Last year I got into law of attraction teaching and started manifesting things that I wanted in my life , few weeks ago I was affirming/ visualizing when a negative visual came I tried to stop it by force ....thus it became intrusive......now I rarely get them and if they come I do exactly what you talked about in video I acknowledge it I welcome it by saying" thoughts are just thoughts it's a sign that my brain is working fine" 😂 And it goes away without doing any harm or ruining my mood .....
I used to have this horrible intrusive thought about me hurting my brother, and I used to be terrified of it. I was afraid that it was going to come true, and it bothered me for months on end. I’d feel guilty for this thought even crossing my mind, but over time I realized that it didn’t mean anything! I told myself that if I wanted it to happen, then it would have happened by now. I used to be scared to even admit that I was thinking about it, but now i’m ok with talking about it. Because they really don’t matter. If you’re having similar thoughts, know that they are not you. I’ve recovered from that intrusive thought now, and even if it pops in my head now it doesn’t affect me anymore. You shouldn’t dwell on a thought if It doesn’t mean anything. I hope that anyone reading this who is struggling with these particular kinds of intrusive thoughts knows that you are not alone, you are not a bad person, and things will get better with time. One day you’ll be writing these kinds of comments and helping other people❤
This is happening with me but my intrusive harm ocd is targeting my parents. I would never hurt them but saying No or reassuring myself just made the intrusive thoughts worse. Just have to accept them as thoughts as in your core you know nothing will happen. Thanks for the post, nice to hear there are other people with similar subtypes of intrusive thoughts
This analogy of intrusive thoughts being like click bait/ads is brilliant and an easy way to remember how to deal with those thoughts when they come craving your attention! Appreciate so much what you are doing/sharing to help mental health sufferers 🙏
@@LightblueStar27same here. I got into a loop of telling someone all my intrusive thoughts for that short moment of relief but now know that if you do that it only gets worse/more with time :(
@@Yuri_The_Catsame here you really feel like it’s a loop and you ask yourself how you used to live before this all started so when you compare that you see that you just got into a loop and vicious cycle of intrusive thoughts 🥲
May God bless you and help you to heal from this. I am in the same boat, but through the power of Jesus Christ, I know I am strong and can overcome this.
I needed this, today I found myself clicking every ad and trying to correct and the more I did that the more anxiety I felt. Thank you I’ll try to not do compulsions
I try to justify myself everytime. I worship my thoughts. It feels so real to me. I can't control myself of answering my thoughts. I find myself so helpless... It gets so exhausting and fearful this way that my body starts shivering out of fear of these thoughts.
When the thought or fear comes, it urges me to do compulsions. And of course, I gain some temporary relief. And of course, it comes back. But there is a moment I realize the fear or thought is so unrealistic, so silly. And at that moment I am a very normal person. Why is that possible, Nate-wise?
Sometimes logic kicks in and actually works, but not for every long. It seems most have that part that knows something isn't logical, but they do it anyway.
My compulsions are mental,i try to just keep thinking of the thoughts instead of automatically trying to delete them mentally its hard though but trying
I think you are new then. Dont apply any logic for temporary relief dont argue or disprove the thought even if its feel unrealistic dont engage with the thought and do mental compusions.just let the thought go itself from your mind. logic will only make it worse.
i’ve started NOCD therapy and i’ve conquered the bottom tier of my hierarchy!! i can read articles about coming out or figuring out your sexuality while in a relationship and yes i get anxiety, but it’s not as scary! you’re so right, the new intrusive thought feels like a pop up ad that feels like “THIS IS IT, FIGURE IT OUT NOW!!!”. but the response prevention gets easier by just answering with maybe, maybe not!
SUCH a good analogy! Shows the difference between thought-blocking (adblocker) and practicing ERP (seeing the ad, and choosing not to engage). Thanks so much 😄
Literally the only reason I go back to an intrusive thought is because I don’t wanna leave off on a bad thought. It’s like I have this sense of security knowing I didn’t leave off badly or let that thought win. Example: if I have an image in my mind of me stabbing someone’s hand with a knife I have to counteract that thought with me thinking of a clean unharmed hand and me rubbing it gently or pouring clear water over it ( It symbolizes purity for me) so that I can move on knowing I left off good. Or with the hand unharmed. Because it’s not who I am and I don’t ever wish to do that ever. Its such a strange thing honestly.
Hey mate I am going through a horrific situation in my life I have thoughts coming in my head like I am harming myself Example : I am punching my nose to broken it or I am or I pricked needle in my eye and these thoughts are keep repeating in my mind all day I don't know what to do i am fully depressed and tired of my life because of this
I tried this, did not help, it's more of a compulsion and develops a hard to get rid off habbit, what helped me though is what the dude in the video said + good sleep + phisical activities / sport. Not sure if this would work for everyone but I hope it helps.
I've lived with OCD all my life it was the normal for me until I got anxiety disorder and it got worst thanks to you Ik it's actually treatable thank you keep up with the videos I'm learning Nd taking tips
I’ve been struggling a lot lately with intrusive thoughts, and watching your videos when it can be a lot always helps me a lot. Love your content. Thank you so so much❤️
I have read that the key to dealing with intrusive thoughts is to desensitise yourself to them (not easy, I know). Let the thought pass through you in a detached manner, like water passing through, and don't respond to it. If you do, you feed it and give it power, which makes it worse. But if you don't, it starves and eventually it becomes just a passing thought.
Thank you, Nathan. I’ve been having an episode of horrible anxiety the past few weeks and had the worst intrusive thought about my child and it killed me emotionally. Here I am still dealing with it almost 2 weeks later. I’m trying not to over analyze it anymore but it’s so hard because it’s opposite of who I am as a parent and person. It’s truly horrible but this video helps.
Intrusive thoughts always portray the complete opposite of who you really are. They may feel horrible, but always try to remember that they NEVER define you.
@@kadezoid I try to remember this. I did ok with medication for a couple of months but came off 2 months ago. My OCD, anxiety and panic have been horrendous and have taken on a new theme. I feel mentally broken because all of them are about my child. I’m to the point where I fear and become anxious and potential thoughts
@@S1234-b6l I understand the extreme emotion and uncertainty that comes with OCD, and anxiety. You aren't alone on this, I can assure you of that. I had an episode of it only a few days ago. I've found that the more you care about something, the more OCD targets it.
Thank you. My girlfriend broke up with me a couple of months, and Ive been having constant intrusive thoughts about what she might be doing, and with who. Its gotten to the point where Ive started getting regular panic attacks. Although i dont see these thoughts simply stopping anytime soon, simply watching this video was enough of a distraction to get those thoughts out of my head, and get me back down to earth.
lately my ocd convinced me that the thought i had wasn't intrusive and that i purposefully thought that because it started with "i want.." not with a "what if".. this has been scaring me to death tbh
@@ocdandanxiety oh yeah, the thought definitely goes against every thing i've ever known about myself, but since it has a sexual/identity theme to it, my brain just keeps telling me that i really wanted that and that it was some sort of epiphany moment or something
@@abilenealvarez1113 hey! so, it's been almost a year since that comment and i've gone a long way since. i've been in therapy for years now and that's, honestly, what got me through. i never really found an answer to that thought, because it doesn't matter, ocd will never be satisfied. so, my therapist encouraged me to slowly stop doing compulsions. and, well, this saved my life. the compulsive googling, and mental checking and ruminating was ruining my life. i slowly cut out on those and finally got my life back. so, to sum it up, it was never about finding an answer to that, just learning to deal with uncertainty
Intrusive thoughts, along with the anxiety, distress, and my caving into it all, have more or less brought my life to a screeching halt. I've been stuck. I try to shoo them away, argue with them, but I just end up mentally tiring myself out (before inevitably giving in to them!) I've also tried simply ignoring them but these feelings, this distress and anxiety, it's too much. They hit in places that I care and worry about the most and the distress I feel makes me cave and give in to whatever these intrusive thoughts are demanding. How can I ignore these things if I am so weak-willed? For what it's worth, I'm grateful that you put out these videos to help folks like me. Going off of the comments, it looks like a lot of people benefit from your content. I'm happy for them.
If you only knew how much your videos ( especially this one ) have helped me for the last few weeks..I’ve begun to not click on these thoughts and I’m even learning to challenge my thoughts and uncomfortable sensations through exposure..the intrusive thoughts as well as the panic attack are gradually becoming less and less everyday…even if they come they go very quickly with less lasting impact…they no longer stick to my mind like they used to. Again thank you for this brilliant analogy! 👌🏼
God bless you for this video, you don't know how just how badly I needed to hear this I was in the middle of sorting of a mental breakdown caused by something that triggered my OCD to unleash in it's full force and I'm going through a phase where I'm having these episodes of OCD induced emergencies that deplete me of all motivation and a lot of energy to continue with life. I'm not suicidal though just going through a lot, still though this helped me so very much. Not fully unfortunately still kind of feeling on the edge but it's considerably better ❤
this video automatically started playing after another video and oh my gosh it’s exactly what I needed to hear… in your example “ads” you gave my exact intrusive thought and I’ve never heard anyone acknowledge it before. I used to spend hours on Reddit which was full of those types of “ads” (just posts on that topic) and I would spend hours going through them and feeding into those questions making me believe them more and more. Now I worry that I truly do believe them, even though I don’t want to. I have since deleted Reddit but now instead of indulging in the questions, I indulge in finding answers. And while it’s not as stressful as having the questions on my mind 24/7, now if I hear someone question my thought I go back to square one and have to find reassurance all over again. One thing is for sure, your channel has encouraged me to atleast consider therapy again.
My life has been strange when it comes to therapy. I was once diagnosed with OCD, but then I got a new therapist who told me “no you don’t have it, you don’t obsessively clean things” and from then on, I thought it was just anxiety. But it’s gotten worse and I’ve tried dealing with it like it’s anxiety, but it’s not only that. So yeah… there’s a good chance I actually do have OCD because of the types of thoughts I get. Thoughts I get: “What if I jump off this bridge?” “What if I push someone into a truck?” “What if I’m a delusional psychopath who just erases memories from my head?” “What if I sleepwalk and do horrible things?” “What if I’m like those unsubs in criminal minds?” But here’s the thing… I’m not like this at all. I’m super empathetic, possibly too empathetic sometimes… (I feel empathy for bullies and bad people and I try to help them. But it never works) and I love my life and I would never hurt myself. I’m not capable of things like this. But these thoughts make me think I’m a horrible person. And I thought I was just insane and that no one could relate to me. But now I feel like I have people I can relate to!
I love the way you worded this, I too consider myself to be super empathic and I think this is exactly what I will tell my therapist to explain how I feel. We can beat this we got this!
We got this homie! In the same boat. So many good resources out there and so many people that have the same thoughts. Never think you’re alone cause you’re not no matter what thoughts come and go.
Everything you said is 100% spot on. My symptoms come and go though. Usually during times of great boredom, like where I have long periods of being between jobs, not seeing friends. When it does come tho it’s like a truck out of your blind spot that you never expected. It terrifies me but I’m slowly started to learn to co-exist with these thoughts.
Hey! thanks for this and i feel blessed seeing the video this early. Either ads or regular content can do this just like when u open youtube home and you get unnecessary interest in some video and excessively open video and boom OCD comes in for me again. Your content content been so help on my OCD, getting better so fast.
I admit I gave in to my thought yesterday, and today, I thought my beliefs had solidified enough so I don’t get affected but nope, I have now loosened the rubber band. When I noticed it starts getting emotional and not rational I knew it was time to stop. Don’t click on the ad!
Finally, as a non english native speaker, and i seek a lot of this kind of contents, tearing up how someone know exactly what ive been facing for many years. Remember that we're not facing alone in dealing with intrusive thoughts, and there are resources and support available to help us as this channel or our therapist. Thanks a lot
Thank you brother for your advice it really spoke to me and I have tried so many different thungs tirelessly and this is just what I needed. God bless you
This video has helped me so much! Thanks man! From the bottom of heart. I’ve never had any sort of treatment and in the last couple years using your methods has changed my life.
Thank you so much, your videos are very helpful. I've been completely drained lately from trying to control & push out highly repetitive intrusive thoughts. Definitely need to change the way I react/respond to these intrusive thoughts - 're train' my brain.
The paradox of watching and valuing this video and then being presented with two pop up on screen after being told NOT to click on the ads was more than I was ready for.
OCD affects almost every part of my life :). It gots me even when i don't notice. I "have to" click on a link that I don't really care or in games I must turn or around 360° without no reason. This is the funny part of it, intrusive thought though makes or could make my life a living hell, but I fight with the demon with choose to no fight with it.
Thus man is a survivor of ones life. He is telling everything true and perfectly. He is our doctor and wants us to be healthy in our life. He is too good at explaining everything related to overthing and repititive thoughts. He should get a lot of views and subscribers as he is providing us the best advices that we get when meet a doctor. He is good at explaining everything. I like his analysis over this attentive topic. He should keep uploading videos like that. May he get millions of views as he is providing the best information about this serious issue.
Thanks so much for your videos. Your work is helping me deal with the constant intrusive thoughts and ocd caused by benzodiazepine cessation. My brain is less sticky from using your methods. You have no idea how thankful I am for you❤
The problem is that the clicker is apart of the ad for most people. Their identity is the thinker and therefore to not think is like denying yourself. First you gotta know that you are not who you Think you are. Stop thinking and you will see this for yourself.
The hard part for me is the physical symptoms which seem to 'encourage' the thoughts. Sometimes I feel the thoughts are fueled by the symptoms. The physical symptoms are powerful, narrowing of my view, heart and breathing rate increased... sometimes my body is well down the road to panic before my thoughts seem to even begin. Thanks for your content!
I have an anxiety. I had a panic attack and after a difficult event I couldn't sleep. Then the next night I couldn't sleep again and again. I started to be afraid of insomnia and nights and I still don't sleep very well. I can stay awake for three days or sleep for an hour at a time. I try to accept it, but the thoughts are much worse. From the beginning of the panic attack, I felt like I was disconnected from myself, I didn't know who I was and how I thought and whether my voice was mine. It's gone, but I still have a fear of intrusive thoughts, I'm afraid that, for example, some fragment of the conversation will remain in my head and of course it will come back as an intrusive thought, and that's what happens. How to deal with it. At night, when I have a panic attack and I don't sleep, these thoughts are so difficult to overcome. I still feel weird in my own house in my own life. I am tired of rationalizing and calming down all the time..
I have this problem where I'll do something but if I think of something negatively I have to do it again until I think of something positive, and I have to keep doing it until a positive thought comes to my mind, it's very strange but I wish I could stop doing this, it's been this way for many many years
I have been having intrusive thoughts for the past 4 months, it started with a normal what if and then it kept switching and shifting and started to give me worst fears, it is still there, it keeps changing its form and has been troubling a lot sometime they are not exactly negative but they cause a lot of stress, your videos have helped me a lot but if you could provide some more tips it would be great.
@@belksagaoglu4677 I feel you most of my life has been rabbit holes… trying keto now bc new studies has it healing a lot of bipolar and schizophrenics and the mechanisms in theory should work for other disorders, take a look if you’re interested, im 6 days in, OCD mildly improved but the transition is tough , should resolve in a few weeks is what I head
my thoughts are severe. My therapists said i have to take abilify or zeldox. But i try to aVOId any meds, bnecauyyse i am scared theyh mess up the brain
Keep fighting with OCD....Bruh Just Delay compulsions and say ITS OK I'LL MAKE EVERYTHING OK LATER BUT NOT NOW.... TRY GETTING MORE FUN AFTER AVOIDING THE COMPULSIONS....TRUST ME ANXIETY OF OCD GOES AWAY AUTOMATICALLY AND NOT THROUGH COMPULSIONS :) WE WILL WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST OCD... YOU HAVE BILLIONS OF CELLS THAT BELIVE YOU... DON'T DOUBT YOURSELF
Something weird happened to me last night i had a really bad thought that was telling me to run away from home i didn't know what to do and didn't know if i should or not the thought was telling me that if i did run away i would get hit by a train and i prayed i would forget the thought and it went away this has never happened to me before do you have any advice
Hey, I have same ocd when I was 14, good luck to you and I know we will all heal and have a lot of heart in our heart❤ We can heal it, we can cure it, we believe in ourself and we can learn to love ourself, we don’t avoid it, we cope with it we learn how to deal with it, thoughts are just a thoughts, it’s only just an opinion, meaningless, don’t trust them and see them as a friend who you know them a lot and sees the truth in them(play game or play show) rewire your brain and welcome them and act like you don’t care when you can
What kind of thoughts do you have?
Some of my thoughts are pushing me to get certain information again because I’m afraid I lost the physical and digital info.
Magical thinking OCD.
Last year I got into law of attraction teaching and started manifesting things that I wanted in my life , few weeks ago I was affirming/ visualizing when a negative visual came I tried to stop it by force ....thus it became intrusive......now I rarely get them and if they come I do exactly what you talked about in video
I acknowledge it
I welcome it by saying" thoughts are just thoughts it's a sign that my brain is working fine"
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And it goes away without doing any harm or ruining my mood .....
...intrusive, lol
HOCD
I used to have this horrible intrusive thought about me hurting my brother, and I used to be terrified of it. I was afraid that it was going to come true, and it bothered me for months on end. I’d feel guilty for this thought even crossing my mind, but over time I realized that it didn’t mean anything! I told myself that if I wanted it to happen, then it would have happened by now. I used to be scared to even admit that I was thinking about it, but now i’m ok with talking about it. Because they really don’t matter. If you’re having similar thoughts, know that they are not you. I’ve recovered from that intrusive thought now, and even if it pops in my head now it doesn’t affect me anymore. You shouldn’t dwell on a thought if It doesn’t mean anything. I hope that anyone reading this who is struggling with these particular kinds of intrusive thoughts knows that you are not alone, you are not a bad person, and things will get better with time. One day you’ll be writing these kinds of comments and helping other people❤
Thank you for this
How are you now ?
@@vanessanguyen4008 much better!!
This helps more than you know!
This is happening with me but my intrusive harm ocd is targeting my parents. I would never hurt them but saying No or reassuring myself just made the intrusive thoughts worse.
Just have to accept them as thoughts as in your core you know nothing will happen.
Thanks for the post, nice to hear there are other people with similar subtypes of intrusive thoughts
THIS MAN SAVED MY LIFE FROM SUICIDAL INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS 2 YEARS FROM.NOW!!!!God bless this brother I listen to him,and followed his advice❤❤❤
You are Great, keep staying strong🤩
This analogy of intrusive thoughts being like click bait/ads is brilliant and an easy way to remember how to deal with those thoughts when they come craving your attention! Appreciate so much what you are doing/sharing to help mental health sufferers 🙏
ive been having the worst intrusive thoughts just ruining me entirely the past 2 months and this is very good thank you
I'm on the exact same situation :( It makes me feel so hopeless how it's so easy for one of those thoughts to come and ruin everything
@@LightblueStar27same here. I got into a loop of telling someone all my intrusive thoughts for that short moment of relief but now know that if you do that it only gets worse/more with time :(
@@Yuri_The_Catsame here you really feel like it’s a loop and you ask yourself how you used to live before this all started so when you compare that you see that you just got into a loop and vicious cycle of intrusive thoughts 🥲
May God bless you and help you to heal from this. I am in the same boat, but through the power of Jesus Christ, I know I am strong and can overcome this.
@@Yuri_The_Catis it because you’re looking for their reassurance
This is simply one of the best things I've ever heard regarding this topic. Thank you so much for helping the silent OCD sufferers of the world.
This man is saving my life and understands me more than my therapist does
honestly same i always go back to his videos when it comes up lol
same
I needed this, today I found myself clicking every ad and trying to correct and the more I did that the more anxiety I felt. Thank you I’ll try to not do compulsions
The "trying to correct" is what really makes it horrible for me. So exhausting and confusing.
@@jamlaw you’re not alone, stay strong 💪🏼 everything will be well
Did it get better for you?
I try to justify myself everytime. I worship my thoughts. It feels so real to me. I can't control myself of answering my thoughts. I find myself so helpless... It gets so exhausting and fearful this way that my body starts shivering out of fear of these thoughts.
When the thought or fear comes, it urges me to do compulsions. And of course, I gain some temporary relief. And of course, it comes back. But there is a moment I realize the fear or thought is so unrealistic, so silly. And at that moment I am a very normal person. Why is that possible, Nate-wise?
Sometimes logic kicks in and actually works, but not for every long. It seems most have that part that knows something isn't logical, but they do it anyway.
My compulsions are mental,i try to just keep thinking of the thoughts instead of automatically trying to delete them mentally its hard though but trying
I think you are new then. Dont apply any logic for temporary relief dont argue or disprove the thought even if its feel unrealistic dont engage with the thought and do mental compusions.just let the thought go itself from your mind. logic will only make it worse.
Are you feeling better or do you still have them?
@i don't use this account but do they still bother you or have you stopped getting bothered by them?
This is a really helpful analogy isn't it! Seems to fully fit the ocd experience!
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks os much!
It’s hard not to click on the ad
i’ve started NOCD therapy and i’ve conquered the bottom tier of my hierarchy!! i can read articles about coming out or figuring out your sexuality while in a relationship and yes i get anxiety, but it’s not as scary! you’re so right, the new intrusive thought feels like a pop up ad that feels like “THIS IS IT, FIGURE IT OUT NOW!!!”. but the response prevention gets easier by just answering with maybe, maybe not!
Yeah same I can do more things. Yes it may be scary and it’s not as bad as one thinks. Nothing may or may not happened. Keep moving forward
What is NOCD therapy? I was recently diagnosed and I struggle with intrusive thoughts so often
SUCH a good analogy! Shows the difference between thought-blocking (adblocker) and practicing ERP (seeing the ad, and choosing not to engage). Thanks so much 😄
Thank you! Every time my OCD kicks in, I go to your channel and yeah I always find one that helps.
Literally the only reason I go back to an intrusive thought is because I don’t wanna leave off on a bad thought. It’s like I have this sense of security knowing I didn’t leave off badly or let that thought win. Example: if I have an image in my mind of me stabbing someone’s hand with a knife I have to counteract that thought with me thinking of a clean unharmed hand and me rubbing it gently or pouring clear water over it ( It symbolizes purity for me) so that I can move on knowing I left off good. Or with the hand unharmed. Because it’s not who I am and I don’t ever wish to do that ever. Its such a strange thing honestly.
But It's Hard Because Everytime Intrusive Thoughts Come We Have To Counterattack .
Hey mate I am going through a horrific situation in my life I have thoughts coming in my head like I am harming myself Example : I am punching my nose to broken it or I am or I pricked needle in my eye and these thoughts are keep repeating in my mind all day I don't know what to do i am fully depressed and tired of my life because of this
@@Sadik-uc85kI hope you’re doing better bro. Therapy can help. It’s normal though, we’re just humans. But we’re strong . And give it to God🙏
I tried this, did not help, it's more of a compulsion and develops a hard to get rid off habbit, what helped me though is what the dude in the video said + good sleep + phisical activities / sport. Not sure if this would work for everyone but I hope it helps.
I can feel you. Some times i get this feeling and it is really weird.
I've lived with OCD all my life it was the normal for me until I got anxiety disorder and it got worst thanks to you Ik it's actually treatable thank you keep up with the videos I'm learning Nd taking tips
It's totally treatable! keep up the good work!
I’ve been struggling a lot lately with intrusive thoughts, and watching your videos when it can be a lot always helps me a lot. Love your content. Thank you so so much❤️
This is one of the best and most relatable analogies :)
I appreciate it! It made a lot of sense to me!
I have read that the key to dealing with intrusive thoughts is to desensitise yourself to them (not easy, I know). Let the thought pass through you in a detached manner, like water passing through, and don't respond to it. If you do, you feed it and give it power, which makes it worse. But if you don't, it starves and eventually it becomes just a passing thought.
This metaphor and video gave me my life back. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You always come up with the best analogies. Well done.
Thanks so much my friend!
Thank you, Nathan. I’ve been having an episode of horrible anxiety the past few weeks and had the worst intrusive thought about my child and it killed me emotionally. Here I am still dealing with it almost 2 weeks later. I’m trying not to over analyze it anymore but it’s so hard because it’s opposite of who I am as a parent and person. It’s truly horrible but this video helps.
You're not alone ❤ try the 7 11 breathing method
Intrusive thoughts always portray the complete opposite of who you really are. They may feel horrible, but always try to remember that they NEVER define you.
@@kadezoid I try to remember this. I did ok with medication for a couple of months but came off 2 months ago. My OCD, anxiety and panic have been horrendous and have taken on a new theme. I feel mentally broken because all of them are about my child. I’m to the point where I fear and become anxious and potential thoughts
@@S1234-b6l I understand the extreme emotion and uncertainty that comes with OCD, and anxiety. You aren't alone on this, I can assure you of that. I had an episode of it only a few days ago. I've found that the more you care about something, the more OCD targets it.
I can honestly say that your channel helps me understand what I have.
Thanks so much Cryst! I'm glad it was helpful.
@@ocdandanxiety Can I ask you an OCD question?
You literally changed me and my way of seeing life! Thanks a lot😭❤️
Thank you. My girlfriend broke up with me a couple of months, and Ive been having constant intrusive thoughts about what she might be doing, and with who. Its gotten to the point where Ive started getting regular panic attacks. Although i dont see these thoughts simply stopping anytime soon, simply watching this video was enough of a distraction to get those thoughts out of my head, and get me back down to earth.
This is, hands down, one of the best videos I have ever found on this topic.
This is going to change my life. New subscriber. ❤
lately my ocd convinced me that the thought i had wasn't intrusive and that i purposefully thought that because it started with "i want.." not with a "what if".. this has been scaring me to death tbh
Those can be scary for sure. We tend to look if the thoughts are egodystonic and tricking the person in to "wanting" something.
@@ocdandanxiety oh yeah, the thought definitely goes against every thing i've ever known about myself, but since it has a sexual/identity theme to it, my brain just keeps telling me that i really wanted that and that it was some sort of epiphany moment or something
Hey would you mind it if we talked?
I would love to know how you are dealing with this today. I have a simple experience
@@abilenealvarez1113 hey! so, it's been almost a year since that comment and i've gone a long way since. i've been in therapy for years now and that's, honestly, what got me through. i never really found an answer to that thought, because it doesn't matter, ocd will never be satisfied. so, my therapist encouraged me to slowly stop doing compulsions. and, well, this saved my life. the compulsive googling, and mental checking and ruminating was ruining my life. i slowly cut out on those and finally got my life back. so, to sum it up, it was never about finding an answer to that, just learning to deal with uncertainty
Intrusive thoughts, along with the anxiety, distress, and my caving into it all, have more or less brought my life to a screeching halt. I've been stuck. I try to shoo them away, argue with them, but I just end up mentally tiring myself out (before inevitably giving in to them!)
I've also tried simply ignoring them but these feelings, this distress and anxiety, it's too much. They hit in places that I care and worry about the most and the distress I feel makes me cave and give in to whatever these intrusive thoughts are demanding.
How can I ignore these things if I am so weak-willed?
For what it's worth, I'm grateful that you put out these videos to help folks like me. Going off of the comments, it looks like a lot of people benefit from your content. I'm happy for them.
So you mean you start talking out loud arguing with people in the thoughts right? Like you kinda see things right?
I never had a word for the intrusive thoughts that started about 9 years ago. Watching this made me not feel so alone or crazy. Thank you!
Welcome and accept the intrusive thought and devalue it
Great video and will watch again
If you only knew how much your videos ( especially this one ) have helped me for the last few weeks..I’ve begun to not click on these thoughts and I’m even learning to challenge my thoughts and uncomfortable sensations through exposure..the intrusive thoughts as well as the panic attack are gradually becoming less and less everyday…even if they come they go very quickly with less lasting impact…they no longer stick to my mind like they used to.
Again thank you for this brilliant analogy! 👌🏼
Great job
God bless you for this video, you don't know how just how badly I needed to hear this I was in the middle of sorting of a mental breakdown caused by something that triggered my OCD to unleash in it's full force and I'm going through a phase where I'm having these episodes of OCD induced emergencies that deplete me of all motivation and a lot of energy to continue with life. I'm not suicidal though just going through a lot, still though this helped me so very much. Not fully unfortunately still kind of feeling on the edge but it's considerably better ❤
this video automatically started playing after another video and oh my gosh it’s exactly what I needed to hear… in your example “ads” you gave my exact intrusive thought and I’ve never heard anyone acknowledge it before. I used to spend hours on Reddit which was full of those types of “ads” (just posts on that topic) and I would spend hours going through them and feeding into those questions making me believe them more and more. Now I worry that I truly do believe them, even though I don’t want to. I have since deleted Reddit but now instead of indulging in the questions, I indulge in finding answers. And while it’s not as stressful as having the questions on my mind 24/7, now if I hear someone question my thought I go back to square one and have to find reassurance all over again. One thing is for sure, your channel has encouraged me to atleast consider therapy again.
My life has been strange when it comes to therapy. I was once diagnosed with OCD, but then I got a new therapist who told me “no you don’t have it, you don’t obsessively clean things” and from then on, I thought it was just anxiety. But it’s gotten worse and I’ve tried dealing with it like it’s anxiety, but it’s not only that. So yeah… there’s a good chance I actually do have OCD because of the types of thoughts I get.
Thoughts I get:
“What if I jump off this bridge?”
“What if I push someone into a truck?”
“What if I’m a delusional psychopath who just erases memories from my head?”
“What if I sleepwalk and do horrible things?”
“What if I’m like those unsubs in criminal minds?”
But here’s the thing… I’m not like this at all. I’m super empathetic, possibly too empathetic sometimes… (I feel empathy for bullies and bad people and I try to help them. But it never works) and I love my life and I would never hurt myself. I’m not capable of things like this. But these thoughts make me think I’m a horrible person. And I thought I was just insane and that no one could relate to me. But now I feel like I have people I can relate to!
I love the way you worded this, I too consider myself to be super empathic and I think this is exactly what I will tell my therapist to explain how I feel. We can beat this we got this!
@@abilenealvarez1113 thank you! and yes! we got this!
We got this homie! In the same boat. So many good resources out there and so many people that have the same thoughts. Never think you’re alone cause you’re not no matter what thoughts come and go.
@@maxanderson7165 yeah! thank you!
Everything you said is 100% spot on. My symptoms come and go though. Usually during times of great boredom, like where I have long periods of being between jobs, not seeing friends. When it does come tho it’s like a truck out of your blind spot that you never expected. It terrifies me but I’m slowly started to learn to co-exist with these thoughts.
You're such a helpful person its a Blessing to have you around thanks.
genuinely thank you. this is an attitude I really don't see about these thoughts. this has helped me so much.
Best free ad i clicked on youtube
Hey! thanks for this and i feel blessed seeing the video this early. Either ads or regular content can do this just like when u open youtube home and you get unnecessary interest in some video and excessively open video and boom OCD comes in for me again.
Your content content been so help on my OCD, getting better so fast.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
I admit I gave in to my thought yesterday, and today, I thought my beliefs had solidified enough so I don’t get affected but nope, I have now loosened the rubber band. When I noticed it starts getting emotional and not rational I knew it was time to stop. Don’t click on the ad!
Finally, as a non english native speaker, and i seek a lot of this kind of contents, tearing up how someone know exactly what ive been facing for many years. Remember that we're not facing alone in dealing with intrusive thoughts, and there are resources and support available to help us as this channel or our therapist. Thanks a lot
Thank you so much for this. I'm sure countless other people must be feeling really grateful for your help, including me. 🙂
Thank you brother for your advice it really spoke to me and I have tried so many different thungs tirelessly and this is just what I needed. God bless you
Thank you so much .You helped me tremendously on my journey with OCD.
Thank you for your help. Mine are so distressing, and they try to make me believe them.
3:59 thanks my friend 🫂
I was in this place for far too long, now I just don't care thank you so much great advice God bless 🙏 ❤
This video has helped me so much! Thanks man! From the bottom of heart. I’ve never had any sort of treatment and in the last couple years using your methods has changed my life.
This is such a good analogy, thank you 🙏🏻
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much, your videos are very helpful. I've been completely drained lately from trying to control & push out highly repetitive intrusive thoughts.
Definitely need to change the way I react/respond to these intrusive thoughts - 're train' my brain.
Brilliant analogy. Thank You!
Incredible analogy!!
Thanks so much Chad! It's great to see you!
The paradox of watching and valuing this video and then being presented with two pop up on screen after being told NOT to click on the ads was more than I was ready for.
Seriously, BEST Analogy! Thank You! Very Helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much!
How long have you suffered with it
@@TheMentalmalist Since I was 10 years old. So 35 years
OCD affects almost every part of my life :). It gots me even when i don't notice. I "have to" click on a link that I don't really care or in games I must turn or around 360° without no reason. This is the funny part of it, intrusive thought though makes or could make my life a living hell, but I fight with the demon with choose to no fight with it.
This was absolutely wonderful for me. I really appreciate the comparison of a thought being an ad, that's really nice.
Thank you for your videos! You're really helping me through my journey.
Thank you for your relaxing way of helping us understand this. Your manner of addressing the issue is very effective and inspires confidence.
I have ocd from i was 4 yrs but now i can live with it normaly thank you for you videos it really helps me more then my therapy like fr
Cried while watching this. Thank you for easing my mind.
The best explanation for the intrusive thought. Thank you so much for it bro.
Thus man is a survivor of ones life. He is telling everything true and perfectly. He is our doctor and wants us to be healthy in our life. He is too good at explaining everything related to overthing and repititive thoughts. He should get a lot of views and subscribers as he is providing us the best advices that we get when meet a doctor. He is good at explaining everything. I like his analysis over this attentive topic. He should keep uploading videos like that. May he get millions of views as he is providing the best information about this serious issue.
Exactly what i’m currently working on with my therapist. Thanks for the extra help❤
5:05 Anxiety without immediate danger, is false anxiety.
Ads on social media trigger my ocd sometimes & Ill click on them & my ocd flares up in an insane way. This metaphor actually works literally
Thanks so much for your videos. Your work is helping me deal with the constant intrusive thoughts and ocd caused by benzodiazepine cessation. My brain is less sticky from using your methods. You have no idea how thankful I am for you❤
The problem is that the clicker is apart of the ad for most people. Their identity is the thinker and therefore to not think is like denying yourself.
First you gotta know that you are not who you Think you are. Stop thinking and you will see this for yourself.
I will never be able to thank you enough for this information 🙏🏽
Spot on…..so true so difficult to do! 😊 thanks!
I wish it was as simple as clicking on a 6 minutes video.
(Still very helpful, thank you)
I always know something really helps when I just start laughing. Like it’s so relatable and true that you just laugh about how dumb you’ve been.
You are very good at this subject. Well done. You make me laugh as. Well. Thanks peace to you 🕊️
This video is gold.
The hard part for me is the physical symptoms which seem to 'encourage' the thoughts. Sometimes I feel the thoughts are fueled by the symptoms. The physical symptoms are powerful, narrowing of my view, heart and breathing rate increased... sometimes my body is well down the road to panic before my thoughts seem to even begin. Thanks for your content!
Thanks for the help ill try this tip for now on
I have an anxiety. I had a panic attack and after a difficult event I couldn't sleep. Then the next night I couldn't sleep again and again. I started to be afraid of insomnia and nights and I still don't sleep very well. I can stay awake for three days or sleep for an hour at a time. I try to accept it, but the thoughts are much worse. From the beginning of the panic attack, I felt like I was disconnected from myself, I didn't know who I was and how I thought and whether my voice was mine.
It's gone, but I still have a fear of intrusive thoughts, I'm afraid that, for example, some fragment of the conversation will remain in my head and of course it will come back as an intrusive thought, and that's what happens. How to deal with it. At night, when I have a panic attack and I don't sleep, these thoughts are so difficult to overcome. I still feel weird in my own house in my own life. I am tired of rationalizing and calming down all the time..
Love it, thank you so much, finally I get it with the ad example, this is brilliant ❤
This video was so helpful! And funny! The part about the anxiety made me laugh out loud for the first time in a long while 😂
I have this problem where I'll do something but if I think of something negatively I have to do it again until I think of something positive, and I have to keep doing it until a positive thought comes to my mind, it's very strange but I wish I could stop doing this, it's been this way for many many years
Recognize and return to your intention is a saying that has helped me
I have been having intrusive thoughts for the past 4 months, it started with a normal what if and then it kept switching and shifting and started to give me worst fears, it is still there, it keeps changing its form and has been troubling a lot sometime they are not exactly negative but they cause a lot of stress, your videos have helped me a lot but if you could provide some more tips it would be great.
How are you now?
Thanks for supporting us Mr.
U are great
Anyone else compulsively go down the rabbit hole?
I've been going down the rabbit hole for about 3 years now cuz i had no idea how to stop it. It has ruined my early teenage years
@@belksagaoglu4677 I feel you most of my life has been rabbit holes… trying keto now bc new studies has it healing a lot of bipolar and schizophrenics and the mechanisms in theory should work for other disorders, take a look if you’re interested, im 6 days in, OCD mildly improved but the transition is tough , should resolve in a few weeks is what I head
@@belksagaoglu4677 no bro me too i have been going the same hole since 4 years now and its so draining
@@belksagaoglu4677 honestly you cant just stop it..saying bcuz trying to stop them makes the thoughts stronger just let them be
Yes working on getting out of the rabbit hole
Excellent analogy! Super helpful to consider things this way.
I really liked this comparison 😮 I hope it works a lil bit for me to stop my intrusive ocd thoughts
Wow, this is going to change my life. Thank you 🙏🏽
Youre now gonna live in my head rentdfree.. after every intrusive thought
You will pop up as "DONT CLICK ON THE AD"
Thank you for this.These thoughts make me feel like I have a mind ache😢when it's all just fake.
This is amazing, thank you!
It worked! Thank you
my thoughts are severe. My therapists said i have to take abilify or zeldox. But i try to aVOId any meds, bnecauyyse i am scared theyh mess up the brain
Keep fighting with OCD....Bruh Just Delay compulsions and say ITS OK I'LL MAKE EVERYTHING OK LATER BUT NOT NOW....
TRY GETTING MORE FUN AFTER AVOIDING THE COMPULSIONS....TRUST ME ANXIETY OF OCD GOES AWAY AUTOMATICALLY AND NOT THROUGH COMPULSIONS :)
WE WILL WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST OCD...
YOU HAVE BILLIONS OF CELLS THAT BELIVE YOU... DON'T DOUBT YOURSELF
I like it I have bad intrusive thoughts about health and my kids but I'll try doing this what you said
Something weird happened to me last night i had a really bad thought that was telling me to run away from home i didn't know what to do and didn't know if i should or not the thought was telling me that if i did run away i would get hit by a train and i prayed i would forget the thought and it went away this has never happened to me before do you have any advice
Thank you very much, this video helped me a lot
Thank you for what you are doing ❤
EXCELLENT analogy!!!
I am 19 and I have lived with OCD for 7 years now,,and I did not know what it was until I found this channel ,,,I thought I was different in a way 😢
Hey, I have same ocd when I was 14, good luck to you and I know we will all heal and have a lot of heart in our heart❤ We can heal it, we can cure it, we believe in ourself and we can learn to love ourself, we don’t avoid it, we cope with it we learn how to deal with it, thoughts are just a thoughts, it’s only just an opinion, meaningless, don’t trust them and see them as a friend who you know them a lot and sees the truth in them(play game or play show) rewire your brain and welcome them and act like you don’t care when you can
@@strawberry9497 thanks for the paragraph it shows you feel the pain I feel ❤️
this is so good. Thank you so much!!
Thank you for making this video 👍
Such a great video Nathan, thank you!
This is great! Thanks!