You're so right when you said that whenever we are scared about something way too much,the anxiety pumping inside us will absolutely convince us by giving those signs for real whilst they are just because of the anxiety and most probably not from what we are so scared of A few months ago when i was asleep and woke up in the middle of the night i noticed a mosquito roaming around my ears and i have always been a bit concerned about the consequences of having a bug enter inside my body through my ears or nostrils,but with my sensorimotor ocd,this concern turned into a big fear and it took no time for me to get convinced that the mosquito has definitely entered inside my body through my ears when i was asleep and because of that my anxiety pumped up to an another level where any similar buzzing sound made in thr outside world too will feel like it's because of the mosquito inside my ear,i am always so aware about it that even when I'm coughing or speaking those disturbances too will feel like it's not my voice but the mosquito and than tonnes of more examples i can give but the whole context is the same "the fear"
I have a friend without OCD who is scared of bugs, when she sees them she feels like they’re crawling over her body. And even people without OCD when they’re walking in darkness or down a flight of stairs at night and suddenly get a feeling someone’s chasing them when there’s no one there and they know it too. Perhaps for those of us with OCD, this realness factor of our fears gets exaggerated and feels extra real
Thanks a lot rob for making this video. It was really helpful and how you explained ocd in relation to parkinson is amazing. You are right scary urges are nothing but same as health anxiety spikes(in my case) where every headache feels like the head is going to explode now but that is never true. The realness of headache and every pain use to feel so real in past that for 3 months I thought myself that I am going to die of tumor,cancer etc...(any disease I would read about I would end up diagnosing myself with it). But now I am out of health anxiety. I have recovered from almost all the OCD theme bcz I dont have any fear associating them. From my understanding(correct me if I am wrong) Harm OCD is also same as health anxiety/GAD spikes, the realness of harm feel so real just because of the fear, anxiousness and belief that I am holding with respect to it. Once I changed my perspective and belief with respect to thoughts and fear I can easily see how those thoughts are just thoughts. You people are doing great job..Highly appreciate your work... I have watched so many OCD recovery channel but no one ever covered OCD in a way that you people are doing. I can see how bringing down the fear stops the automatic rumination. I can remember that previously I watched your videos and was free of intrusiveness of intrusive thought but deeper level acceptance was not there so after few days I relapsed bcz in between those days I use to keep on checking/reassuring if I am having the same reaction or not to the thoughts which clearly states that fear was still there. I am understanding unconditional life acceptance bit by bit. If you see any mistake in my understanding please correct me. Thanks a lot again... As promised I will pay you in future for sure...
Yes ocd feel as real as it can get i know but how can I trust my self ? because this level of realness I think this is not ocd because of this level of realness ?
So as someone with OCD this is what ive been taught. We have to trust that regardless of what we fear, the intensity of it, how real it feels, in what way it feels real etc……our anxiety is not keeping us “safe”. Fear is a false safety net and if we give into uncertainty, we will over time become less anxious and see clearly again. We have to jump out of the skydiving plane and trust that our parachute will open. And it always does.
Hey Rob! A question that I have relates to health OCD. I have particular fears, but what I’m more curious to ask about is this: with this health OCD that’s been latched on for a while, I’ve developed this overall feeling over time like my body is just generally breaking down, waking up every morning I feel groggy and out of it, I feel like I don’t have the stamina or energy that I used to have, daily headaches, is it normal with health OCD or OCD in general to feel like your body is just generally breaking down?
I grew up with a father that had a temper and who would always yell and scream. Couple that with being in the autism spectrum where you’re already temperamentally more anxious, and you have the perfect store for ocd. Sometimes I think to myself, how different would my life be if my dad wasn’t like that?
@@Bsilbs … I hear you. I always think to myself how different my life would be if I didn’t have OCD. I have 7 siblings and I’m the only one who struggles with it. Sigh 😔. Keep your head up friend. I believe that our mental struggles have made our hearts stronger. If ocd hasn’t broken us, nothing would.
ive very weird thoughts that im not human i know it not true but i feel real is that ocd and before ive hocd and existienal ocd and list go on is that an intrusive thought or it psychosis
You're so right when you said that whenever we are scared about something way too much,the anxiety pumping inside us will absolutely convince us by giving those signs for real whilst they are just because of the anxiety and most probably not from what we are so scared of
A few months ago when i was asleep and woke up in the middle of the night i noticed a mosquito roaming around my ears and i have always been a bit concerned about the consequences of having a bug enter inside my body through my ears or nostrils,but with my sensorimotor ocd,this concern turned into a big fear and it took no time for me to get convinced that the mosquito has definitely entered inside my body through my ears when i was asleep and because of that my anxiety pumped up to an another level where any similar buzzing sound made in thr outside world too will feel like it's because of the mosquito inside my ear,i am always so aware about it that even when I'm coughing or speaking those disturbances too will feel like it's not my voice but the mosquito and than tonnes of more examples i can give but the whole context is the same "the fear"
Rob, I've been following you for a while and I can honestly say you have changed my life for the better beyond measure.
Thank you!! Great to hear.
We love to hear that Hayden! Awesome stuff!
I have a friend without OCD who is scared of bugs, when she sees them she feels like they’re crawling over her body. And even people without OCD when they’re walking in darkness or down a flight of stairs at night and suddenly get a feeling someone’s chasing them when there’s no one there and they know it too. Perhaps for those of us with OCD, this realness factor of our fears gets exaggerated and feels extra real
Oh my God I love ur channel, I know it's probably reassurance for me, but you know ur shit man!!
We are glad the content has been helpful!
Would you be able to do one on limerence, it feels v OCD-like
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Thanks a lot rob for making this video. It was really helpful and how you explained ocd in relation to parkinson is amazing. You are right scary urges are nothing but same as health anxiety spikes(in my case) where every headache feels like the head is going to explode now but that is never true. The realness of headache and every pain use to feel so real in past that for 3 months I thought myself that I am going to die of tumor,cancer etc...(any disease I would read about I would end up diagnosing myself with it). But now I am out of health anxiety. I have recovered from almost all the OCD theme bcz I dont have any fear associating them. From my understanding(correct me if I am wrong) Harm OCD is also same as health anxiety/GAD spikes, the realness of harm feel so real just because of the fear, anxiousness and belief that I am holding with respect to it. Once I changed my perspective and belief with respect to thoughts and fear I can easily see how those thoughts are just thoughts.
You people are doing great job..Highly appreciate your work... I have watched so many OCD recovery channel but no one ever covered OCD in a way that you people are doing. I can see how bringing down the fear stops the automatic rumination. I can remember that previously I watched your videos and was free of intrusiveness of intrusive thought but deeper level acceptance was not there so after few days I relapsed bcz in between those days I use to keep on checking/reassuring if I am having the same reaction or not to the thoughts which clearly states that fear was still there.
I am understanding unconditional life acceptance bit by bit. If you see any mistake in my understanding please correct me. Thanks a lot again... As promised I will pay you in future for sure...
Hey Danish. I responded to one of your other comments. This is coming from the same place - fear of relapsing.
Exactly 💯 described!
Yes ocd feel as real as it can get i know but how can I trust my self ? because this level of realness I think this is not ocd because of this level of realness ?
So as someone with OCD this is what ive been taught. We have to trust that regardless of what we fear, the intensity of it, how real it feels, in what way it feels real etc……our anxiety is not keeping us “safe”.
Fear is a false safety net and if we give into uncertainty, we will over time become less anxious and see clearly again.
We have to jump out of the skydiving plane and trust that our parachute will open. And it always does.
Hey Rob! A question that I have relates to health OCD. I have particular fears, but what I’m more curious to ask about is this: with this health OCD that’s been latched on for a while, I’ve developed this overall feeling over time like my body is just generally breaking down, waking up every morning I feel groggy and out of it, I feel like I don’t have the stamina or energy that I used to have, daily headaches, is it normal with health OCD or OCD in general to feel like your body is just generally breaking down?
Could take a look at that with you. Sounds like GAD.
Thanks a lot sir you help me a lot
I read somewhere, a longgg time ago, that ocd develops in children who find themselves in a very scary “flight or fight” scenario.
I would be surprised if the 🧬 weren’t there first.
@@OCDRecovery .. lol 😂 true.
I noticed just yesterday that my mother has OCD as well. So it may even be hereditary.
I grew up with a father that had a temper and who would always yell and scream. Couple that with being in the autism spectrum where you’re already temperamentally more anxious, and you have the perfect store for ocd. Sometimes I think to myself, how different would my life be if my dad wasn’t like that?
@@Bsilbs … I hear you. I always think to myself how different my life would be if I didn’t have OCD. I have 7 siblings and I’m the only one who struggles with it. Sigh 😔.
Keep your head up friend. I believe that our mental struggles have made our hearts stronger.
If ocd hasn’t broken us, nothing would.
@@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns very true. Hope you’re doing well
ive very weird thoughts that im not human i know it not true but i feel real is that ocd
and before ive hocd and existienal ocd and list go on is that an intrusive thought or it psychosis
Fear of psychosis and existential ocd you will find videos on this channel covering that.
Hey Skid. So telling ourselves "I know it's not true" is a form of looking for certainty, unfortunately OCD won't unlatch that easily.
Does the theme matter? Or all ocd themes are the same?
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