You speak so much sense about OCD. I have suffered since I was 9 years old and you are one of the best therapists. Your grey hair really makes you look more attractive too!
@@starrypunk20 Dwelling on thoughts and enriching them strengthens OCD. We can develop methods to deal with this. I know it's hard and it was hard for me too. But we must not let thoughts rule us. Only then can we defeat OCD.
every time you upload a video like this, im mind blown. I feel like there's no way what im going thru would be real, or any one else could have this, or even possibly understand. And its like you're addressing ME. Its crazy. And I appreciate this so much
Thanks for posting videos again. I hope you can continue more. I have to try and work on my OCD again, its crazy the thoughts and compulsions I live with daily. Your videos bring help to many people.
I was suffering from ocd back in 2020 and you’re the one who helped me out 🙏 you’ll definitely have a great life ahead since you saved another man’s life and probably countless others
Great plan. Glad you had ERP and it's been helpful. It's kind of you to share that as lots of people avoid ERP because it feels hard and confronting but it is very effective as you say!
Hi Katie, I am wondering what your thoughts are of the overlaps between OCD and ADHD. In previous videos youve talked about attention training and its benefits to OCD. I ask because I recently started taking medication for ADHD treatment, and in the few days I've been on it I have found that it has helped my OCD, seemingly because by being able to hold focus on work/life tasks its cut off a major highway my brain used to ruminate on obsessive thoughts, i.e. frequent task switching. Wondering if this is something youve explored, or if OCD and ADHD treatment work well together or not. Thanks! And you're videos have been a tremendous help!
OCD and ADHD are often seen together. My non-scientific explanation for this would be that an ADHD brain is busy working faster than the world needs it to and therefore it needs other things to think about to minimise the discomfort of the whizzy brain. So sometimes OCD will come along and say 'hey, look at me I can help - focus on this and you'll feel better' (the sly little monster). I think you are probably right that in being able to slow your mind and focus better taking the ADHD meds then the OCD becomes less of a necessity and/or because you are focussing on the task in hand the OCD recedes into the background. Don't know if this answers your question and whilst I have some experience in ADHD I am by no means an expert in it!
I was abused as a child. How do I do ERP properly? How do u deal with real contamination? As in, some fear but others experience. Your advice would be helpful…
Do you have the same perspective on dreams? Been having a lot of vivid dreams recently and I can never decide whether it's better to analyze them or just ignore them
I think that all depends on whether it's helpful or unhelpful for you.... As a CBT therapist I'm not well versed in analysis but generally we wouldn't recommend someone with a tendency towards OCD analyses things because it usually ends up getting them stuck in a negative cycle.
Sorry to hear you have had side effects from your medication. That is very bad luck as it's quite rare to have side effects and most will reduce over time but you may want to consult your medical doctor to discuss.
How to stop constantly checking your surroundings when walking or being out in public, or constantly looking back to see if you haven't lost anything even though there is nothing that can fall out, or going for a jog and every piece of trash on the road resemble a 100$ bill, so the whole jog turns into a trash checking exercise, I haven't actually found anything of any value as of yet, but better to reverse my car to check on that black looking spot on the tarmac, might be a lost wallet, nope it isn't, it's just an oil spill. That's my day. I am about to cause myself a concussion just to get rid of this nonsense.
So the trick is not to try and stop yourself checking but instead engage in some ERP exercises in order to learn to deal with the doubt and discomfort differently. Firstly make a vicious flower (see my video on this) on all the things you do to try and make yourself feel more certain and less uncomfortable like checking. Then when you do the ERP you are going to do the opposite of these things. The sort of thing that you might do as ERP could be, for example, to put extra bits of paper in your pocket and let then rummage around in your pockets when out so that it INCREASES the likelihood of you worrying that you have dropped something. When you deliberately increase the likelihood of bringing on the worries and discomfort you set yourself up with a chance to learn to respond to them differently. Might be worth checking out my videos on ERP to help you further. ERP is such an efficient way of learning to live with uncertainty - once you get the hang of it you will not regret it!
@@EppingForest304 Lately I've been able to take control of the monster inside of me. I got tired of it, it was sucking out too much energy and time. I lost something? I don't think so, since I've spent over a year looking for things that were not there. A year and a half of this nonsense and it is starting to fade away. Slowly but surely. Tell that voice in your head "go fuck yourself" and bleed that monster like a stuck pig
Thanks for the reminder that arguing with the ‘content’ is the disorder.
You speak so much sense about OCD. I have suffered since I was 9 years old and you are one of the best therapists. Your grey hair really makes you look more attractive too!
Thoughts that are not valued are forgotten.
My husband always tell me, do you remember any of those thoughts you had 6 months ago? and of course the answer is no.
@@starrypunk20
Dwelling on thoughts and enriching them strengthens OCD. We can develop methods to deal with this. I know it's hard and it was hard for me too. But we must not let thoughts rule us. Only then can we defeat OCD.
very happy to see you posting, thank you for always standing by our side and helping us.
every time you upload a video like this, im mind blown. I feel like there's no way what im going thru would be real, or any one else could have this, or even possibly understand. And its like you're addressing ME. Its crazy. And I appreciate this so much
I'm glad the videos are helpful - hope you can take some strides forward to help yourself further.
Thanks for posting videos again. I hope you can continue more. I have to try and work on my OCD again, its crazy the thoughts and compulsions I live with daily. Your videos bring help to many people.
I was suffering from ocd back in 2020 and you’re the one who helped me out 🙏 you’ll definitely have a great life ahead since you saved another man’s life and probably countless others
I’ve just found this channel & am grateful. I’m going to save these 39 videos to my OCD playlist 🙏
This is such helpful video, Thank you!!!
Saving this to come back to. I went through ERP treatment and it was incredibly helpful but it’s nice to have these tips as a refresher.
Great plan. Glad you had ERP and it's been helpful. It's kind of you to share that as lots of people avoid ERP because it feels hard and confronting but it is very effective as you say!
I appreciat you sooo much you cant even imagine.
thanks so much for your great work, as someone who has OCD it's hugely helpful. James
I was worried about u😢
Please never stop posting ❤
I missed u so much😭
I'll do my best to be more regular!!
Hi Katie, I am wondering what your thoughts are of the overlaps between OCD and ADHD. In previous videos youve talked about attention training and its benefits to OCD. I ask because I recently started taking medication for ADHD treatment, and in the few days I've been on it I have found that it has helped my OCD, seemingly because by being able to hold focus on work/life tasks its cut off a major highway my brain used to ruminate on obsessive thoughts, i.e. frequent task switching. Wondering if this is something youve explored, or if OCD and ADHD treatment work well together or not. Thanks! And you're videos have been a tremendous help!
OCD and ADHD are often seen together. My non-scientific explanation for this would be that an ADHD brain is busy working faster than the world needs it to and therefore it needs other things to think about to minimise the discomfort of the whizzy brain. So sometimes OCD will come along and say 'hey, look at me I can help - focus on this and you'll feel better' (the sly little monster). I think you are probably right that in being able to slow your mind and focus better taking the ADHD meds then the OCD becomes less of a necessity and/or because you are focussing on the task in hand the OCD recedes into the background. Don't know if this answers your question and whilst I have some experience in ADHD I am by no means an expert in it!
You're an angel🙃❤️
She is soo beautiful lol
You’re great
I was abused as a child. How do I do ERP properly? How do u deal with real contamination? As in, some fear but others experience. Your advice would be helpful…
What about something that happened that I didn't do, I guess same apply to these? Specially with ROCD :(
How do you deal with trauma ocd?
Do you have the same perspective on dreams? Been having a lot of vivid dreams recently and I can never decide whether it's better to analyze them or just ignore them
I think that all depends on whether it's helpful or unhelpful for you....
As a CBT therapist I'm not well versed in analysis but generally we wouldn't recommend someone with a tendency towards OCD analyses things because it usually ends up getting them stuck in a negative cycle.
Hi mam do you know about recovery from antidepressants side effects
Sorry to hear you have had side effects from your medication. That is very bad luck as it's quite rare to have side effects and most will reduce over time but you may want to consult your medical doctor to discuss.
@@23katied thankyou mam
How to stop constantly checking your surroundings when walking or being out in public, or constantly looking back to see if you haven't lost anything even though there is nothing that can fall out, or going for a jog and every piece of trash on the road resemble a 100$ bill, so the whole jog turns into a trash checking exercise, I haven't actually found anything of any value as of yet, but better to reverse my car to check on that black looking spot on the tarmac, might be a lost wallet, nope it isn't, it's just an oil spill. That's my day. I am about to cause myself a concussion just to get rid of this nonsense.
So the trick is not to try and stop yourself checking but instead engage in some ERP exercises in order to learn to deal with the doubt and discomfort differently. Firstly make a vicious flower (see my video on this) on all the things you do to try and make yourself feel more certain and less uncomfortable like checking. Then when you do the ERP you are going to do the opposite of these things. The sort of thing that you might do as ERP could be, for example, to put extra bits of paper in your pocket and let then rummage around in your pockets when out so that it INCREASES the likelihood of you worrying that you have dropped something. When you deliberately increase the likelihood of bringing on the worries and discomfort you set yourself up with a chance to learn to respond to them differently. Might be worth checking out my videos on ERP to help you further. ERP is such an efficient way of learning to live with uncertainty - once you get the hang of it you will not regret it!
I feel your pain. I feel like I’ve dropped or lost something, so keep checking my pockets, & behind & around me 😢
@@EppingForest304 Lately I've been able to take control of the monster inside of me. I got tired of it, it was sucking out too much energy and time. I lost something? I don't think so, since I've spent over a year looking for things that were not there. A year and a half of this nonsense and it is starting to fade away. Slowly but surely. Tell that voice in your head "go fuck yourself" and bleed that monster like a stuck pig
Why would I want to speed read?
It’s not enjoyable.