Contamination OCD: How Does It Affect Sufferers?
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
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Thats exactly what I deal with everyday 😢 it gets tiring
Same. Everyone thinks I'm crazy and a psycho and when I tell them that I might have ocd (I match the other symptoms too) they just laugh at me and call me overdraumatic. I don't know what to do at this point 😭
@@getolivesundermybed people are just mean. Best to just ignore them. It's more like they are the crazy ones
Yet drínking that eempure thing, ick...
...and with wòm’n (eempure beings by design) in the same house...
But anyways, I have the most sèvere case of that and am the pure being!
It’s eye opening seeing someone else do the same things you do with contamination OCD
But its possibile if you are 5 yrs old
For my freind, they are unable to live with anyone long term, they want to return back to their clean contamination free zone.
Im sorry . Im like you too
My father died and from that time i have it..pray to Jesus that helps me
It's truly a fate worse than death to be a prisoner of your own mind.
Yes
You get used to it
@@manuisgood1233 I have. It doesn't mean I like it though.
@@JB-pu6ek i used to have contamination ocd but ye it’s pretty bad
@@JB-pu6ek I have somatic ocd now
the "remote" and the "not touching anything with my hands" is so relatable :'(
Mad Respect to all Mental illness sufferers 🫡🫡
Thank you. We need people who can Help us to Go Out of the House etc. Because of e.g. anxiety. Maybe you have time to do that with a Person. It would Help a Lot, also It If is Just once a week.
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT. I’ve never felt so understood saving this to show to everyone
I have the same diagnosis, it's miserable. Everyday I want to be better, even my family gets tired of my ways. There is no where else to turn most days.
Its so exhausting mentally and physically. Mine is personal hygeine and I spend about an hour and a half every morning in the bathroom purely because if i need to have a poo i obsessively wipe myself over and over and check the wipes/toilet paper constantly to make sure theres nothing on it then i have to wash my hands thoroughly under the nails and everywhere. Then i have to wash myself diligently in the shower to make myself feel clean. I dread going anywhere else other than my house for a poo. It frustrates my family and myself.
Please don't act on those intrusive thoughts... They will go away if you ignore them.. You are strong. 🎉
Watch mark freeman and Ali greymond
@@aryastargirl5593 incase ur still suffering from this. try using some water to wash after pooping. for example, get a plastic water bottle, fill it up and then drop water on that area while rubbing with ur fingers. then you can check with some toilet paper. sorry if this is a bit graphic but theres no other way to explain. :p
Jesus is there for you bro . He was always there and will always be there too . Call upon Him .He's near always . As someone with a type of ocd but not nearly as severe as all these people , He's been my only peace . I'm praying for you all
I was diagnosed with ocd years ago as a symptom of my generalised anxiety disorder, I had absolutely no idea when I was younger that ‘If I didn’t find x,y & z / didn’t fold something correctly / didn’t tap a can of drink 5 times & open it on the number 6 something dreadful would happen to a loved one’ was ocd related. It progressed into quite severe hand washing. I still feel my hands are dirty just from leaving the house, I can physically feel the filth of the outside world on them, & it still gets so bad at times I just have to turn around & go home.
I can’t imagine the exhaustion having to go through this every single day, my heart breaks for him x
Exactly the same for me! I've had my GAD since my early teens and simultaneously developed what I now know is secondary OCD symptoms. For me it started off with knocking on stuff (mostly doors) and counting/doing something within a certain time or else something bad would happen. Then I got more and more afraid of all types of corrosive chemicals (for example cleaning products) and that progressed to excessive hand washing. For the longest time I just assumed these were all anxiety issues, not OCD. I still struggle sometimes as well, even though I'm the best I've ever been. I hope you're doing alright all things considered. ❤️
Go for Gamma Knife
For me started when i saw on tv something i liked, some cake or nice clothes..a good pair of shoes..toys etc..and with my teeth i make some touching and
Open and close 4 times like for the things to come like a joke of course into my house..then i got microbs fobia.
Jesus help us all
He is living in a prison, poor guy.
It's exhausting and time consuming. I have a freind with OCD who has it since 10. They are in their mid 30s now. Spending 3 to 4 hours in bathroom.
@@ASMR-XI-ZUIisnt he sick because of to much water..i got sick because of this...i have some pain in my body from water. Poor us ..hope days will get better❤
I was diagnosed with OCD when I was nine, and it was and still is so tiring, it does get better, but for me it will probably never be completely gone
Poor baby this is torture
There is help out there, please anyone suffering from this get help (I have OCD myself and I know the pain, torment, despair). Exposure Response Prevention is the gold standard in OCD treatment. Please find help, there is treatment and you don’t have to live like this. I pray for all of us with OCD
I have a relative with the same disorder. Is there any advice on how to deal with it and what is a real cure?
@@92Faristhe holy Eucharisty from a christian orthodox thi helped me ..and pray to God
@@BeatriceT-h2x Thank you so much for that answer. I was working with this guy for a while and tried so many things without success.
However, we went on to the treatment of Islamic ruqya which is practically healing by reciting certain verses of the Holy Qur’an, and after three sessions the poor guy just woke up one morning perfectly normal as he never experienced OCD before.
@@92Faris demoms can do.that
I know.from exp. Unfortunately only Jesus can help. What he exp.i think was demons trap. See i was muslim.on youtube.
No.offence sorry if i.was rude
But i know.that religion is.demomic
Pls.forgive me
I feel like i becoming more burden to my family, they don't know I'm suffering too. They think I'm wierd, I'm embarrassed 😢😢
Thanks so much for sharing this story. It REALLY opened my eyes
My daughter struggles with this very thing, as well as other types of OCD, ADHD, cPTSD, ASD, and several food allergies. I try to help her, but im almost 65 and disabled. There are no decent therapists available in our area. Its so VERY diffficult for her, because she wants friends and a happy future.
This is related to anxiety. Anxiety is ultimately caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. Tell her to check out the metabolic theory of mental health popularized by Dr. Chris Palmer. All mental health is traceable to mitochondrial dysfunction. Consider getting his book "Brain Energy." It is a coherent theory that can accommodate mental health issues due to trauma, stress, poor diet, substance abuse, modern lifestyles, etc..
Mine is undiagnosed. I have the hand washing problem, wiping things many times, disinfect my hand when I touch stuff, can't even touch the doorknob anymore without tissue. HOWEVER, I can eat in restaurants. One would think that this does not make sense. I can't explain it myself I like eating out to much that my brain is allowing me to cope enough so I can do this.
May be bcz the food is served in plates ..if it looks clean we think it's safe .. same goes with the packaged food...
Atleast this is the excuse I give to myself ... Unless my eyes see someone touching the food with their bare hands.. i feel safe
Its such a strange feeling to find someone with similar affliction and thoughts.
Same goes for me.
It's been literally years since i last touched a doorknob (or rail at public transport, or basically anything of public use) through something other than a tissue (I ALWAYS carry a great load of them arround; also would NEVER leave a house without hand sanitiser)
Surprisingly - my germophopia started while I was at working at F&B Industry as a waiter.
Now I could never even step in into the last place I was employed in (though it was years ago now) due to disgust I feel to that place.
Even to this day.
But still going to Reasturants is something i could not give up on.
I still feel very anxious and unease there.
But somehow I managed to convince my brain that thermal processing kills the bacteria (even tough it's not entirely true).
Most of them anyways.
I wish I didnt know 'the backstage' of this idustry though. I'd be so much at ease now
Ignorance is a bliss afterall I guess...
I hope you're doing well and still live your ife to the fullest despite your inner phobias!
The thing with ocd Is, it's completely illogical and often random. which could be why it's fine for you to eat in a resturaunt but not okay in your own home.
Me too, OCD is just very illogical and subjective because it’s the emotional or thought process that causes the distress rather than having a straight pattern
Same here. My family thinks I’m crazy for not eating the food they prepared while being perfectly fine getting fast food or going to restaurants. To me, it’s more so about the fact that I don’t know what has happened to the food before it’s put in front of me. Most people would probably be MORE unnerved by that, but for some reason I can tolerate it more that way
How relatable this is.😢
I also have really bad germophobia, it gets so tiring. If I want to dry my face, I just use a fan, same with my hands. When I touch something I think is dirty, I know exactly which parts of my hands are contaminated and go wash them. It gets so tiring. So many other instances, like right now, typing of my screen. My fingertips are dirty. I’m afraid of even touching my own arms and hair, even though they are clean. I’m just drained at this point. I hope i get better :(
You exactly explain the way my OCD I have. I have contamination ocd and symmetry and orderline ocd.
@@jhennysandig3648 finally someone I can relate with
I could so much relate to you.. ! 😢
KEEP IN MIND THAT CONTAMINATION OCD IS NOT THE ONLY FORM OF OCD AND OCD PRESENTS ITSELF IN AN INFINITE NUMBER OF WAYS
(Contamination OCD is still 100% valid)
I'm extremely thankful that I only have a lesser case of cocd. My more extreme types aren't fun, but I couldn't imagine the torment of this.
Guys I just want to let you know that this isn’t the only type of ocd.I was diagnosed with ocd myself and this is just a different type of case. I’m really messy and sometimes unorganised so tbh this is just the stereotypical “ocd”
I always wash my hands and use my left hand to open doors as i use my right hand to eat. I belive this guy can overcome this but will need the right therapy and maybe some challenges. Good luck!
It's painful to watch because I do the same things and that's why it hits so close to home. It's such a nightmare
He's not alone 🩷
The absolute worst is when people "pity" you for having OCD.
I remember one mate saying "There's no Make A Wish Foundation for OCD Afflicted people". They just say "Get over it"....
I got it I got therapy which helped but honestly in the toilet im constantly looking to make sure nothing “germy” can touch me. Before therapy I would basically change like 5X a day, cry myself to sleep in fear and every day a constant fear. At school I would wash my hands 3-5 minutes straight. After therapy I do a lot better I wash my hands now for like 20 minutes. Mine was around toilets and stuff..
I also suffer with toilet ocd I wash my hands many times a day and i hate touching the toilet, bathroom doors the faucets etc I also suffer from urine incontinence and that worsens my ocd
My 19 yr old daughter started having contamination OCD over the summer. She is doing better. She is getting out of the house more which is good and she asks for my help when she needs support. She is seeing a therapist and just started taking medication. I am worried sick about her. I pray to GOD for this to go away and she will be able to go to school or work. Please GOD I beg YOU don’t let her ever hurt herself. Please GOD protect me Michael, Rachael and Katie from all evil. Amen 🙏
Mine it's around toilets. I think I always had it just that had 3 toilets overflow incidents this year just made it worse😭
Bruh! That's definitely me. This isn't how my life should be! 😔
I have ocd and went to a very effective treatment center which teaches exposure response prevention which kinda means just gradually adding exposures of what you don’t want to do and adding in skills to help you cope with ocd. It really works
its so horrible. I cant believe people can live like this
Yeah meal times are the hardest,seeing my parents do everything carelessly makes me traumatized😭
But in fact, they are not doing things carelessly.
Hes like ME.
POOR ME AND HIM AND OTHERS
THIS IS A MENTAL PROBLEM NOT A MOOD CHANGE.
PRAY TO GOD THAT HELPED ME THOROUGHLY
Mine has returned big time I was like him years ago now it’s coming back
Same here.. any idea what the trigger is?
@@Nutrizenhealth feces
@@donew1thita11 aw that is a horrible one ❤️ i hope it goes as fast as it came
I feel Bad for him i was like that befor but im a Little better now coz i was verry tired of this Évery day it's a real nightmare you have to bé strong and try the Exposure and lack of response, that is, touching things, and try as much as possible not to wash hands. I know that it is difficult and requires a lot of courage, but think about the outcome when you are free again from this lonely prison. I tell you that your life is precious. I tell you that your life awaits you on the other side of the line. Obsessive-compulsive disorder only have courage and daring in this case and you will gradually win
I can leave this all but my i think if after bath or lattering I'll touch my skincare products nd apply on face so they will not work for my darkcircles nd pigmentations that's why I've to wash several time I'm tired (, sorry for bad English)
My dad's chief this. Thankfully not this severe so he's learned to work around it. My OCD isn't like this and I'm so glad. I feel bad for this dude
Wow, although I don't have his condition I can relate to this and tend to sanitize almost everything I use before and sometimes after I use it.
Oh bless his heart how bloody horrible for him
Its extremely frustrating... tiring...time consuming process to settle our constant fears due to irrational thinking/facts which is most hurtful... painful episodes..🥺...Sooo much to say but...😔....Hope all the OCD Sufferers find peace nd speedy recovery to have a healthy...happy life.. Aameen..🙏
I also have contamination ocd (diagnosed when i was a child) from a medical trauma 😢
Food poisoning?
Getting that tatoo musta been fun
I can only imagine them again he's so clean that it probably healed so quickly! I can't imagine what would happen if he'd need a surgery and have drain tubes after. I wouldn't do my drain tubes I found them nauseous on top of the pain I can only imagine what would happen if I had that type of OCD lol
@@stephanieann6622 we need bacteria to heal, most of our body is good bacteria. B12 is a bacteria.
maybe he got it before he got ocd. i used to share my bubbletea with my friends until i got ocd, now i cant share anything at all
Ocd is terrifying. I don’t want it but yet here I am. I’m failing in every way. I’m not a neat freak I have other compulsions and it’s still awful. Can’t just exist.
God bless you brother god is with you we love you
I'm suffering from contamination ocd too😥
me too it's not diagnosed but I have every symptom
I have contamination OCD too, but I overcome it by just not thinking about germs at all.
I have the same. I've been slipping back into it more recently because I've been stressed, but I never let myself fall back too far these days.
Also, to anyone like "NO, it can't be because he's not doing this" or whatever, this stuff doesn't make any logical sense. I can't tell you why I know with my entire being that something has been laced with dr×gs or that botulism is definitely in a totally normal canned good and why some things are 'safe', because it's illogical and it's centered around the fear of death and losing control. It takes a long time to deal with it, and the only way out is through trusting other people and giving up the illusion of control.
What started your thinking the first time. Was it something you watched, read?
Really asking because I am curious and I don't want someone to come over that has ocd and feel...left out?
Bless this man
Omg I felt that. Such a ridiculous way to live but you literally can't switch it off. How do you make it go away man!!?!?
BROOO!!! I relate to this guy so much :(
AHH same everything is so relatable I don't know what to do . My family is frustrated with me . i am done with my self . i Literary finishes every hand wash bottle within 3 days and takes hours to shower and make something 😭😭😣
@@GOODBOY-px8bi it's awfulllll!! have you tried any medication or exposure therapy yet?
@@little.pixiedoll Nahh it was too much worst like last month but ( i think ) i am slowly getting better till now but still i am too tired of this thing . Plz god it will just end by itself 🙏🏻😐
@@GOODBOY-px8bi Lexapro helped me but also delaying the compulsions helps as well. So when you get the urge to do something you know is a compulsion wait a few minutes before doing it. Unfortunately it probably won't go away on its own and usually gets worse if you don't put an end to it. Good luck 🤞🤞
And also i dont have this disorder since i was born i got this disorder since the covid19 arrived. I've been suffering ocd for about 3 years ish.
I still want to see someone with my type of ocd so I know I am not alone or crazy
whats your type?? i assure you you're not alone
I used 6 hours and 44 minutes just to make a burger once and I didn’t even finish cooking because my parents got home.
I've have a freind who has been bathing for upto 4 hours.
Horror of horrors 😱 I have been drinking raw milk for 20 years as they have doing for millennia since they started milking animals ☠️. Because of the Wulzen factor I have fewer joint problems in my 60's than I had in my 40's. I'm not sure why but my dental health also improved. I did once eat an egg with a crack. That was pretty dumb. I suffered with diarrhea for about 6 hours.Not nice but I survived . Farm kids are some of the least likely to get asthma and autoimmune diseases and they are continuously exposed to all sorts of pathogens. If your immune system has no work to do that also is not good for your health.
Sending hugs 🤗.
I’m not making fun of him ok but if that was me i would be like “ that’s it im done “ chugs milk “
you dont get it 😭 he cannot control it at all it’s not like some precautions he willingly takes, ocd is an actual harmful disorder that can cause a lot of unwanted compulsions and obsessions.
Fell sad for him tbh
I feel u bro
Poor baby
I am sure this guy was his family's hero in covid times..pandamic rockstar..
Dude fr. I've had contamination ocd my whole life but have kept it to a manageable level, then when covid hit it went rogue cus the whole world was making out that it's the right way to be. Madness.
Hahahaha Lol... Exactly...!!!
I have it, too. But I start IOP today, so let's hope!! 🤞
The way he does everything is so much like how i used to do things before i got meds e.g, opening the door with my leg, avoiding eating with hands, rubbing soap EXACTLY the way he does in this video etc.
I'm still on meds, and i dont think i can recover, so I'm waiting for my death 🙃
Btw does anyone have this guy's contact info or something? I wanna talk to him since he is literally a copy of me, especially the food part
What type of meds do u take? And what are the side effects?
I avoid doing what he does because the minute I get inside the house, I get changed in the bathtub, wipe down my phone with hospital grade wipes, and puts everything that touched outside in a bag in the bathtub. And wash every part of my body that was exposed to the outside. There is also an air purifier in every room. This way, I can live like a normal person inside the house. Just don't expect me to throw a dinner party for other people lol. People can't tell I have ocd because I act normal outside, but I see the world outside like Fallout and my home is my vault.
Hey man I suffer from contamination OCD just like this. It is interfering with my life so much. Just to wash a sink full of dishes can take me 4 or 5 hours because i have to deep clean everything first and wash the dishes twice and so much more. I need to seek help because i can't even function at this point.
I hate touching doors to refrigerate and microwave 😢
@@Loloeve1986 😢
Where is the whole video?
You need deliverance, I wish you can get help.......this is too much! I also had the same problem but it's wasn't like this😢 it's was okay more especially during COVID....
Hang there Jack! It just have been tough getting tattooed
Its not like he didnt know they are clean. Its the urge and it keeps coming back.
It's the same I am completely like this from8years ago and still get harder and worst by time you don't understand that I count numbers for checking that my hands are completely clean, maybe sometimes more than 3hours in 24hours I hate that my family, Mom and everything I can't deal with this and overthinking and obsessed with every single fuc*king little things
I guess im lucky i haven't gotten this bad, tho i could be. Im not that germ crazy i wash my hands, probably 10 times a day because I hate how my hands feel dirty from food dirst and sometimes germs like when i touch the flusher or the toilet
came here bc i have a new ocd trigger :( ugh should do compulsions but i want to feel understood
i don't have that as bad as him, but i do it with food. "What if this poisons me?" to the point where i don't really eat it. I have chronic ocd and mine is self damaging.
(POSSIBLE TRIGGERING SUBJECTS BELOW)
My ocd gives me the thoughts of sexually assulting my family members, mainly girls. To the point where i said "if i did something like that i will kill myself." i had the way i would kill myself all mapped out in my head." or i would say "before i would ever do anything like that i will break my hand with a sledge hammer". even though i don't want to do these things, my ocd tells me i want too, every single day, every single hour. Sometimes i can control it, but i distance myself from others, not spending the night at peoples houses cause of that fear. (when j say control it i mean the thought i have never harmed anyone) this has gotten so bad I have developed many mental issues. I have no self worth, I am depressed, i have panic attacks etc.. there are more things my ocd obesses about but this is the worst one in my opinion.
damn same here buddy...🤝
Yep!!! It's awful
My ocd is door checking especially if I’m stressed .
Check my hands and always wash them 😔 I feel like everytime I touched something there's a germ so again and again I wash my hands.
How was he able to get those tattoos??
whatever he did to be able to get a tattoo, he should try to do again since it got him that far that time(if he did have ocd at that time). i wonder if gloves would help him for now.
How many people have this OCD who were also treated with corticosteroids for asthma during childhood?
This sounds like it came from "nowhere", i.e. trauma (I can only base my guess on what we see here, I have not viewed the source video). If only because it's so severe and, again, seemingly sudden-onset. I hope he's getting therapy and, if he needs/wants it, medication for his anxiety (OCD is basically an anxiety-based disorder, so treating the anxiety aspect also treats the OCD). He seems like a really sweet boy.
This is similar to my condition i waste a lot of water bcz i think everything around me is contaminated with urine and i need to wash them
That's my life with HOCD and POCD.
It sucks 😭I clean everything i touch
So me 😢
Mans living an Invader Zim episode 😬
What a horrible way to live. Has he tried therapy? I wish him well.
Ironically there ARE germs everywhere
Even after disinfecting a surface?
Yep@@Zonum1
if she does this for him forever he'll never get better... i hope he can recover
Iam jack
Afraid of contamination and uses his feet to open doors……😮
you need to know alot of the stuff with ocd doesn't make any sense its just a way the brain copes
he doesn't care because he won't touch the door handle with his hands, which is his point.
@@Zonum1 so he just spreads it to others and not himself? Sad world
@@jermymac8129 That "others" is only one person, his mom living with him. Also, he is not wearing his shoes to open the door, so maybe they leave the shoes on the door entrance, so it is a more hygienic environment. Just guessing.
@@jermymac8129 Yeah it doesn’t make any sense. It’s not about logic. It’s pattern in brain that tells you do this or that.
😣
No way! How do you use your shoe to open your home door? I would go crazy and wipe it like crazy..
Frequency urination symptoms
I would never open door with my dirty sock you are leaving the germs there for everyone else. I clean it with soap and water and then I'm relieved.
My ocd
They are not brave enough thats why they know there problem but dont wanna get pass it or face it i know some people who has ocd but they were brave and force them self they are not cured but they know what there problem is and force themself because they are brave
My mind is constantly on alert for germs. Even as I'm writing this I'm trying to stop the spread. I'm worried about e coli, staph, parasites, and just the dirtiness itself without the germs involved. & I live with a family of cats. 😂 & I have to wash my hands 3 times. First to get rid of top layer of germs and dirt, 2nd to get the rest, and a 3rd time for good measure. & if my hands touch the sink while im washing them or just after rinsing them i feel like ai have rewash them cause of the germs from the sink touching my clean hands. Its exhausting and frustrating. Im surprised i dont go through more handsoap. Ive also used rubbing alcohol and bleach for temporary washes if no hand sanitizer.
😢
Does he know our mouth is a breeding ground for bacteria?😅😅😅
Since 7.
he needs his mother. but what does he do in 30 years without his mother? what wman will allow him doing this? i bet wmen in a relationship with him would leave, the only one tolerating this from a man is his own mum.
thats why its a mental disorder. no one is saying this is normal or should stay this way
actually now i feel better about mines cauze now i remember it could be worse💀
I eat with spoon like chips packet i can relate vepry much
Nobody tell him that the organizations that regulates food, like the FDA, actually permits a certain percentage of insects, hair, and feces in food.... 😅
Well I'm a dirty mfer💀
😢😢😢
Oh Lord bless this man. Jesus Christ is the Way the Truth and the Life! The Son of God!!!
I’m even worse
my audhd brain: what about all the microplastics 😩😩😩
If he does this, the germs must be important...