THIS IS OCD: It's Not A Joke!
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You've probably run into those tests that say:
"If this bothers you, you may have OCD: Take the test."🙄
Let's go through what OCD is and what it's not! I show how I respond to those who are quick to say, "we all have a little OCD in us." or "I wish I had OCD, then I could keep my kitchen cleaner."
OCD is not a joke. It is a serious condition. 👍
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I felt that eye roll in my soul.
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When I first told my husband I have OCD, his reaction was "No, you don't! You're so messy. I'm more OCD than you!" Needless to say, it was a looooooong conversation, where I had to admit that I sometimes imagine stabbing him with a knife or pushing him in front of a moving car, along with my constant obsession with symmetry and numbers. He's much more understanding now 😂
If you're not professionally diagnosed you don't have any OCD
@@pickle7428 I had OCD before I was diagnosed and I have it still, after being diagnosed.
Goes without saying, but just because someone isn't diagnosed, it doesn't mean that they're in perfect mental health.
@@CaricaMilena my bad for expressing what I think in such a bad way, sorry
@@pickle7428how?.it's like you are showing symptoms of cold and cough, but you haven't checked it yet. But here its true that people show the symptoms but they didn't diagnose
@@pickle7428it's okay btw. I also have the symptoms some of them are clear. But no diagnosis yet. I mean we don't get fever after we go to the doctor and get it diagnosed right?
I hate it when people go "oh yeah, I organize a lot so I have really bad ocd" and I'm like cool, if I don't knock on my own head in multiples of three every time I listen to one line in a certain song, I think my grandparents will die and it'll be my fault.
Been there.
OCD isn't a joke. It's sad that people undermine it, it's actual hell...
there’s a difference between being a perfectionist and having ocd.
People with ocd are probably aren’t even a perfectionist they just get this thought that makes them do things they don’t want to do for example “if you don’t recheck your lock on the door something bad will happen”
@@grace0336 that's checking ocd. Definitely a symptom, don't get me wrong, but you should look at pure obsessive ocd it's quite different.
@@Moustache_Mysteries there's no such a thing as pure obsession ocd, with every obsession there's a compulsion. Even when the compulsion is trying to convince yourself of something
@@valtrai439 I know it sounds strange but I haven't noticed myself do them much. I don't think I have it although - there are alot of videos on pure o ocd and I wouldn't trust you unless you were an expert
And at the same time, you can have perfectionism OCD.
Thank you so much!!! It's so frustrating when people assume I can't be due to being messy
Seriously! I wish more people knew what OCD really is.
IKR!!! I'm messy too!!
Aha yes messiness is fine for me but cleanliness is super important. I'd rather have messy looking clean bed than a neat looking unclean bed.
I’m messy I want to clean super bad but I’m too lazy. :(
Tips for OCD :
- Buspirone (We can trust)
- Esketamine (Prescription drug)
- Never believe whatever you think
- Remember : it's not you, it's my brain
- Never try to resort
- Remind yourself : I don't have ocd all life
- Taking Amino Acid Supplement to resist physical & mental exhaustion
- Small snacks to face with lower blood sugar
- Getting help from OCD expertise
- Brain surgery (last choice)
As a guy with OCD I have discovered over my years that OCD targets things that you absolutely would never feel or do, so that is how you can work past your obsession. When you realize the new obsession is something disturbing, understand that is a confirmation you would never feel or do those things in real life, but only think them because of OCD. So, it should be comforting to know it’s almost like a guarantee this is not the real me or who I am.
I really wish we in India had therapists like you
Ikr
Yes..i also wish
Hey shilpi you can discuss your problem with me. I am also from india and a Digambar jain. I also recovered from ocd and I think I can help you if you are still suffering.
@@mindpower421 How did you recover?
How are you now?
I have a friend who is a little bit of a perfectionist and everytime she went to fix something, she would say "Sorry about that. I have OCD and hate seeing things out of order." Sometimes I roll my eyes cause I don't really see it. I could be wrong! But I don't think she has it.
It feels so good knowing that someone understands or knows how it feels ( not saying ocd is a good thing) atleast I know I'm not the only one doing these things. Been convincing myself for months now to go to a therapist but whenever I think of just going there and sharing all those things makes me nervous. Now I'm just following social media accounts related to ocd to atleast make myself feel a little bit better. So glad I was able to find your Instagram account and watch your videos. Thank you so much!
Thanks for your support Melody!! I hope you can find the courage to see a therapist. I would suggest one that is on iocdf.org -- they know what OCD is!!😃
You can do it! Make the leap to an OCD specialized therapist! Trust me! They have heard it all. No thought will surprise them. I get my therapy virtually through the NOCD app. I love my therapist there, she’s awesome and will joke around with me while also triggering me lol. It’s really hard to find OCD specialists, so the NOCD app is a great choice when you’re struggling to find someone to work with face to face. It’s crazy how quick you can get results too once you realize you had the power all along. I’ve only been in therapy for OCD for about 2 mons, and even when I get depressed still, it’s NOTHING like it used to be. Way more manageable. Also watch Nate’s videos. He’s da bomb! 😉
This video really spoke to me and I have very similar feelings to how Melody is here about going to a therapist but hopefully I can find the strength within myself to get my self to go to a therapist and start the road to recovery
@@ocdandanxietycan you tell me what kind of ocd I have? I do habits with my eyes blinking certain ways causing headaches and eye irritation I also count a certain amount of times with some things, I do feel anxious about walking into public restrooms, and touching certain things, I also get anxious about cleaning supplies for example I cleaned a mirror and even after washing my hands I felt it was still there and I couldn't pick up any food that day and I have anxiety in general basically all the time when I watch UA-cam, and do things I can't enjoy it as much because of my blinking/moving eye habits
You'd make a great therapist. I love your videos, please keep posting them, thanks! :)
Thank you for your support!👊
lmao that imperfect writing loop has gotten me many times. once spent six hours making a to-do list in the perfect storm of ocd, adhd, and badly managed adhd medication
This has me crying, finally someone who knows what they’re talking about! Your choice of words touched my heart, thank you so much!
This is something I talk about frequently on my OCD channel! OCD is so much more than being just so! I actually had a similar video to this one after seeing a video with like 1.5 million views claiming to be a test for OCD. It's ridiculous!
@@ocdandanxiety I agree...that's why I'm trying to educate through my channel.
I'm a teacher on Christmas break and I'm freaking out because of the lack of structure. Everyone I know is traveling. My own family are too afraid to gather because of COVID. My tourette's syndrome is through the roof as a result and I go to the beer store twice a day. Need prayers!
You good bro
Raven Miller Thanks, man! Doing much better. Went to rehab. I’m two months sober. Life is good again. Peace!
2:42 thank you... I get really bothered if things are not lined up the way I want, things have to be arranged exactly the way I want. Sometimes i’d spend hours just rearranging things. And when I was a kid, I believe that If i cross some imaginary line on the wall, something terrible is going to happen to me. So i’d always duck when I walked by that wall. Didnt realize it back then... but it was OCD
Oh wow. Thanks for sharing your experiences! That's so frustrating I'm sure to have. I hope life is going better for you now. 😃
Sending you strength and good vibes🤗
You know what I find interesting. Sometimes when I'm doing a compulsion, and I'm carefully (Contamination related, my newly migrated primary theme) trying not to screw it up - and I do - so it gets to the point where it's so damn overwhelming that I just give up. My anxiety spikes to it's max it feels like, I get very angry, and give up. I say, I don't (excuse the language) give a damn shit anymore if this happens and that happens etc etc.....
The incredible thing is, the anxiety then starts to drop quite fast. I analysed these situations (from a non OCD perspective) and noticed that IT WAS GIVING UP CONTROL and therefore LIVING WITH THAT UNCERTAINTY THAT BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN that allowed the anxiety, intrusive feelings etc to go down.
The more I try to identify the root of where the spikes of anxiety (intrusive thoughts, feelings, sensations, etc) come in, I noticed it really does, ultimately have to do with an uncertainty.... A fear based uncertainty. It's absolutely true. OCD, for god's sakes, really is a fear based disorder centred around doubt.
I have learned a lot from your channel. Your analogies are also fantastic. Very helpful stuff.
My friends, Knowledge is power and self knowledge is self power. Very important to educate yourself on how this disorder works so you can arm yourself with the proper tools to help you conquer and manage this damn thing. Best of luck.
Again, thank you so much! Fantastic channel! Incredibly valuable!
One thing that I remember very well from my childhood is my mom being always sick. And I was so scared that I might lose her too early. I started to imagine her being dead and then getting really scared that it might happen because of me thinking that. I was feeling so guilty, scared and ashamed. After that thought I was hearing a voice telling me “if you stay up untill 2 am, nothing will happen.” I was actually doing that cause I was so scared. Honestly, I thought I was crazy, now it makes sense.
Your channel is FREAKING. AMAZING. this is the best explanation of ocd I've EVER seen!! I knew I had OCD but now a bunch of the things are being explained that I went through growing up and am going through now. I also feel validated because it's hard when the germophobia and order stereotypes are perpetuated. Thank you! How do you not have more subs?!?! Please don't stop. You're making a big difference. (:
Your approach to this makes me feel so much more valid and understood
Thank you so much for your videos! It's been a rough week. Moving into an apartment while trying to cram last compulsions before moving out of my childhood home has been extremely challenging. It's something I've wanted for so long and I fell into that perfection/everything is going to be better now classic OCD Trap. With a crazy week at work, I've been desperately trying to control and slow everything down. I'm okay and all of you are too! :)
Nathan you are just soo positive about things!! Like we ocd people get scared so easily like not our fault but the reality is we are the strongest of all and I have experienced it myself offcourse its not good to have ocd but I am proud of it it makes me stronger thanks Nathan for this channel thanks for this video
Yes! Yes! This! I was diagnosed with ocd at 4. Kept getting worse as I got older and I have severe OCD. People really don't understand what it is. It's horrible and so hard to manage, deal with, or just live with.
I figured out I have OCD, a few days ago. you’re content had really helped. Thank you!!
Thank you so much, sometimes, when well controlled my ocd can make me better at my job. But sometimes it makes me count to 10 over and over or other equally embarrassing things... like I cant do breathing exercises because if I focus on my breathing sometimes I will have a panic attack because I might stop breathing if I stop focusing on it. The worst thing I feel is when I know what I'm thinking is not rational, but I can't make it stop.
I'm so grateful for your content. I feel like the specifics of OCD isn't really portrayed accurately and its difficult to find helpful videos and articles. It makes me feel like my ocd is less taboo. Thanks!!
Thank you for this video! I feel like I have OCD but never wanted to ask a doctor. I feel like this video relates to me in multiple ways! Thank you!
My OCD manifests in different ways.
One such way is, I genuinely believe I can feel germs. Like there is a weight to them. I'm aware that doesn't make sense and it's impossible, but I definitely feel it. Say I touched something that might have germs--I won't even think there are germs on it until after I've touched it; but suddenly there is very light pressure on my skin in little clusters, like a bundle of dull needles. Then I have to ball my hand up until I can wash my hands or at the very least use hand sanitizer, but that's only acceptable when water and soap aren't available. Also when I use a surface such as my desk, a table (no matter where I am), or a countertop, I have to clean it with wipes or 409 or whatever is available.
Another OCD I have is asking people around me if they're mad at me or if I did something wrong. They usually act surprised that I'd think that, but they might have said, "Hey, can you lock the door?" in a tone a little louder than expected. So OBVIOUSLY they hate me.
Yet another thing I have is corners-- corners of furniture, books, my laptop, doors-- I have to touch them. Not any specific amount of times, just enough times until it feels right. Could be once, could be ten times. I have a whiteboard on my wall by the bedroom door that is hung up by command hooks -- I pass it and I HAVE to touch the corner of the hook. It makes a creeky sound that unless I hear it, I didn't do it right, so I have to do it again until I hear it.
Yet another thing is the tics (grunts, muscle spasms, and all that) but that's a whole OTHER thing.
Oh my gosh, I love you so much! I wish everyone had this viewpoint
Thank you so much!!!!! I always feel so misunderstood... not sure if this is good it bad but it made me feel Less hopeless knowing that at least someone in this whole wide world knows what I’m going through.
Thank you for sharing, this was really educational for me to learn. And something I will keep in mind always!!
Protect this man at all costs, I looked at other videos swearing I could've believed the ocd I'm going through isnt real just because of everyone's story that looked much, much more extreme (mine is too but bc of all the stuff I got on yt describing ocd, it made me feel like it's not real anymore)
Honestly nobody believes I have hocd because it's often believed strongly enough there's just certain typed of compulsions and routines people do that they don't see the others that are there like this guy just mentioned.
Legit almost everything you said comes back to me...
even writing this, I’ve deleted it and re-written it like 3 times
This video reminds me of an interaction I recently had with the nurse at my job responsible for employee accommodations. I have a long history of, what used to be, an irrational fear of a global pandemic. For years I have downloaded data from the cdc during flu season and don't even get me started on the 2014 ebola outbreak....so at the time in early July I had not left my house since March4th, almost 2 weeks before lockdown...and I was explaining that my doctor wrote me a letter to work from home until further notice due to my anxiety condition. ... you know what she said to me....she said Everyone is having anxiety right now and proceeded to tell me how difficult it is to get accommodations. Then asked if I wanted the number for EAP to get 6 free counseling sessions. I think my response made her feel dumb and if it didn't it should have. I said...thanks I dont need the eap referral, I see my psychiatrist at least once a month going on almost 15 years now and I have been dealing with this disability for mor than 20... and knock on wood I've been taking such good care of my mental health I have not been hospitalized in over 10 years. Stupid nurse 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Thank you. I lost twenty years to this damn thing and I’m not letting it kill the rest of my life. Thank you!
i have ocd and tourettes. and trust me, i will punch whoever jokes about having OCD in person.
an example of what i experience eith ocd:
“if i dont blink 3 times on both eyes thats rude”
i know this comment is old but i hope you’re doing okay
Thank you for spreading awareness
This was a great explanation of examples of OCD honestly.
Thank you!! Misconceptions about OCD and silly tests on the internet for it make me angry. It’s a terrible illness and not enough people understand.
Ok so what's the treatment ?
It's so frustrating .. sometimes I wish that I die because I can be stuck doing something for more than an hour ...
a long and complex struggle that takes a lot of work. i’ve been going to therapy for years and some days ocd will still get the best of me
You good now?
I try to keep a Sense of Humor about my OCD because I know that even though the Trivial Things for Me are IMPORTANT, I still understand that's it's Strange that they would be such a Huge Deal to Me. You are Right, it's NOT a Joke. It's a Struggle but as I said I do Laugh at myself a lot and take the Time to try and Figure out Why something so Odd to Others is like WW 3 to Me. Medication and Therapy has been a Miracle for Me so far.
You're great
You're amazing
You're beautiful
You're soooooo amazing
I just want to say thank you so so so much for being in this world and with all of us
The cheerful music in the background doesn't at all go with the topic he's talking about
OCD can be such a hard topic. A little lightheartedness can never hurt!
I relate to a good amount of these symptoms, but definitely not all of them, so I'm really unsure on whether I have OCD or not. I definitely get the intrusive thoughts about harming others/myself and questioning my sexuality, as well as other urges I get that can be either harmful or random, and usually I'm good at controlling it but occasionally I can't. I also have to have some level of organization for my desk layout at school, everything needs to be put in a certain place or else it bugs me. There are other things I could list as well that lead me to believe I might have it, such as the need to balance myself out (ex. if I wet one hand accidentally, I need to wet the other hand or else it throws me off). I also constantly go back to erase letters, words, or sentences that don't look right to me and rewrite them repeatedly until I'm satisfied, and that takes time. I could keep going on with examples... The thing that's making me doubt it is that I don't really have repetitive behaviors that I feel like I HAVE to do, maybe besides constantly getting up to check and make sure my bedroom door is locked even though I know it is. I don't get the feeling that someone will die if I don't tap on something a certain amount of times, nothing like that along those lines. I also don't keep my room organized either, it's definitely what you would call "organized chaos" most of the time. So I really don't know. I relate to a lot of it, but definitely not everything...
I have had OCD for over 20 years it is torturous. Trying to explain to someone why I have to touch something 7 times so my kids don’t die is a hard conversation to have. It causes me to live in isolation. I pray for all of us who suffer with this illness.
Can you do more videos on HOCD it’s really bothering me and I get relief when I watch these videos then about ten minutes later the anxiety comes back but worse
I'll probably be doing more HOCD videos in the future. If it brings some relief it may be a compulsion for you to watch it. 🤪
My OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is called Trichotillomania or the urge to pull out hair from certain body parts, for me it's my eyebrows and eyelashes. I've been dealing with it for years now.
At first, it was really tough for me especially since my parents didn't understand what an OCD meant and thought I was insane. Not to mention I've never met anyone who actually had that same OCD, so I thought I was crazy too and felt like I was the only one in the world who had it.
One day, I googled my symptoms and found out about Trichotillomania and that it was actually a thing. I was so relieved and started to look up treatments. I tried them all, most of them helped for a while, but there never was a permanent cure for it.
I still have it till this very day, but I learned how to control myself and do other things when I feel the urge to pull them out. It feels really nice to have control sometimes, but at other times I can't control myself and when that happens I don't go hard on myself, I just say something like "hm, that wasn't as bad as last time, I only pulled out a few". I compliment myself when I don't pull for days, and I'm actually very proud of myself for learning how to live with it instead of just giving up to it :)
@@xoxomaialove Thank you!! 🥺❤️❤️ I know I'm not alone and if I could do it and learn how to control myself I'm sure anyone can to do it too it'll happen one day I believe in you ☺️
All I have to say is thank you!
A lot of things you mentioned in this video, are worrying me, because some of it is what happens to me.
I used to work at a little cheap store and I forgot how it started but I told a customer that I had bad OCD. She just smiled and laughed it off like it was a something that you could control and brush off.
After the customer left I cried. Thank God we were closed up after that lucky me but I cried. Because for me, OCD is so bad I break down after I do something over and over and over again and I want to stop but I can’t stop my soul just won’t let me stop.
So yeah, it’s so much more then a little thing
I was told that I have tourretes yet I have been watching yout channel for a while now and am certian that I either have tourretic ocd or just right ocd. The just right ocd sounds just like what I do but if I were to do something or hear a sound I might have to repeat the sound out loud until I get this warm feeling in my body. No matter what I always have to relock doors sometimes multiple times at once even if lets say my mom is outside I need to lock it to make me feel right. It's not out of fear but just discomfort. I have multiple physical tics that lets say my thoat feels weird or different than normal, I might have to cough up to 15 times in a row just to make it feel right. It might feel like my eye is a little bit sticky and is closing when its really not so I have to stretch my whole face which is hard to explain but basically I just open my mouth very tall and stretch teh muscles on my cheek or eye. I pop my wrist and legs and arms and knuckles constantly until it feels right. Sometimes I feel like I need to pop my knuckles and when I try to they wont pop so I constantly open and close my hand and try popping then again until they pop. This can sometimes be very painful and leave me with sore knuckles. I have many more tics or habits such as having to rewrite a letter that I feel like was written wrong and when I erase it I might accidentaly erase I tiny part of another letter making me erase that and by the end of this process I have to rewrite the whole sentence. This is really hurting me in school because I'm in highschool and the teachers write notes very fast and I can't seem to focus because I have so many thoughts in my head about what I need to do next whether it be popping all my toes or putting my head back trying t pop my neck. I have many more tics such as these which I believe are ocd related but I was hoping that you could respond and just based off of this info let me know what you think I have. I have been on turretes medication which is supposed to make my tics settle doen but it doesnt work and I have been prescribed to double the amount I take on 4 different occasions. I have had this since I was born and I can rewatch old videos of me at age 2 doing tics that I still do to this day. Thank you please keep up the great work.
i related to this so much... especially the bridge one or the door handle one where if u touch something or do something and it doesn’t feel right u have to do it again, and 100% the one about writing the “r” didn’t feel right, or didn’t feel satisfactory. in every single one of my tests at school i do this. i guess it’s when i’m stressed. i go over things a million times in pen to the point where u can’t see what it says and i always draw dots on my paper and i think “it didn’t feel far out enough or it wasn’t a perfect circle or it wasn’t in the right space” and i spend the rest of the test stressing over it. also i’m not sure what this is a symptom of but my brain works much quicker than my mouth or my hand when writing so i write things quickly and messily and i jumble and stumble over my words and can’t get it all out fast enough. aaaaa even writing this is frustrating. i think that bits part of my dyslexia. ANYWAY it’s so annoying and hurtful when everyone at school says “oh, i can’t stand looking at those pens not in their colour categories, so i definitely have ocd” or when people say “i just have to tidy ur room, my ocd is coming out!!” i don’t want to say anything cos it’s like attention seeking or like aaaa u know?? i don’t know what to do or what to say or who to tell. what shall i do? :/
i also am very sensitive/empathetic towards other people. i never want to offend or for other people to offend them
things also had to be equal when i was younger - if i stepped with my right foot, i had to step with my left, if i spun round clockwise 3 times, i’d feel like i’m tied up so would have to untie myself by going around three times anti-clockwise. i always used to make hand movements to make shapes of the letters/words in everything i heard, thought or saw, like writing it all out in the air. i still do that now when i’m stressed or nervous or something
oh yeh forgot i wrote this. i was diagnosed a few weeks ago
THANK YOU!! same with ADHD. IM SOOOO SICK OF HEARING THAT EVERYONE HAS THAT. SHUT UP ALREADY!!
yes like i said i had a great day and now something bad will happen. saying i am feeling great is terrifying its horrible and super scary.
spot on...thank you
One of my OCD is leaving my place and be afraid of my house going to burn and I go inside like ten time while I'm leaving check if my stove or oven and candles to, like anything can get my place on fire or disconnect my microwave and my coffee maker, anything in particular and I get anxiety and also check my door if I lock it like ten time or more I leave in hell because I alway late for everything, it's torture people alway's telling me I wish I can be like you and you can come clean my place because I don't think they understand what OCD mean.
No...you DON'T have OCD unless the thought in your head or something you feel the need or want to do and IF you don't than you feel EXTREME anxiety!!!
Please remember me in your prayers I also have ocd hopefully God most honorable most glorified besides whom there is no power wishes will help me overcome it easily.
I was diagnosed with ocd, ptsd, and serve social anxiety and it’s hard to live an everyday life and I get really upset because I know people who take these tests and say they have all these same diagnoses that I have but they won’t actually go to get professionally diagnosed.
I have intrusive thoughts that bother me. I can think about it for a whole week nonstop. It’s taking over my life. I am obsessed with something that makes me have to take medicine for anxiety. I want a cure. I want to stop thinking about inappropriate, disturbing behavior and hating myself. I feel guilt. When this happens, my family turns against me and they tell me that I am worse than I think I am. Should I get away from my family so I can feel better? It’s not fair that people make me feel worse or they need attention from people and should be alone and lonely. I am so lonely because my family is like don’t get married because I am inferior. I love the song, Leave Me Alone.
Currently in therapy, since we just began might take a while to talk about a clear diagnosis, but I like think might be ocd, its mirror checking 1h to 3-4 h a day on worse or more stressfull days. Having hard time concentrate and feel anxious about studying and instead of talking to people or engage in other activities I just do homework and spend time in the mirror over and over again, I feel safe like that so smth is wrong but no idea yet if its correct, for now I just assume based on videos
my main tic is clearing my throat every 10 seconds. my throat was bleeding, i just tape my mouth shut and it works. thanking god!!!
Can you please do some videos on self harm OCD. Iam finding your videos extremely useful with lot of true content.
Yes. I have two on harm ocd right now.
OCD and Anxiety , thank you very much, for your wonderful service to the society.
i swear that if one more person says “we all have a little ocd” i won’t do my compulsion and hope they get stuck in that falling elevator.
i feel you it’s super frustrating. like whenever i see someone saying that i get visibly angry lol
also i hope you’re doing okay! i have ocd too so i know how bad it is and i wanted to let you know that you aren’t alone :)
Exactlyy, I somehow feel angry when I see explanation from psychologists that OCD is about washing hands, I also had this. I have to say I had and have almost all kind of OCD that is possible maybe, but actually there is no frame in OCD it can belongs each topic.
I don’t mind myself when people say things like this because I know they don’t understand fully what ocd means , even thought I do understand why people don’t like this . What does offend me is when people say someone doesn’t have ocd because of this or in even worse cases tell people things such as intrusive thoughts are what they want but are scared to admit and accuse them of things . Those people, more so the latter, are extremely nasty . Though I don’t have ocd like this (intrusive thoughts) , I can understand that in reality it’s the complete opposite for sufferers , or else they wouldn’t have ocd .
Ive had OCD and Panic since I was 10 years old. Ive been on medication for 9 years now...I hope to get off it one day but I struggle so much and obsess. Usually my health. Its horrible. 😔
thing is i believe i have OCD about all these thoughts that worry me that aren’t rational at all but it can feel real and sometimes when i feel it’s OCD for something but on google it’s not an official OCD i get scared but apparently OCD can be about pretty much anything
I haven’t told anyone in my family about my ocd I just found out myself it was ocd yesterday. My ocd is the fear of losing someone that I love, since I was little i have been afraid of losing people close to me on a huge level so I think my ocd started about 2 years ago i do dumb small rituals if someone doesn’t answer the phone out of fear I repeat phrases in my head thousands of times on a daily basis now I am almost 15 I am now afraid of offending god or anyone in my thoughts or head I am afraid of saying something wrong in my head that it will happen in my head I count every step or touch or any other contact that my body makes with an object and connect it with a thought I think so much I feel like it is interfering with my emotions i am so out of touch with reality that i feel like I am starting to to not feel many emotions or feel a certain way about girls but I try to push myself to do so.
i ruminating alot about something that i dont want to be. i'm straight and obsessing thinking about being gay. and when i have intrusive thought i do compulsions. for instance, washing hands, blinking in certain numbers. ocd is not just about "ooh i'm so ocd i have to organize my pens in rainbow order"
I fear my OCD tendencies (I have not been officially diagnosed) has turned into scrupulosity. The worse thing is I still have other OCD issues I am dealing with and I'm exhausted. There was a time recently when I was washing my hands and I was getting so frustrated because my hands are very dry and have little skin cuts already but I must wash my hands again and again or else I'll spend time thinking I touched my bed with my contaminated hands. Because the bed (and closet) has to be that area free from contamination or else sheets must be washed. 😮💨😮💨😮💨
Finally, I can prove to my family my OCD ain't a joke.
I see people in the OCD community getting mad at others for claiming OCD as a joke and there are definitely genuine concerns that the general public is diminishing this particular mental hurdle in a way that sufferers might not consider it as their condition.
Yet people do this with tons of other conditions. ADD, Autism, etc. it’s not gonna stop bc we get annoyed.
Also I’m concerned that it also generates an ‘OCD is special therefore I’m special’ way of thinking.
For me, I will be downstairs and if I don’t get up the stairs by the time I hear a car pass my house then someone in my family will die.
Also I have 13 stairs and I honestly wish there was one more or one less because every time I walk up and count them, and it’s so uneven
Our church was planning a yard sale and I was with pastors wife getting signs together. I told her how sign was crooked. She says “oh your one of them”. In my head I’m thinking “What? Me ocd?” Now I’m wondering if I truly am. If I do, its not severe. I’m a double checker, repeat sentences twice and like buying 2 of things. I’m also a twin which I’m wondering if this is why I like 2.
Question: if I have a dream about something bad happening in really life, is it a possibly a part of OCD if I worry about that specific thing happening to me for the rest of the week?
i have BFRB but it doesn't really bother me when other people have fun with the term OCD because its fun to see their faces drop when i show them my left eyebrow which... doesn't exist?
thank you!
Honestly, i wouldn't wish OCD on my worst enemy if i were honest with you...
Some times when I’m reading I have to picture something in my head to remember what that word means and sometimes I have to touch something to feel like I’m safe is that considered OCD
Idk what that behavior is called but i share the same thoughts as you too! Never thought about it aligning with mental health but maybe something like "special" or magic?🤷♀️ idk, sorry if i seem unintelligent lol...I was just brainstorming out loud.☺
@@lauralauren2402 thanks anyway lol 😆
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Dear Nathan,
When I was in school, I struggled a lot with finishing my tests...
Ok math test started, we have 4 hours.
I feel pretty comfortable and prepared. Everything seems fine. No thoughts, no obsessions. All good.
And then, bam, a bad thought comes. I start doing my compulsions, trying to hide them as much as possible. When done, 10 minutes lost, I can continue the test.
But wait! Another one... I repeat the whole process of compulsions.
I repeat it and repeat it, until the teacher says we have 1 hour left and I still only did one exercise...
I start panicking even more and more bad thoughts come.
No choice for me left : I grit my teeth and go through the excessive anxiety and pain, the heavy breathing and all of that... And try to do as much exercises as I can.
At the end of the test, my arm is swelling and aching, I'm out of breath, nearly fainting.
The day after, the teacher gives us the correction of the test. I feel really bad, because I had the answers but didn't have the time nor the state to write them...
To people out there struggling with OCD, seek help immediately, don't be like me. Don't hide it. Speak out. Talk about it. Talk about it to your family. Talk about it to your closest friends.
But please, speak out.
I am still struggling with OCD.
I discovered Nathan Peterson's channel not long ago.
Dear Nathan, your channel is just overwhelmingly beautiful to me 🥺 I cannot even describe how genuinely happy I am to have found your channel. Thank you for your help 🙏🏻 Let's do this!
Wait a minute… shoot I might have this. A lot of that sounds like me. Especially the fear I might kill someone and the fear of saying things imperfectly. I replay my conversations until I become depressed. I was looking into this for my boyfriend. Awww darn.
I have HOCD. I just can't tell what that 'H' is in that word. It's so disgusting to talk about it. I just can't focus on anything. My exams are going on and I'm unable to focus on my studies. Because when ever start studying, this HOCD thing comes in my mind and I get back to my work of reassuring myself that I'm straight. I just want to get rid of it. I hate it. Please help me 😭. I don't even know what ERP therapy is and Don't know how to do it. I'm just suffering everyday because of this. Please help me brother.😭
I am so sorry that you're struggling. The video coming out next week is on this exact thing I hope. it can be helpful for you! 😃
Hugs ❤❤❤.
Same I need help
It's no joking matter for sure. It's mental torture. You can't just shut it off. It's scary and quite disturbing. Can you get OCD when you hit menopause?
I think I have OCD. I notice that it mainly with actions, like touching an object until it feels right, or rewriting letters, words, or whole sentences just because it didn't look right to me and would literally give me anxiety for the rest of the day if I didn't fix it. I still think about a card game I was playing with some friends a few months ago and regret not straightening the deck ever time someone touched it. It still bothers me today. There are other things too. I usually have to do things in even numbers and usually increments of 8. I can't even tell you how many times I've had to retype sentences in this comment just because it didn't feel right. All my life I would try to deny that I have OCD and just try to say that I'm a perfectionist. But the more I research, the more I realize how obsessive I become over things to the point of anxiety.
You literally explained all my obsessions. Random stuff just doesn’t feel right to me and I’ll have to do it over and over until it does, most common is touching something and it just won’t feel right or saying a word and I’ll have to say it over in my head until it feels right. And I always have to say phrases in even words, if their not even I’ll add different words.
I honestly am not sure if I have OCD because I struggle a lot with intrusive thoughts and have several rituals Where the question arises is that I'm also extremely perfectionistic so I'm not sure if it's just that or really OCD. For context, one of the best examples of my OCD-like behavior is that: I just spent almost thirty minutes pointlessly re answering the same online questions simply to get the green line in the graph to extend long enough that I wouldn't see the orange dots from incorrectly answered questions. The weird thing about this is that I legitimately could not stop myself and somehow just kept redoing them even though I knew it was completely pointless.
Can anyone with OCD give me some insight? is it just perfectionism or OCD?
Mental pain is just as bad as physical pain. And not many people understand this, unless they struggle with it
I literally came across the same video yesterday
I’m confused because it feels like OCD but it’s different. I don’t like soap or cleaning products. I can’t stand when things aren’t exactly where they should be. I colorize my wardrobe. I make lists constantly. I need to be sitting facing the door. Is this OCD? Can you have OCD and ADD because it feels like that too. I get easily distracted. Forget what I was doing because I start doing something else. Then days where I shut down and sleep for days because I feel overwhelmed.
Its kinda sad how I used to think having OCD would be cool. I was undiagnosed and it's become more and more obvious that I have these tendencies. Its not fun and it's terrifying especially when you've been stuck in it for half a year.
I repeat things under my breath a lot. That’s my least favorite one because it happens (obviously) when I’m talking to people. It’s embarrassing
I have symmetry and order / just right OCD, and the stereotypes are quite annoying. For me, the worst part about the stereotypes is how symmetry and orderliness is often dismissed as just a stereotype when it really can be a real issue. I often start looking for validation and reassurance when I come across people saying "OCD isn't ordering things", it's inconvenient and distressing to say the least.
@@horohousu I'm not sure whether you're just misinformed or trying to troll, but symmetry themed OCD is a very real thing. It's not about "wanting" things to be symmetrical and orderly, it's about *needing*.
@@horohousu Yes, of course. It's a spectrum. I have lots of other symptoms but my "main" or most prominent symptom is obsession with the symmetry and order of certain things.
@@horohousu Of course, generally I only say "OCD" if I have to tell about it, but I thought it was appropriate to point out my main "theme" as it was relevant to what I was trying to say in my original comment.
@@horohousu I get your point.
I need help man like I watched a lot of TV shows and a long time I developed symptoms and I assumed it was Pygmalion effect but sometimes when I am angry even if it for something tiny I picture in my head and even sometimes visually act it sitting down me hurting or sometimes even killing them I have to do certain things because it makes me feel much better sometimes I can control these compulsions example the water jug has a twisty thing most of the time I have to turn it a certain way for me to be at peace and a bunch of other things and a lot of people think I did it for the attention and I don’t know what to do ,thanks man
Everytime I go to bed I have to jump 3 times and then I can sleep.
Or i cant sleep until the time hits 00:00
Or i cant touch things that have blue color...
Personally, I give myself the right to say “I have OCD, meaning I have Obsessive Cat Disorder” only because I really do live with OCD in my daily life. Otherwise, I would never give myself the right to say I have OCD=Obsessive Cat Disorder.
That’s very disrespectful to those of us who lives with OCD when people who doesn’t live with it claim they do, or does that without knowing what it is to live with OCD=Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
So I have OCD= Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, but I also have OCD= Obsessive Cat Disorder.💁🏼♀️
Ok so I haven't been diagnosed but also hate the jokes and kinda say I have it but the main thing that I struggle with is counting and everything having to be even like I have to touch a door once or twice per hand when I kiss my boyfriend twice or any other even number 9 gives the most anxiety though but other than that I don't really struggle with much else
I have a BFRB. Which is not OCD but it is related to OCD it’s no joke. I pick my skin till it bleeds. It’s not a joke. I’m powerless against it. People don’t understand. They tell me to stop. Like it is that easy. I can’t.
My gosh you do not want ocd, yea I may prefer to have things orderly (usually only when I’m really stressed tho-) but I also have to deal with intrusive thoughts, ya know just trying to walk through the grocery store and can’t stop thinking “what if you went up and punched that guy? Wouldn’t that be satisfying? You should really do that, oh there he is again go punch him NOW, you just passed by him and didn’t punch him that means you’re a failure and no one should be able to trust you again” I’m not even kidding that’s what I deal with every time I’m in public, and you can replace punch with a myriad of things like kissing, kicking or just generally bad things to do to a random person
It is not a joke everyone has different levels of power to deal with it and most importantly it varies in severity
Fortunately medicines are available but they are effective upto some extent(not considering side effects)
Not to mention higher risk of getting other conditions like mdd and bpd
I was able to thoroughly control myself and study before sudden ocd onset the medicine made me come put of debilitation but before I start some mental or physical exertion I feel like sleeping moreover my control over self is lost watching videos like maniac not to mention mdd developed recently .
Brain basically locked up in looping emotions the classic cycle of ocd was broken but instead a new cycle is formed of watching same set of videos continuously again and again and again for self boosting not to mention I am currently at highest dose of ssri.
Plus side : we are lucky schizophrenia is way worse than this.