" *interferes with the ability to function in a normal way* " THANK you. anxiety isn't being nervous, shy, or really worried; it literally traps you in your own fear and you interact with people differently, you can't do things you like or want to do, you feel like everyone thinks you're diseased, and you can't escape. anxiety is just. bLEh
Yes! I get so tired of people (mostly my super extroverted and outgoing sister who never thinks twice before doing something) saying “it’s giving me anxiety” or “it’s triggering my anxiety”. It’s super frustrating. I always correct her with “it is making you anxious. Not giving you anxiety”
Or, it makes you think they are being nice to you just so they humiliate you later by making fun of you for believing that someone could actually like someone like you.
They mostly are disgusted by me. Hate would probably be better, but neither is good. Guess that is why I haven't left my house in a week and a half. (Got so bad my battery died twice because I did not drive the car enough to keep it charged)
I suffer from ADHD, GAD and OCD and I hate when my friends say "Everybody has a mental illness" and what's worse is that some of them make up excuses like "I can't present my work, I have anxiety" I've had an anxiety attack while presenting. I try not to let my illness get to me. They just don't get it.
it especially sucks for people who actually suffer from the illness. it makes it seem like a less of a deal and that they are just trying to get attention.
I had a presentation last week in my English class. (I do presentations/projects alone because reasons) About half way through, I was hyperventilating and felt like I was gonna have another panic attack, so I cut it short and went back to my seat. I don't know if I have OCD or not, but I'm very organized, for example, I always keep my room clean, I do my own laundry because I don't trust anybody else in my house to do it correctly, I keep my backpack organized. Does that mean anything?
Something that sucks for me is that I have Social Anxiety Disorder and I'm afraid of meeting people, but I'm also incredibly lonely and have a fear of being alone for a long time. I feel so conflicted and I don't know what to do.
You can try meeting people in a virtual reality first, like talking with your team on an online game using your mic. Stuff like that will problably help you
and the more painful thing is that, when we let it out, we get judged at times or even get laughed at, telling "stop bragging about yourself. stop seeking attention with your non-existent insecurities" ugh!
I tried to tell my family that i started feeling sad kinda like depressed but they just laughed at me and told me that i have no reason to be depressed and told , me that it's not possible because i always laugh and smile
@@hobi4lifers201 same! my parents told me to let out whatever i had it in. it was hard for me yet i told them things which pricked me a lot. but all they did was laugh and said "youre too young. its really nothing. stop acting up" like what? they clearly saw me being dull when im actually not a dull person. but they just said stop acting like a kid. like they just made me feel like im not capable of feeling things.
I hate how loosely “OCD” is thrown around in our society, it seems like everyone says the have OCD and then the people like me who ACTUALLY HAVE OCD are just diagnosed as normal people without a problem
I grew up with severe generalized anxiety, and for a while I was contemplating suicide because of it. Sadly, my parents had always found it difficult to come to terms with my GAD, saying that it's just a phase, a cry for attention, or an excuse to be lazy. However when I showed them this video they were finally able to understand the kind of difficulties I go through every second of every day, and they were willing to help me see a therapist. Although the road to recovery has been long, I'm now doing the things I would have never imagined before, like simply learning how to drive. Seriously, this video saved my life. Thank you so much for providing this resource.
that's it. I'm showing this to my aunt. I have depression and anxiety (and because of anxiety I have insomnia) and my aunt doesn't understand the anxiety part. I'm legit too afraid to call And schedule an appointment with my therapist because I don't want to waste anyone's time and annoy them (even though that's kinda their job) and I ask my aunt to call them for me because of it. she has told me multiple times "well stop being scared and just pick up the phone and call. I'm not going to do it for you" I'm so glad this worked for you.
You are lucky to have parents who at least EVENTUALLY accepted your mental disorders and do not deny your requests. My invalidating, misunderstanding parents have made no progress over the past years and I have felt like ending life.
My OCD is that I have to do random things throughout my day over and over until I get them "right", and if I try to ignore it, my brain would tell me that someone I love will die. Let's say, for example, that I was closing a door. If I do it "wrong" the first time, I open it and close it over and over until I get it "right". This can be as small as that, and it can get as big as a series of actions like going to the bathroom and picking up a snack and then pouring a glass of water. If I mess even the smallest thing up, I'd go back to where I started, and then start making my way to the bathroom again. The things that define "right" and "wrong" are things like how many times I've done it, what I was thinking while I was doing it, how many steps I've taken, etc. This has sometimes taken hours out of my day. It is truly a living hell. Thankfully, I started taking medication for it, and it started to get better. If you have OCD or any other mental disorder, you are not alone and it will not last forever, I promise :)
With my OCD, if I've closed something, like a door or a drawer while I had a bad thought I feared that that thought was "stuck" inside the thing I closed and that It would become true if I didn't reopen it to "correct" my bad thought. I also had that with light switches. If I thought about someone dying while I turned of the light I had to turn on the lights and forcefully think that they are in fact not dying before I could turn off the lights again. Otherwise I had intense fear that that person would die. This led me to situations where I would turn the lights off and on or close and open a door way too many times. As one could guess that caused my family to ask me uncomfortable questions about my behaviour. I went to therapy and am better now. I am glad to hear you are better now too.
@@voynich7119 Everything you just wrote is what I'm experiencing. I one time had to rewrite what I wrote because I had a bad thought about my favorite singer dying. I tried to ignore it telling myself it wasn't true and that it was only OCD. But then a thought popped up saying if I didn't rewrite it in the next 10 seconds they were definitely going to die. I quickly rewrote it because I was scared the next day I would see on the news that the singer was dead. I was so scared and even started crying
@@faithalways8537 It's always good to know you're not alone with your experiences. I really hope you get better. Keep on fighting even if it hurts. You can and will beat your OCD.
my ocd manifests more on the mental level...intense, obsessive fear-based thought spirals and intense self-policing of what i say, think, and do. i feel saddened or distraught by any fault i find in myself, especially in my thoughts. it's so hard to function, sometimes. i am grateful for my life and all of my experiences!! but i've struggled with increasingly changing mental health for years, coupled with diagnosed PTSD & panic attacks, it's exhausting, sometimes, and hard to explain to people who don't function this way? it's so hard to find quiet and peace. does anyone out there feel the same? i'm praying for all of you out there, i love y'all.
munzing I do! I have intrusive thoughts that are horrible and sometimes it seems impossible to try and contain them. One thing that helps is visualization. Imagining all your thoughts as waves tumbling, crashing, foaming on the beach, some of the water reaching your feet where you’re standing. And you can be there, and just observe them. You don’t need to drown yourself in them over and over again. You don’t even need to swim, it’s okay to just watch. Know that they’re not you. I find it helps calm me, so much :)
I know these mechanisms very well, I've had so much of them. Are you in some kind of treatment? I did ERP therapy and I sometimes have a few sessions along the way when I feel myself losing grip and it's really getting too intense. Be sure to get help. Talk to people. It helps me so much to talk. Somehow I find that I get rooted in reality more. "I was standing at the base of the stairs, but I could not step down, because I was so scared that when I do the shaking might get a door loose and hit someone. I had to make sure that I keep watch of the nearest door, because it's connected to all the other doors in the house and make sure it stays put as I stepped down - and then I blinked and had to jump back up that final stair quickly so the door can't come loose without me noticing it. When I tried again, I did it right and could finally get off the stairs." Saying that it loud makes it a lot more absurd than it feels in your head. Learning that is important too. I hope you can get better soon. There's help and I know that it's not easy, but it's worth the effort.
@@ta_nya5240 Thank you so, so much for that! That is extremely helpful and I'll keep that in mind. I'm in some periodic therapy, but due to financial constraints & school I'm mostly self treating with various things. My main two are exposure therapy, doing things that, while safe, make me anxious in order to re-train my mind/body, and meditation. I wish you all the best, and thank you again for your kindness
I have intrusive thoughts as well. It’s hard for me sometimes to feel justified in getting therapy because my OCD and mental health issues are not visible to others. People have told me, “You seem fine to me.” But, I’m not fine. There is war in my head constantly between the real me and the OCD voice of me.
It's called pure ocd, something I learnt just minutes ago. And now in questioning if my depression is even real or I have it as a result of being tired of thinking and judging myself and... Thinking
I have social anxiety, and I hate it when teachers don’t understand why I don’t talk in class, they don’t get that talking in front of a class makes me physically feel bad
I think I developed social anxiety from being in 6th grade I never raised my hand to answer a question and I hardly ever spoke to anyone bc I feel like no one liked me and that they ignored me and I always worried that they judged me I’m in 9th grade homeschool today and every time I see friends from 6th grade my hands get sweaty my heart races extremely fast like its going to pop out of my chest and I feel nauseous. When I’m in stores and I can’t find my mom I instantly freak out and get the same feeling. I still feel that way now I want to tell my mom I think I have anxiety but I’m scared to can anyone help me ?
@@TheMJGChannel Is their anyone you know who has not talked to you much but never really has been mean to you or other people? In my school there are people that say "they have no friends" or "nobody likes them" (not social anxiety but similar situation) and yet I have talked to them been kind to them but they don't notice. With your mum just try talk to her about it if you haven't already
Catn_t Please let her know. Teachers often don’t know when their students are suffering from debilitating anxiety. I’m sure she’ll be much more sensitive to your needs if she knows what’s going on.
As a joke, I like to describe Generalized Anxiety Disorder is like a plate at a buffet of anxiety disorder. A few symptoms from one, a few symptoms from another, etc.
My heart goes out to all of you experiencing these disorders. I finally went to the doc after suffering frequent panic attacks and years of anxiety. Find medicine that works for you, find a therapist or someone you can trust to talk to, and most of all learn more about yourself. Trust that things will get better and it's ok to have bad days. But all of you deserve and have the chance to live lives detached from the chains of anxiety. Do NOT give up ---- there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I gave up on finding help. It's not exactly pure anxiety, but it's maybe social anxiety as I've just been back stabbed so many times in relationships old and new that I can't trust people anymore. With that, understanding how the system works and what they do with that information even if they say it's 'confidential'. I just didn't want people to know because all I really wanted to do was fit in with others and have friends since the first day of high school, this is currently my last year in high school and 'love' rumors got out about me for a formal we're having which totally just ruined my years of building up.
I HATE when my friends say like "Oh no I'm sooo nervous of presenting this in front of the class, i aM aBOuT tO HaVE a PAniC atAcK" I am like, bro you don't even know what it feels to barely breathe, shake, being nauseous and that your heart beats unbelievable fast, and only a week or a month far from the day of presentations, and the day you are presenting wanting to escape, you can't breathe and then, you have a good presentation, but when you present, you think everyone is laughing at you and you think you did it wrong, so yeah you don't have any idea of what is having a panic attack or Anxiety, just shut up, please
That's not a panic attack, tht is an anxiety attack, panic attacks occur without any present external cause. And it's not right to belittle someone else's more subtle anxiety, most people get it, it is just shown in different ways.
Sofia Tuirán my mom was about to take me to the hospital for having a panic attack..... i’m not diagnosed with it but yeah psychologists told me it was a panic attack and told me i might have S. A. D
I've had panic attacks that have landed me in the ER. It's basically your body trying make you unconscious because it physically can't handle the stress. It feels the way a heart attack is described, and is the most frightening experience I've ever had. It took weeks for me to feel mostly normal again afterwards.
one time i told myself repetitively not to have a panic attack right before an audition and i ended up having a panic attack because i was so scared of having a panic attack. so much fun :)
Lisette Gold What you might want to do is the complete opposite. I know it's scary, but you have to try to have one on purpose. Doing this will decrease your fear of having them over time.
LOL happened to me all the time. Then I cried a lot because I was SO STUPID I was causing the freaking problem. I'm better, but still fear the attacks will get back...
I have social anxiety and I have made small steps working with my therapist. two years ago I could barely go anywhere without freaking out and home was my safe place I only left when I absolutely had to. now I can occasionally go out and sometimes even talk to others casually. it may not seem like a lot but I'm proud of myself😊 working on your coping skills pays off. keep going even if it's hard
sasha Scott that’s why I want to be in the field, so I can help people work with their fears or troubles in their life and give them a chance to live with themselves better
Hell yeah Sasha Scott Hope you're doing even better than when you posted this. When I was 16-19 I actually had extremely bad social anxiety, it kind of developed from my natural levels of anxiety about socializing due to other problems I have and grew to the point where I was literally the cartoon guy from the vid. Over a decade later now and I wouldn't really label myself as having full blown social anxiety disorder anymore. I hope you have your own success story soon if not already!
Thought is limited,whatever you do with it is finite,from a psychological structure that is tormented,limited and clouded with fear,confusion and all the anxieties of man how can you get over a depression, a psychological fear or anxiety. You cannot solve that with the thought that started the whole thing,all you can do is do nothing(NO ACTION from that thinking) and see the fact that the effort to solve a problem that started this negative thinking only enhances the unstable psychological burdens,Negative thinking telling thinking how to solve itself.The past thinker(self,YOU) trying to solve something with instability,confusion,fear and anxiety. To be free from that you have to see as a fact(as you see a tree) the amplification of the thinking process from the past to the present going into the future when you try to DO ANY action with thought(which is fearful,anxious and confused,therefore always LIMITED) The basis is there:fear,confusion,depression,anxiety and all the negative feelings,all those are the make up of the ego(YOU),The self the persona,the psyche(psychological structure made up from our past thinking(the source is memory),all that content of ones consciousness which is stored in the brain. With that basis we try to solve by effort and will,therefore psychological and mental effort which produces more thinking. Tremendous energy is lost from that process and that thinking influences the biochemical reactions in our body,we tense we dont breathe normaly because we overthink all the time with that basis,we never observe our thoughts as they are exactly and understand the nature of thought.Just observe. NO REACTION.Just staying with what is. Fear is you,depression is you, can you stay with it and completely attend and observe your emotions,feelings thoughts,NOT as though they are different from you but it is YOU(the self which is made up from memory which is thinking) IF all your memories are gone then who ARE YOU. So what we call ourselves is memory,conditioning,programming,social pressures,environmental pressures and everything we add to ourselves to define the SELF(YOU). Thought is usefull and nececasry but in the psychological field it is destructive and limited,we might be changed slightly but deep down the basis is still there.we are never free because we never ask oursleves the fundemental questions, WHAT IS THE ME?WHO AM I?AM I THOUGHTS,AM I A SOUL,WHY I FEEL THIS ANXIOUS,WHAT IS THOUGHT? WE never completely observe ourselves to find out our structure because we are afraid.we never gone into the mechanics of thought... So whatever you do with thought the basis is still there,slightly modified but never free to see and observe,we thought-act and that action is limited and confused but when there is the understanding of thought then you dont act from that basis, THERE IS just ACTION, thinking to act and saying tomorrow i will do it IS AN ILUSSION!!! The past is now (past thinking happens now as well as future thinking) the past continues into the now and then into the future,that is our thinking if you observe it. the future is now because whatever i do now determines what we call future,the next second is the future so now is the future,so everything is contained in the NOW. Observe yourself and you will find out if all that is true,ONLY you can find out. Dont take my word for it just see for yourself!!! FIND OUT Thats what matters.
sasha Scott so proud of you!!! People really don't realise how hard it is to overcome these things. I have been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder for 6 years now and it sucks but things are so much better than they were 6 years ago. I'm even volunteering in a cafe now and I never thought I'd be able to work in any aspect tbh. It's only 1 day a week so as not to overwhelm me but me and my support worker are trying to build up to doing more days. :)
panic attacks are horrible, i once was trying to sleep but out of nowhere i started having abstract thoughts and my heartbeat was incredibly fast and i felt i was going to die until i went downstairs at midnight and drank tea.
Elisa Palacios that happens to me too, no reason for it, I just all of the sudden I just don't realize what was happening and I feel like I can barely breathe and there's more to it but its really frustrating to think about.
Elisa Palacios But At least. You don't have 3 types of phobias cause I have 3 :/ I have social, nyctophobia , and scared of the bees I don't know what that phobia is called
I have social anxiety and it's sometimes really hard for people to understand how scared I actually am to interact with other people. I cross the street just to avoid walking by someone, I get anxiety attacks just thinking about having to go in somewhere and talk to someone I'm not use to talking to (and it took me over a year to get use to going to my bank), parties are just a nightmare because I'm sitting in a corner hoping no one talks to me, anytime someone says something to me all I can think is "please stop talking to me please go away" while my heart races. Anytime someone walks by me I have trouble breathing and I think "just please ignore me and keep walking" It's so hard to hold down a job or even go anywhere I'm not use to
I know this comment is a little old, but I don't see any other replies so I'm going to do my best to help you. While I don't have a social anxiety disorder I do have others so hopefully that will be enough to get a decent perspective. What I would suggest is to take very small steps towards social interaction. Make the steps as small as you need them to be and be sure to go at your own pace. For the first step, I recommend maybe trying to connect with people online. This way, you're not face to face with anybody and you can answer at your leisure. Perhaps you could start with family members or friends you would like to get to know better. Or sometimes, a total stranger can be nice. If those are still too stressful, there are online therapists you can talk to and everything is confidential. Once you get comfortable with that, you can try live chats. Slowly but surely, you can make it all the way to interacting with someone face to face. If not knowing what to say is part of the anxiety, I recommend finding out what things are popular with your age group. This allows you to have some kind of ice breaker at any given time. Just be sure you have an actual interest in what you're talking about otherwise you might come off as fake or could worsen the anxiety you feel. I really hope this helps you even if in some very small way. And if you want, you can practice talking with me. I'll listen and try to get you through this. I really do wish you the best. Just practice and stay positive! 😊
@@tallmidget1395, I'm sorry but I can't recommend any online therapists as I've never used one. I go to the face to face kind of therapy so I've never really needed to use the ones on the internet. I simply know they exist. As far as group chats go, I'd say to check out Squadpod. Everything is confidential on that site. Although keep in mind, I've never used it before and I'm simply going off information I've found. I hope this helps!
I've been diagnosed with GAD... and it truely sucks... I can't go to school without feeling like someone's talking about me or people are giving me dirty looks (and no... I'm not just insecure) I feel like everyone knows something I don't and life's passing by without me I feel stuck... it sucks when your family asks you to come out with them and stop being in your room because you can't. It feels like I'm just the joke everyone laughs at and I don't even know it... I feel like someone's going to come into my house any second and kidnap me or kill me... I am seeing help but I feel so lost... If your have GAD or any disorder know that it IS a illness and it's not funny to say you have anxiety just because your nervous for a test you didn't study for. If you have a disorder know it's ok and other people are with you... your never alone
Lina no it is GAD I should know I have it GAD is thinking the worst outcome of any situations that's why we tend to avoid them it's that demon wispring every fear you had and turning it to something huge and just can't get out of
I have GAD Too I can't go anywhere without worry if I go out of my house I feel people are going to kill or do something I can't sleep because of it and I have a really hard time I have panic attacks every single day! I'm on pills now but they make me depressed and more anxious yay :)
I have OCD and I hate it. Whenever I get bad thoughts about hurting a family member or them getting hurt or killed I have to do things more than once. For example, if I connect my phone charger to the outlet and I think something bad is going to happen to someone I love, then I have to unplug the charger and do it again until I don't think anything bad. And it happens with whatever I'm doing if I have a bad thought at that moment. If I close the fridge door and I think something bad I have to open it and close it again. If I'm writing or typing something and I think something bad I have to erase the word and type or write it again. It literally took me forever to type this comment because I was deleting and typing words again when I thought something bad.
Jacqueline Cleto I hope you are doing better. I constantly find myself loosing at least 5 hours every night and being incapable of doing homework or anything productive because i have obsessive thoughts about whether or not my friends or girlfriend or family actually care about me. And i find myself writing a text to one of those people and then deleting it repeatedly for hours straight. Its completely debilitating, and I hope that one day you are able to be free enough from your symptoms to live a fulfilling, comfortable, and happy life. OCD sucks. Check out the book "turtles all the way down by john green" if you havent already. It was very comforting for me and freed me from my symptoms for the week i was reading it because it distracted my brain enough.
I have those same intrusive thoughts but my compulsions don't really show. If I start to have those thoughts I HAVE to look online for reassurance that my thoughts aren't going to happen. It sucks.
I thought I would never in my life find someone with the same problem as me , exactly the same it affects every single thing , putting my clothes on washing my hands, walking out of my room or any door when I see cracks in the floor like entering a different dimension without thinking about the terrible thing I always think about tracing my step pattern and retracing ,
Panic attacks are the worst things. I don't go some places bc I'm scared I'll have one there, the the super market. The part I hate the most about them besides the crippling feeling like you are dying is that you feel like you are going crazy/you look like you are going crazy to people around you. It hurts when people don't know how to help you and they can't, they have to watch you hurt until it goes away. They are awful.
I feel you. I have had multiple panic attacks at school (I'm 17)and other places and it felt like EVERYONE was pointing and laughing at me. I felt like I got shot in the chest and I was dying. what was even worse is that I had a panic attack when I was taking a standardised test once and all I was thinking about is that I was going to fail the test, not get into college, not get a proper job, and die on the streets because i couldn't write a proper essay for the essay part. I didn't know what to do so I asked to go to the bathroom and as soon as I got near the bathroom, and away from my class I started crying. there was teachers near the bathroom and when they asked me what was wrong I could only answer "I don't know" while I cried. it was terrible and ever since then it's been EXTREMELY hard to do a standardised test or write an essay without having or almost having a panic attack because I'm afraid of having another one.
standardized tests are so unnecessary they bring so much stress to our already stressful lives. our parents and theirs before them will never know how much more stressful schools have become for us. i feel you tho.
isn't there anything one can do if youre having a panic attack? i experienced my significant other having a few the last months in my presence.he got a diagnosis and is currently seeing a doctor but it's still horrible to watch and feeling so helpless.. like sure i can hug you and tell you everythings gonna be fine when we both know it's not going to be. i wish there was sth better to do..
My friend thinks that it's ok to say "I'm feeling really OCD right now", in the same way people say they feel depressed or anxious even if they aren't formally diagnosed with depression or anxiety. I think that OCD isn't an adjective, and that people shouldn't diminish the disorder by saying they "feel OCD." It'd be more effective and accurate for them to say "I feel obsessive" or "stressed" or "anxious", or even "I think I might have OCD." What do you think?
Yes because I haven’t been diagnosed with anxiety or anything like that. At work when people didn’t put the dishes away right, I would fix them and people would comment and I’d usually say something like “I think I have OCD or something.”
I wouldn't take it so seriously, it's not their intent to diminish it. People just truly misunderstand it due to a lack of experience with having the disorder. It used to bother me when people said stuff like that, but that was because I based my identity off of my illness and not who I really am. Easier said than done with such a pervasive and intrusive disorder, but it's possible.
"Feeling depressed" or "feeling anxious" isn't the same as saying "I have depression" or "I have anxiety". The former two are legitimate feelings one can experience, key difference is duration and severity of course.
OCD and anxiety has affected me in ways that are so terrible. I can't sleep at night, I can't eat, it's caused me pain in my chest because I'm constantly obsessing and getting panic attacks from my damn thoughts. I don't even have physical compulsions. It's all in my head and that's why no one gets it! No one sees my suffering because I don't wash my hands over and over, I have to say certain things in my mind over and over because if I think the wrong thing it's like WWIII inside my own mind.
That's anxiety for me.....like all my physical applications of it are really easy to hide( like shortness of breath, migraines and EXTREME fidgeting). I can hid them all really well and while I probably shouldnt, my anxiety mainly social so I really don't want that attention......that's unhealthy....I really shouldnt. But other than that it's ALL in my head. When I asked my parents about it (it was the early stages and I was trying to figure out what's wrong with me ) , they said "you don't have it it would be noticable" and......it's really not (all the time). And when I did start straying away from people(from getting overwhelmed) they just told me to stop acting like that.......and I'm like .............wut? But ik they care for me they just don't understand what's inside my head fully and I can't exactly articulate it in a way I feel comfortable........................ugh I hate it so much
I have Pure O OCD (yes, diagnosed before anyone starts), which is a type of OCD without high recognisable and observable compulsions, making it more about the terrible intrusive thoughts. I'm a super messy and disorganised person, and I don't impulsively check my oven, but I do have terrible life ruining thoughts that have me avoiding situations out of major fear, avoiding family and friends, constantly checking my body responses and seeking reassurance from anyone from professionals to family to the internet. It sucks! And it took me so long to realise what was wrong with me because so few people know anything about Pure O. Goes to show that not everything fits a stereotype, and I wish people were knew more, so getting help would be easier.
I know exactly how you feel. It's awful, and I'm really lucky that most of my friends and family have experience with mental illness and are really supportive and understanding. I'm here for you if you need me
I haven't been professionally diagnosed (mostly cuz I've been unable to find a psychiatrist for all these years that I've experienced these symptoms). But I'm 99% sure I have Pure-O OCD. I'm curious what kinds of rituals do you perform, if any, mentally to cope or "treat" the intrusive thoughts?
saffant My compulsions are much lesser than people with typical OCD I think, but they include stuff like google searching the exact type of OCD I have and it's symptoms and reading other people's accounts, trying to reassure myself that I am actually ill (even though I've been professionally diagnosed) and that I'm not just a terrible person with terrible thoughts. I ask my family and friends if they'd still love me if I was crazy or violent (which is confusing for them, because I'm a weak, anaemic pacifist who cries a lot; I weep when I step on snails). I avoid certain situations and certain people in case they trigger my OCD. I don't like being too close physically to people who are close to me. There are lots of ways in which OCD compulsions present themselves, most of which are not really taken into consideration by people unfamiliar with OCD beyond "That cleaning disease", and it took me a long time to realise that. If you think you have Pure O, first of all: I'm so sorry dude. Really, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Second, please, if you can, see a GP! I know that's easier said than done; I'm lucky enough to live in England, a country with amazing free healthcare that, though strained, has saved my life. But, if it's an option available to you, you can visit your GP and talk to them about your condition. They can be extremely helpful in guiding you to start medication and directing you to the appropriate professionals. Medication and therapy did wonders for me, and I can now live my life fairly normally whereas I was unable to function most days. I hope you find a psychiatrist soon, and that you're able to recover. You're not alone.
go away Thanks for the heartfelt response. I have the same issue where I often avoid places or things due to OCD as well as some of the other stuff you mentioned. I've been unable to find a therapist despite living in a country that like England offers free healthcare--Canada. But I'll have to continue trying I guess. Anyway, I was curious as to what specifically the medication changed? Atm I have this need to come up with these patterns in my head as well as all that other stuff you mentioned, where I always always second guess myself, and spend a good load of time trying to convince myself i'm not any of the irrational notions I have of myself in my head. Does that medication just clear you mind, and relieve you of such urges? Thanks.
I hate it when people say that they have OCD when they don't or say that something that they did is "so OCD" so for all of those people, here's a story. I told my friend that I had moderate to severe OCD (which I do) and she said to me "no you don't" it was infuriating, but I told her that she shouldn't make judgments like that, and that every time that the "voice" inside my head told me to do something that I would tell her (and do it, of course) and That's exactly what I did, I told her every time something had to be an even number or every time I counted things 10 times, I even told her her the next day after I didn't listen and had a mental breakdown and cried so hard for so long that I threw up and didn't sleep the whole night because I was cleaning and organizing everything to make up for it. When people come up to me and ask "do you think that I have severe OCD?" I want to ask them have you spent 2 hours opening and closing a drawer until you break down in sobs because you feel that you have lost complete control of yourself? but I never do because I know beter. I didn't write this comment for people to feel bad about misjudging OCD I just wrote it so that you understand what it's like to have OCD
I understand completely. People I work with have said they have OCD because they like to organise the shelf. I didn't say anything but it was so frustrating when I leave that same building every time I'm there convinced that I've killed someone. It can be such an exhausting and debilitating disorder, but we can defeat it. I hope that you beat it soon! I also like you're profile picture thing, love Hamilton!
I have Entomophobia (the fear of bugs) and it’s taken over my life. I know it sounds like no big deal but honestly it sucks. I can’t sleep at night because I always feel like bugs are crawling all over me, I can actually feel movement, but nothing’s ever there. I wrap a breathable face covering (it’s meant to get rid of the dust in the air that you breathe in) around my head every night to make sure no bugs can get in my ears, nose or mouth. When I bug touches my skin I will wash the area multiple times and then for the next hour or two I won’t be able to stop itching that area. Sometimes just seeing a bug will cause me to itch my entire body. I have a huge fear of infestations which is a separate section of Entomophobia and so if I see a bug in my house I automatically assume that my house is infested and I clean for hours. I never open my windows because I’m so scared that a bug could get in. One time I was at my friend’s house and we were in her backyard and there was a tree with at least 50 moths on it and I almost passed out. I didn’t actually pass out but I had a really bad panic attack and couldn’t stop itching my arms for the rest of the day. I wish I could just be normal.
I have a friend who has arachnophobia, which I understand. He can't even see a video or a picture of a spider, I didn't know he didn't like them a lot till I accidentally sent him a video of a spider that I really really regerted since that's how bad it is, he's fine with spider man, spider gwen or anima girl spiders tho xD. Which I made a character for him just so he can try slolwy get rid of his phobia but it won't full go away of course.
i used to sleep under the covers out of fear spiders would crawl into my ears, and i always instinctively panic and assume every hair/string that touches me is a bug, and have even seen bugs crawling on me that arent even there and feel like bugs are on me all the time. i have to continuously remind myself that bugs will not hurt me, there are no bugs on me, and i will even research particular bugs im afraid of to reassure myself that i wont be hurt by them. i am not a professional or anything but my advice would be to just try to calmly tell yourself you will be ok and remember to be kind to your mind and get help when u need it.
Ever call someone OCD because they like to have a clean apartment? Ever tell someone you have a phobia of spiders when, in fact, they just creep you out a little? In this episode of Crash Course psychology, ***** talks about OCD and Anxiety Disorders in the hope we'll understand what people with actual OCD have to deal with as well as how torturous Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks can actually be.
Thank you for making this video. Most people who know that I have bipolar disorder don't know much about it. I've found that the best thing to do around people is keep it to myself because they have a tendency to avoid me or talk about me when I'm not there. Many people think that either we just have bad moods, or that we're ticking time bombs that at any moment could snap and kill someone. I hope that you plan to discuss bipolar disorder and its symptoms, and maybe it will change a few common misconceptions.
At one point in my life, I was so terrified of a bridge that went over a part of my local museum that I would crawl over it whenever I had to go over it. It was so humiliating and the worst part was that it was so irrational. I was aware of how stupid the fear was, but I still couldn't get over it. I became so afraid of the bridge that I tried to avoid it whenever I went. Then I became afraid of being afraid of the bridge that I stopped going to the museum. That place used to be my favourite place in my small city. I haven't been there in 2 years.
As someone with OCD I appreciate this, biggest pet peeve is when people call themselves OCD for cleaning their car or room once a week. The pain I go through is unbearable.
Ashley Wee I know right. Like I'm sorry, I didn't realize that picture frame that is slightly unaligned sent you into a panic attack or you that you have to fix it because if you don't something bad will happen! I don't understand how people can be so insensitive.
I just want to say to all the people who have social anxiety, I give you a huge hug. Because it's horrible to always hear the 'it's all in your head' or 'just stop being shy' or 'just go out more'. It truly is like a prison, but I promise you're not alone, you're not 'pathetic' and it's not your fault to be feeling this way. If you try your best, you'll get better, slowly but surely. /hugs/ ♥
A lot of young people seem to be coming here saying they have disorders that were most likely self diagnosed, so just getting one important thing out of the way: DO NOT SELF DIAGNOSE, EVER. I cannot overstate this enough. Your own point of view is VERY misleading, it's easy to unconsciously do things to fit certain labels so you feel better. NO ONE on the internet can give you a reliable diagnosis. If you think you have something you can visit a professional and you'll figure it out together with time. Thinking you can self-diagnose can lead you to adopting incorrect labels, which can get you thinking you have a problem you don't (AND you'll start acting like you actually HAVE something you don't have, thus REINFORCING the idea that you have a problem when you don't in a negative feedback loop), or even worse, it can get you thinking you have a problem when in reality you actually DO HAVE a problem, but something else entirely. This happened to me and I saw it happen to many others. Do. Not. Self. Diagnose.
Uhh I know I have panic attacks. Because I experience them, all the time. I thought it was physical, but after I was able to get a heart monitor strapped on and nothing happened I realized it was mental. Which then let me deduce that I have panic attacks. I am self diagnosed yes, but because I ruled out my heart being deformed or just wonky. You can't just go out and point to a disorder and say you have it yes, but I know I have this because I ruled out other things. But here is a question are my repressed emotions a result of GAD or panic attacks? But here let me tell you how I know I have panic attacks: "a few nights ago I was taking a bath and decided to use a new conditioner I got. I put it in my hair and all of a sudden when the smell hit me I started to feel my heart race memories from a nightmare shot up out of nowhere and I had to start regulating my breathing otherwise I would have hyperventilated" the smell was mint btw. This attack came out of nowhere and just hit me like a hammer. I haven't thrown out the conditioner, but now I only use it in the shower. These attacks can come at any time. Recently today I was falling asleep on the couch and an attack came, I am still feeling the effects two hours later of a racing heart beat. It's annoying and I don't want to feel this way at all. Once I had it so bad it was making my left arm ache literally. So do you think that I can't deduce I have panic attacks or anxiety when I experience it and rule out a bad heart?
It's bad to self diagnose. It is. But if you are feeling the symptoms of "something's wrong with you." Then....maybe you should research more on it. I'm not saying you should go on like a website and then say "I have a mental problem" and panic. But maybe you should think about it.
Maria White Saying 'don't self diagnose' is not saying 'you don't have X or any problem'. I have (although no longer as bad) both random panic attacks and ones when I focus on drawing efficiently (it doesn't help being an artist) but with having even a basic understanding of bias mostly in self reporting I would not and do not diagnose why I have them. Assuming you don't go up to professionals in scientific fields they spent years learning to tell them what to conclude why go a step further and conclude for a provisional without one? You're experiences are anecdotal at best and even assuming you remembered, interpreted, self assessed etc. perfectly what your saying equates to things like: "I tested one physical thing (the heart) a single way (frequency) and declared it was mental ignoring how even assuming that's true that doesn't rule out physical tests as everything psychological is simultaneously biological" and "You can't just go out and point to a disorder and say you have it yes, but I know I have this because I ruled out other things." is special pleading. Something that may help with panic attacks is to logically reason your options. You panic because you (consciously or not) think you should. Popular examples of reasoning's effects are sugar pills working like morphine, professional chess players sweating like athletes and climbing mount Everest painlessly wile breaking every limb. You can be tricked into it like crystal healers getting effects from rocks mistaken for crystals (placebo effect) or not; like separating fears from unrelated causes. The way I address SPW (stress, panic and worrying etc.) or others with the same is the simple flowchart: can you fix X (in this case panic attacks)? (they can be by stopping the feedback loop of SPW often by focusing on something else) If yes there's no point SPWing over it and if no SPWing is not going to help.
Years ago, this video would introduce me to the fact that I was having panic attacks. It would assure me that I wasn’t, in fact, having heart attacks everyday at 14 or 15, that no, they weren’t going to kill me, and that I wasn’t alone in this terrifying situation I found myself constantly in. It would be the beginning of a couple of very hard years but I cannot imagine if I didn’t have the language to explain what I was going through. This is the power of knowledge. Thank you, Hank, for giving me that power. ❤️
The beginning is spot on. I have OCD, and it's just great to hear someone acknowledge that using the term lightly makes it seem like less of a problem. People have tried to trigger my OCD for fun because they thought that it wasn't a big problem; people need to stop using these terms lightly. It ends up causing problems.
***** Mine is mostly a germ/disease thing. It's largely herpes, for whatever reason. Just things that I can't get rid of. I remember little things from years and years ago that were different; I used to have to check the doors 3 times before I went to bed to make sure they were locked (for fear of being robbed or murdered). Even after I'd still be petrified, but it helped. There were pure obsessions too; I would just lay down in panic or freeze in class because I suddenly came to the realization that there would be a huge earthquake, a shooting,etc. When I got to high school, though, it got intense. I had started worrying about germs in 8th grade (sometimes I would feel the need to rub hand sanitizer wherever I felt was dirty). When I got to high school, I was so freaked out that I missed the first 5 weeks of school because I was so panicked. I constantly used hand sanitizer on my legs, arms, anywhere that was exposed. If I didn't, I'd end up curled up on the floor crying (I wouldn't be able to go on my bed because I felt too dirty) I could feel the dirt and germs on my hands, legs, everywhere. A few times, I was so panicked that I would soak rags in rubbing alcohol and scrape my legs until they were raw. I got on medications, but they didn't fully help. I still can't open any doors or cabinets with my bare hands (I either have to cover them with paper towels or I open them with my feet). I have to carry hand sanitizer everywhere. I'm a lot better now, but I still have the fear of getting some deadly/permanent disease. It's freaky.
I have Social Anxiety Disorder, what I hate is that your sensitivity is so high you can't function properly. It's even just as he said your making yourself worse by allowing the "fear" to grow. WAY TOO "Politically Correct" that is what I have about John and Hank... but mostly people like you!
gib803 I also have social anxiety disorder, but I seem to be able to control if for the most part, provided that I remain in an environment that I'm used to and interact in a way that I'm used to. Usually I have to learn to interact with any friend I make before I can really interact with them on a normal manner. What exactly is it like for you?
I used to make them, only about myself though. That was years ago, back when I thought I had anxiety (I was a preach, stupid attention wanting kid) now I'm older, and now I discovered actual symptoms of anxiety that I have developed over the years. I hate my past.
As someone who has been DIAGNOSED with OCD, i really appreciate this video. I stress the diagnosed because as stated in the video, lots of ppl think they have OCD but they really don’t. I was diagnosed with it when I was 12. I take medication and see a psychologist. Now that that’s out of the way, I want to thank you for making this video. It can be really frustrating when OCD is one of the most talked about specific anxiety disorder, but nobody really knows anything about it. Everyone’s like “omg your drawer is so messy, it’s giving me OCD” or “hey you lie things to be symmetrical? You’re so OCD” or “ugh that painting is lopsided, it’s triggering my OCD” Nobody knows what OCD is or its symptoms or anything about it. They just think that if you’re organized or if you don’t like germs, you have it. When I was diagnosed, I was washing my hands so much they bled. I couldn’t bend my fingers because they cracks in my hands would reopen and start to bleed again. They stung constantly. They were red and raw and cracked and bloody. You know when you’re swimming and your hands get all wrinkly? I’d wash my hands for so long that that would happen. Over and over again. I would wash, dry, and repeat forever, and eventually I was just scraping away the skin in my hands. Then, the other compulsions. One huge and very common obsession many ppl who suffer from OCD experience is the fear of hurting yourself or someone else. I’d be shaking in the corner of my room with my door locked, sobbing, trying to tie my hands together so I would hurt anyone. I was terrified that one day for some reason, I’d just hurt sb. It was so stupid looking back on it because I know I would never hurt anyone, but these images would just pop in your head of you doing these things. I remember begging my parents to send me away and to lock me in some mental institution to get me away from them because I was so scared something would happen. I would plead with them to call the police and get them to arrest me and put me into solitary confinement. I wouldn’t hug anyone anymore because I kept seeing myself choking them. It was horrible. Going to bed took forever because of the compulsions I did. OCD is not fun.
I have a fear of the dark even though I’m almost 18 and people always make fun of me for it even though it is a legitimate problem I suffer from I constantly get panic attacks because of it i can’t fall asleep in the dark, I can’t walk into a dark room, I can’t even look at a dark room without becoming paranoid and people call me a baby or say that I need to grow up people don’t understand that this is a real problem for me and and is the reason why I always have dark circles along side OCD which requires me to get up and make sure I closed and locked my door 20 times a night every night.
Maximum Melody OMg I have been struggling with the exact same thing but a tip ( it sounds REALLY dumb ) is to get a night light or keep a hall light on :)
Egoon * that’s exactly what I do but it’s really a annoying when people are like”you know you’d fall asleep better if you turn the light off.” Like no I really wouldn’t.
Christi Lps unfortunately my parents don’t really listen to me when I talk about these things and ask them for help and since I’m a minor (though not for much longer.) I can’t really get help for myself but this past year I started taking melatonin which helps a lot even though I still only fall asleep around 11 or 12 it’s better than being up till 4am every night. Also music is a big help and I often find myself listening to piano arrangements of various film soundtracks.
I know this post is a bit old but have you ever been camping or slept in a tent. When I was younger and afraid of the dark, I didn't mind a tent for some reason, maybe as it is enclosed and I know nothing can get to me (other people being with me maybe helped a bit too)
I have panic attack disorder and OCD. It really hard when i explain to them because they either dont understand or they make fun of me and call me a liar or they say " Sameeee i always feel like when i see a wonky book i need to fix it!"
I just wanted to ask, but has anyone felt realllyy scared when they bump into someone they know? For me, when I walk in the hallways and see a teacher i know, i feel like i need to run and hide. I panic so much. My heart pumps sooo much. Its not like i did anything bad. Is this like a phobia or something else?
It definetely is a form of social anxiety. My brother is the same way and he recognizes that is way worse for him when he has to interact with people he knows.
+lottie pool I wish I knew .. 🙁 But just like Hank says, I feel like if you don't fight your instincts, it won't get any better. Try to do what you're afraid more often, and once you see nothing bad actually happens, I feel it will be easier for your brain to distinct true danger from the danger in your head. I know it doesn't sound pleasant, to always do something you're terrified of, but like in any part of our lives, if we don't get out of our comfort zone, we will never grow. But try to do some research on the topic on your own instead of going to doctors, try to talk with people online who feel the same way to learn some tips from them. I also have social anxiety, but I feel like it's not as bad as other people. I simply don't like to be the center of attention and my body reacts to it in a form of hives all over my body .. It's really uncomfortable for me, especially when other people see it too .. But I just do what I need to do and try to make piece with it. 💕
Ocd is a nightmare, a living hell. It's nothing to make jokes about. Please don't. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I hope more people start to take it seriously. It's something that I don't want, and taken me a long time to admit I have. If you also have ocd, you are not alone
So you're telling that the capital "O" in OCD at the beginning of your comment doesn't bother the shit out of you, because the rest are lowercase? (The c and d) And that the second OCD is not in capital letters? Because the correct way of writing out an acronym is to put it in capitals, typically that is.
@Bri shaw The correct way is however I choose to write it. Why are you pin pointing how I wrote the letters? My " OCD" has nothing to do with how words or letters are written out. Everyone is different, if you have it you would know that.
Just watched this at the request of my son who has OCD, severe anxiety, and Aspergers. The video is very informative and spoken in such a way that makes it easy to understand.
+Legolove LL as nice as that sounds, its harder than it seems. People with social anxiety distance themselves from others. We don't have friends not by choice, but by circumstance. In my 9th grade year, I started out rather popular and then by the end of it, when my anxiety peaked, I was sitting in the bathroom stalls playing Candy Crush during lunch. And I can't explain it. It's like I thought my friends hated me, so I quit being around them before they could hurt me. Well that's my case anyway.
Yes... On UA-cam, there are many things that I watch that I’d feel ashamed of if anyone at school or my family saw (not inappropriate content, I try to avoid that) and I worry that they’ll judge me or make fun of me, and it’s awful. I’m certain I have social anxiety, but I haven’t been officially diagnosed, so I’m afraid that nobody will believe me if I tell them about it or that they’ll blame the phone. However, this started well after I started watching a lot of UA-cam. I still exercise and try to eat healthy, but I just can’t shake off these fears of being judged or being made fun of, except for my own home. UA-cam is more of a way for me to forget about it, although I genuinely enjoy UA-cam and the content I watch. I’ve kept it repressed for a while, and I always told my family I was fine, but I didn’t realize until this past year that I’m not okay. I know I’m not, but I keep thinking nobody cares, I’m lying to myself, I’m fine, people would think I want attention, and AGH, it’s overwhelming! Sorry for the long post, I just can’t keep living like this, and I need at least someone to know. Just typing this makes me feel selfish when I know I’m not being selfish. I just want it to end, one day without it, one day where I don’t hate my own voice and appearance, one day without these overwhelming fears... I can’t believe it’s come to this... me unloading what I’ve been going through in a comment section... not having even told those I trust most about my suffering... if you didn’t anticipate this long post, I’m sorry...😭, I really am... Also, the worst part is, I’m a male, and males are expected to be “tough” and crying or telling others about mental disorders is seen as “weak”, or so I believe... I’m not understating anybody’s situation, I’m just clarifying one of the worst parts of dealing with such conditions. I often feel like I’m alone in my suffering and that nobody can help me... I’m drained physically and emotionally so often... I just want to be normal...
As someone who has suffered from OCD for many years, thank you so much for this video. It was so hard to live through my teen and young adult years hearing friends talk about how OCD they were because they were your typical type A personality and liked things done a special way. I’d just look at them and think if they only knew the real struggle of OCD and how debilitating it truly is. I wish this video was out back then ❤️
I'd like to point out there is also OCPD (Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) which is more similar to what people generally call OCD. As opposed to OCD it is not controlled by anxiety and not about compulsively needing to repeat behaviors, but rather it's an obsession with having things a certain way. OCD generally makes the sufferer, well, suffer, whereas those with OCPD tend to see no problem with their behavior. Excessive perfectionism, a crippling need to have things organized a certain way, inability to adapt to new circumstances etc. are symptoms of OCPD. I do recommend everyone to read a little about it!
Correctamondo ;) I agree that OCD is usually paired with both the though and the act but OCPD is characterized by just the thought and maybe an expression but mainly the repetitive thought that is linked to personality traits that they have. OCD know that there is a problem and can see that their acts are not mandatory but to them it seems that way and so they carry on, however OCPD can not see the problem in their behavior or thought process and its everyone else that is the problem :)
I don't know much about OCD and I've never heard about OCPD before, but my ex was diagnosed with OCD when we were together. It seemed odd though, as he usually cared about people's actions rather than things. Like he would be tremendously angry at me for drinking coffee, because it was "wrong". Do you know if this goes under OCD or maybe OCPD? He didn't see a psychologist, just a social worker, but he did get medication for OCD.
KreeZafi That is so incredibly interesting. I wonder how people came to use the one term to describe (in an inaccurate hyperbole) the other. Thanks for the info.
I get them everyday for no reason. but most of the time I get panic/anxiety attacks when I think about my health. and I won't go away until atleast an 1h+ later.. *sigh* fuck you anxiety disorder 😧
+Abbey McClellan Four in three days is about par for the course for me, maybe a bit on the good side. Four in one day is when I know things are starting to get bad. :(
God thank you so much for clearing that up about OCD. I have OCD (it's treated pretty effectively though) and all the jokes are starting to wear on me.
There is hope out there my friends ❤ I went from having daily panic attacks and suicidal/self harm tendancies to being a lot healthier and more functional through lots of therapy, finding the right medication, and getting out of an unhealthy relationship. If you're going through anything like what I did I promise there is hope, your state is NOT permanent
fun fact: that actually is one of the responses and is also quite commonly used! it's fight, flight or FREEZE. (i relate tho but i just needed to share this fact)
I hate when people make fun of mental illnesses. We just had this one task in class some days ago in which we had to answer questions for a personal quiz (I know, i't supid, my results were, that i was an outgoing person, although i have panic disorder and social anxiety). The most popular girl in my class (who's actually a friend of mine) just read out one ofthe questions, making fun of it: Do you often lie in bed at night and worry about things. She said something about her not being a crying little girl that tries to get attention. seriously. Sometimes i lie in bed for 4 hours at night because i can't sleep because of the class in the next day i don't have and A or B on.
I was diagnose with OCD I felt so liberated in a way because I thought I was alone in this world. It felt good that there were people who understood me.
My girlfriend has really bad anxiety and has persistent anxiety attacks. It has come to a point that she watches this video, every night I'm not around or on the phone with her, over and over again to calm her self down. It's one of the few things that help when I can't be there for her. Thanks.
I have social anxiety... My parents always thought of it as an excuse for me being lazy. Or just not knowing how to speak spanish. I know how to speak spanish, its just really nerve wracking to speak to people ya know. My sister always thought of it as me being shy, and that i should just stop being so stupid. my friends think I'm just awkward for "overreacting" on the simplest things. I do get depressed from time to time because of this. I think now they're slowly starting realize that I don't mean to do what i do. I really do want to go out of my shell and be that confident girl I always dreamed of becoming. I just sometimes wish it wasn't so stressful.
everyone, including myself, has to watch this and the other videos. Its ridiculous how little i know of mental disorders and how much pain people go through...
I am fairly certain I have GAD, but I haven't been formally diagnosed yet. I constantly think that all of my friends find me annoying and that I'm a burden to them, the littlest things mistakes manifest themselves into intense feelings of... something I can't identify and I can't stop thinking about it for days or even weeks, I attempt to justify every tiny thing I do even when I don't need to, I always think that the worst thing that could happen is going to, I have days where I lock myself in my room with UA-cam because the thought of interacting with people is exhausting and repulsive, I have fits of crying for an extended duration of time for no real reason, my muscles hurt all the time, I have difficulty breathing with no reason sometimes, I am acutely aware of my heartbeat too often, my stomach gets upset an uncomfortable amount of times in a week, etc. etc. etc. All in all, it sucks and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
TheLunaOne Hi! This may come a bit late, but I've through that too. Your muscles hurting and having difficulty breathing might be a response to the rise in adrenaline during a panic attack. Fear makes your body prepare to run away or fight a danger, but during a panic attack we tend to just "freeze", so you don't "burn" that adrenaline. For me, doing some exercise helped me to reduce those symptoms, and, if I was able to notice a rise in anxiety before getting an actual panic attack, breathing techniques helped me stop it. Hope that helps you a little :)
Stumbling across this just now. You described me to a T as well. It's surprisingly reassuring to know I'm not just one of those evolutionary mutations destined to be a dead end (which hasn't happened yet, somewhat ironically, due to a fear of being cut/any kind of 'sharp' pain. That's probably normal for normal people too, but still kinda funny fear and lack of access to a gun is why I'm alive), but just one of many dealing with an annoying as hell condition. How are you doing? Have you managed to get any help in the last year? Make any progress on your own?
I've General and Social Anxiety. Not the most fun thing I've ever dealt with, if we are being honest. Cheers for doing a talk on it. Many of the people in my life think it's fake.
i cant stop having tears in my eyes just by reading each comment from diff ppl battling with diff disorders. i rly hope & wish we'll advance in science & research to the point where these incurable disorders will be curable. respect to all of you.♥
Love the opening discussion about mental illness, as someone who has suffered from crippling Anxiety and Depression, it's sad and so insensitive that so many people view mental illness as something you can just get over. People don't realize is a real illness just like any other medical illness. Anxiety and panic can ruin your life, you're scared to go places, do things you otherwise would love to do, and it's harder for us to live up to our full potentials. Regardless of all the setbacks we tread onward trying to make our way in life.
I had a terrible anxiety disorder when I was younger. I couldn’t stay in a class room without running out and I had to see different counsellors constantly. I too was anxious of anxiety. That lead to massive OCD, where I had to constantly run to the bathroom no matter where I was. I still have OCD today and it’s absolutely terrible! Many people see OCD just as rituals, but it’s actually way more than that. In fact, my OCD causes me to have really unpleasant thoughts which make me feel guilty for having them, when in reality I really don’t think or believe those things, it’s just the illness. I don’t tell many people about this because many see it as ‘psycho’ or even see me as a potential serial killer or something. In reality, I could never be any of those things, I’m that sensitive that I will cry when someone hurts a bee, so next time, think before you act when you approach someone with a mental illness(es).
What? Even if you are just considering that you may have anxiety, that should be an indication there is something wrong! Don’t worry, there is support out there. (No pun intended with the worry there! lol) But seriously, if you don’t have support at home, there is support at school and of course don’t neglect the online community! I will be posting a video soon about my experiences/what I did to tack it if you ever need help. There is also other videos out there too. :) xxxx
My OCD is similar. I have had minor compulsions before, but most of my problems are solely in my mind. I have intrusive thoughts and unpleasant thoughts and guilt over things in the past which I cant stop thinking about, even though I dont want to think about it.
***** Oh haha thank you! Yes, I used to do the same! The best thing I found was to keep my mind distracted. Do your teachers know about it? If you let them know, and tell them why you try to skip class, they could really help you with that. They can probably give you jobs to do, which means you get out of class to go outside etc. xxx
I honestly appreciate this video so much. GAD has been a part of my life since as long as i can remember, stemming from both my predisposed genetics for it, as my mother and maternal grandmother both have GAD and major depressive disorder, and my troubling childhood that often put me in situations where I had to be the adult of my family, which led to constant worry and fear. It was only until about 7th grade when it got bad enough for me to actually physically need to see the doctor to get it addressed, which led to help, but not much. In 8th grade it got so bad that I was hospitalized for my lack of complete functioning over all. It was hard to get out of bed in the morning and I barely responded to anything and everything troubling in my life. I'm heading into to high school now, and continue to learn about my disorders, like GAD, Major Depressive, and Social Anxiety, so this video really helps, both with lessening stigma and teaching those with these disorders alike.
I got diagnosed with social anxiety a year and a half ago. I'm glad going through therapy helped me, because it would've prevented me from becoming a lawyer like I plan to when I go to college. (I'm about to turn 18, so a senior in high school). I know people don't like diagnosing kids with disorders like that (especially since it's often mistaken as shyness), but I can literally trace my anxiety all the way back to preschool. Hindsight bias, I suppose.
Gina MeC how can I tell my mom I'm positive I have social anxiety. It's getting to the point where I won't step outside my house other than for school.
Lisette Flores It's really difficult, but you basically just have to be straight up about it. I self diagnosed and it took me six months to work up the courage to tell my parents. I just told them that I knew I had really bad anxiety that was irrational, and I wanted help with it. If your parents try to say it's normal, just tell them you'd rather go to a professional and have them tell you you're fine than go by their words, backed behind no medical or psychological degree, and go undiagnosed and live with that anxiety to the point you are no longer a functioning human being.
literally me, but I haven't had therapy or been professionally diagnosed. I think I'm going to stick it out and go to therapy once I get to college so I don't have to try to explain it to my parents... but do you have any tips you learned through therapy for how to deal with it?
+Lisette Flores Yes, tell everyone about it. This is something serious u cant joke with. Tell your mum , tell anyone u can ,otherwise this 'little' thing will take away a lot from your life
I'm very glad for this series, especially this episode. I have social anxiety and depression, and it just makes me so angry that people just can be so flippant about it. When I was supposed to do a performance with other choir members in a crowd, I felt really confident that I could. But the moment I saw the chairs? The people? I ran back, locked myself in the bathroom and just cried; because I felt so sure I could beat off my anxiety but it just overwhelmed me. That's not a feeling to joke about and it's definitely not something you want to try to trigger in someone else.
Almost the same thing happened to me at my voice lessons recital. I was fine until I had to go up on stage, and just for the practice with maybe 20 people, I could barely get through it, and then I just ended up going into a room and crying, before my teacher found me and then I just left... It really sucks, because I wanted to do it so bad, but I just couldn't.
The same thing happened to me except we weren't even performing in from of a crowd we were just rehearsing and I was asked if I wanted to try a solo part and so I thought yeah I suppose and I started and I just lost all confidence in myself and broke down into tears right there in front of everyone. It was horrifying, it took me a long time before I got that confidence back years even never again will I try going solo. I love to sing and I'm good at it but I'm not a soloist I have to be with other people.
thank you for addressing people just throwing around the terms. anxiety and ocd have literally affected my life so badly, i feel like i can’t do normal things anymore with them. it’s really refreshing
don't worry I have Gad too at a point where it's making me sick all the time, but there is always hope we don't need to live with that for our whole life
I was recently diagnosed with a Generalized Anxiety Disorder, a Panic Disorder and a Social Anxiety disorder. Let me tell you, it's better to be in treatment. I suffered for years knowing I had severe anxiety and panic attacks and I didn't get treatment, but now I'm in therapy and take Zoloft (who is a dear friend of mine) and I feel a lot more in control then I was before. Go get treatment, it's important.
Can I just ask though, I know it may be a wierd question - but how do you go about telling a doctor? Ive been having panic attacks for around a year and a half, but their severitu is gradually increasing... Going to see a doctor in the first place kind of terrifies me, even including what to say to them...
@lizzie foreshaw - just tell them what you experience, i suffer from a generalized anxiety and social anxiety, and I too was afraid of what to tell my doctor, but i felt releived after i told them, I'm in nursing school, so i told him i would break out in ssweat when doing some procedures, and then he prescribed me zoloft which makes me feel more confident but most importantly better overall!!
I know how you feel! I too have severe GAD, social anxiety, and some form of a panic disorder. It feels good to know of someone who has an understanding of what I'm going through
Before I got on medication for my anxiety, I was TERRIFIED to get treated. I was afraid that the medication would make my personality change. I was so afraid I wouldn't like myself on it. And looking back, I think it's so silly. But that's anxiety for you! I'm so happy that I'm getting treated because attacks were the worst but now they're fewer and less severe.
Another wonderful video, but I think there is an important distinction to make: OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is characterized by compulsive rituals that alleviate an overwhelming anxiety (e.g. I *must* touch the doorknob three times to keep my family safe.). OCPD (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) manifests in perfectionism and the desire for control over one's environment, typically resulting in a hyper-fixation on orderliness (e.g. Every tassel in my living room rug *must* be straight, because everything under my control *must* be perfect.). Also, people with OCPD, which is a personality disorder, typically don't even realize that they are suffering from atypical behavior, believing their mannerisms to be logical, whereas most people with OCD, a mental disorder, are *painfully* aware of the ridiculousness of their actions.
I used to have a social anxiety bc I was bullied by a guy. The problem is that he lived two houses away, and because I was very scared of him, I stopped going out of the house. My anxiety turned into something more until I stopped going to school. I'm glad my parents were strongly worried about me, and pushed me out to make me get over it.
Instant sub. I'm starting to fall in love with how considerate, wise and compassionate (at least he seems to be) the narrator is. Huge "THANK YOU" for explaining the issues to people in an accessible way. That's how social awareness is being raised.
thank you so much for debunking all sorts of myths surrounding OCD/Anxiety disorders! I myself was diagnosed by a professional with Social anxiety disorder a couple of years ago and it's pretty crazy how many people feel the need to self-diagnose themselves, or so loosely talk about these disorders that so many people struggle to live with on a daily basis. Learning about these disorders in a scientific and academic context is SO much better than reading through some of the bogus on the internet
i was diagnosed with severe social anxiety a few years back and people around me always belittle it saying “oh youre just shy” as if theyre so embarrassed to know someone with a mental disorder... so all my fellow socially anxious peeps lets support eachother! but without interacting face to face please😭😂
I have gad and depression it’s horrible. I felt like I was in this deep dark hole and I wasn’t ever able to get out. I couldn’t see it ever getting better. My journey and battle is no where near over but it’s so much better then when i started. I’m hopeful for the future and I know I can overcome this. I want others to know that even though everyone tells you it will get better and you just can’t seem to believe it, it honestly does. It will even if it takes you years it will. Don’t give up with your battle yet. Keep going try to hold onto the tiny milestones you achieve. Think about the things you can do now that you couldn’t a month ago even if it’s just “I managed to talk about it a bit”. Keep going don’t give it up you will get there you Honestly will just trust me and believe in yourself. You will get there as long as you preserve and believe and take the steps to achieve it.
I have anxiety and social anxiety. It really is terrible to live with because it can get really lonely, but also it's kind of good from time to time. Every time I go socialize with someone new assumptions jump into my mind such as "they'll never talk to me again." "they're only talking to me because they have to." or "I'm so boring." It really is horrible to live with and it's even worse when others don't understand how difficult it is. And then I used to pull my hair out after I had lice in 5th grade. It became an obsession due to the eggs that were previously in my hair and I was always wanting to see if they were more so that I could scratch them out and watch them fall onto the table (I was weird). This continued for a long time, but drastically improved. I still scratch my hair to this day, but it's a lot better than what it used to be.
I have really bad androphobia (fear of men). It's so bad that I completely avoid even passing a man on the street, and completely walk around them at all costs if I happen to run into one. Of course, I'm not afraid of male family members, but just any unknown man I just seem to think is going to try to kidnap me for some reason! Like, I was going to go visit my neighbor, and she was getting her pipes fixed by this guy, and I waited like 5 minutes for him to leave before I rang the doorbell.
i think I have this Androphobia...I feel that men I dont know secretly hate women, are perverted and want to harm/destroy/suck the life out of me...so I avoid all strange men. I dont even want to make eye contact with them
Allie Bennett i used to have this in 5th grade when i walked to school, i would have panic attacks if i saw any man walking on the street because i was alone
Having an anxiety disorder like I do makes life lonesome a lot of the time because everyone has anxiety, and therefore some feel they know exactly what you're going through. It's not something I can just brush off or think away, and it's a crippling feature to life's opportunities. Over time it's left me alone and paralyzed.
+madara Sounds like you have something else too then You might have depression too because I'm sure anxiety doesn't bring bad thoughts about others or my might have another dissorder. I have SAD and I always think badly of myself I can't even drink infront of others and definitely not eat but I never think badly of anyone else. It sounds like you have Social anxiety but it sounds like you also have something else too
Yeah, anxiety - first social anxiety, but later existential anxiety - has crushed my hopes and dreams. So far, anyway. Breakthroughs in treatment are quite possible and even likely.
I’m getting a service dog for my psychiatric disabilities I got the ok from my psychiatrist and I have over 38 tasks that I need the dog to do wish me luck cuz it’s a long process
I’ve had Generalised anxiety disorder and OCD my whole life. There have been periods in my life where it has been worse than others. I take medication and have had YEARS of therapy. Thanks Hank for clarifying all this stuff 💕
i have social anxiety and sometimes i wouldn’t leave the house for weeks or months because of it. its annoying when people are like “i get anxious too lmao” its just not the same.
I am diagnosed with mild Tourettes. It started when I was 7-8 and has been with me throughout my teens and early twenties now. It has been agonizing. Luckily my vocal ones ( emphasizing D sounds in words etc. The common misconception of swearing is EXTREMELY rare to have) have almost dissapeared entirely and after years of practise I can now somewhat hide my facial tics. My tics happen in bouts. They are extremely intense for about 3-4 weeks and then dissipate almost entirely for a month and then the cycle repeats. "Why don't you just.. not?" has been a CONSTANT question from people throughout my childhood and the depression of not knowing how to express my INTENSE need to take action on my compulsion have really fucked up parts of my life. But it is just that. A part of my life. The thing to come to grips with when it comes to Mental disorders is that it doesn't define you. You are SO SO SO much more than that. I don't really know why I felt the urge to share, but meh.. The void of the internet is therapeutic, I guess. Peace.
I have the worst anxiety that I literally cannot escape and get rid of and constantly think of it all the time and stops me from moving forward and enjoying life
When I was in 5th grade my doctor diagnosed me with anxiety and panic disorder and let me fucking tell you panic attacks are the worse fucking thing I would never go on field trips in elementary school in fear of having one in front of my class my teachers would interrogate me on why I didn't want to go and I didn't want to tell them so I would end up crying and now I'm in high school I don't go on over night trips with my class because of my anxiety and panic attacks if you can relate to this i am so sorry my heart there with you
I don't have trips in my high school but there was a dance yesterday (I'm trying to lessen my anxiety by not avoiding social situations and so far it has helped a little) and I had 2 panic attacks. 1 before the dance and 1 during the dance. Ugh I went so long without having one too.
+Gustavo Cruz-Velasquez I had panick attacks and I never had that itchy feeling. I felt like I was running out of breath, I sweated a lot, I had severe head aches and cried like for 1 hour non stop. I don't think you have panick attacks put you should go to the psychiatrist just in case.
+Gustavo Cruz-Velasquez i have an anxiety and panic disorders and i get itchy across my chest and around my rips, whenever i have a panic attack or am really anxious
Dude im here stressing over a teeny tiny discoloration of my phone which is driving me nuts.. i know its a small thing but i guess it has to do w my ocd or something
I do wish people would take this disorder more seriously. Many act like it's not a big deal and that us OCD sufferers can easily stop. It's a slow crippling lifelong disorder, and even if you do get help in some ways it will still always be a part of you. I just wish people would realize that OCD is not just counting or washing hands or being near, sure those are some of the compulsions but those are the tip of the ice berg for many of us. Many of the obsessions and compulsions we have are difficult and very odd and do not make any sense. I have to pet the wall with my hand in a certain way until it feels right...or I have to fluff my pillow till I feel like it feels okay for me to sleep..this may take up to an hour and I'm left feeling exhausted. That's just a couple of them and I know you OCD pals can relate. Also the intrusive thoughts and worrying aren't all that fun either. But at the end of the day, I try to repeat to myself "I have OCD but OCD doesn't have me"
+JohnnyDeppforlifee Definitely relatable - and that's a great mantra to have! I agree with your comment wholeheartedly: OCD definitely needs to be taken more seriously. I can't even begin to describe the dropping feeling I get in my stomach when someone jokes about being "soooo OCD! hahaha" when - for example - they've just straightened up and cleaned a shelf. In those situations I often find myself thinking that if only there was a deeper awareness of OCD then that person would be able to understand that making a sweeping statement like that can really have an impact someone who suffers from OCD, and that just because they like to be tidy doesn't mean that they feel the same crippling anxiousness about contamination that an individual who has OCD might feel. You're right again that obsessions and compulsions can be strange and inexplicable. In my experience, sometimes they're odd enough to make me think "Have I somehow fabricated this for myself? Am I lying to myself? Where has this come from?" and then having that become yet another obsession (which really just gives further evidence of how debilitating it can be, because at some points people might feel like they can't even trust themselves!). It's great to see another individual out there trying to speak up and stay positive about it all. Stay golden!
+JohnnyDeppforlifee personally, i do not suffer from OCD but i do agree it is taken too lightly. Every time someone makes a joke about any sort of mental illness, its a shame that i have to tell them not to do it. You would think it's common sense to not say such ignorant and insensitive things.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It is so frustrating when people don't take these issues seriously and think you're just "weak" or "overdramatic". There is still a huge stigma against and lack of understanding of the brain and psychological disorders. I know if these naysayers are still alive in the coming decades when we have a better understanding of the brains and its functioning, they will be eating their words. Telling someone with a mental illness to "stop being such a drama queen", or " just get over it" will be as insulting and useless as giving the same instructions to someone with heart problems.
Whenever I tell someone I'm OCD they don't believe me. I'm disorganized and am in no way a clean freak, like most people think OCD people to be like. It's incredibly annoying.
+Sienna Shadow Ikr, I hate how people think it's a cleaning disorder. I've had repetitive thoughts and weird rituals for years now, and I didn't know I had OCD until recently. It went right under my nose because I thought it was for neat freaks
+Sienna Shadow well your rituals can broaden often spilling into organization, yet has nothing to do with cleaning as much as why it is you clean. Usually from trauma, it's a disassociation of cause and effect reality, we all do it in some respect. But where is your behavior leading? What concenquences have your rituals had to your time/productivity, social life, family life, close relationships? It can get out of hand. are you guys diagnosed?
Preach. I always have these thoughts that get in my way of my priorities. For fucks sakes, I can't even drive without having bad thoughts in my head that make me worry. It's a constant struggle to ignore those thoughts in order to prevent a panic attack. Going out with friends and socializing with people is sometimes a struggle because you can't even keep yourself straight when you are secretly suffering from your the voices in your head. It's always been like this and I've learned to deal with it. I'm going to a very good college and earned my first drivers license. Don't let a mental illness bring you down! Be strong and use your every strength to fight against your mind.
I was talking to my friend once because I needed to talk about my panic attack. Someone at my lunch table said that I didn't know what a panic attack was like because I hadn't been screaming and kicking when I had it.
As someone with OCD I really appreciate how he explains it in this video. I often use this video when I’m helping people understand how extreme OCD can be and how it’s not as simple as it may seem.
So I have this phobia of flying insects. It began when I was little and I started avoiding open spaces and outdoors. Whenever I would hear one or see one ( I developed some sort of super hearing when it comes to my phobia lol) I just scream and cry and try to run away as much as possible even if it's dead and my chest would hurt a lot and my stomach too. I still have it to this day and it's horrible. My father tried to explain to me that insects are little and insignificant and won't hurt me but I can't help it even if I understand what he is saying. People laugh about is and don't take it seriously so they just throw dead insects at me or bring butterflies and flies just to scare me and make fun of me but once I fainted and after a few minutes I came back to my senses after this bully threw a dead fly into my hair. Phobias are real and very horrifying so don't make fun of people please, it hurts a lot
Wow, I am sorry to hear that. I have a common phobia of spiders and my dad tells me the same thing. "They are insignificant and can't hurt you." People without phobia's will never understand.
Same. I have anxiety (phobia?) of moths and butterflies, and other flying insects and I tend to avoid them or else I cry especially if they come toward me. I know why that happens to me though. I was chased by a HUGE moth when I was little and my dad laughed at me. He still makes fun of me for it. But I also have a phobia of death. It really does shift my day in ways that it's not supposed to or i get anxiety attacks. My parents know, but they're not doing anything about it. My mom thinks I can handle it on my own like she did, but if she had anxiety, it definitely wasn't like what I have. Sometimes I just want to scream at her because it's so bad and I feel like I can't take it anymore.
"Being neat and orderly and fastidious does not make you OCD." YES. Yes.
My mom always say "why do you do these things if your not neat"
I wish she can believe this video
But it doesnt make you not OCD either and behaviour can be dysfuntional, before it gets pathological.
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my ocd sometimes makes me UNneat and UNorderly
I'm not even neat because of my adhd
" *interferes with the ability to function in a normal way* " THANK you. anxiety isn't being nervous, shy, or really worried; it literally traps you in your own fear and you interact with people differently, you can't do things you like or want to do, you feel like everyone thinks you're diseased, and you can't escape. anxiety is just. bLEh
Yes! I get so tired of people (mostly my super extroverted and outgoing sister who never thinks twice before doing something) saying “it’s giving me anxiety” or “it’s triggering my anxiety”. It’s super frustrating. I always correct her with “it is making you anxious. Not giving you anxiety”
When you crave social interaction but your anxiety makes you think everyone hates you.
felt that on a spiritual level
Or, it makes you think they are being nice to you just so they humiliate you later by making fun of you for believing that someone could actually like someone like you.
They mostly are disgusted by me. Hate would probably be better, but neither is good. Guess that is why I haven't left my house in a week and a half. (Got so bad my battery died twice because I did not drive the car enough to keep it charged)
Yes
I can relate sooo muchh!
I suffer from ADHD, GAD and OCD and I hate when my friends say "Everybody has a mental illness" and what's worse is that some of them make up excuses like "I can't present my work, I have anxiety"
I've had an anxiety attack while presenting. I try not to let my illness get to me.
They just don't get it.
it especially sucks for people who actually suffer from the illness. it makes it seem like a less of a deal and that they are just trying to get attention.
Shay138 self diagnose
U need new friends dudeeeee .. and so do I ( so do I 😢 )
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I had a presentation last week in my English class. (I do presentations/projects alone because reasons) About half way through, I was hyperventilating and felt like I was gonna have another panic attack, so I cut it short and went back to my seat. I don't know if I have OCD or not, but I'm very organized, for example, I always keep my room clean, I do my own laundry because I don't trust anybody else in my house to do it correctly, I keep my backpack organized. Does that mean anything?
Something that sucks for me is that I have Social Anxiety Disorder and I'm afraid of meeting people, but I'm also incredibly lonely and have a fear of being alone for a long time. I feel so conflicted and I don't know what to do.
same
Are. You. Diagnosed.
Same
You can try meeting people in a virtual reality first, like talking with your team on an online game using your mic. Stuff like that will problably help you
I was going to say exactly what Mike said.
Those people who judge a person for having Depression, Anxiety etc
Doesn't know how hard and painful it is.
namjoon and crabs that is 100% true . Trying to tell somebody about anxiety is like talking to nothing. “Damn” “That sucks” “Same”
I've had friends try to tell me "it's all a mindset" after I've tried explaining to them the neurochemistry behind it.
and the more painful thing is that, when we let it out, we get judged at times or even get laughed at, telling "stop bragging about yourself. stop seeking attention with your non-existent insecurities" ugh!
I tried to tell my family that i started feeling sad kinda like depressed but they just laughed at me and told me that i have no reason to be depressed and told , me that it's not possible because i always laugh and smile
@@hobi4lifers201 same! my parents told me to let out whatever i had it in. it was hard for me yet i told them things which pricked me a lot. but all they did was laugh and said "youre too young. its really nothing. stop acting up" like what? they clearly saw me being dull when im actually not a dull person. but they just said stop acting like a kid. like they just made me feel like im not capable of feeling things.
I hate how loosely “OCD” is thrown around in our society, it seems like everyone says the have OCD and then the people like me who ACTUALLY HAVE OCD are just diagnosed as normal people without a problem
I grew up with severe generalized anxiety, and for a while I was contemplating suicide because of it. Sadly, my parents had always found it difficult to come to terms with my GAD, saying that it's just a phase, a cry for attention, or an excuse to be lazy. However when I showed them this video they were finally able to understand the kind of difficulties I go through every second of every day, and they were willing to help me see a therapist. Although the road to recovery has been long, I'm now doing the things I would have never imagined before, like simply learning how to drive.
Seriously, this video saved my life. Thank you so much for providing this resource.
+Dori C so. therapists can help?
that is actually amazing, I'm so happy for you dude
that's it.
I'm showing this to my aunt.
I have depression and anxiety (and because of anxiety I have insomnia) and my aunt doesn't understand the anxiety part.
I'm legit too afraid to call And schedule an appointment with my therapist because I don't want to waste anyone's time and annoy them (even though that's kinda their job) and I ask my aunt to call them for me because of it. she has told me multiple times "well stop being scared and just pick up the phone and call. I'm not going to do it for you"
I'm so glad this worked for you.
Computer programming is also a very powerful tool for people suffering from anxiety disorders.
You are lucky to have parents who at least EVENTUALLY accepted your mental disorders and do not deny your requests. My invalidating, misunderstanding parents have made no progress over the past years and I have felt like ending life.
I always think when someone in laughing near me they are laughing at me
G L SAME! I tend to look all over me to see if there’s something on me or if my back pack is open-something like that. Sucks.
My OCD is that I have to do random things throughout my day over and over until I get them "right", and if I try to ignore it, my brain would tell me that someone I love will die. Let's say, for example, that I was closing a door. If I do it "wrong" the first time, I open it and close it over and over until I get it "right". This can be as small as that, and it can get as big as a series of actions like going to the bathroom and picking up a snack and then pouring a glass of water. If I mess even the smallest thing up, I'd go back to where I started, and then start making my way to the bathroom again. The things that define "right" and "wrong" are things like how many times I've done it, what I was thinking while I was doing it, how many steps I've taken, etc. This has sometimes taken hours out of my day. It is truly a living hell.
Thankfully, I started taking medication for it, and it started to get better. If you have OCD or any other mental disorder, you are not alone and it will not last forever, I promise :)
Bhuvanesh Kodem I truly hope you’re doing better now. :) I’m on meds too and they help.
1. chamomile tea 2. lavender inhale 3. anxiety oils 4. breathe right nasal strips 5. cortisol manager--------------hey sufferers, keep these ever with you.
With my OCD, if I've closed something, like a door or a drawer while I had a bad thought I feared that that thought was "stuck" inside the thing I closed and that It would become true if I didn't reopen it to "correct" my bad thought. I also had that with light switches. If I thought about someone dying while I turned of the light I had to turn on the lights and forcefully think that they are in fact not dying before I could turn off the lights again. Otherwise I had intense fear that that person would die. This led me to situations where I would turn the lights off and on or close and open a door way too many times. As one could guess that caused my family to ask me uncomfortable questions about my behaviour.
I went to therapy and am better now. I am glad to hear you are better now too.
@@voynich7119 Everything you just wrote is what I'm experiencing. I one time had to rewrite what I wrote because I had a bad thought about my favorite singer dying. I tried to ignore it telling myself it wasn't true and that it was only OCD. But then a thought popped up saying if I didn't rewrite it in the next 10 seconds they were definitely going to die. I quickly rewrote it because I was scared the next day I would see on the news that the singer was dead. I was so scared and even started crying
@@faithalways8537 It's always good to know you're not alone with your experiences. I really hope you get better. Keep on fighting even if it hurts. You can and will beat your OCD.
my ocd manifests more on the mental level...intense, obsessive fear-based thought spirals and intense self-policing of what i say, think, and do. i feel saddened or distraught by any fault i find in myself, especially in my thoughts. it's so hard to function, sometimes. i am grateful for my life and all of my experiences!! but i've struggled with increasingly changing mental health for years, coupled with diagnosed PTSD & panic attacks, it's exhausting, sometimes, and hard to explain to people who don't function this way? it's so hard to find quiet and peace. does anyone out there feel the same? i'm praying for all of you out there, i love y'all.
munzing I do! I have intrusive
thoughts that are horrible and sometimes it seems impossible to try and contain them.
One thing that helps is visualization. Imagining all your thoughts as waves tumbling, crashing, foaming on the beach, some of the water reaching your feet where you’re standing. And you can be there, and just observe them. You don’t need to drown yourself in them over and over again. You don’t even need to swim, it’s okay to just watch. Know that they’re not you.
I find it helps calm me, so much :)
I know these mechanisms very well, I've had so much of them. Are you in some kind of treatment? I did ERP therapy and I sometimes have a few sessions along the way when I feel myself losing grip and it's really getting too intense. Be sure to get help. Talk to people. It helps me so much to talk. Somehow I find that I get rooted in reality more. "I was standing at the base of the stairs, but I could not step down, because I was so scared that when I do the shaking might get a door loose and hit someone. I had to make sure that I keep watch of the nearest door, because it's connected to all the other doors in the house and make sure it stays put as I stepped down - and then I blinked and had to jump back up that final stair quickly so the door can't come loose without me noticing it. When I tried again, I did it right and could finally get off the stairs." Saying that it loud makes it a lot more absurd than it feels in your head. Learning that is important too. I hope you can get better soon. There's help and I know that it's not easy, but it's worth the effort.
@@ta_nya5240 Thank you so, so much for that! That is extremely helpful and I'll keep that in mind. I'm in some periodic therapy, but due to financial constraints & school I'm mostly self treating with various things. My main two are exposure therapy, doing things that, while safe, make me anxious in order to re-train my mind/body, and meditation. I wish you all the best, and thank you again for your kindness
I have intrusive thoughts as well. It’s hard for me sometimes to feel justified in getting therapy because my OCD and mental health issues are not visible to others. People have told me, “You seem fine to me.” But, I’m not fine. There is war in my head constantly between the real me and the OCD voice of me.
It's called pure ocd, something I learnt just minutes ago. And now in questioning if my depression is even real or I have it as a result of being tired of thinking and judging myself and... Thinking
I have social anxiety, and I hate it when teachers don’t understand why I don’t talk in class, they don’t get that talking in front of a class makes me physically feel bad
My teacher is making me go sit with random people today even though I just want to be left alone.
I know right? My math teacher gets really mad at me when I don’t ask for help. I wish she understood ):
I think I developed social anxiety from being in 6th grade I never raised my hand to answer a question and I hardly ever spoke to anyone bc I feel like no one liked me and that they ignored me and I always worried that they judged me
I’m in 9th grade homeschool today and every time I see friends from 6th grade my hands get sweaty my heart races extremely fast like its going to pop out of my chest and I feel nauseous. When I’m in stores and I can’t find my mom I instantly freak out and get the same feeling. I still feel that way now I want to tell my mom I think I have anxiety but I’m scared to can anyone help me ?
@@TheMJGChannel Is their anyone you know who has not talked to you much but never really has been mean to you or other people? In my school there are people that say "they have no friends" or "nobody likes them" (not social anxiety but similar situation) and yet I have talked to them been kind to them but they don't notice. With your mum just try talk to her about it if you haven't already
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Please let her know. Teachers often don’t know when their students are suffering from debilitating anxiety. I’m sure she’ll be much more sensitive to your needs if she knows what’s going on.
As a joke, I like to describe Generalized Anxiety Disorder is like a plate at a buffet of anxiety disorder. A few symptoms from one, a few symptoms from another, etc.
Jade Damboise Rail I was the 69th like tehe
ya its a joke till u eat the whole buffet
so accurate
I like that!
Sara Loscalzo Really?
My heart goes out to all of you experiencing these disorders. I finally went to the doc after suffering frequent panic attacks and years of anxiety. Find medicine that works for you, find a therapist or someone you can trust to talk to, and most of all learn more about yourself. Trust that things will get better and it's ok to have bad days. But all of you deserve and have the chance to live lives detached from the chains of anxiety. Do NOT give up ---- there is light at the end of the tunnel.
I struggle very little compared to others just very persistantly
I dont think so..
Great advice. Hope you are okay.
Thank you and you too ❤️
I gave up on finding help.
It's not exactly pure anxiety, but it's maybe social anxiety as I've just been back stabbed so many times in relationships old and new that I can't trust people anymore.
With that, understanding how the system works and what they do with that information even if they say it's 'confidential'. I just didn't want people to know because all I really wanted to do was fit in with others and have friends since the first day of high school, this is currently my last year in high school and 'love' rumors got out about me for a formal we're having which totally just ruined my years of building up.
I HATE when my friends say like "Oh no I'm sooo nervous of presenting this in front of the class, i aM aBOuT tO HaVE a PAniC atAcK" I am like, bro you don't even know what it feels to barely breathe, shake, being nauseous and that your heart beats unbelievable fast, and only a week or a month far from the day of presentations, and the day you are presenting wanting to escape, you can't breathe and then, you have a good presentation, but when you present, you think everyone is laughing at you and you think you did it wrong, so yeah you don't have any idea of what is having a panic attack or Anxiety, just shut up, please
That's not a panic attack, tht is an anxiety attack, panic attacks occur without any present external cause. And it's not right to belittle someone else's more subtle anxiety, most people get it, it is just shown in different ways.
@@oo-gg6yo I have a panic attack when my mom screams at me
Sofia Tuirán my mom was about to take me to the hospital for having a panic attack..... i’m not diagnosed with it but yeah psychologists told me it was a panic attack and told me i might have S. A. D
I've had panic attacks that have landed me in the ER. It's basically your body trying make you unconscious because it physically can't handle the stress. It feels the way a heart attack is described, and is the most frightening experience I've ever had. It took weeks for me to feel mostly normal again afterwards.
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one time i told myself repetitively not to have a panic attack right before an audition and i ended up having a panic attack because i was so scared of having a panic attack. so much fun :)
Lisette Gold What you might want to do is the complete opposite. I know it's scary, but you have to try to have one on purpose. Doing this will decrease your fear of having them over time.
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This is like a metaphor for my life
LOL happened to me all the time. Then I cried a lot because I was SO STUPID I was causing the freaking problem. I'm better, but still fear the attacks will get back...
It's time to become strong😂😂
I have social anxiety and I have made small steps working with my therapist. two years ago I could barely go anywhere without freaking out and home was my safe place I only left when I absolutely had to. now I can occasionally go out and sometimes even talk to others casually. it may not seem like a lot but I'm proud of myself😊 working on your coping skills pays off. keep going even if it's hard
sasha Scott that’s why I want to be in the field, so I can help people work with their fears or troubles in their life and give them a chance to live with themselves better
Hell yeah Sasha Scott Hope you're doing even better than when you posted this. When I was 16-19 I actually had extremely bad social anxiety, it kind of developed from my natural levels of anxiety about socializing due to other problems I have and grew to the point where I was literally the cartoon guy from the vid. Over a decade later now and I wouldn't really label myself as having full blown social anxiety disorder anymore. I hope you have your own success story soon if not already!
Thought is limited,whatever you do with it is finite,from a psychological structure that is tormented,limited and clouded with fear,confusion and all the anxieties of man how can you get over a depression, a psychological fear or anxiety.
You cannot solve that with the thought that started the whole thing,all you can do is do nothing(NO ACTION from that thinking) and see the fact that the effort to solve a problem that started this negative thinking only enhances the unstable psychological burdens,Negative thinking telling thinking how to solve itself.The past thinker(self,YOU) trying to solve something with instability,confusion,fear and anxiety.
To be free from that you have to see as a fact(as you see a tree) the amplification of the thinking process from the past to the present going into the future when you try to DO ANY action with thought(which is fearful,anxious and confused,therefore always LIMITED)
The basis is there:fear,confusion,depression,anxiety and all the negative feelings,all those are the make up of the ego(YOU),The self the persona,the psyche(psychological structure made up from our past thinking(the source is memory),all that content of ones consciousness which is stored in the brain.
With that basis we try to solve by effort and will,therefore psychological and mental effort which produces more thinking. Tremendous energy is lost from that process and that thinking influences the biochemical reactions in our body,we tense we dont breathe normaly because we overthink all the time with that basis,we never observe our thoughts as they are exactly
and understand the nature of thought.Just observe.
NO REACTION.Just staying with what is.
Fear is you,depression is you, can you stay with it and completely attend and observe your emotions,feelings thoughts,NOT as though they are different from you but it is YOU(the self which is made up from memory which is thinking) IF all your memories are gone then who ARE YOU.
So what we call ourselves is memory,conditioning,programming,social pressures,environmental pressures and everything we add to ourselves to define the SELF(YOU).
Thought is usefull and nececasry but in the psychological field it is destructive and limited,we might be changed slightly but deep down the basis is still there.we are never free because we never ask oursleves the fundemental questions,
WHAT IS THE ME?WHO AM I?AM I THOUGHTS,AM I A SOUL,WHY I FEEL THIS ANXIOUS,WHAT IS THOUGHT?
WE never completely observe ourselves to find out our structure because we are afraid.we never gone into the mechanics of thought...
So whatever you do with thought the basis is still there,slightly
modified but never free to see and observe,we thought-act and that action is limited and confused but when there is the understanding of thought then you dont act from that basis,
THERE IS just ACTION,
thinking to act and saying tomorrow i will do it IS AN ILUSSION!!!
The past is now (past thinking happens now as well as future thinking)
the past continues into the now and then into the future,that is our thinking if you observe it.
the future is now because whatever i do now determines what we call future,the next second is the future so now is the future,so everything is contained in the NOW.
Observe yourself and you will find out if all that is true,ONLY you can find out.
Dont take my word for it just see for yourself!!! FIND OUT
Thats what matters.
sasha Scott so proud of you!!! People really don't realise how hard it is to overcome these things. I have been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder for 6 years now and it sucks but things are so much better than they were 6 years ago. I'm even volunteering in a cafe now and I never thought I'd be able to work in any aspect tbh. It's only 1 day a week so as not to overwhelm me but me and my support worker are trying to build up to doing more days. :)
sasha Scott I’m proud of you, you have made it so far 😊🙏🏾
panic attacks are horrible, i once was trying to sleep but out of nowhere i started having abstract thoughts and my heartbeat was incredibly fast and i felt i was going to die until i went downstairs at midnight and drank tea.
Elisa Palacios that happens to me too, no reason for it, I just all of the sudden I just don't realize what was happening and I feel like I can barely breathe and there's more to it but its really frustrating to think about.
thank the heavens for tea
Elisa Palacios But At least. You don't have 3 types of phobias cause I have 3 :/ I have social, nyctophobia , and scared of the bees I don't know what that phobia is called
yes tea helps lots
I sometimes get it in class when I'm talking in front of loads of people... I once threw up...
I have social anxiety and it's sometimes really hard for people to understand how scared I actually am to interact with other people.
I cross the street just to avoid walking by someone, I get anxiety attacks just thinking about having to go in somewhere and talk to someone I'm not use to talking to (and it took me over a year to get use to going to my bank), parties are just a nightmare because I'm sitting in a corner hoping no one talks to me, anytime someone says something to me all I can think is "please stop talking to me please go away" while my heart races. Anytime someone walks by me I have trouble breathing and I think "just please ignore me and keep walking"
It's so hard to hold down a job or even go anywhere I'm not use to
I know this comment is a little old, but I don't see any other replies so I'm going to do my best to help you. While I don't have a social anxiety disorder I do have others so hopefully that will be enough to get a decent perspective. What I would suggest is to take very small steps towards social interaction. Make the steps as small as you need them to be and be sure to go at your own pace. For the first step, I recommend maybe trying to connect with people online. This way, you're not face to face with anybody and you can answer at your leisure. Perhaps you could start with family members or friends you would like to get to know better. Or sometimes, a total stranger can be nice. If those are still too stressful, there are online therapists you can talk to and everything is confidential. Once you get comfortable with that, you can try live chats. Slowly but surely, you can make it all the way to interacting with someone face to face. If not knowing what to say is part of the anxiety, I recommend finding out what things are popular with your age group. This allows you to have some kind of ice breaker at any given time. Just be sure you have an actual interest in what you're talking about otherwise you might come off as fake or could worsen the anxiety you feel. I really hope this helps you even if in some very small way. And if you want, you can practice talking with me. I'll listen and try to get you through this. I really do wish you the best. Just practice and stay positive! 😊
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@@wolfsydproductions9082 can you recommend any of the group chats or private therapist and do think that there good for the breathing ocd
@@tallmidget1395, I'm sorry but I can't recommend any online therapists as I've never used one. I go to the face to face kind of therapy so I've never really needed to use the ones on the internet. I simply know they exist. As far as group chats go, I'd say to check out Squadpod. Everything is confidential on that site. Although keep in mind, I've never used it before and I'm simply going off information I've found. I hope this helps!
@@wolfsydproductions9082 thanks
I've been diagnosed with GAD... and it truely sucks... I can't go to school without feeling like someone's talking about me or people are giving me dirty looks (and no... I'm not just insecure) I feel like everyone knows something I don't and life's passing by without me I feel stuck... it sucks when your family asks you to come out with them and stop being in your room because you can't. It feels like I'm just the joke everyone laughs at and I don't even know it... I feel like someone's going to come into my house any second and kidnap me or kill me... I am seeing help but I feel so lost... If your have GAD or any disorder know that it IS a illness and it's not funny to say you have anxiety just because your nervous for a test you didn't study for. If you have a disorder know it's ok and other people are with you... your never alone
Isn't it social anxiety ?
Lina no it is GAD I should know I have it GAD is thinking the worst outcome of any situations that's why we tend to avoid them it's that demon wispring every fear you had and turning it to something huge and just can't get out of
I have GAD Too I can't go anywhere without worry if I go out of my house I feel people are going to kill or do something I can't sleep because of it and I have a really hard time I have panic attacks every single day! I'm on pills now but they make me depressed and more anxious yay :)
also I freak out about my parents driving in rain, places with to many people close and sometimes I freak out over things I can't control
Why can't people say that they have anxiety before a test if they are nervous? Anxiety itself is not a disorder.
I have OCD and I hate it. Whenever I get bad thoughts about hurting a family member or them getting hurt or killed I have to do things more than once. For example, if I connect my phone charger to the outlet and I think something bad is going to happen to someone I love, then I have to unplug the charger and do it again until I don't think anything bad. And it happens with whatever I'm doing if I have a bad thought at that moment. If I close the fridge door and I think something bad I have to open it and close it again. If I'm writing or typing something and I think something bad I have to erase the word and type or write it again. It literally took me forever to type this comment because I was deleting and typing words again when I thought something bad.
Jacqueline Cleto I hope you are doing better. I constantly find myself loosing at least 5 hours every night and being incapable of doing homework or anything productive because i have obsessive thoughts about whether or not my friends or girlfriend or family actually care about me. And i find myself writing a text to one of those people and then deleting it repeatedly for hours straight. Its completely debilitating, and I hope that one day you are able to be free enough from your symptoms to live a fulfilling, comfortable, and happy life. OCD sucks. Check out the book "turtles all the way down by john green" if you havent already. It was very comforting for me and freed me from my symptoms for the week i was reading it because it distracted my brain enough.
I have those same intrusive thoughts but my compulsions don't really show. If I start to have those thoughts I HAVE to look online for reassurance that my thoughts aren't going to happen. It sucks.
Thats kinda wat i have
I thought I would never in my life find someone with the same problem as me , exactly the same it affects every single thing , putting my clothes on washing my hands, walking out of my room or any door when I see cracks in the floor like entering a different dimension without thinking about the terrible thing I always think about tracing my step pattern and retracing ,
Thats kinda my behavior few years ago. But little bit different.
Panic attacks are the worst things. I don't go some places bc I'm scared I'll have one there, the the super market. The part I hate the most about them besides the crippling feeling like you are dying is that you feel like you are going crazy/you look like you are going crazy to people around you. It hurts when people don't know how to help you and they can't, they have to watch you hurt until it goes away. They are awful.
I feel you. I have had multiple panic attacks at school (I'm 17)and other places and it felt like EVERYONE was pointing and laughing at me. I felt like I got shot in the chest and I was dying. what was even worse is that I had a panic attack when I was taking a standardised test once and all I was thinking about is that I was going to fail the test, not get into college, not get a proper job, and die on the streets because i couldn't write a proper essay for the essay part. I didn't know what to do so I asked to go to the bathroom and as soon as I got near the bathroom, and away from my class I started crying. there was teachers near the bathroom and when they asked me what was wrong I could only answer "I don't know" while I cried. it was terrible and ever since then it's been EXTREMELY hard to do a standardised test or write an essay without having or almost having a panic attack because I'm afraid of having another one.
standardized tests are so unnecessary they bring so much stress to our already stressful lives. our parents and theirs before them will never know how much more stressful schools have become for us. i feel you tho.
I literally had 2 panic attacks last night. I'm exhausted.
I went into hospital because I was freaking out and they thought I was crazy hahaha
isn't there anything one can do if youre having a panic attack? i experienced my significant other having a few the last months in my presence.he got a diagnosis and is currently seeing a doctor but it's still horrible to watch and feeling so helpless.. like sure i can hug you and tell you everythings gonna be fine when we both know it's not going to be. i wish there was sth better to do..
My friend thinks that it's ok to say "I'm feeling really OCD right now", in the same way people say they feel depressed or anxious even if they aren't formally diagnosed with depression or anxiety. I think that OCD isn't an adjective, and that people shouldn't diminish the disorder by saying they "feel OCD." It'd be more effective and accurate for them to say "I feel obsessive" or "stressed" or "anxious", or even "I think I might have OCD." What do you think?
Yes because I haven’t been diagnosed with anxiety or anything like that. At work when people didn’t put the dishes away right, I would fix them and people would comment and I’d usually say something like “I think I have OCD or something.”
I wouldn't take it so seriously, it's not their intent to diminish it. People just truly misunderstand it due to a lack of experience with having the disorder. It used to bother me when people said stuff like that, but that was because I based my identity off of my illness and not who I really am. Easier said than done with such a pervasive and intrusive disorder, but it's possible.
"Feeling depressed" or "feeling anxious" isn't the same as saying "I have depression" or "I have anxiety". The former two are legitimate feelings one can experience, key difference is duration and severity of course.
Suzanne O this.
OCD and anxiety has affected me in ways that are so terrible. I can't sleep at night, I can't eat, it's caused me pain in my chest because I'm constantly obsessing and getting panic attacks from my damn thoughts. I don't even have physical compulsions. It's all in my head and that's why no one gets it! No one sees my suffering because I don't wash my hands over and over, I have to say certain things in my mind over and over because if I think the wrong thing it's like WWIII inside my own mind.
X.BrookeNoel.X what are you obsessing with?
That's anxiety for me.....like all my physical applications of it are really easy to hide( like shortness of breath, migraines and EXTREME fidgeting). I can hid them all really well and while I probably shouldnt, my anxiety mainly social so I really don't want that attention......that's unhealthy....I really shouldnt. But other than that it's ALL in my head. When I asked my parents about it (it was the early stages and I was trying to figure out what's wrong with me ) , they said "you don't have it it would be noticable" and......it's really not (all the time). And when I did start straying away from people(from getting overwhelmed) they just told me to stop acting like that.......and I'm like .............wut? But ik they care for me they just don't understand what's inside my head fully and I can't exactly articulate it in a way I feel comfortable........................ugh I hate it so much
Brooke Jett OMG SAME...
Brooke Jett me too.
Love to you, guys. I hope relief comes soon.
I have Pure O OCD (yes, diagnosed before anyone starts), which is a type of OCD without high recognisable and observable compulsions, making it more about the terrible intrusive thoughts. I'm a super messy and disorganised person, and I don't impulsively check my oven, but I do have terrible life ruining thoughts that have me avoiding situations out of major fear, avoiding family and friends, constantly checking my body responses and seeking reassurance from anyone from professionals to family to the internet. It sucks! And it took me so long to realise what was wrong with me because so few people know anything about Pure O. Goes to show that not everything fits a stereotype, and I wish people were knew more, so getting help would be easier.
I have been professionally diagnosed with this form of OCD as well. It really sucks, and I always feel like no one will understand.
I know exactly how you feel. It's awful, and I'm really lucky that most of my friends and family have experience with mental illness and are really supportive and understanding. I'm here for you if you need me
I haven't been professionally diagnosed (mostly cuz I've been unable to find a psychiatrist for all these years that I've experienced these symptoms).
But I'm 99% sure I have Pure-O OCD.
I'm curious what kinds of rituals do you perform, if any, mentally to cope or "treat" the intrusive thoughts?
saffant My compulsions are much lesser than people with typical OCD I think, but they include stuff like google searching the exact type of OCD I have and it's symptoms and reading other people's accounts, trying to reassure myself that I am actually ill (even though I've been professionally diagnosed) and that I'm not just a terrible person with terrible thoughts. I ask my family and friends if they'd still love me if I was crazy or violent (which is confusing for them, because I'm a weak, anaemic pacifist who cries a lot; I weep when I step on snails). I avoid certain situations and certain people in case they trigger my OCD. I don't like being too close physically to people who are close to me. There are lots of ways in which OCD compulsions present themselves, most of which are not really taken into consideration by people unfamiliar with OCD beyond "That cleaning disease", and it took me a long time to realise that. If you think you have Pure O, first of all: I'm so sorry dude. Really, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. Second, please, if you can, see a GP! I know that's easier said than done; I'm lucky enough to live in England, a country with amazing free healthcare that, though strained, has saved my life. But, if it's an option available to you, you can visit your GP and talk to them about your condition. They can be extremely helpful in guiding you to start medication and directing you to the appropriate professionals. Medication and therapy did wonders for me, and I can now live my life fairly normally whereas I was unable to function most days. I hope you find a psychiatrist soon, and that you're able to recover. You're not alone.
go away Thanks for the heartfelt response.
I have the same issue where I often avoid places or things due to OCD as well as some of the other stuff you mentioned.
I've been unable to find a therapist despite living in a country that like England offers free healthcare--Canada. But I'll have to continue trying I guess.
Anyway, I was curious as to what specifically the medication changed? Atm I have this need to come up with these patterns in my head as well as all that other stuff you mentioned, where I always always second guess myself, and spend a good load of time trying to convince myself i'm not any of the irrational notions I have of myself in my head. Does that medication just clear you mind, and relieve you of such urges?
Thanks.
I hate it when people say that they have OCD when they don't or say that something that they did is "so OCD" so for all of those people, here's a story. I told my friend that I had moderate to severe OCD (which I do) and she said to me "no you don't" it was infuriating, but I told her that she shouldn't make judgments like that, and that every time that the "voice" inside my head told me to do something that I would tell her (and do it, of course) and That's exactly what I did, I told her every time something had to be an even number or every time I counted things 10 times, I even told her her the next day after I didn't listen and had a mental breakdown and cried so hard for so long that I threw up and didn't sleep the whole night because I was cleaning and organizing everything to make up for it. When people come up to me and ask "do you think that I have severe OCD?" I want to ask them have you spent 2 hours opening and closing a drawer until you break down in sobs because you feel that you have lost complete control of yourself? but I never do because I know beter. I didn't write this comment for people to feel bad about misjudging OCD I just wrote it so that you understand what it's like to have OCD
this is so true omfg
i mean, I also have moderate to severe OCD and it is a w f u l
I understand completely. People I work with have said they have OCD because they like to organise the shelf. I didn't say anything but it was so frustrating when I leave that same building every time I'm there convinced that I've killed someone. It can be such an exhausting and debilitating disorder, but we can defeat it. I hope that you beat it soon! I also like you're profile picture thing, love Hamilton!
Thank you
I like being OCD I enjoy being organized for school it’s so helpful
I have Entomophobia (the fear of bugs) and it’s taken over my life. I know it sounds like no big deal but honestly it sucks. I can’t sleep at night because I always feel like bugs are crawling all over me, I can actually feel movement, but nothing’s ever there. I wrap a breathable face covering (it’s meant to get rid of the dust in the air that you breathe in) around my head every night to make sure no bugs can get in my ears, nose or mouth. When I bug touches my skin I will wash the area multiple times and then for the next hour or two I won’t be able to stop itching that area. Sometimes just seeing a bug will cause me to itch my entire body. I have a huge fear of infestations which is a separate section of Entomophobia and so if I see a bug in my house I automatically assume that my house is infested and I clean for hours. I never open my windows because I’m so scared that a bug could get in. One time I was at my friend’s house and we were in her backyard and there was a tree with at least 50 moths on it and I almost passed out. I didn’t actually pass out but I had a really bad panic attack and couldn’t stop itching my arms for the rest of the day. I wish I could just be normal.
Have you sought therapy to deal with this?
Many droment diseases can lead to feeling like bus are crawling over you... Get it checked?
Now you know why. It was from your genetics.
I have a friend who has arachnophobia, which I understand. He can't even see a video or a picture of a spider, I didn't know he didn't like them a lot till I accidentally sent him a video of a spider that I really really regerted since that's how bad it is, he's fine with spider man, spider gwen or anima girl spiders tho xD. Which I made a character for him just so he can try slolwy get rid of his phobia but it won't full go away of course.
i used to sleep under the covers out of fear spiders would crawl into my ears, and i always instinctively panic and assume every hair/string that touches me is a bug, and have even seen bugs crawling on me that arent even there and feel like bugs are on me all the time. i have to continuously remind myself that bugs will not hurt me, there are no bugs on me, and i will even research particular bugs im afraid of to reassure myself that i wont be hurt by them. i am not a professional or anything but my advice would be to just try to calmly tell yourself you will be ok and remember to be kind to your mind and get help when u need it.
Ever call someone OCD because they like to have a clean apartment? Ever tell someone you have a phobia of spiders when, in fact, they just creep you out a little? In this episode of Crash Course psychology, ***** talks about OCD and Anxiety Disorders in the hope we'll understand what people with actual OCD have to deal with as well as how torturous Anxiety Disorders and Panic Attacks can actually be.
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I actually have a phobia of bananas and bunnies.
I have a phobia of spiders. I have nightmares about them sometimes
Thank you for making this video. Most people who know that I have bipolar disorder don't know much about it. I've found that the best thing to do around people is keep it to myself because they have a tendency to avoid me or talk about me when I'm not there. Many people think that either we just have bad moods, or that we're ticking time bombs that at any moment could snap and kill someone. I hope that you plan to discuss bipolar disorder and its symptoms, and maybe it will change a few common misconceptions.
Have you done an episode on Depression? Considering Robin Willliam's suicide and battle with depression it could help people understand Depression.
Every time I have a panic attack I convince myself that I’m having a heart attack or dying. It scares me so much
Same 😢
SAME!
At one point in my life, I was so terrified of a bridge that went over a part of my local museum that I would crawl over it whenever I had to go over it. It was so humiliating and the worst part was that it was so irrational. I was aware of how stupid the fear was, but I still couldn't get over it. I became so afraid of the bridge that I tried to avoid it whenever I went. Then I became afraid of being afraid of the bridge that I stopped going to the museum. That place used to be my favourite place in my small city. I haven't been there in 2 years.
that's horrible :( and i hope you'll get over your fear fellow phandom member
Don't Cry Craft damn daniel
Renate Oldenhoff thanks fellow phandom member :)
You're lucky. Imagine how it is to want to avoid every single person in the world.
[insert edgy meme] make somebody force you over the bridge, that got my dumb irrational fears to go away
As someone with OCD I appreciate this, biggest pet peeve is when people call themselves OCD for cleaning their car or room once a week. The pain I go through is unbearable.
I hate it when people misuse "OCD". It has become so natural in our society to use it so lightly.
Ashley Wee I know right. Like I'm sorry, I didn't realize that picture frame that is slightly unaligned sent you into a panic attack or you that you have to fix it because if you don't something bad will happen! I don't understand how people can be so insensitive.
I agree. I have a friend with OCD and it aggravates me when people use it jokingly.
obsessive compulsive disorder OCD full form I think
Could not agree more. I tell my girlfriend this every so often. So misused, and people don't fully understand the gravity of the actual diagnosis.
Ugh my mum does it and I'm like mum you don't know what that means so shush
I just want to say to all the people who have social anxiety, I give you a huge hug. Because it's horrible to always hear the 'it's all in your head' or 'just stop being shy' or 'just go out more'.
It truly is like a prison, but I promise you're not alone, you're not 'pathetic' and it's not your fault to be feeling this way.
If you try your best, you'll get better, slowly but surely. /hugs/ ♥
+Yumi Thank you so much
I actually cried reading your comment, you have idea that means to me!
A lot of young people seem to be coming here saying they have disorders that were most likely self diagnosed, so just getting one important thing out of the way:
DO NOT SELF DIAGNOSE, EVER. I cannot overstate this enough. Your own point of view is VERY misleading, it's easy to unconsciously do things to fit certain labels so you feel better.
NO ONE on the internet can give you a reliable diagnosis. If you think you have something you can visit a professional and you'll figure it out together with time.
Thinking you can self-diagnose can lead you to adopting incorrect labels, which can get you thinking you have a problem you don't (AND you'll start acting like you actually HAVE something you don't have, thus REINFORCING the idea that you have a problem when you don't in a negative feedback loop), or even worse, it can get you thinking you have a problem when in reality you actually DO HAVE a problem, but something else entirely.
This happened to me and I saw it happen to many others. Do. Not. Self. Diagnose.
Uhh I know I have panic attacks. Because I experience them, all the time. I thought it was physical, but after I was able to get a heart monitor strapped on and nothing happened I realized it was mental. Which then let me deduce that I have panic attacks. I am self diagnosed yes, but because I ruled out my heart being deformed or just wonky.
You can't just go out and point to a disorder and say you have it yes, but I know I have this because I ruled out other things. But here is a question are my repressed emotions a result of GAD or panic attacks?
But here let me tell you how I know I have panic attacks: "a few nights ago I was taking a bath and decided to use a new conditioner I got. I put it in my hair and all of a sudden when the smell hit me I started to feel my heart race memories from a nightmare shot up out of nowhere and I had to start regulating my breathing otherwise I would have hyperventilated" the smell was mint btw. This attack came out of nowhere and just hit me like a hammer. I haven't thrown out the conditioner, but now I only use it in the shower. These attacks can come at any time. Recently today I was falling asleep on the couch and an attack came, I am still feeling the effects two hours later of a racing heart beat. It's annoying and I don't want to feel this way at all. Once I had it so bad it was making my left arm ache literally.
So do you think that I can't deduce I have panic attacks or anxiety when I experience it and rule out a bad heart?
It's bad to self diagnose. It is. But if you are feeling the symptoms of "something's wrong with you." Then....maybe you should research more on it. I'm not saying you should go on like a website and then say "I have a mental problem" and panic. But maybe you should think about it.
Maria White Saying 'don't self diagnose' is not saying 'you don't have X or any problem'. I have (although no longer as bad) both random panic attacks and ones when I focus on drawing efficiently (it doesn't help being an artist) but with having even a basic understanding of bias mostly in self reporting I would not and do not diagnose why I have them. Assuming you don't go up to professionals in scientific fields they spent years learning to tell them what to conclude why go a step further and conclude for a provisional without one?
You're experiences are anecdotal at best and even assuming you remembered, interpreted, self assessed etc. perfectly what your saying equates to things like: "I tested one physical thing (the heart) a single way (frequency) and declared it was mental ignoring how even assuming that's true that doesn't rule out physical tests as everything psychological is simultaneously biological" and "You can't just go out and point to a disorder and say you have it yes, but I know I have this because I ruled out other things." is special pleading.
Something that may help with panic attacks is to logically reason your options. You panic because you (consciously or not) think you should. Popular examples of reasoning's effects are sugar pills working like morphine, professional chess players sweating like athletes and climbing mount Everest painlessly wile breaking every limb. You can be tricked into it like crystal healers getting effects from rocks mistaken for crystals (placebo effect) or not; like separating fears from unrelated causes. The way I address SPW (stress, panic and worrying etc.) or others with the same is the simple flowchart: can you fix X (in this case panic attacks)? (they can be by stopping the feedback loop of SPW often by focusing on something else) If yes there's no point SPWing over it and if no SPWing is not going to help.
Maria White Having panic attacks is not a diagnosis. It's an effect of something else.
Sexual Potatoes Sometimes I feel like I'm dyslexic because I get East and West mixed up and sometimes miss-read words in different places.
Years ago, this video would introduce me to the fact that I was having panic attacks. It would assure me that I wasn’t, in fact, having heart attacks everyday at 14 or 15, that no, they weren’t going to kill me, and that I wasn’t alone in this terrifying situation I found myself constantly in. It would be the beginning of a couple of very hard years but I cannot imagine if I didn’t have the language to explain what I was going through. This is the power of knowledge. Thank you, Hank, for giving me that power. ❤️
The beginning is spot on. I have OCD, and it's just great to hear someone acknowledge that using the term lightly makes it seem like less of a problem. People have tried to trigger my OCD for fun because they thought that it wasn't a big problem; people need to stop using these terms lightly. It ends up causing problems.
I think you're legally allowed to execute people in the manner that you see fit when they do that shit. If you want I could give you some ideas.
Tyler Witt Usually when I'm having a panic attack, I can't speak or really do anything, so there's not much of a way for me to get back at them.
***** Mine is mostly a germ/disease thing. It's largely herpes, for whatever reason. Just things that I can't get rid of. I remember little things from years and years ago that were different; I used to have to check the doors 3 times before I went to bed to make sure they were locked (for fear of being robbed or murdered). Even after I'd still be petrified, but it helped. There were pure obsessions too; I would just lay down in panic or freeze in class because I suddenly came to the realization that there would be a huge earthquake, a shooting,etc. When I got to high school, though, it got intense. I had started worrying about germs in 8th grade (sometimes I would feel the need to rub hand sanitizer wherever I felt was dirty). When I got to high school, I was so freaked out that I missed the first 5 weeks of school because I was so panicked. I constantly used hand sanitizer on my legs, arms, anywhere that was exposed. If I didn't, I'd end up curled up on the floor crying (I wouldn't be able to go on my bed because I felt too dirty) I could feel the dirt and germs on my hands, legs, everywhere. A few times, I was so panicked that I would soak rags in rubbing alcohol and scrape my legs until they were raw. I got on medications, but they didn't fully help. I still can't open any doors or cabinets with my bare hands (I either have to cover them with paper towels or I open them with my feet). I have to carry hand sanitizer everywhere. I'm a lot better now, but I still have the fear of getting some deadly/permanent disease. It's freaky.
I have Social Anxiety Disorder, what I hate is that your sensitivity is so high you can't function properly. It's even just as he said your making yourself worse by allowing the "fear" to grow. WAY TOO "Politically Correct" that is what I have about John and Hank... but mostly people like you!
gib803 I also have social anxiety disorder, but I seem to be able to control if for the most part, provided that I remain in an environment that I'm used to and interact in a way that I'm used to. Usually I have to learn to interact with any friend I make before I can really interact with them on a normal manner. What exactly is it like for you?
The people who disliked this video probably make anxiety jokes.
I used to make them, only about myself though. That was years ago, back when I thought I had anxiety (I was a preach, stupid attention wanting kid) now I'm older, and now I discovered actual symptoms of anxiety that I have developed over the years. I hate my past.
i have ocd and of course anxiety but i still make jokes about mentall illness
Wow, that's relatable
(It's a Sr Pelo reference)
Hi hi hi hi hi hi I hate ocd it sucks and its difficult to just go to the bathroom, it's a chore chore chore chore chore. ..! ..! ..! Chore chore
Mellow Jello I mean, if you make jokes correctly, it can help you deal with it. Otherwise, don’t make anxiety jokes
As someone who has been DIAGNOSED with OCD, i really appreciate this video. I stress the diagnosed because as stated in the video, lots of ppl think they have OCD but they really don’t. I was diagnosed with it when I was 12. I take medication and see a psychologist.
Now that that’s out of the way, I want to thank you for making this video. It can be really frustrating when OCD is one of the most talked about specific anxiety disorder, but nobody really knows anything about it. Everyone’s like “omg your drawer is so messy, it’s giving me OCD” or “hey you lie things to be symmetrical? You’re so OCD” or “ugh that painting is lopsided, it’s triggering my OCD”
Nobody knows what OCD is or its symptoms or anything about it. They just think that if you’re organized or if you don’t like germs, you have it.
When I was diagnosed, I was washing my hands so much they bled. I couldn’t bend my fingers because they cracks in my hands would reopen and start to bleed again. They stung constantly. They were red and raw and cracked and bloody. You know when you’re swimming and your hands get all wrinkly? I’d wash my hands for so long that that would happen. Over and over again. I would wash, dry, and repeat forever, and eventually I was just scraping away the skin in my hands.
Then, the other compulsions. One huge and very common obsession many ppl who suffer from OCD experience is the fear of hurting yourself or someone else. I’d be shaking in the corner of my room with my door locked, sobbing, trying to tie my hands together so I would hurt anyone. I was terrified that one day for some reason, I’d just hurt sb. It was so stupid looking back on it because I know I would never hurt anyone, but these images would just pop in your head of you doing these things. I remember begging my parents to send me away and to lock me in some mental institution to get me away from them because I was so scared something would happen. I would plead with them to call the police and get them to arrest me and put me into solitary confinement. I wouldn’t hug anyone anymore because I kept seeing myself choking them. It was horrible. Going to bed took forever because of the compulsions I did. OCD is not fun.
That is exacty what i hhave and have to do.
I have a fear of the dark even though I’m almost 18 and people always make fun of me for it even though it is a legitimate problem I suffer from I constantly get panic attacks because of it i can’t fall asleep in the dark, I can’t walk into a dark room, I can’t even look at a dark room without becoming paranoid and people call me a baby or say that I need to grow up people don’t understand that this is a real problem for me and and is the reason why I always have dark circles along side OCD which requires me to get up and make sure I closed and locked my door 20 times a night every night.
Maximum Melody OMg I have been struggling with the exact same thing but a tip ( it sounds REALLY dumb ) is to get a night light or keep a hall light on :)
Egoon * that’s exactly what I do but it’s really a annoying when people are like”you know you’d fall asleep better if you turn the light off.” Like no I really wouldn’t.
Christi Lps unfortunately my parents don’t really listen to me when I talk about these things and ask them for help and since I’m a minor (though not for much longer.) I can’t really get help for myself but this past year I started taking melatonin which helps a lot even though I still only fall asleep around 11 or 12 it’s better than being up till 4am every night. Also music is a big help and I often find myself listening to piano arrangements of various film soundtracks.
It will get better. I went through the same thing, you’ll get past it in time. Especially if you speak to a professional.
I know this post is a bit old but have you ever been camping or slept in a tent. When I was younger and afraid of the dark, I didn't mind a tent for some reason, maybe as it is enclosed and I know nothing can get to me (other people being with me maybe helped a bit too)
I have panic attack disorder and OCD. It really hard when i explain to them because they either dont understand or they make fun of me and call me a liar or they say " Sameeee i always feel like when i see a wonky book i need to fix it!"
Everyone does that to me too
Panic! at the Phandom honestly i have them too and my mom says "well im a little ocd too" all the time and im like ?? okay lol
Treatment ? U took. And how are u feeling now
Hannah M to
Hannah M i have panic disorder and OCD too. My parents dont believe me when i talk about it.
I just wanted to ask, but has anyone felt realllyy scared when they bump into someone they know? For me, when I walk in the hallways and see a teacher i know, i feel like i need to run and hide. I panic so much. My heart pumps sooo much. Its not like i did anything bad. Is this like a phobia or something else?
It definetely is a form of social anxiety. My brother is the same way and he recognizes that is way worse for him when he has to interact with people he knows.
Thank you!
Are there ways to fix this?
+lottie pool I wish I knew .. 🙁 But just like Hank says, I feel like if you don't fight your instincts, it won't get any better. Try to do what you're afraid more often, and once you see nothing bad actually happens, I feel it will be easier for your brain to distinct true danger from the danger in your head. I know it doesn't sound pleasant, to always do something you're terrified of, but like in any part of our lives, if we don't get out of our comfort zone, we will never grow. But try to do some research on the topic on your own instead of going to doctors, try to talk with people online who feel the same way to learn some tips from them. I also have social anxiety, but I feel like it's not as bad as other people. I simply don't like to be the center of attention and my body reacts to it in a form of hives all over my body .. It's really uncomfortable for me, especially when other people see it too .. But I just do what I need to do and try to make piece with it. 💕
Thank you very much.
Ocd is a nightmare, a living hell. It's nothing to make jokes about. Please don't. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I hope more people start to take it seriously. It's something that I don't want, and taken me a long time to admit I have. If you also have ocd, you are not alone
I Have It, And Im Bearly 13... It's Not Easy 😕
So you're telling that the capital "O" in OCD at the beginning of your comment doesn't bother the shit out of you, because the rest are lowercase? (The c and d) And that the second OCD is not in capital letters? Because the correct way of writing out an acronym is to put it in capitals, typically that is.
@Bri shaw
The correct way is however I choose to write it. Why are you pin pointing how I wrote the letters? My " OCD" has nothing to do with how words or letters are written out. Everyone is different, if you have it you would know that.
okay i'm just saying
Thanks to realize I'm not alone in this
When he said the word anxiety, I started to get nervous.
There is help available.
Hahah me 2 damn I don't like to tell people and talk about it but my professor of psychology talks about anxiety my anxiety get triggers 😢
@@winterdragon560 damn, and your hands starts to get sweaty and shaky. I'm getting nervous just thinking about it
@@itsmeharperjacksons6633 same girl and your heart start to beat so fast and you wanna cry , it's like hell 😢
Ian Bosley we can after dying 100 times inside so goin out aint fun no more if thats the case
Just watched this at the request of my son who has OCD, severe anxiety, and Aspergers. The video is very informative and spoken in such a way that makes it easy to understand.
I have social anxiety, it's so bad that I don't have any friends and I get really uncomfortable when I'm in public.
i can relate. I'm in my house all day:(
If I lived near you I would help you and be your friend
+Legolove LL as nice as that sounds, its harder than it seems. People with social anxiety distance themselves from others. We don't have friends not by choice, but by circumstance. In my 9th grade year, I started out rather popular and then by the end of it, when my anxiety peaked, I was sitting in the bathroom stalls playing Candy Crush during lunch. And I can't explain it. It's like I thought my friends hated me, so I quit being around them before they could hurt me. Well that's my case anyway.
I'm the same :(
It must be hard guys stay strong I have empathy for you guys.
Does anyone else get anxiety or feel guilt over doing or watching things that you love?
Does anyone else get feel guilty/anxious over feeling guilty/anxious about doing and watching things that you love?
Yes... On UA-cam, there are many things that I watch that I’d feel ashamed of if anyone at school or my family saw (not inappropriate content, I try to avoid that) and I worry that they’ll judge me or make fun of me, and it’s awful. I’m certain I have social anxiety, but I haven’t been officially diagnosed, so I’m afraid that nobody will believe me if I tell them about it or that they’ll blame the phone. However, this started well after I started watching a lot of UA-cam. I still exercise and try to eat healthy, but I just can’t shake off these fears of being judged or being made fun of, except for my own home. UA-cam is more of a way for me to forget about it, although I genuinely enjoy UA-cam and the content I watch. I’ve kept it repressed for a while, and I always told my family I was fine, but I didn’t realize until this past year that I’m not okay. I know I’m not, but I keep thinking nobody cares, I’m lying to myself, I’m fine, people would think I want attention, and AGH, it’s overwhelming! Sorry for the long post, I just can’t keep living like this, and I need at least someone to know. Just typing this makes me feel selfish when I know I’m not being selfish. I just want it to end, one day without it, one day where I don’t hate my own voice and appearance, one day without these overwhelming fears... I can’t believe it’s come to this... me unloading what I’ve been going through in a comment section... not having even told those I trust most about my suffering... if you didn’t anticipate this long post, I’m sorry...😭, I really am...
Also, the worst part is, I’m a male, and males are expected to be “tough” and crying or telling others about mental disorders is seen as “weak”, or so I believe... I’m not understating anybody’s situation, I’m just clarifying one of the worst parts of dealing with such conditions. I often feel like I’m alone in my suffering and that nobody can help me... I’m drained physically and emotionally so often... I just want to be normal...
As someone who has suffered from OCD for many years, thank you so much for this video. It was so hard to live through my teen and young adult years hearing friends talk about how OCD they were because they were your typical type A personality and liked things done a special way. I’d just look at them and think if they only knew the real struggle of OCD and how debilitating it truly is. I wish this video was out back then ❤️
I'd like to point out there is also OCPD (Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) which is more similar to what people generally call OCD. As opposed to OCD it is not controlled by anxiety and not about compulsively needing to repeat behaviors, but rather it's an obsession with having things a certain way. OCD generally makes the sufferer, well, suffer, whereas those with OCPD tend to see no problem with their behavior. Excessive perfectionism, a crippling need to have things organized a certain way, inability to adapt to new circumstances etc. are symptoms of OCPD. I do recommend everyone to read a little about it!
Correctamondo ;) I agree that OCD is usually paired with both the though and the act but OCPD is characterized by just the thought and maybe an expression but mainly the repetitive thought that is linked to personality traits that they have. OCD know that there is a problem and can see that their acts are not mandatory but to them it seems that way and so they carry on, however OCPD can not see the problem in their behavior or thought process and its everyone else that is the problem :)
I don't know much about OCD and I've never heard about OCPD before, but my ex was diagnosed with OCD when we were together. It seemed odd though, as he usually cared about people's actions rather than things. Like he would be tremendously angry at me for drinking coffee, because it was "wrong". Do you know if this goes under OCD or maybe OCPD? He didn't see a psychologist, just a social worker, but he did get medication for OCD.
KreeZafi That is so incredibly interesting. I wonder how people came to use the one term to describe (in an inaccurate hyperbole) the other. Thanks for the info.
KreeZafi is it possible to have both? Cause I have both
KreeZafi
Thanks
Panic and anxiety attacks are terrible. In fact, a little while ago I had 4 of them in 3 days. I hate having most of the existing anxiety disorders.
I get them everyday for no reason. but most of the time I get panic/anxiety attacks when I think about my health. and I won't go away until atleast an 1h+ later.. *sigh* fuck you anxiety disorder 😧
Manors Bridget I try to. rly I do. I'm getting a little more used to it now tho.
+Athena Nguyen because I got waves of panic attacks like every 20 minutes if would come back
+Abbey McClellan I completely understand what you mean. Our channel has a video about it, you check it out.
+Abbey McClellan Four in three days is about par for the course for me, maybe a bit on the good side. Four in one day is when I know things are starting to get bad. :(
God thank you so much for clearing that up about OCD. I have OCD (it's treated pretty effectively though) and all the jokes are starting to wear on me.
OCD just seems like one of the mental disorders that is made fun of a lot ("omg im so OCD!"). I don't even have OCD and I'm sick of the jokes as well.
There is hope out there my friends ❤ I went from having daily panic attacks and suicidal/self harm tendancies to being a lot healthier and more functional through lots of therapy, finding the right medication, and getting out of an unhealthy relationship. If you're going through anything like what I did I promise there is hope, your state is NOT permanent
Who else cheered when their type of anxiety came up
I dont call it fight or flight, i call it fight, flight, or curl up into a ball,hyperventilate and hope for it toend
Pretty accurate
fun fact: that actually is one of the responses and is also quite commonly used! it's fight, flight or FREEZE. (i relate tho but i just needed to share this fact)
+Frankie Reid Agree...
I completely agree! The only thing I want to do is lay down no matter where I am
Your name is perfect
I hate when people make fun of mental illnesses. We just had this one task in class some days ago in which we had to answer questions for a personal quiz (I know, i't supid, my results were, that i was an outgoing person, although i have panic disorder and social anxiety). The most popular girl in my class (who's actually a friend of mine) just read out one ofthe questions, making fun of it: Do you often lie in bed at night and worry about things.
She said something about her not being a crying little girl that tries to get attention.
seriously.
Sometimes i lie in bed for 4 hours at night because i can't sleep because of the class in the next day i don't have and A or B on.
FairyLights you’re so right!!
I was diagnose with OCD I felt so liberated in a way because I thought I was alone in this world. It felt good that there were people who understood me.
I felt just like you. Now I go to a group very month that has the same as me. Sometimes i do feel alone every now and again but not as bad.
That's great! Have you started getting any counseling and has it helped?
My girlfriend has really bad anxiety and has persistent anxiety attacks. It has come to a point that she watches this video, every night I'm not around or on the phone with her, over and over again to calm her self down. It's one of the few things that help when I can't be there for her. Thanks.
I have social anxiety...
My parents always thought of it as an excuse for me being lazy.
Or just not knowing how to speak spanish.
I know how to speak spanish, its just really nerve wracking to speak to people ya know.
My sister always thought of it as me being shy, and that i should just stop being so stupid.
my friends think I'm just awkward for "overreacting" on the simplest things.
I do get depressed from time to time because of this.
I think now they're slowly starting realize that I don't mean to do what i do.
I really do want to go out of my shell and be that confident girl I always dreamed of becoming.
I just sometimes wish it wasn't so stressful.
Sakura Tamashii. this is exactly me. you are not alone
Hooney2me
I hope things get better for you
thanks you too
Sakura tamashi, how are things going for you now?
I'm suffering too😞.... but people don't even care to understand what we go through every single day.. to do the simplest work!!!
everyone, including myself, has to watch this and the other videos. Its ridiculous how little i know of mental disorders and how much pain people go through...
I have anxiety and depression and I cannot agree more
Hope you get better💛
Somehow watching this puts me at ease. I feel understood. I don't feel alone
Read stories online about people with ocd/anxiety, it helped me realize the same thing
Anesha Ross
And I'm over here in tears..
I am fairly certain I have GAD, but I haven't been formally diagnosed yet. I constantly think that all of my friends find me annoying and that I'm a burden to them, the littlest things mistakes manifest themselves into intense feelings of... something I can't identify and I can't stop thinking about it for days or even weeks, I attempt to justify every tiny thing I do even when I don't need to, I always think that the worst thing that could happen is going to, I have days where I lock myself in my room with UA-cam because the thought of interacting with people is exhausting and repulsive, I have fits of crying for an extended duration of time for no real reason, my muscles hurt all the time, I have difficulty breathing with no reason sometimes, I am acutely aware of my heartbeat too often, my stomach gets upset an uncomfortable amount of times in a week, etc. etc. etc. All in all, it sucks and I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
TheLunaOne Hi! This may come a bit late, but I've through that too.
Your muscles hurting and having difficulty breathing might be a response to the rise in adrenaline during a panic attack. Fear makes your body prepare to run away or fight a danger, but during a panic attack we tend to just "freeze", so you don't "burn" that adrenaline.
For me, doing some exercise helped me to reduce those symptoms, and, if I was able to notice a rise in anxiety before getting an actual panic attack, breathing techniques helped me stop it.
Hope that helps you a little :)
TheLunaOne you described everything I feel
TheLunaOne this is exactly what I feel on a daily basis and I have been diagnosed with GAD so you might also have it
Stumbling across this just now. You described me to a T as well. It's surprisingly reassuring to know I'm not just one of those evolutionary mutations destined to be a dead end (which hasn't happened yet, somewhat ironically, due to a fear of being cut/any kind of 'sharp' pain. That's probably normal for normal people too, but still kinda funny fear and lack of access to a gun is why I'm alive), but just one of many dealing with an annoying as hell condition.
How are you doing? Have you managed to get any help in the last year? Make any progress on your own?
My god it’s almost like I wrote that comment...
I've General and Social Anxiety. Not the most fun thing I've ever dealt with, if we are being honest. Cheers for doing a talk on it. Many of the people in my life think it's fake.
Me too
I have anxiety
Is their a cure to social anxiety
S Nguyen Depends on the person.
Mohamed Salah Sorry to hear that =(
I fight into it day by day
I love how he's trying to de-stigmatize OCD!
i cant stop having tears in my eyes just by reading each comment from diff ppl battling with diff disorders. i rly hope & wish we'll advance in science & research to the point where these incurable disorders will be curable. respect to all of you.♥
Love the opening discussion about mental illness, as someone who has suffered from crippling Anxiety and Depression, it's sad and so insensitive that so many people view mental illness as something you can just get over. People don't realize is a real illness just like any other medical illness. Anxiety and panic can ruin your life, you're scared to go places, do things you otherwise would love to do, and it's harder for us to live up to our full potentials. Regardless of all the setbacks we tread onward trying to make our way in life.
I had a terrible anxiety disorder when I was younger. I couldn’t stay in a class room without running out and I had to see different counsellors constantly. I too was anxious of anxiety. That lead to massive OCD, where I had to constantly run to the bathroom no matter where I was. I still have OCD today and it’s absolutely terrible! Many people see OCD just as rituals, but it’s actually way more than that.
In fact, my OCD causes me to have really unpleasant thoughts which make me feel guilty for having them, when in reality I really don’t think or believe those things, it’s just the illness. I don’t tell many people about this because many see it as ‘psycho’ or even see me as a potential serial killer or something. In reality, I could never be any of those things, I’m that sensitive that I will cry when someone hurts a bee, so next time, think before you act when you approach someone with a mental illness(es).
My mom doesn't believe I have anxiety. Stupid older sibling problems.
What? Even if you are just considering that you may have anxiety, that should be an indication there is something wrong! Don’t worry, there is support out there. (No pun intended with the worry there! lol) But seriously, if you don’t have support at home, there is support at school and of course don’t neglect the online community! I will be posting a video soon about my experiences/what I did to tack it if you ever need help. There is also other videos out there too. :) xxxx
My OCD is similar. I have had minor compulsions before, but most of my problems are solely in my mind. I have intrusive thoughts and unpleasant thoughts and guilt over things in the past which I cant stop thinking about, even though I dont want to think about it.
***** Oh haha thank you! Yes, I used to do the same! The best thing I found was to keep my mind distracted. Do your teachers know about it? If you let them know, and tell them why you try to skip class, they could really help you with that. They can probably give you jobs to do, which means you get out of class to go outside etc. xxx
Angeline Productions omg isn’t it terrible?! And then when you go to tell someone, they think you’re looney...
I honestly appreciate this video so much. GAD has been a part of my life since as long as i can remember, stemming from both my predisposed genetics for it, as my mother and maternal grandmother both have GAD and major depressive disorder, and my troubling childhood that often put me in situations where I had to be the adult of my family, which led to constant worry and fear. It was only until about 7th grade when it got bad enough for me to actually physically need to see the doctor to get it addressed, which led to help, but not much. In 8th grade it got so bad that I was hospitalized for my lack of complete functioning over all. It was hard to get out of bed in the morning and I barely responded to anything and everything troubling in my life. I'm heading into to high school now, and continue to learn about my disorders, like GAD, Major Depressive, and Social Anxiety, so this video really helps, both with lessening stigma and teaching those with these disorders alike.
I got diagnosed with social anxiety a year and a half ago. I'm glad going through therapy helped me, because it would've prevented me from becoming a lawyer like I plan to when I go to college. (I'm about to turn 18, so a senior in high school). I know people don't like diagnosing kids with disorders like that (especially since it's often mistaken as shyness), but I can literally trace my anxiety all the way back to preschool. Hindsight bias, I suppose.
Gina MeC how can I tell my mom I'm positive I have social anxiety. It's getting to the point where I won't step outside my house other than for school.
Lisette Flores It's really difficult, but you basically just have to be straight up about it. I self diagnosed and it took me six months to work up the courage to tell my parents. I just told them that I knew I had really bad anxiety that was irrational, and I wanted help with it. If your parents try to say it's normal, just tell them you'd rather go to a professional and have them tell you you're fine than go by their words, backed behind no medical or psychological degree, and go undiagnosed and live with that anxiety to the point you are no longer a functioning human being.
literally me, but I haven't had therapy or been professionally diagnosed. I think I'm going to stick it out and go to therapy once I get to college so I don't have to try to explain it to my parents... but do you have any tips you learned through therapy for how to deal with it?
Lucky ducky. Mine made me drop out of high school. :D
+Lisette Flores Yes, tell everyone about it. This is something serious u cant joke with. Tell your mum , tell anyone u can ,otherwise this 'little' thing will take away a lot from your life
I'm very glad for this series, especially this episode. I have social anxiety and depression, and it just makes me so angry that people just can be so flippant about it. When I was supposed to do a performance with other choir members in a crowd, I felt really confident that I could. But the moment I saw the chairs? The people? I ran back, locked myself in the bathroom and just cried; because I felt so sure I could beat off my anxiety but it just overwhelmed me. That's not a feeling to joke about and it's definitely not something you want to try to trigger in someone else.
Almost the same thing happened to me at my voice lessons recital. I was fine until I had to go up on stage, and just for the practice with maybe 20 people, I could barely get through it, and then I just ended up going into a room and crying, before my teacher found me and then I just left... It really sucks, because I wanted to do it so bad, but I just couldn't.
The same thing happened to me except we weren't even performing in from of a crowd we were just rehearsing and I was asked if I wanted to try a solo part and so I thought yeah I suppose and I started and I just lost all confidence in myself and broke down into tears right there in front of everyone. It was horrifying, it took me a long time before I got that confidence back years even never again will I try going solo. I love to sing and I'm good at it but I'm not a soloist I have to be with other people.
thank you for addressing people just throwing around the terms. anxiety and ocd have literally affected my life so badly, i feel like i can’t do normal things anymore with them. it’s really refreshing
I felt so bad for the animated people in the beginning. I just wanted to give them hugs.
Anxiety disorder high five! ✋🏻
LordRaclettus I think I have one....
LordRaclettus ✋
Antonina Maciag me too
LordRaclettus Hello. I have ADHD also.
High five. I was diagnosed with OCD✋
I have gad, panic disorder and social anxiety. it's complete hell.
also, is anyone anxious and being anxious all the time? it's odd but horrible
don't worry I have Gad too at a point where it's making me sick all the time, but there is always hope we don't need to live with that for our whole life
yes I'm always anxious
Smolbeebojishwabean yeah I have gad and social anxiety too. I feel you
Oh god yes, when you're anxious about being anxious and you are fully aware of that. Hate it to the bone.
I hate it and I wish it would go away.
I was recently diagnosed with a Generalized Anxiety Disorder, a Panic Disorder and a Social Anxiety disorder. Let me tell you, it's better to be in treatment. I suffered for years knowing I had severe anxiety and panic attacks and I didn't get treatment, but now I'm in therapy and take Zoloft (who is a dear friend of mine) and I feel a lot more in control then I was before.
Go get treatment, it's important.
Can I just ask though, I know it may be a wierd question - but how do you go about telling a doctor?
Ive been having panic attacks for around a year and a half, but their severitu is gradually increasing... Going to see a doctor in the first place kind of terrifies me, even including what to say to them...
@lizzie foreshaw - just tell them what you experience, i suffer from a generalized anxiety and social anxiety, and I too was afraid of what to tell my doctor, but i felt releived after i told them, I'm in nursing school, so i told him i would break out in ssweat when doing some procedures, and then he prescribed me zoloft which makes me feel more confident but most importantly better overall!!
I know how you feel! I too have severe GAD, social anxiety, and some form of a panic disorder. It feels good to know of someone who has an understanding of what I'm going through
I was on zoloft for months for panic and gad, I ended up in the hospital. Zoloft will make you crazy trust me
Before I got on medication for my anxiety, I was TERRIFIED to get treated. I was afraid that the medication would make my personality change. I was so afraid I wouldn't like myself on it. And looking back, I think it's so silly. But that's anxiety for you! I'm so happy that I'm getting treated because attacks were the worst but now they're fewer and less severe.
Another wonderful video, but I think there is an important distinction to make: OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) is characterized by compulsive rituals that alleviate an overwhelming anxiety (e.g. I *must* touch the doorknob three times to keep my family safe.). OCPD (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) manifests in perfectionism and the desire for control over one's environment, typically resulting in a hyper-fixation on orderliness (e.g. Every tassel in my living room rug *must* be straight, because everything under my control *must* be perfect.). Also, people with OCPD, which is a personality disorder, typically don't even realize that they are suffering from atypical behavior, believing their mannerisms to be logical, whereas most people with OCD, a mental disorder, are *painfully* aware of the ridiculousness of their actions.
I used to have a social anxiety bc I was bullied by a guy. The problem is that he lived two houses away, and because I was very scared of him, I stopped going out of the house. My anxiety turned into something more until I stopped going to school. I'm glad my parents were strongly worried about me, and pushed me out to make me get over it.
Instant sub.
I'm starting to fall in love with how considerate, wise and compassionate (at least he seems to be) the narrator is.
Huge "THANK YOU" for explaining the issues to people in an accessible way. That's how social awareness is being raised.
thank you so much for debunking all sorts of myths surrounding OCD/Anxiety disorders! I myself was diagnosed by a professional with Social anxiety disorder a couple of years ago and it's pretty crazy how many people feel the need to self-diagnose themselves, or so loosely talk about these disorders that so many people struggle to live with on a daily basis. Learning about these disorders in a scientific and academic context is SO much better than reading through some of the bogus on the internet
i was diagnosed with severe social anxiety a few years back and people around me always belittle it saying “oh youre just shy” as if theyre so embarrassed to know someone with a mental disorder...
so all my fellow socially anxious peeps lets support eachother! but without interacting face to face please😭😂
This is what I've needed lately.
I have OCD and anxiety. It's becoming increasingly issolating and crippling.
I have gad and depression it’s horrible. I felt like I was in this deep dark hole and I wasn’t ever able to get out. I couldn’t see it ever getting better. My journey and battle is no where near over but it’s so much better then when i started. I’m hopeful for the future and I know I can overcome this. I want others to know that even though everyone tells you it will get better and you just can’t seem to believe it, it honestly does. It will even if it takes you years it will. Don’t give up with your battle yet. Keep going try to hold onto the tiny milestones you achieve. Think about the things you can do now that you couldn’t a month ago even if it’s just “I managed to talk about it a bit”. Keep going don’t give it up you will get there you Honestly will just trust me and believe in yourself. You will get there as long as you preserve and believe and take the steps to achieve it.
There is a difference between not liking people and missing a big opportunity for a job just because of anxiety.
I have anxiety and social anxiety. It really is terrible to live with because it can get really lonely, but also it's kind of good from time to time. Every time I go socialize with someone new assumptions jump into my mind such as "they'll never talk to me again." "they're only talking to me because they have to." or "I'm so boring." It really is horrible to live with and it's even worse when others don't understand how difficult it is.
And then I used to pull my hair out after I had lice in 5th grade. It became an obsession due to the eggs that were previously in my hair and I was always wanting to see if they were more so that I could scratch them out and watch them fall onto the table (I was weird). This continued for a long time, but drastically improved. I still scratch my hair to this day, but it's a lot better than what it used to be.
I have really bad androphobia (fear of men). It's so bad that I completely avoid even passing a man on the street, and completely walk around them at all costs if I happen to run into one. Of course, I'm not afraid of male family members, but just any unknown man I just seem to think is going to try to kidnap me for some reason! Like, I was going to go visit my neighbor, and she was getting her pipes fixed by this guy, and I waited like 5 minutes for him to leave before I rang the doorbell.
i think I have this Androphobia...I feel that men I dont know secretly hate women, are perverted and want to harm/destroy/suck the life out of me...so I avoid all strange men. I dont even want to make eye contact with them
He was fixing her pipes alright
Allie Bennett i used to have this in 5th grade when i walked to school, i would have panic attacks if i saw any man walking on the street because i was alone
Having an anxiety disorder like I do makes life lonesome a lot of the time because everyone has anxiety, and therefore some feel they know exactly what you're going through. It's not something I can just brush off or think away, and it's a crippling feature to life's opportunities. Over time it's left me alone and paralyzed.
my anxiety is almost the same as yours but more aggressive it makes me have bad thoughts towards myself and others
+madara
Sounds like you have something else too then
You might have depression too because I'm sure anxiety doesn't bring bad thoughts about others or my might have another dissorder.
I have SAD and I always think badly of myself I can't even drink infront of others and definitely not eat but I never think badly of anyone else.
It sounds like you have
Social anxiety but it sounds like you also have something else too
mine is worst when ever I'm in public. I'm terrified of people I don't know.
u r not alone
Yeah, anxiety - first social anxiety, but later existential anxiety - has crushed my hopes and dreams. So far, anyway. Breakthroughs in treatment are quite possible and even likely.
Just got diagnosed with anxiety and ever since I got my medication life has gotten better.
I’m getting a service dog for my psychiatric disabilities I got the ok from my psychiatrist and I have over 38 tasks that I need the dog to do wish me luck cuz it’s a long process
Good luck!
leeks
Thanks!
I want one but the people I live with won’t let me have one :(
I felt anxious watching this Bc he was talking so fast.
shannon osullivan same i got so anxious
Same here
shannon osullivan saaaameeeee
shannon osullivan you can adjust the playback speed of every video ;)
shannon osullivan SAAAAME. I had to stop watching this video 🤮
i cant imagine how are ocds people keeping up with covid-19
I’ve had Generalised anxiety disorder and OCD my whole life.
There have been periods in my life where it has been worse than others.
I take medication and have had YEARS of therapy.
Thanks Hank for clarifying all this stuff 💕
What did you find most helpful in all the therapy?
i have social anxiety and sometimes i wouldn’t leave the house for weeks or months because of it. its annoying when people are like “i get anxious too lmao” its just not the same.
I am diagnosed with mild Tourettes. It started when I was 7-8 and has been with me throughout my teens and early twenties now. It has been agonizing. Luckily my vocal ones ( emphasizing D sounds in words etc. The common misconception of swearing is EXTREMELY rare to have) have almost dissapeared entirely and after years of practise I can now somewhat hide my facial tics. My tics happen in bouts. They are extremely intense for about 3-4 weeks and then dissipate almost entirely for a month and then the cycle repeats.
"Why don't you just.. not?" has been a CONSTANT question from people throughout my childhood and the depression of not knowing how to express my INTENSE need to take action on my compulsion have really fucked up parts of my life. But it is just that. A part of my life. The thing to come to grips with when it comes to Mental disorders is that it doesn't define you. You are SO SO SO much more than that.
I don't really know why I felt the urge to share, but meh.. The void of the internet is therapeutic, I guess. Peace.
I have the worst anxiety that I literally cannot escape and get rid of and constantly think of it all the time and stops me from moving forward and enjoying life
When I was in 5th grade my doctor diagnosed me with anxiety and panic disorder and let me fucking tell you panic attacks are the worse fucking thing I would never go on field trips in elementary school in fear of having one in front of my class my teachers would interrogate me on why I didn't want to go and I didn't want to tell them so I would end up crying and now I'm in high school I don't go on over night trips with my class because of my anxiety and panic attacks if you can relate to this i am so sorry my heart there with you
I don't have trips in my high school but there was a dance yesterday (I'm trying to lessen my anxiety by not avoiding social situations and so far it has helped a little) and I had 2 panic attacks. 1 before the dance and 1 during the dance. Ugh I went so long without having one too.
I relate to you, I move had a panic attack at school and it was horrible
+Gustavo Cruz-Velasquez I had panick attacks and I never had that itchy feeling. I felt like I was running out of breath, I sweated a lot, I had severe head aches and cried like for 1 hour non stop. I don't think you have panick attacks put you should go to the psychiatrist just in case.
+Gustavo Cruz-Velasquez i have an anxiety and panic disorders and i get itchy across my chest and around my rips, whenever i have a panic attack or am really anxious
Gustavo Cruz-Velasquez I have no idea what it could be
OCD gang where you at?
Hiding out in my room
Going to doctor everday just to confirm my heart is fine
Hiding
Dude im here stressing over a teeny tiny discoloration of my phone which is driving me nuts.. i know its a small thing but i guess it has to do w my ocd or something
My thing was pillows, I got obsessed with fluffing out pillows.
I do wish people would take this disorder more seriously. Many act like it's not a big deal and that us OCD sufferers can easily stop. It's a slow crippling lifelong disorder, and even if you do get help in some ways it will still always be a part of you. I just wish people would realize that OCD is not just counting or washing hands or being near, sure those are some of the compulsions but those are the tip of the ice berg for many of us. Many of the obsessions and compulsions we have are difficult and very odd and do not make any sense. I have to pet the wall with my hand in a certain way until it feels right...or I have to fluff my pillow till I feel like it feels okay for me to sleep..this may take up to an hour and I'm left feeling exhausted. That's just a couple of them and I know you OCD pals can relate. Also the intrusive thoughts and worrying aren't all that fun either. But at the end of the day, I try to repeat to myself "I have OCD but OCD doesn't have me"
+JohnnyDeppforlifee Definitely relatable - and that's a great mantra to have! I agree with your comment wholeheartedly: OCD definitely needs to be taken more seriously. I can't even begin to describe the dropping feeling I get in my stomach when someone jokes about being "soooo OCD! hahaha" when - for example - they've just straightened up and cleaned a shelf. In those situations I often find myself thinking that if only there was a deeper awareness of OCD then that person would be able to understand that making a sweeping statement like that can really have an impact someone who suffers from OCD, and that just because they like to be tidy doesn't mean that they feel the same crippling anxiousness about contamination that an individual who has OCD might feel. You're right again that obsessions and compulsions can be strange and inexplicable. In my experience, sometimes they're odd enough to make me think "Have I somehow fabricated this for myself? Am I lying to myself? Where has this come from?" and then having that become yet another obsession (which really just gives further evidence of how debilitating it can be, because at some points people might feel like they can't even trust themselves!).
It's great to see another individual out there trying to speak up and stay positive about it all. Stay golden!
Amen.
+JohnnyDeppforlifee personally, i do not suffer from OCD but i do agree it is taken too lightly. Every time someone makes a joke about any sort of mental illness, its a shame that i have to tell them not to do it. You would think it's common sense to not say such ignorant and insensitive things.
Thank you for sharing your experience. It is so frustrating when people don't take these issues seriously and think you're just "weak" or "overdramatic". There is still a huge stigma against and lack of understanding of the brain and psychological disorders. I know if these naysayers are still alive in the coming decades when we have a better understanding of the brains and its functioning, they will be eating their words. Telling someone with a mental illness to "stop being such a drama queen", or " just get over it" will be as insulting and useless as giving the same instructions to someone with heart problems.
***** THIS
Whenever I tell someone I'm OCD they don't believe me. I'm disorganized and am in no way a clean freak, like most people think OCD people to be like. It's incredibly annoying.
+Sienna Shadow Ikr, I hate how people think it's a cleaning disorder. I've had repetitive thoughts and weird rituals for years now, and I didn't know I had OCD until recently. It went right under my nose because I thought it was for neat freaks
+William Zhang Oh, Me too. I hate when people tell me I don't have OCD but I don't have "regular" OCD. I have a safety OCD.
+Sienna Shadow well your rituals can broaden often spilling into organization, yet has nothing to do with cleaning as much as why it is you clean. Usually from trauma, it's a disassociation of cause and effect reality, we all do it in some respect. But where is your behavior leading? What concenquences have your rituals had to your time/productivity, social life, family life, close relationships? It can get out of hand. are you guys diagnosed?
Sammeee!!! I'm so unorganized and I'm a hot mess but i have the worse compulsions!!!
Preach. I always have these thoughts that get in my way of my priorities. For fucks sakes, I can't even drive without having bad thoughts in my head that make me worry. It's a constant struggle to ignore those thoughts in order to prevent a panic attack. Going out with friends and socializing with people is sometimes a struggle because you can't even keep yourself straight when you are secretly suffering from your the voices in your head. It's always been like this and I've learned to deal with it. I'm going to a very good college and earned my first drivers license. Don't let a mental illness bring you down! Be strong and use your every strength to fight against your mind.
I was talking to my friend once because I needed to talk about my panic attack. Someone at my lunch table said that I didn't know what a panic attack was like because I hadn't been screaming and kicking when I had it.
As someone with OCD I really appreciate how he explains it in this video. I often use this video when I’m helping people understand how extreme OCD can be and how it’s not as simple as it may seem.
So I have this phobia of flying insects. It began when I was little and I started avoiding open spaces and outdoors. Whenever I would hear one or see one ( I developed some sort of super hearing when it comes to my phobia lol) I just scream and cry and try to run away as much as possible even if it's dead and my chest would hurt a lot and my stomach too. I still have it to this day and it's horrible. My father tried to explain to me that insects are little and insignificant and won't hurt me but I can't help it even if I understand what he is saying. People laugh about is and don't take it seriously so they just throw dead insects at me or bring butterflies and flies just to scare me and make fun of me but once I fainted and after a few minutes I came back to my senses after this bully threw a dead fly into my hair. Phobias are real and very horrifying so don't make fun of people please, it hurts a lot
Wow, I am sorry to hear that. I have a common phobia of spiders and my dad tells me the same thing. "They are insignificant and can't hurt you." People without phobia's will never understand.
Jovi Judy exactly , my mother also has a mice phobia but even then she doesnt understand mine
Drusky Druskola #emekrephobia #tucanphobia #whateverthefuckthefearofthemerricsystemis
that must be horrible those people dont understand your pain maybe if you cry they might understand or try getting mad
Same. I have anxiety (phobia?) of moths and butterflies, and other flying insects and I tend to avoid them or else I cry especially if they come toward me. I know why that happens to me though. I was chased by a HUGE moth when I was little and my dad laughed at me. He still makes fun of me for it. But I also have a phobia of death. It really does shift my day in ways that it's not supposed to or i get anxiety attacks. My parents know, but they're not doing anything about it. My mom thinks I can handle it on my own like she did, but if she had anxiety, it definitely wasn't like what I have. Sometimes I just want to scream at her because it's so bad and I feel like I can't take it anymore.