Learning To Live With My OCD
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2023
- OCD is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide and can cause significant distress and interfere with daily life. However, with the right treatment and support, it is possible to manage and even overcome OCD. Here is a personal story of how PSI struggled with OCD and the steps he took to overcome it.
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i hate it when some people say they have ocd because they're a perfectionist. ocd is not about being a perfectionist. it's hell. thank you for making this video
thank you for saying this, I've not been diagnosed but have had symptoms
its hell because one thought made me curl up into a fetal position, trying to fight it
and under stress of the past years I remember constantly battling thoughts into exhaustion
compulsions caused my hands to peel
I can relate, I've been struggling with undiagnosed OCD for years now. Everyone always says I'm an “active and excitable” person when in reality, my brain has never learned how to relax. I have almost constant thoughts of accidentally harming myself or others, and compulsions that make it almost impossible to stay still without having a panic attack. (including sleeping)
I love it so much when people make videos that say OCD is just cleaning/handwashing because it's so much more than that.
Perfectionism is a sign of ocd and its part of ocpd as well
For me I think almost the literal whole day thinking nonstop about anything and it’s a struggle even with intrusive thoughts.
Perfection can be a type of compulsion, and what constitutes perfection is different for everyone. But I understand what you mean.
OCD is a scary thing, it sometimes make you believe something that isnt true.
If you don't mind sharing with us, could you tell us examples of how OCD may make you believe something that isn't true?
I think you end up creating a whole universe or history about an specific scenario or idea, it happens without being aware of, and you require someone or something to "come back to reality", this can be both positive and negative, this becomes worse when you are an introvert
I remember obsessing over the slightest change of mood and body language from friends i measured and obsessed over my space now i have small tendencies now that i learned to manage on my own youll still see me fixing and putting back products where they belong in the store tho 👀
@@Psych2go so, is it like schizophrenia?
@@Psych2go sorry for the late response, So I have this HOCD or SOOCD and some of the symptoms makes you think you're attracted to the same sex, it's makes you think you have butterflies in your stomach, but it's all just anxiety. With this you'd believe that you're attracted to the same sex even though you're not it's just your brain playing tricks on you.
It's also like POCD,
It makes you think that you're attracted to children and it feels so real, but it's just OCD
The "being hyper-aware" is such an awful feeling. When you concetrate in every little thing.
Dealing with OCD has robbed me of so much life...
I can relate well...I hope it has gotten better for you and wanted to tell you that you're not alone ❤ OCD is torture and I wish you the absolute best for your future
As someone who has been diagnosed with OCD very recently I’m very glad you made this video
How are you doing? How have you been managing the symptoms of OCD?
@@Psych2go alright so far it’s can be up and down for me, I’m currently in hospital for it though I should be out soon.
Same is have OCD
I know it feels awful right now. Like you're not in control of yourself, but it does get better with the right help. I know from experience.
How did you knew you had ocd im so confused whether I have it or not
Living with OCD is hell. I've had intrusive thoughts attack everything from my religious life to relationships with family and friends to my career, my sexuality, my place in this world, etc. Often, intrusive thoughts will try to connect something that I did, didn't do, or *maybe* did sometime in the past (even if it was purely accidental) that will somehow either really hurt someone I love or hurt me beyond repair. And, more often than not, all of those questions begin with two little words -- "What If?"
If you have OCD, I'm praying for you.
You are not alone and you are not your thoughts. Stay strong and remember how loved you really are.
Hey thankyou for sharing. May i know, what cause OCD that you feel? Or it just happen suddenly without any trigger? Thanks
Just got put on meds for it recently after finding out about OCD and high functioning autism. It can make everyday life a living hell. Every intrusive thought running through your mind, needing to clean your hands constantly, always needing to correct a mistake, and thinking of a tiny little thing that happened a long time ago that no one would remember, and the impact it may have had. I could go on and on. It's a real pain.
Thats sad.
Did the medicines help you?
@J So far, my brain's been really quiet compared to what it was. I didn't realize how bad it was until I started medication. I think it may have started around middle to high school, and I *just* started medications about a couple of months ago at 24 years of age.
@@waliceproductions2677 glad for you ❤️ I'm going to start my medicines soon because my ocd is getting bad day by day.
That's ocd??? 😮 Apart from compulsive hand washing... it sounds normal to me 🤔
I was diagnosed with OCD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom 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.
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.
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 Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
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.
I hate that psilocybin gets grouped with drugs like cocaine and heroin. Mushrooms are a remedy, not a vice! I went on a microdose treatment for a couple of months and within the first week, every
sight of a cigarette got me questioning why
I was doing all that to myself. It really
works.
How do I reach out to him? Is he on Instagram
This is me. Its not just about perfection. Its about striving to be something that we really don’t want to be in an unhealthy way. OCD is such a misunderstood illness much as others. Thank you for making this video this would help people understand people who have it such as me.
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Why do you believe that OCD is misunderstood? What are some common misconceptions that people have about OCD?
@@Psych2go a lot of people assume that its only about being a perfectionist. And just assume that we don’t struggle mentally from it. People think that it could easily be fixed by making sure things are perfect the list could go on. I think videos like this could definitely help people understand and even talk about it myself to people and spread the word like other illnesses so people don’t think down on us like we used to back then. It just needs to be a thing where it needs to be understood to be helped.
I also wanna add that a lot of mental health issues play into OCD as well. Everyone is different and there is so many different types so it makes it difficult to be able to understand it fully. I get that if you don’t have it yourself you can never truly understand it. So I just think that spreading awareness and educating people on mental health is the best thing to do. Especially for people who struggle themselves.
@@Psych2go Hmm…
I know this Question is not directed to me but i still wanted si add something:
So many people that i know say that OCD stands for „Obsessive *Cleaning* Disorder” and this Thing is Because of the stereotype of People with OCD being all perfect and clean.
It is true that a part of OCD is cleaning and being all perfect ,But It is also other things.
Even though i try telling them what OCD actually is they say i’m in the wrong some how .
This is just something that happens to me a lot,People just miss understanding stuff even after being told the correct answer makes me go crazy for no reason .
Have a great day/Night :)
@@Psych2go I'm going to be honest, I have ODC, ADHD & high functioning autism and this intro was a kinda unrelatable. It relies on a lot of cliches & the idea that ppl have positive family dynamics.
I'm kinda surprised that this channel dedicated to psyche made so much assumptions.
Bc unrelated to our issues, not everyone has positive family dynamics, Its usually the opposite for ppl with mental issues.
The more issues you have (who are often generational), the worse family dynamics get, sometimes up to becoming downright abusive.
''Parents are all I have ?''
Even with OCD only, which comes rarely alone, it has already created an environment where family thinks your issues are due to your lack of trying, laziness, lack motivation, deceit (pretending to work), brattiness/pickiness etc, rather than to suspect or acknowledge a neurological/psycholical issue which they would see as a failing on their part.
''there nothing wrong with my kid'' is the motto.
The whole story like so many always plays into ODC stereotypes being about cleanliness, tidying and perfectionism when we already have constantly stave off/correct ppl who think they are so qUiRkY and have ODC bc they are overly neat, when it's has nothing to do it.
And now the stereotype is reinforced through this...again.
Most obsessive thoughts have nothing to with cleanliness or being a germophobe and alot of us live in messy spaces bc we can't deal.
Doing things like touch the door handle 3x bc you have to, passing ppl only on the left or you feel compelled to go back and find a non obvious way to do it 'right' again, etc does.
The stacking and symmetry have to do with the compulsion and to create a sort of order in the chaos, it's not an order that has anything to do with being neat/clean/ afraid of germs.
I'm sorry.. I would have loved to like this so much but the only thing that makes sense here for the most of us is that it describes accurately how it feels & how harrassed you feel by your own thoughts/needs.
For the part of how it manifests in actions there's only one thing showed here, the part about ppl touching/disturbing things, which might be accurate, but it's again not only stereotypical but not the biggest external symptom that it's portrayed to be.
Most ppl don't like others doing touching/disturbing their things, therefore acting angry/upset over it isn't considered that abnormal by others and is barely remarked by neurotypicals.
'bill is a bit touchy about his stuff' and voila it's seen as a quirk and not so much as problem or mental issue.
That's hardly what makes ppl with OCD loose their grip or have breakdown over.
I mean the idea that they have to keep the a room neat or get in conflict with others over it.
Like common, the biggest issue is navigating the outside world bc you have no control over others/public spaces is mostly not about being Mr clean and stressing about furniture style decorations.
It's about intrusive thoughts & actions that rule you completely.
That you need to shake Timmy's hand twice, that you need make a whole file/ layout out/model from X subject until it's finished bc it's otherwise blank/unknown.
And it doesn't matter that you have work due or have to sleep or are expected somewhere.
And if you got there/made project late and get problems from the whole time your still thinking that you theorically needed to build a house, you still don't know about the difference in woods for structure depending on climate/soil etc
And meanwhile not paying attention to actually being productive or socialising and it's ruining you life.
When you know damn well you'll never build a house yourself and this can last for weeks, months, years until it's finished.
All that bc you happened to see something about construction on TV and now you need to know how it works, everything, to understand it, to have peace of mind.
Not omg my room is messy and my pencils aren't straight, does that really sound like something thats ruining your life and that you'd need a psychologist for ?
That's not what OCD is for the majority of ppl.
As someone who dealt with OCD as a child, this video would have meant so much to me back then. OCD acts as a sort of voice in your head telling you to do multiple different things that if you don't negative consequences will occur. OCD comes in many different forms, and I see Psych2Go also has a video on that! (which is awesome) OCD is not always the same for everyone, and for people like me - I had multiple types of OCD all at once. I struggled with OCD to a point where functioning became an exhausting task - every. day. My parents worked to educate themselves on the topic and took me to a therapist every week, month, etc. I worked with a lot of different people. It was hard, I feel, to explain to a child how OCD works and how "it's not you". That was a hard pill to swallow. I was such an imaginative kid that it felt like OCD was. It's important to realize, at whatever age you are, that OCD is My parents would compare OCD to a "monster" as a way to separate OCD from myself so that as a kid I didn't feel like I was going insane.
On top of all this, I had family members, teachers, and students who didn't understand my mental disability (which made me feel alone). I also felt like my thoughts weren't my own and I got angry when people would say "Oh that's so OCD!", online. It still amazes me that so many people don't understand OCD to the point where they make fun of it. I'm glad that videos like this exist to educate people on this very real, and terrifying, mental disability.
I dealt with OCD for about 13 years, from age 2 to around age 15. I am currently 20, and can gladly say that OCD has been very dormant in my life for about 5 years. With practice, patience, and gaining an understanding of OCD - you can learn to control and manage it. Over time and plenty of education, you can learn to minimize OCD's presence in your life. Like most mental illnesses or disabilities, they can never truly go away from your psyche. However, you shouldn't have to just let these disabilities control your life. If you are struggling with OCD, please seek out a therapist or licensed professional who can help you. I also had taken prescribed medication during my pinnacle with OCD, but that is not always a required way to deal with OCD. OCD takes a lot of mental courage and can be challenging to face - but it's
If you have OCD, I just want to wish you as much luck as possible on your journey! You got this, and you have a whole community of people that believe in you! ✨❤
(sorry for rambling lol i just thought typing this all would be important)
EDIT: Thanks for the warm comments and likes!! I appreciate all of it - i'm glad that my story can resonate with so many people! I also make music to resonate with people too (see my youtube channel)
Thank you so much for sharing, thank you so much for the words. ❤
Tysm!!
For those like myself, sometimes the negative outcomes are not severe, but feelings. Guilt, shame, disgrace, disappointment, those are still negative outcomes caused by the intrusive thought. What if's are how I describe my OCD. I dont have the "if X doesnt happen then Y will" but having a "what if X is true, what if Y is false" thoughts spiral me because sometimes they have no answers, they were intrusive. Or the answer is a feeling and cannot be explained. But that compulsion to figure it out causes anxiety and the negative effect of the obsession becomes the anxiety I will feel of the unknown.
In case others have this sort of OCD thought process know its a spectrum, its fluid, and severity is subjective. It can flare up or not exist for years at a time. I didnt have any real severe signs until recently and I am turning 29 in half a year. I got really good at avoiding my problems but lately therapy made me confront them and the OCD has gotten worse, which is not a bad thing because it means I can get help.
I have pure O Ocd . Only I wish If I could get rid off it by any means.
I have OCD, and like peaple say it’s a literal hell, I would like to say more but I’m tired. Your comment is amazing and everything you said was very important! Also I thing everyone who has ocd had problem reading and liking your comment, though even if I had OCD it was so worth it to like your comment!
For the ones who realise for the first time, all those unwanted thoughts, disturbing scenes repeating in your head, the extra tidiness, repetitive habits and doing every move of yours to a count..... are a condition called OCD and not you are going crazy. REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE. We are all in this together and we win!! Just because you don't pay attention to those thoughts or the repetitive actions, nothingbad will happen to anyone. Nothing is your fault. One by one try to let go of those habits and don't pay attention to those dark stuff your brain creating okaaaaay
heyyyy i have a question ｡◕‿◕｡
i'm not diagnosed with ocd yet but i suffer from INTENSE intrusive thoughts that alter my sense of reality and make me feel like a monster and i wanted to know does your intrusive thoughts or your ocd make you feel like you're lying and that you're actually a bad person faking their mental illness to gain empathy and "comfort" from yourself and others around you ?
@@soobinsolos just don't think it as you have a mental illness. If you are going to think that way it gets more disturbing.Yes the intrusive thoughts make you feel like that but that ain't true. They are all lies and sometimes based on your fears. They don't define you. Don't try to push them away that way it gets worse. just don't react don't pay attention to them because they are all just lies and they will not become real don't worry. When you pay less attention they will fade away. And if you have someone you trust and understanding talk with them. Keep yourself busy with positive work and remind yourself they don't worth your attention and they are not the thoughts you created. So nothing to feel guilty or shame about. Good luck.....Have a nice day!!
@David Roberts thank you so much for your comment, i relate to everything you mentioned and fortunately i've actually seen a therapist and i've been diagnosed with ocd :') I take medication and some days are better than others but i'm trying my best not to go insane :) i'm wishing you the best, we're together in this so don't give up!!
@@soobinsolos well thats good that you got diagnosed because now it should be theoritically easier to get help
This was wonderful. I’ve dealt with OCD since I was 6 years old, and it likes to throw curveballs and be resistant to medication. I started visiting an ERP therapist recently, and it has been a life-changing experience. It does feel like I have more control over my life, and that is relieving. Thank you for sharing this story. ❤
My mom tried to get me to try an epr therapist. I was wondering how hard it is from your perspective and if you think its worth it?|
@@Meldawn2324 The therapist works with you so that it’s not too hard, and if you become uncomfortable, my experience is that they listen to you. I believe the ERP therapist is ABSOLUTELY worth it.
As someone who was diagnosed with OCD, this video actually made me cry because I feel like this multiple times and sometimes it's like no one understands me. You captured what OCD feels like so well!
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I sometimes felt that i was anxious without any reason just being in my body❤but i am now striving to be with all the difficulties.
I do not have OCD but damn, I learned so things from this video. I believe that some of my friends might have them & I really want to help them. And for anyone havimg OCD, I'm utterly sorry & wish you the best of luck in life. You are not alone in this, but I promise things will get better.
I don’t have OCD but my partner does. I understood somewhat what they dealt with, just from what they’ve told me. But this puts it in to a whole new perspective and I understand more of what goes through their head. This was a fantastic, educational and very helpful video. Thank you so much for making this, makes it easier to understand my partners struggles when I myself do not have to fight with ODC.
I have OCD but it doesn’t really describe me. I’m more on the side of obsessive cleaning rather than organizing things, also I experience unwanted thoughts like harming yourself and others more often than thoughts of doing something because something bad is going to happen. But anyways i really like and appreciate this video
That sounds rough. How do you personally manage your emotions when you continue to get unwanted thoughts?
@@Psych2go I usually try to ignore these thoughts knowing they're not mine, but yes, sometimes it's hard to ignore them. And to be honest I can't deal with those, so now I'm looking for specialist help
@@kenzou444 its good that your looking for help ignoring and bottling up your emotions is harmful i do it a lot because i dont want to burden other people
@@kenzou444 dont ignore them accept them u might have pure ocd like me
@@Psych2go man i turned it around and used it as a weapon... well "weapon" more like for my benefit. as in if something ever happens you got the skills. like in a video game in the sense of "being prepared for the worse" (or whatever helps me cope. i found out through dermatophagia and i miss my fingers ;).)
on other times i make them out to be like different versions of yourself that talk and tries to give you advice but from what i understand it always happens when i am alone so i am wondering if it has stages or rather everyone has it different because of how people describe it in the comments of this video.
(i havent diagnosed it yet since i dont really got time for it)
This is absolutely incredible. This was probably one of the most helpful mental health videos I've seen, and i sincerely hope you guys keep doing more like this!
That's definitely me. I even wash my hands almost every second after I hold a thing because my mind is screaming at me that that thing is dirty it has bacteria and can't seem to stop myself. I can't seem to finish a work because I end up checking my things if it is in order. I would even notice if someone touches my things cause it seems like I've memorized the arrangements. Sometimes I wouldn't even be able to sleep even though I'm exhausted just because my thing is not in a certain order. So this is a kind of disorder.
@crookedteethyan5594 I also do this🙃
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. If you don't mind, we wanted to ask about the constant handwashing and keeping your things in order. If the thought/action is constant and in a loop, how do you stop? How do you break the loop? Is it more or less willpower?
Omg that hand washing is so me! Now I gotta use hand cream, so I don't bleed
I love how you talked about OCD, its signs, and how it affects one's life in a story-telling format. I really love how you made it into a short story. I empathized with this fictional character so much that I felt he was real and didn't realize it was just a representative animation until the end of the video. Thanks, psych2go team, for your wonderful effort in creating such beautiful and informative content.
Edit: I have been following your channel for years now and I only see it's getting better and better.
this video made me cry, it's so accurate i felt like i watched a little video made out of my life. thank you
Thank you. We sincerely hope that the video was relatable for you. We also want to ask how you are doing. Have you found the right resources to help you?
@@Psych2go it was very relatable, and comforting to see a lot of people understand OCD and that we're not alone. thanks for asking, i've been getting help and doing ERP for a few month now and its been really helpful, i feel a lot better. thanks again, your videos are really helpful, keep up the great work! ❤
This was both very well written and narrated - outstanding work all the way around.
Thank you for these vids, they help everyone and show that being different is okay ❤❤
Glad this video can be helpful for you. Different is what makes us unique!
i went to therapy some months ago cos i was struggling with school a lot and other things in general. there were times when i couldn't take it anymore and i asked my mom i really needed to go for a session and i did. i was doing so poor in my school but then i went for a session some weeks before finals, and surprisingly i did comparatively much better in finals. i feel like that one session completely changed my life and my way of thinking and i am so so grateful for that. the therapist told me i have chronic anxiety and borderline ocd and how i can overcome it. remember it is nothing wrong to feel like this. don not hesitate to seek help or advice from professionals. even opening up to someone you trust the most helps a lot. thank you for making this video and spreading awareness!
Thank you so much for this video
This kind of new formats going to the next levels! ❤
It's like you know what I need right this moment 😢
Let us know how you feel about this video.
I love the style of this video and your content is always on point fantastic work once again 👌
it is a constant fight and argue against yourself. it's overwhelming but with time you kinda learn how to deal with it and it's preferable to seek for some help, don't deal with it by yourself: it's very dangerous
As a person who got diagnosed with OCD last year, this video is amazing. I always found it so hard to explain to others what I feel, but seeing this video made my heart smile. I am being understood, and I am not alone. Thank you so much for the video.
This video had me bawling my eyes out. Thank you for discussing this topic and spreading awareness. I feel there are so many misconceptions about ocd.
The production on this is great, felt really uplifting!
this video made me cry because i felt seen and understood. it can be hard to explain what ocd is, what it feels like, and how it affects me. ocd can be so crippling at times and how it can manifest into every aspect of your life is scary. i got diagnosed a few years back and every day is a constant struggle; let me tell you covid surely didn't help the situation. thank you for making this video, i will be sharing it with anyone who needs to see it along with family and friends to help them better understand my situation. :)
OMG!!! This is me. I feel so horrible when I say and do hurtful things to other people, I struggle with focussing and also find it difficult tolerating other people in my space and I been a recluse because of this, always being by myself. It's hell trying to fight or control these thoughts and feelings when they come up and most times, i just give in. It feels like my head will explode and my entire body is on fire. I live in Nigeria and it's really frustrating getting help. I have tried to self-regulate and be more accommodating but it doesn't take long before I relapse. Thank you for all you do Psych2go, At least I know I'm not alone and can get better someday.
This can't have been easy to remember and write down. Thanks for sharing with us, Amanda.
This video scarily well executed. A decade of OCD here and I assure you, this is the closest I have ever seen someone reproduce the thought patterns in my head. Well done
Thank you so much. It's really awful to live with OCD.
Thank you for your comment. OCD does not sound like an easy condition to live with. How are you doing now? Do you have the right resources to help cope with your OCD?
@@Psych2go Thank you so much for replying. Even though it was really difficult, I decided to talk about it to my friends and family. This is helping me a lot.
I wish happiness and health to the psych2go family!
Omggg the way this video explains everything so well
Thank you so much for making this video, it helped me be aware that I have OCD, and others being aware that OCD isn't just.. being a perfectionist. Thank you.
i absolutely adore these story format videos, they communicate the feeling of struggling with these conditions better than any description could. this might be a bit greedy but would yall consider doing an episode on AuDHD and Disassociation?
Thank you for this video!
I know what it’s like to have intrusive thoughts in your mind that you can’t get out, it’s really helpful to see I’m not the only one ❤
If "literal mental torture" had a synonym, it would be OCD.
Maybe I've Pure-O, and now it has started to make me have identity crisis.
It takes away what we value❤❤❤❤ but we will overcome it.
@@SnighdhaHalder yes, maybe.
Btw, can you please describe your point about things losing their value?
It's great to see something in a story format as I find stories more engaging and easier to follow than a list. I still love your videos regardless.s
I lost my family as my sister got adopted out, and i was an emancipated minor, my body crumbled under multiple different chronic illnesses, I lived in a boyfriends house I hardly knew and hopped strangers homes for years finishing high school. OCD was the only thing I had to cope and didn't even notice it at the time. This may as well be a spot on narration of my inner talk of me, 11 years ago. Since then, I was homeless and sick a long time. 12 years long. And I never got that job or future after high school. All my worst fears played out and I lost all my friends and family. Financial freedom came in the form of 500$ a month to ration even after I got section 8 all those years later and that fight with the government for both. I can't drive through it all because I ended up with a stroke and epilepsy. But I gained emotional peace and peace of mind. I found myself, and spirituality, and through all this, I shed the chains almost entirely of OCD, even through the pandemic. That was my turning point. Either lose my mind about every little invisible germ i cant see, or let go. i no longer suffer from it at all, even with how hard my life still can be. The concept of Wu Wei was key in this process, as was deep self searching. The rest, fell into place. I hope this gives someone hope. It took many years but is possible even through an extremely bad outlook.
OMG this is one of the best representations of OCD I have seen, its like so truthful
The hug in the end is just so cute omg!!! ❤
Thank you for posting this video. I cried because I felt understood for the first time in years.
This is such an amazing illustration!!
I really liked the story format!!
Your posts always align with what I'm going through atm💖
This is brilliant! Straight out of my inside to outside! 👏🏻
Very important video! Thanks so much for making it!
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Great storytelling👏👏👏And a very very useful for so many people to understand what is mean to manage OCD everyday🎯Well done👍
Im glad to say I can look back on OCD as a disorder that, despite still living with it, I feel as though I have overcome it. It used to make my life a living hell, I would wash my hands until they were dry and bleeding, practically suffocate myself with masks, obsess over my intrusive thoughts for days, not sleep because I was too busy trying to avoid touching wny surface and it only got worse the more my life started to shift around me. At that point I was barely living, only suffering, barely surviving. Every waking moment made me feel like a burden and I became scared of being alone, because that meant I was alone with my thoughts. Imagine being in a constant battle with your own mind. No one knew how to help me and I had no idea what was wrong with me, was I going insane? When I was first diagnosed I didn’t know how to deal with it, I just cried and cried in front of the psychologist - but slowly (through his help) I began to learn techniques, ways to start living life again. And now? I can finally live life to the fullest every day with OCD being nothing more than a minor inconvenience. If you’re currently struggling and reading this, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Thinking that is awful for your mental health - trust me. Never be afraid to seek professional help, without it I don’t even think I would be alive today! And if you know someone suffering with their OCD, never EVER try to mess with their anxiety, and just be kind patient and cooperative, screaming will get you nowhere.
Talking to a professional does help, every small thing that you do doesn’t break everything around you and i’m glad i know that now. Thank you ❤
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@@Psych2go It‘s very helpful to explain it to other people and to understand it better yourself. Just like all of your videos. You really give people a safe space. Thank you for that. ❤️
As someone diagnosed with OCD and Complex PTSD I can just thank you. Thank you very much. ❤
thank u for making this video. ur videos always save me and make me feel like i am not alone
i love story format!
OCD is hard to explain to those who never have to deal with it. When I became my mother’s caretaker I would be cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, checking that she took her medicine in time. I would do this so obsessively that one time her geriatric Doctor told me “your mom has been doing ok, you could be a little less strict about her diet”, but I thought “it’s because I am this meticulous that mom is doing okay”, so I didn’t change the routine much. For years that was my “peace”, knowing I was keeping everything “Perfect” around mom. Until one day she was rushed to the hospital, I couldn’t be with her at the ER room, and could only visit once a day. I felt devastated. Mom was getting worse, and then she was in ICU, and I felt even worse. I couldn’t do anything for her but trust the nurses and doctors. The last time I was with her, at the ICU, I was holding her hand to help her move a little when all the instruments around her went out and an alarm 🚨 set off. The nurses did what they could but mom had passed away. The impotence that I felt was unbearable and I blamed myself for years, thinking “if I could have been there, if I could have done that”. After her passing, I would keep the cleaning routine but suddenly I shut down. No more need to cook specially for her. No medicine schedule. And then one day I couldn’t clean. Couldn’t cook for me even. That moment I was able to get help from a thanatologist. One of the exercises was to just leave the laundry unfolded for a day, to leave one cup in the sink and wash it later. Don’t worry if it’s not sweep and moped two times. It’s okay if my shoes aren’t placed in order one day, I can do it tomorrow. And slowly I got a hold back of myself and started a new routine for myself. I don’t obsess with the cleaning but I still like to see order. My bed done every morning, my desk with a small creative chaos. The kitchen won’t collapse if I didn’t put the cups in the cupboard that night. There’s times when I see a small mess and I get angry for a few minutes, but I have learned that it’s okay and I’ll clean it, but can’t be later and “tomorrow there’ll be dust again anyways”, so I have been learning to be more gentle with myself.
This video is amazing, as a person with diagnosed OCD this is almost what it is like for me. I have this but without the cleaning obsession. And there are different types of OCD so this video isn't what it is like for everyone but i 100% relate to those thoughts, they are so horrible and have made me cry many times. I also have thoughts that i can't control that i do not want to have and they put disgusting pictures in my head and say disgusting things, they also insult me. This video is amazing, thank you for making this video!
Thank you! This is a great video, the story telling was great, combined with the animations showed the feelings, I think, very good. Showing the pain of thoughts you cant control, sometimes, knowing these thoughts dont make sense at all, just making you suffer and feel pain, not really like "living" and leaving reality for a bit. There are of course other compulsions than tyiding and checking stuff repeatedly that are just as painful, but this is just one story of ocd and there are many more but like I said really good job on this one.
I would love more videos like this that explain the days in the life of someone with (insert illness). It would be so educational.
I relate to this so much. I always check my front door before unlocking it because I always have thoughts about someone just barging in and hurting me and my family. I make sure no mess is made so no one gets hurt or confused. This video made me feel seen. Thank you :) 💖💖
I...thank you for making this video. It brings back harsh memories of my past with OCD, but it helped me.😀
This was just perfect
Seriously this was amazing the acting everything
I love your work and videos keep up good work
You help me so much 💛💛💛
This is very informative! Thank you for posting this😊
sheer beauty & brilliance yet brutal
This brought me to tears because I understand it so well.
When I watched this, I couldn't help but feel huge empathy when the narrator talked about how they ended up yelling at people and how they had all these thoughts in their head, because, although I'm not really close at all to having OCD, I have often got way too many thoughts going on, and I can also relate to how they felt awful after being mean or appearing to be mean to someone when they yelled at their friends, because I, being human have also had that terrible feeling before. There is even one or maybe a couple more people I knew who I was mean to by accident who I thought would hate me forever at the time and I still haven't talked to them again out of fear, although I know I should really. Watching the video of how a person experienced OCD really opened my eyes to the fact that mental health issues can be really harmful, it made it feel so much more human, and it made me recognise how glad I am not to have any bad ones myself. Just remember that you aren't any less human for having some strange seeming behaviours, as most humans have at least one.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! A rapper I love has ocd and I never knew what it rlly meant or what he goes through now I do. Thx! Luv u!
Holy crap this really does capture what it's like to live with OCD. It is truly a living hell and ERP really sucks when you first start doing it. However it is possible to get better.
This might be the best representation of OCD I have ever seen. One note: OCD is not necessarily about orderliness or cleanliness. It can be about lots of things. When I was younger I used to struggle with orderliness/cleanliness OCD but for me it is constantly evolving, and for many years now it has been more about my morality as a person rather than trying to make my environment perfect. It is trying to make myself perfect.
I can relate to everything except the getting angry at people and "cleaning" my room but I do get the thoughts of that's stuff needs to be done or placed perfectly or else something bad happens. It gotten much better but it's something I have to learn to live with. It's something everyone with OCD has to learn to live with. We're strong and never give up even if it feels like you are at the bottom. You can do this ❤
Thank you for this incredible video about OCD. I definitely felt like certain parts in the video was/still kinda is something that I'm dealing with.
So some background context. So around 3 yrs ago, during middle of 2020, I started to have this fear of germs since, at the time, both my grandparents, that I still live with, were out working often. Of course I was more nervous of them being around someone with the virus. I felt like I was bit worried to go outside in public, although I did hang out w/ my best friend at my house or his during the summer. Once things started to get back to normal, while i was still in high-school I started to feel less worried about what I touched.
However from time to time, still today, my wierd obsession has still continued. I'm currently in my 1st year of college, I started college a year after high-school graduation since I took a gap year to work and make money. I'm also currently 20 yrs old I finally decided to reach out to a school counselor since my grandparents were getting worried that I was still having these problems, which I hate to admit but do have. My grandma found a part of my community college website for counselors to talk to. Hopefully if needed be they can get me to talk to a real therapist.
I'll admit I'm still nervous about doing this but I think my grandparents are right in reaching out for some help.
I like this type of this type of storytelling and its eaier to grasp and recall since the points are connected.
Thank you for posting this video!
This really got me tearing up. Going through this currently, finally getting some direct help. The "I am so tired" line really got me. Im not living lately, but that is okay, because I am learning and growing and healing. I will live again, its just tough when im in the pit to see out of it. Patience, time, trust. Gotta keep those things in the back of my mind :)
A nice virtual hug . Yes it's good to see us recovering.lets keep hope❤
This was so beautiful
Having lived with OCD for probably more than a decade by now and only now slowly starting to get the help I missed for so long, this video gives me a little bit of hope. That I too am able to get control of my mind back. Thank you, Psych2go, sincerely thank you.
Love this format!!!
This is sooooo me😢 im aware i have ocd , been googling a lot information regarding this , thank you for this! I dont know how can i explain this ocd thing to my family and friends they just thought that im not generous to them to share my space but its actually the feeling of i dont others to mess up my home, i want everything in proper order, tidy space, organize things, i want everything lining up straight which made feel tiring, time wasting and leaving me overwhelmed! I dont want to live like this , til i found meditation and yoga works to lessen my compulsion, a relief !
This video made me cry, because i have these intrusive thoughts, and they are absolute torture.
But i'm glad that theres more awareness of this cesspool of a illness.
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Psych2Go thank you so much for this video. It's well explained in a heartfelt way. I have some of these symptoms but not that extreme. I don't know if I have OCD and I haven't been diagnosed.
But to all those who are suffering. I love you. You will be better. Hugs to all❤
Have you gotten a chance to speak to a professional about your symptoms?
@@Psych2go No actually.Thanks for concern.
this made me tear up a bit, thank you
I actually learned by this. Thank you:)
Glad you made it ☺️
Hi, thank you for helping me. Yesterday I was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Thanks for helping me in the meantime before that.
Love the story telling
Thank you for making this video.
I've been waiting for this video for a long time now I'm so happy❤❤❤
High five. Let us know how you feel about this video.
So far this feels so relatable and I'm so glad I can feel so safe watching you're video's it's just so helpfull
Really appreciate this video this describes me growing up and then being diagnosed at 17 and going thru the journey of having pure O with adhd. Ty
After watching this, i want to say thank you SO many times, thanks very much im almost crying after seeing this because i think, i have ocd thanks for giving me a clue for what might be my problems in life, thanks
I was recently diagnosed with OCD, thank you for making this video.
Perfect video!!!!!! ❤
This helped me alot, thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! Makes me feel less alone
Thank you for your kind words. Do you feel like the video painted an accurate portrait of someone with OCD?
@@Psych2go Yeah I'd say so! I was diagnosed with it when I was 12 and I've gone through similar things that were mentioned in the video and I really appreciate you guys for spreading awareness.
I love it whenever someone actually listens when i tell them to not put or take some things, let me finish my doings, etc. it makes me feel like I’m being understood and cared ☺️
I do dislike how trying to make everything look perfect and someone ruins it, how im for example drawing and I erase every small mistake and lines have to be perfect which makes the drawing look weird, thoughts that are literally murdering my mind and so on more little things
And one thing that i absolutely hate is when someone claims to have OCD just because they are a “perfectionist” and want things to be “perfect” while not understanding the person that actually struggles with OCD
I don’t think there is anything wrong with me at the moment but I’ve realised that my thoughts are getting out of control lately so i might need some help again and I’ve listened to many problems of some people and their problems affected my mind pretty much 😟
why i’m saying this tho is because i feel like OCD is something that makes me feel different but at the same time I realise how many people don’t care about it at all and instead they care about how i act and feel. They don’t laugh and they don’t make me feel bad ☺️
As someone who is actually Diagnosed with OCD this video really touched my heart... Seeing this and reading all the comments makes me realise how different the compulsions and obsessions are but in the end they are just that along with all the negativity that the mind spews at us constantly... Despite Knowing all of this I Really can't control my obsessions and it makes me feel so sad and desperate to overcome them as I see how badly it is affecting not only my life but also my family... They scold me regarding my illness but they also go through sm to protect me from the same....
I really wish that someday I could atleast have an actual control over my thoughts yk...
I have OCD and I'm glad you made this video ❤
love this format
This relates so much now i feel i am not alone like this🌼