compulsions are hard to live with. Sometimes i freeze up when im about to say something, or when i need to say something, my mind is repeating and screaming at me over and over "say it, say it" but i just cant get my words out. My experience may be different from other people's experiences, but please don't try and put someone down who has troubles like this just because someone else with OCD "has to be more perfect or more clean", the compulsive thoughts can be lots of things and they can range from mild to very severe and dangerous thoughts

  • @tunnu4092
    @tunnu4092 5 років тому +1544

    Why don't people understand that ocd isn't only about washing hands and keeping things perfectly ..it's more about thoughts... Excessive thoughts that leads to compulsions... The symptoms may not always be similar for different individuals...
    Written by an
    Ocd patient

    • @nataliek878
      @nataliek878 5 років тому +19

      I wouldn't say that it's more about thoughts for everyone, but I have mostly obsessive OCD so I know what you mean. Everyone experiences the disorder a bit differently. :-)

    • @maxscheer2573
      @maxscheer2573 5 років тому +18

      Sarah biology lectures I always tell people I have ocd and they say no you don’t because ocd means you “don’t like germs” and it makes me so mad because that’s not what ocd always is

    • @ektatinu4568
      @ektatinu4568 5 років тому +1

      I know. It's so irritating.

    • @what2804
      @what2804 5 років тому +27

      Like when you want to “remove” an unwanted thought it leads to doing something weird, like you do it over and over again until it feels “right”

    • @tunnu4092
      @tunnu4092 5 років тому +9

      @@what2804 That's exactly what happens to me!!! But people think that ocd is only about perfectionism and personal hygiene!!!

  • @sabrinar90
    @sabrinar90 2 роки тому +2304

    In third grade I suddenly started trying to become “perfect” like have a perfect day routine. It’s rlly hard to explain but-
    I’d have to wake up at an exactly even time, take exactly 10 steps to the bathroom, take exactly 3 minutes, come back at exactly __:05, get dressed in the exact outfit perfectly without messing up (I’d repeat this over and over), eat breakfast in the exact amount of bites I’m “supposed” to, and log into class at exactly __:45. If I messed up I’d have ruined my whole day and I’d have to start tomorrow. I wouldn’t do certain things like hang out with friends or family because I might “mess up”. I’m a bit better, but I’m still trying to recover :)

    • @Soappyducky11_
      @Soappyducky11_ 2 роки тому +92

      i hope you get better. my OCD definetily isnt this bad which im happy about but i hope you recover

    • @jvstvorothii
      @jvstvorothii 2 роки тому +33

      may you have a speedy recovery! :)

    • @abigailsweeneyy
      @abigailsweeneyy 2 роки тому +26

      I’m so sorry that must’ve been absolute torture I hope you can fully recover or at least get close to fully recovering!

    • @graciesanders3511
      @graciesanders3511 2 роки тому +13

      oh my gosh!! that’s exactly how mine is!! mine started in 3rd grade as well!! i hope you’re doing well!!

    • @khushiseth7196
      @khushiseth7196 2 роки тому +3

      You are very strong and you can do this! Hope you get better soon my friend.

  • @euphemialyraeyre8710
    @euphemialyraeyre8710 4 місяці тому

    So many things in this video are so similar to how I live my life everyday, this really helped me understand how everyday OCD is, beacuase all of the other example and personal story videos are about the really extreme cases when it becomes OVERRTLY debilitating, but there are so many covert things that still affect your life, even though you're still able to get by there's still a problem and you're not comfortable in your own life becuase of your mind.

  • @subodhjadhav5072
    @subodhjadhav5072 Рік тому +3

    OCD is like having a bully stuck inside your head and nobody else can see it.” - .....

  • @naudiafields1921
    @naudiafields1921 5 років тому +617

    I’m not going to lie after watching this video it made me realize I should go see my doctor about the things I do that I thought were normal

    • @nicholascowan1731
      @nicholascowan1731 4 роки тому +21

      I’ve always known it’s not normal

    • @spoiledbrat4170
      @spoiledbrat4170 4 роки тому +25

      I’ve always done it and only realized it was not normal a year ago but I don’t want to tell my mom because she will think I’m one of those qUiRkY girls and just say something like “okay well just don’t count everything you do jeez”

    • @LaKanaeFandubs
      @LaKanaeFandubs 4 роки тому +2

      And how it goes??? 😱

    • @no.mf.dimpless7636
      @no.mf.dimpless7636 4 роки тому +3

      Yo same I literally do everything on here on a daily 🤣💀

    • @Jaxnay219
      @Jaxnay219 4 роки тому +1

      Naudia Fields OMG ME TOO!

  • @spottiercamp8183
    @spottiercamp8183 3 роки тому +551

    As someone who has this and has been dealing with it for there life I can tell you right now that you dont hear voices telling you what to do you just have the instinct.

    • @dylanpratomo4971
      @dylanpratomo4971 3 роки тому +16

      You wrote the wrong there.
      It's their bcs you're talking in 3rd person, while there means you're indicating a place wich is away from you.
      Sry if it's annoying that I corrected you but I had to

    • @seongchwija1846
      @seongchwija1846 3 роки тому +35

      Yess you are absolutely right there would be no time to hear any voices. It's just an instinct.

    • @siam.9271
      @siam.9271 2 роки тому +1

      Can someone please help me coz I don't know if I'm a *perfectionist* (but i do many otyer things which are symptoms of OCD along with all the things that a perfectionist do coz I'm for sure a perfectionist but want to know I've OCD or not coz I have its symptoms from years ) or *suffering from OCD*, anyways I never thought of this as a disease and I'm proud of it for now reason but I don't consider it as a disease
      You can ask me question in reply and I would answer of what I'm suffering from and so you can help me know what I'm

    • @iisimplyamy8031
      @iisimplyamy8031 2 роки тому +19

      @@siam.9271 As someone who studies psychology, I'm happy to help! So, OCD usually occurs when you have ongoing intrusive thoughts, despite your effort to get rid of them. Are you having unwanted thoughts, and do you do repetitive behaviors to try to "satisfy" your thoughts or get rid of them?

    • @nutsii3880
      @nutsii3880 2 роки тому +2

      I did it when I was little not anymore I didn't knew what OCD was I really felt like not vOicEs just instruct but when I had that I I just tried my best to avoid now it happens once in a while

  • @masterkkgamer4500
    @masterkkgamer4500 Рік тому +7

    I had serious OCD at the time of covid! I wouldn't use to sleep before doing tons of unnecessary things like washing my hands 9 times or maybe closing the curtains in a special manner! I hated doing that and still had no control over myself... But one day I decided to change myself! I started forcing my mind to stop doing unnecessary or repetitive things, it was pretty hard for me but I managed to train my mind like that! Now I don't have it, I have overcome it and that's how everyone can!

  • @debdeb342
    @debdeb342 Рік тому +2

    that feeling of breathlessness and pain in your chest when you can't do the compulsion quick enough, or thinking you are going to mess it up, and then you MUST do it so many more times until its the right number again.

  • @yeetk534
    @yeetk534 5 років тому +502

    Omgwhen she put the iron face down that really botheredme

  • @rawiyahedries218
    @rawiyahedries218 3 роки тому +690

    Watching this video just made me cry. Be kind to all people. You never know what they are battling with inside.

  • @cursedkodomo3645
    @cursedkodomo3645 Рік тому

    The video itself explains it all. The editing, the visuals, the composition and audio. It's astonishing yet melancholic.🥲

  • @brigetteroberts920
    @brigetteroberts920 Рік тому

    I do not have OCD, but to all those out there struggling with it I wish you the best. But I do struggle with very bad adhd, but I wish all of you the best.

  • @xalted5207
    @xalted5207 5 місяців тому

    the long window shot at the beginning is so real

  • @palomamayrany1537
    @palomamayrany1537 4 роки тому +1071

    My ocd.. after washing my hands for 10 minutes and I walk out to touch anything my brain says I touched germs again and now I can’t eat until I wash my hands again

    • @gero3015
      @gero3015 3 роки тому +22

      That just means your a germophobe not necessarily OCD

    • @spikerae3095
      @spikerae3095 3 роки тому +51

      @@gero3015 ocd causes things like that to happen

    • @justmaya7634
      @justmaya7634 3 роки тому +35

      Omg so relatable. I feel the need to wash my hands twice and then after drying them I just can’t touch the light switch or doorknob. I usually turn it off with my elbow and open the door with my sleeve

    • @rdxcutie2763
      @rdxcutie2763 3 роки тому +4

      The best thing to do if you have ocd= “When the thoughts come from one door, just let it pass form another door. Don’t feed your thoughts tea.” (It might be hard but you can do it!, also I recommend watching this guy called Sadhguru, search: Sadhguru on thoughts in UA-cam)

    • @LubyLifts
      @LubyLifts 3 роки тому +1

      i feel you

  • @bcsproductions5988
    @bcsproductions5988 3 роки тому +492

    No one:
    My brain: Blink twice at each corner of the room or u will fail as a human

    • @gamesps9562
      @gamesps9562 3 роки тому +7

      And in my case, it has to be a brick wall with the white paint, because it's solid and plain.

    • @karthikaanilkumara6612
      @karthikaanilkumara6612 3 роки тому +4

      OH MY GODDD I HAVE THE EXACT SAME THINGGG

    • @dylanpratomo4971
      @dylanpratomo4971 3 роки тому +3

      I got this thing where I gotta touch every lamp post on the side walk. Idk y but I gotta do it, it just fells wrong not to

    • @LeviAckerman-nz7cp
      @LeviAckerman-nz7cp 3 роки тому

      I also do this... This is not OCD right?

    • @posie4195
      @posie4195 3 роки тому

      THIS IS SO TRUE WTH

  • @chickennuggets9480
    @chickennuggets9480 Рік тому +74

    Very interesting video. I have worked with a guy that has OCD. He liked working with me, because I did my best to smile politely and be eagerly patient with his rituals. He said he got more relief and felt less anxious doing them around me. He started doing some of them less often, the need for them wasnt as strong when he felt less judged. I guess the anxiety spiral lessened when it felt OK that he had them. Miss that dude, he was so smart. Pained me that I couldnt hug him and magically make it all go away. Man... I wish I had magic hugs ;-;

    • @ehpotatoes
      @ehpotatoes 11 місяців тому +1

      Magic hugs sound so nice. Anyone have this power and can gift it to other people.. maybe?

    • @WildeGesellen44
      @WildeGesellen44 Місяць тому +1

      "I wish I had magic hugs" is by far the sweetest thing I've ever read on UA-cam c': 🩵

  • @zoltanrudolf
    @zoltanrudolf Рік тому

    Nothing that a big, warm hug can’t fix.