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Harm OCD can be so debilitating for those who struggle with it. Harm OCD can make someone believe they could possibly hurt themselves or others. They feel anxious. They can even feel urges. Let's go through what the evidenced-based treatment looks like for Harm OCD.
DISCLOSURE: Although I am a licensed therapist. This video is not intended to replace medical advice. This is for information purposes only and should not be used to replace the guidance of a local mental health professional.⠀

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@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Do you struggle with Harm OCD? What does it look like for you? 👍🏻

@luannie02 4 года назад

I struggle with harm and self harm and one of my exposures is to point knive at myself and think I probably harm myself. Also, I did the knive with my husband looking at me.

@luannie02 4 года назад

Also I have real life ocd can you do a video on that.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

I have this on my list to create soon! 🤪

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing. These are pretty common types of exposures many individuals do. I hope things get better for you! 👍🏻

@joefidell4068 4 года назад

Mine latches on to whatever situation I'm in. Say if my parents went to sleep and I'm the only one up, I will get intrusive thoughts about killing them in their sleep. Or when I'm with my dogs, thoughts about hurting them. Then I instantly google things for reassurance.

@TheMikeGemini 3 года назад

I’ve had this everyday 24 hours a day for 2 months straight. It was the worst feeling ever. I would wake up in the morning and have the urge to sucker punch anyone I came in contact with. It made me feel like I was going to murder my family and friends. These thoughts brought on daily Panic Attacks and heavy anxiety. It got to a point where it was so intense that I checked myself into the hospital psych ward. I had to take Anti Anxiety medicine which helped to a certain degree but didn’t really stop the intrusive thoughts. After finding this video it was a huge relief knowing that I wasn’t the only person going through this! But that didn’t really help the harmful thoughts either. A big part of helping relieve these thoughts is to treat them as if they aren’t dangerous. Pay it no mind. It’ll eventually fade away. I woke up one morning and felt amazing! No harmful thoughts! The one thing that was on my mind was wondering when the harmful thoughts will come back. I still have that thought of wondering when it’ll come back but you gotta remember to enjoy today! Don’t worry about if or when the thoughts will come back. Enjoy being free of those harmful thoughts! I’m still seeing a therapist once a week to talk and to find more tools to help make sure these harmful thoughts stay way PERMANENTLY! I love you all! You WILL beat this. You WILL get better!

@kristymarie6065 3 года назад

What medicine helped you

@lifeofh9824 3 года назад

Thank you for the encouragement.

@CAZruns 2 года назад

I done the same thing asked to be admitted it wasn’t my first time but first time for the h ocd I really felt like I was a danger to others this illness is scary like living in a nightmare 24/7

@windthugness 2 года назад

Are you currently on any medication?

@TheMikeGemini 2 года назад

@@kristymarie6065 Vistaril

@Chris-dr8xw 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this video. I've dealt with this my whole life but I think quarantine has allowed it to grow bigger. I'm glad this is a normal disorder and that I'm not the only one dealing with it

@rachelo3077 3 года назад

exactly the same. This helped so much

@Invertique 3 года назад

My harm OCD severely triggered after quarantine. It’s one of the worst things and I hate it. One little trigger and I’m off the rails. Currently dealing with a psychiatrist and will be joining a OCD clinic. I pray that I make it out of it. Good luck! You’ll get through it.

@erikab9231 3 года назад

Same here! I have felt with confession/religious, harm, sugar (fear of diabetes), mental illness (fear of developing schizophrenia), relationship ocd. It feels soooooooo real when you’re going through it and impossible to know that it’s just false. My ocd also developed during quarantine :(

@snookchop5293 3 года назад

@@Invertique Don’t worry, you’ll make it. If God brings you to it, he’ll bring you through it. 😇🙏

@Invertique 3 года назад

@@snookchop5293 God bless 🙏

@MrRolandjoseph 4 года назад

Violent thoughts. Sometimes I picture myself hurting other people in...extreme methods. Other times I get a flash of thoughts and urges to hurt others, then freak out in my head for a little while.

@grace0336 3 года назад

I imagine killing a person in my brain and measure my level of anxiety from 1 to 10. The higher my anxiety gets, the more I fear that it’s going to happen when it’s actually the opposite

@queenangelise7284 3 года назад

@RainbowDreams30 same its so scary

@ammieehiggins6767 3 года назад

Is it OCD if the urge is to actually act on the violent thought?

@jokesonyou222 3 года назад

same but i see myself hurting myself more

@Adam-kn2us 3 года назад

@@ammieehiggins6767 Yes

@DonPnk1111 3 года назад

I've had a lot of anxiety last year...At the beginning i had the thoughts that i was gonna die unexpectedly from heart attack...e.t.c.Then I remember one day I woke up and I was afraid that I I was gonna hurt myself...Day by day the thoughts were ruining my days...I was afraid that I was gonna kill people that I loved...I was sure that I was going insane and crazy every day that passed...I couldn't stand it anymore and seeked help...I went to a psychiatrist and explained me that it's more common than I think and that the thoughts were because mainly of the anxiety I've been through and they were only in my head!He also gave me medication and 1 month after I seeked help i was finally feeling better and the thoughts began to fade away little by little day by day...Now these thoughts still hunt me sometimes but the difference is that I know why they occur and that they are 100% FAKE...!The thoughts never disappeared completely...but if it happens that you're suffering remembe!Never in a million years will the thoughts that hunt you become reality!

@georgead.3948 3 года назад

That might be the most movitative comment in here...Thanks for sharing man!

@jondowng207 3 года назад

Hey do u know what medication u were taking cus I have obsessive thoughts over killing my family and it makes me so sad and has been leading me to consider suicide so I don’t hurt ppl

@DonPnk1111 3 года назад

@@jondowng207 I know exactly how you feel my man...I took Dumyrox 100mg...in my opinion you should ask for help though I am not a doctor to help you with the medicine...but i can tell you that all the thoughts are 100% fake and you will feel better soon if you seek out for help

@maytegonzalez6444 3 года назад

THIS IS HOW I FEEL RIGHT NOW

@maytegonzalez6444 3 года назад

I started like you and Im currently in the part where you said "I remember one day I woke up" but I feel like I have control of myself cause I have my family to talk and I looked up alot of it and I feel in control well sometimes

@mjnunez77 2 года назад

There is a HUGE difference between sociopath - psychopath and people with OCD. Psychopath and sociopath NEVER feel GUILT, they do not have empathy, so they don't really care about hurt somebody. IF you FEAR harm somebody, shows that you care, you have empathy. So you just need look for help with some good OCD therapist.

@willywonkausername Год назад

Not true

@paulczubryt8644 Год назад

@@willywonkausername whats not true?

@paulczubryt8644 Год назад

Thank you for saying this

@magdalenedefoe7090 4 года назад

this nearly ruined my life at one point. i was thinking of killing myself or turning myself into the cops before i did something horrible. luckily it comes and goes but the last time i really struggled it lasted a few months and it was SO bad.

@magdalenedefoe7090 4 года назад

@@humbertorangel19881 idk it comes and goes with me. started when i was a teen and then didnt happen for years and then it was realy bad then it stopped and then a few years later it was really bad again

@missionH 3 года назад

How did you recover

@worldwidely_in_love1965 3 года назад

You not alone, This video is motivating me to get help and finally speak up. You can do it! Your strong don’t forget it!

@lamb7490 3 года назад

I’ve literally thought this exact thing, we’re not alone , we’re good people and these are just fake thoughts !!!

@magdalenedefoe7090 3 года назад

@@lamb7490 yeah, ive been fine for a long time and i hope it stays this way. knowing yourself well enough to know this is just a silly thought helps. then its just staying calm and dismissing it if you have an anxious reaction. ive gotten better at it. it takes practice though.

@batman4479 4 года назад

I love you so freaking much! You have no idea how much your videos have helped me understand what I'm going through. I also started practicing ERP because of you. Your videos literally helped me more than 6 months of medication. No joke. God bless you my friend :)

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot to me! I hope you can keep rocking your treatment! 😃

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on with this cheers

@lunacat. 4 года назад

Sometimes I have intrusive thoughts that I WANT to cause harm to someone, not just what ifs and it scares me so much. I’ve never hurt anyone before and I don’t want to but I feel so much doubt! Do you have any advice on dealing with this?

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

This is what Harm OCD is. I can't give advice on your case but the video gives an outline of what treatment can look like.

@lunacat. 4 года назад

OCD and Anxiety I see! I’m just scared to do the treatment and exposures in case I end up acting out or realise that it is what I want 🙁

@trixs90able 4 года назад

This happens to me too. I feel so bad about it.

@queenangelise7284 4 года назад

@@lunacat. Hi. Its most likely not what you want. The way to know is if you have alot of hate for a certain person, or If you just wanna harm them even though you love them its harm ocd. Try to take your mind off of these thoughts by doing something you love or listening to rexlaxing music. If the thoughts stay, try to ignore them and always control urself. Good luck.

@honeykumar5448 3 года назад

@@ocdandanxiety it means u don't have aa treatment of harm ocd

@tonjo575 2 года назад

You're such a comforting person Nathan Thank you for making people including me feel normal and less anxious ❤

@ocdandanxiety 2 года назад

Of course!

@simonwood1853 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this; I have suffered for years with this condition and it can be truly debilitating. First started when I was 15 and now at 62 I can reflect on how much I missed out upon in my life. Thank you again for all of your videos and help to us on this community.

@evieshutt 3 года назад

Ok, I didn't think I'd make it through this video. Especially not while looking at the screen but I did and I'm proud of myself. I think I have this type of OCD and others. Your video helped, thank you

@perryh.5306 2 года назад

Your cute!

@woo_v3886 2 года назад

This illness is so exhausting, I physically don’t know how much I can take. It’s mainly torturous thoughts toward myself that I’ll create and can’t control, I can’t even trust myself because it’s me that’s harming my body with violent thoughts alone which can be extremely crippling.

@brockdavis1706 8 месяцев назад

Bro you saved my mental state of mind❤️

@KathysKritiques 10 месяцев назад

I am SO happy to have found this community. I know there are different forms of OCD and i feel like mine is a combination of OCD and ADHD. Anyone else have this combo?

@IceQuebe 3 года назад

Looking into it is causing compulsions/anxiety. BUT I am forcing myself to watch this video for the betterment of my mental health. Thank you so much for posting this video!!

@careless_rose9899 Год назад

same here! I pray you have gotten better and I pray that I do soon!

@IceQuebe Год назад

@@careless_rose9899 I am making progress I wouldn't have made without this video. Since, I have been in therapy and learned "self help" tools and was sent on my way. From here, I have slowly slowly been making progress but even one point on our team and not OCD's is STILL a point.

@careless_rose9899 Год назад

@@IceQuebe Same I have been feeling a lot better lately. Ever since I learned what it is that I have(harm ocd) it has helped me tremendously to deal with it. Now I can recognize the thoughts and say “hey thats my harm OCD”. I still do think to myself that there is something wrong with me sometimes and that I am a psychopath and I have intrusive thoughts here and there but they subside pretty quickly and don’t cause a panic attack anymore. I pray you continue on your journey of healing!

@mikebeasteats26 3 года назад

I don’t know if I have harm ocd or something else. But i have unwanted thoughts that really scare me and make me question my sanity. I know my morals and I’m a good person. I wouldn’t do anything to harm anyone. And it gives me panic attacks. My anxiety doesn’t help either.

@Musical.babexo 3 года назад

I suffering with the same thing rn i feel always so guilty and bad idk if i have this or not either but ik that i do get unwanted thoughts and it kills me inside because i would never hurt anyone either 😭

@noahramirez3882 3 года назад

Thank you so much I nearly cried watching this👏🏼

@ocdandanxiety 3 года назад

You’re welcome 😊

@amiaga2247 4 месяца назад

I am crying! I hope you are doing better today. I have just discovered this channel and want to start healing.

@riyahdani8258 2 года назад

Honestly I thank you so much. I felt like I was crazy and this sucks so much.

@ocdandanxiety 2 года назад

You are not alone!

@riyahdani8258 2 года назад

@@ocdandanxiety thank you❤️

@bissett4red7 2 года назад

Thank you for this video I have been going through harm OCD for a couple mounts now and it is very scary thinking about hurting others but I have found watching happy RU-vid videos and reassuring myself that I won’t hurt anybody have helped me a lot.

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now ? Cheers

@trixs90able 4 года назад

Ive had it mildly since my son was born, but over the last 6 months, it has gotten so bad Ive had panic attacks. I start treatment on Monday.

@trulygains 3 года назад

Hey, how is your treatment process going?

@trixs90able 3 года назад

@@trulygains it went well. I still have spikes but nothing like it was. Its been getting much better

@nicolenunes3739 3 года назад

i have four kids, started to have very disturbing instrusive thoughts when pregnant with my fourth and thought i was the devil in disguise lol but its ok, i really think this is normal when human beings are put under extreame stress...it could be linked to our ancestors who might have had such thoughts as well...dont isolate yourself, that is the worst breeding ground for disturbing thoughts...I wish you all the best toward a clear+pure minded life and you are not alone!!! :)

@nikkig3799 3 года назад

@@nicolenunes3739 how are you doing

@shannane5171 3 года назад

Ppd can cause that x

@skinneyqueen1185 3 года назад

I’m just relieved that I’m not the only one and I’m sorry for anyone dealing with this and yes sometimes I just get these thoughts of harming other or my animals 😔 But I love them so much that I won’t be able to do it and when I tell some people that I trust they tell me I’m crazy but I don’t mean any harm to my anyone it’s just those thoughts, and yes I do have a therapist but I’m scared to tell her because I know she will give me meds or send me somewhere, you are not alone 🙃

@ImComiz 4 года назад

You deserve more subscribers. This helped me a lot. I have this from time to time and I have to remind myself that it is normal to have the thoughts and that I should ignore it. The beginning of the exposures is always hard but it is worth the effort. They will go away at some point :)

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for the kind words!

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re doing with this cheers

@nicolenunes3739 3 года назад

i dont think i have ocd but i can relate to the intrusive thoughts which for me happen more frequently when feeling hopeless, depressed or isolated...get outside and in contact with nature... i think being suffocated inside a four wall room can feel like jack nicholson from the shinning!

@alesia4611 4 года назад

Thank you so much for your videos. I can tell how much you put into them, and it's so appreciated. You have the perfect balance of "we're going to do this together" and challenging OCD. I see you scissors and scary knife 👀

@alesia4611 4 года назад

You are saying things that terrify me to the core, and yet you still make me feel like I can do it.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

I was wondering if people would notice those in the back! 🤪

@reef_777 Год назад

i feel so seen right now, harm ocd has been eating me up all my life, i've had this since i was kid and i always thought i was strange and terrible not until i've done some research about it, i thank you for this video although i still have thoughts like those, i have some control about it now..

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on with this cheers

@97NikeSb Год назад

I’ve been dealing this lately and it feels awful. In 2021, I lost a childhood friend and I cried for a week straight and it shook me to the core. I’ve always had an anxiety of death and I’ve felt like I couldn’t stop. In 2022, I went through a traumatic breakup and I felt alone even though plenty of friends and family talked to me and gave me advice and assured me i was gonna be alright. I came and searched this because I’m tired of being scared and tired of feeling like I’m going crazy and that I’m not a normal person. Thank you for these videos man 🙏🏼

@croissantlover1 Год назад

Hey I understand your fear of death but I can reassure you we'll be okay. Just enjoy your life to the fullest, do what you love the most. For me atm, I am dealing with self harm ocd, its so hard to deal with. But fearing death, dont worry, I know we'll be okay

@user-re7po 4 года назад

I think I have this but I’m afraid to open up about it because people might think I want to harm them and overall it seems like I could face very negative consequences from opening up about it Edit: I definitely have this and I’ve even developed some of the coping habits in this video naturally

@harmonyholmes6739 4 года назад

I feel the same way, its hard to talk about or get help for when you aren't sure if people will understand. It's okay to face this alone if that's what is comfortable for you. I've tried to explain it to people and no one has really understood. It'll get better for you, you aren't what your thoughts make you out to be.

@LilOofReal 3 года назад

I got no anxiety from mine and it feels so real, i dont really feel like telling people cause I dont want to be told I actually want to kill people, im just not afraid and maybe its cause of my past with ocd.

@queenangelise7284 4 года назад

I am only 12 and think I have Harm OCD. I have ADHD, Aspergers, and possibly something else. This just started developing a few months ago, where ill have horrible thoughts of harming people and loved ones, but im able to control myself. It was so scary.

@hellohello-mi1lk 3 года назад

I’m having thoughts about that too I have panic attacks because of that

@Mispointed 2 года назад

its hard bc adhd is an impulsive disability so i feel you

@samdal420 11 месяцев назад

Get uncomfy when im near sharp objects but then im also uncomfy abt teling people I'm uncomfy around sharp objects 😂

@wolfcry087 2 года назад

The moment I started watching this video, I got uneasy because I instantly noticed the scissors and knife in the background. Those are two of the main triggers that cause these types of thoughts to swarm me. If I see one, and especially if I pick one up, my mind instantly thinks to harm myself or someone else, and then I stress about why the hell I thought such a thing because I don't want to. Sometimes I can ignore it and continue on, and other times it gets to the point where I need to put them down or give them to someone else because I feel like my body will go through with the urge to harm. I don't even need an object for it, sometimes I just see a family member walking and my mind instantly urges me to harm them. I don't want to, I'm not trying to, but my mind repeatedly tells me to push or punch or hit them, and so I'll end up really trying to ignore it and act normal or trying to stay away from them. I didn’t know this was an OCD sort of thing until just last night, I barely knew much about OCD beforehand so I started doing research on it and found that I related to a good chunk of OCD symptoms. The harmful intrusive thoughts are one of them. I always thought I was off or horrible in some way for thinking these things, but at the same time I also didn't think it was anything out of the ordinary, like maybe other people think the same things... Nope! At least not to this extent they don't. I'm honestly scared about opening up to my parents about this, I told my partner and my sister about this thing I feel, but not them yet... 😬

@Halloweinie 2 года назад

AMAZING VIDEO. I promise you guys will get through this.

@ocdandanxiety 2 года назад

Thank you, Gabriella!

@vksharma3730 Год назад

Do you know someone who has fully recovered from harm OCD

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@Halloweinie Год назад

@@vksharma3730 I have fully recovered from harm OCD!

@Halloweinie Год назад

@@jamesjohnstone1224 I’m insanely better and I never thought I’d be.

@carinaswanberg 8 месяцев назад

Yeah that knife in the back is triggering my stabbing intrusive thought 😂

@alexandriasherington170 3 года назад

Thank you for this video..it's a scary thing to tell people I get dirty weird looks and it makes me feel like a psychopath already. I don't even feel like I'm on my own body anymore o get so many intrusive thoughts and weird angry urges now. I put myself in a mental hospital for now ...I feel like like a Monster I'm too scared to be around my family or my pets. I just want to feel normal again it's never been this bad ..😥

@nikkig3799 3 года назад

How are you doing🌹

@maahiyolmo7163 3 года назад

I hope youare doing fine

@blingeez Год назад

when ever i have a thought of harming people i always tell my self i will KMS first, thats how afraid i am of these thoughts

@croissantlover1 Год назад

this is me with knives. I use to have the fear of possibly doing it to others when seeing a knife now it turns onto myself, so i instead imagine myself about to stab myself. Now it leads to me dropping a knife visually.

@Conceptcenter-ut4yi 5 месяцев назад

How are you now

@blingeez 5 месяцев назад

@@Conceptcenter-ut4yi Alot better

@amiaga2247 4 месяца назад

I just subscribed. So glad i came across your channel. I am really struggling, but this video and the comments give me hope.

@ells_alright9873 2 года назад

It took me about 2 years to lessen the shock from the first panic attack from these thoughts. A huge one after I watched some horrible things on the Internet because I wanted to become morally stronger. And I became morally weaker... Wanted to do better and made it worse...

@kingcheems4872 Год назад

Thanks a lot this videos helps me with my harm ocd I usually have a fear of thinking about the urge and this video helps a ton

@laetitia7088 4 года назад

Thanks for amazing content! Idk how to thank you you've helped me more than you can think. I'm so grateful!

@aniawojtek1842 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video.

@kaelie7315 4 года назад

Thanks so much for these real life examples for each instance, this is what I’ve been looking for! Thank you!!

@angelicgoddessoflove5950 4 года назад

Nightmare isn’t it babe!!! This always helps me so much too!!

@franks.7929 3 года назад

Please don’t stop making these videos

@Lowclasswarrior778 4 года назад

I hope I have this and I’m not some psychotic person. I have unwanted thoughts of harming my grandmother... I’d never do that sometimes my feelings go numb and I have urges to do it but I know I don’t want to.. it makes my heart race I get anxious and I start to worry.. my mind feels like it’s heavy and nothing feels right anymore. Please someone am I a psychopath or not ? It’s making me want to cry sometimes and I would never hurt her. And when I watch videos on criminals I get anxiety too thinking I’ll be like them 😔 Edit: three years later it’s gotten better I can go months without it recurring and when it does come back it hits hard but it’s definitely better than before. Thanks for the positive reassurance guys

@leiaboo9490 4 года назад

I have worries like this about my family. I'm scared of being around knives because I worry my mind will go blank and I'll just hurt them with it. I KNOW I wont. But I Still panic every day constantly.

@leiaboo9490 4 года назад

Also... I stopped watching scary movies and documentaries. It's a huge trigger.

@Lowclasswarrior778 4 года назад

Leia Boo: do you have urges? :/

@veronicavak2143 4 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GSzL55WliII.html watch his RU-vids and you will get help!!!

@veronicavak2143 4 года назад

He has great videos that helped me

@thehuntressdanni2972 Год назад

The knife and the open scissors are bad and not ok!

@karenduey9675 2 года назад

I occasionally have gotten thoughts but had no idea where they came from. I never realized until recently that I have some OCD. Great videos.

@tarabunc4357 3 года назад

I started having these thoughts last year in March. At the beginning it would appear just once in a month...but since October it has been coming back every second day and I was really going crazy...I was so desperated and lonely..I didnt know what to do but i knew these thoughts weren't mine! So I went and google it...to see if there's someone like me or I'm really sick haha...So Ive found a big community of people having the same issue. ❤❤❤❤ what more I want to say...I'm religious and I believe there are thoughts that come from Angels and also ones that come from Demons....I think maybe these are actual psychic attacks....Correct me guys if you think I'm wrong. ❤

@shannonmitchell8515 3 года назад

I'm not particularly religious, but I think this is definitely a valid way to look at it

@kochedicoes636 3 года назад

Do not think this thoughts as angels or evil, it's gonna trigger even more.

@MyDawn2011 3 года назад

crying as i watch this 😭😭 these thoughts make me not want to live i stabbed an ex through abuse id suffered im scared and fearful so when i cant cope i had these thoughts of harming my child. he now lives with my mum. i dont feel safe to be around when im like this

@nottobecompared4099 3 года назад

Dawn Cook I understand. I just bought some ashwagandha. Hopefully this helps with my anxiety in my case cause my harm ocd.

@Caqa1989 10 месяцев назад

Nathan thanks for the videos, this topic its freaking me out, in my case i have demanding thoughts, and images

@arbhie9101 2 года назад

I found out i have harm ocd symptoms, thinking bad things i could NEVER EVER done to anyone 😭 it was so hard im only 17 years old and i cant go to the therapist because im afraid that my mom think im crazy for having this kind of thoughts, it was so hard telling my bestfriend those worst and impossible things in my mind 😭 i hope i can get rid of this very soon ,its been 1 month since i have this bc of the intense emotion 😭❤️🧿 im glad and relieve im not the only one 😭 This is making me cry i feel like im gonna get healed very very soon ❤️😭

@adeebazia30 Год назад

Hy are u okey now ؟

@javedhussain321 10 месяцев назад

Dear, Are you okay now?

@gertrudegatwiri5564 4 года назад

Is anyone else disturbed by the knife behind him at the shelf?

@macieevans5703 3 года назад

I didn’t even notice 🥴

@shannane5171 3 года назад

All part of healing it. I used to hide knives in fear of stabbing my husband, now doesn't bother me

@flashkaboo9221 3 года назад

Thank you this has helped a lot but what really makes me feel better about it is thinking it’s not dangerous and it has no power over me I pray a lot to god about it and when I’m feeling lonely or feel another episode happening I like to read my bible and pray to god he always seems to help me in these situations but I hope someday it will just fully go away and I can live the life I did before I had these thoughts the life of no worry and not having to reassure myself that I’m not evil or anything bad everytime I get one of these even thoughts

@Jessica-dt9by 6 месяцев назад

This is awesome! Thank you so much!

@anubisiduna4640 3 года назад

Man u deserve a subscribe at least... Ive had this for years uppon years i offten have these harmful views of my own little baby kitten... Or my family members like my brother... My god its the scariest stuff i ever gotta deal with...

@Kguizan 3 года назад

Whenever I drive I have the thoughts of crashing into another car

@swampwater481 3 года назад

Thank you, you have no idea how much this helps, thank you so fuckin much

@Pinky41Love 3 года назад

This video is really helpful thank you.

@ruggerprogavlar8866 8 месяцев назад

I suffered from this from early teens up until my mid twenties. Jesus's that was dark time of my life the guilt and shame I felt for thinking such thoughts and I remember the catalyst that triggered it , I got bullied to shreds in high school I one day snapped and beat up one of my bullies to a pulp and afterwards I had a thought what if I did that to my loved ones when they annoyed me and it consumed me every waking moment for years, constant impulse flashes of lashing out at people I felt like I was going insane.

@aynoshit23 3 года назад

Thankyou sir, ur videos has helped me a lot 🙏 🙏

@justineknap3453 4 года назад

How can we do exposure with the fear of being depressed ? Sometimes i am totally convinced of being depressed, it is more than a fear. I stop internet research but i have a little mental compulsion.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

We'd use the same concept of exposure for any topic. Not try to control it or figure it out. Instead can stay uncertain about it. I'm creating a video soon on health anxiety that would involve creating exposures for something like this.

@justineknap3453 4 года назад

OCD and Anxiety thank you ! It would be very usefull

@HaulHeavenOffers 3 года назад

why would you have the knife there

@JaydenV-yq7qv 3 года назад

plz idk what to do and I’m scared of my self I’m scared I’ll harm others around me plz 😭I want to be normal again😭

@JaydenV-yq7qv 3 года назад

Update: I’m doing better

@omanxer7275 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this video last night I was helping my mom cook dinner and when I grab the kitchen knife I thought about what if I stabbed my mother and the thought of that scared me but I always have the urge to do it and it scares me

@chestersidd1626 3 года назад

OmanXer. I used to have harm ocd. I remember plucking my mom’s eyebrows and I had this strong urge or intrusive thought to stab my mom’s eyes with the eyebrow plucker. This scared the crap out of me because I love my mom very dearly. The urges and thoughts kept getting stronger the more I fight it in my mind. It got really bad that I had to go to the bathroom toilet and try to vomit these urges out of my system. This was when I was attending college as a first year student. That same year I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia from my primary doctor due to stress I was having in college. Luckily, my harm ocd just disappeared as I continually plucked my mom’s eyebrows and tried to ignore these urges and thoughts. So I kind of did ERP without me knowing it. Hope this helps you see that these intrusive thoughts and urges aren’t you. If it’s causing you great distress than it goes against your inner values and morals, as well as who you are as a person.

@omanxer7275 3 года назад

@@chestersidd1626 thanks for telling me your story. Reading your story made me so much happier that I’m not the only one. As a 13 year old harm ocd and think that I have it scares me a lot lol but again its so much better to have someone else that has experience the same thing that I’m going through 😂 btw I’m going to try the erp thing you told me. Have a good night

@chestersidd1626 3 года назад

@@omanxer7275 Your welcome. I highly recommend that you should watch Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz ‘You are not your brain’. He’s a psychiatrist that studies the human brain for many years. He explains how the ocd brain has an overreacting brain on the orbital prefrontal cortex. By following his four steps, you can rewire how your brain functions (neuroplasticity). He also shows research evidence with real patients having good results. A RU-vidr from Mind that Seeks Truth recommended me to watch Dr. Jeffrey’s videos and emphasized that the reason why we have these intrusive thoughts is because we have a malfunction caudate nucleus. The part of the brain that filters intrusive thoughts from important thoughts. Anyway, hope these advice helps you tremendously.

@thatsilveragegirl3137 3 года назад

@@chestersidd1626 I know what you mean I get that alot. I recently experienced something bad an intrusive thoughts have been with me for some time now. I see myself stabbing my mom an dad in the eyes an it's kills me so much like I keep saying to myself I rather die or turn myself in. It was worse in the beginning cus it was sexual an violent but when I overthinked about it I noticed naa I don't like that at all. What I saw was a violent sexual assault on someone online an it was haunting me bad but I feel like it's getting more dull. I was never one to smoke weed or anything before, I was kinda against it cus I thought well if I'm not suffering then I don't need to waste weed cus someone else could need it. But when the experience happened an I was dealing with it I begged my friend to give me weed. I'm smoking now an it seems to help but Im trying something now I meditate an force myself to see these things I even add to it, an it dose seem to be less an less important. I was so scared I was a maniac cus like I said I rather kill myself then kill my family or anyone. I hope everyone here who has this gets better. It would seem that we all good people because of how we are suffering. Like in the beginning it was me killing my cats an ripping them apart or even stomping on them but that went away as I kept dealing with it.

@catholicfuntea7800 4 года назад

Hi you're videos really good and I am so grateful for the, it will be really great if you could make one on sexual OCD and how to do ERP for them?

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for the suggestion. What type of fears are you thinking about when it comes to this. It can fit many subtypes.

@harryom3497 2 года назад

Just 2 days back it started. Today while writing, drawing. these thoughts were coming and while writing this comment too.

@affrainrehman6212 Год назад

Thank you so much

@ayoubvxk905 2 года назад

ive been doing exercises lately to reduce the stress and when i came to the point of almost feeling no anxiety from these thoughts my brain started telling me that im a bad person because i dont feel anxious about thoughts of harming others and i keep having this debate about wether im a good person or not

@andrewrees8749 10 месяцев назад

When ever I pick a knife up or hammer I automatically think I'm gonna hurt someone, anyone else have these issues, had these problems since I can remember.

@papahims 2 года назад

I’ve been dealing with this for about 4 years and i’ve recently been smoking Weed and i’ve been getting a bit more calmer

@prakrutmoon Год назад

Thank you so much sir...💛

@mdougf 3 года назад

Thank you

@lacyrivera9412 2 года назад

I have horrible OCD on commiting suicide because I've had three of my very good friends commit suicide. I also have OCD when I'm reading something about a mom hurting their children then my brain automatically goes to oh my God could you do that why did they snap why did they do that. I have horrible horrible panic attacks to where I throw up. My triggers are being alone with one of my children or by myself. What can I do to help myself what kind of exposure can I do for these things??

@julissasanchez5568 Год назад

I Couldn’t relate more.

@safeeIlmudeen-vz3nh 2 месяца назад

how long have you been battling these thoughts and urges is a daily basis, wish you the best on recovery

@mochichimmy2036 3 года назад

My thoughts sound more like' if x happens, I'll kill him/her' it's scary af and it doesn't sound like OCD, but like an intention. I never hurt someone but I'm scared I might act on it or that I am a psycho.

@basicvoice5642 3 года назад

It is only thoughts. Its not you, its your fight or flight (Amygdala) part of your brain trying to convince you that you are in danger and that you need to eliminate the hostile. 99.9999% of Harm OCD patients never act on these thoughts. Only the sociopaths act on them. A sociopath is a person with 0 Emotions. 0 care or empathy for people or animals. 0 empathy for their own families. Lucky for you, You're not a sociopath i promise. If you were a sociopath, you would've committed murder during your childhood. Do not let this disturb you.

@basicvoice5642 3 года назад

ADHD is the #1 disorder that causes Harmful Intrusive thoughts. Please do your own research about ADHD itself and ADHD/Intrusive Thoughts mixed. ADHD and PTSD is also a bad combination for harmful intrusive thoughts. Being exposed to blood, Gore, and Graphic videos on the internet can cause "Cyber PTSD". Things that trigger your PTSD will most likely trigger your Harm OCD.

@mochichimmy2036 3 года назад

@@basicvoice5642 thank you so much for saying this 😭. My brain tries to convince me I don't care about my family or other people and that I am capable of such things😭 . But it's true that I never harmed someone. Thank you again.

@hierofante6958 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much.

@stevigeorge3649 4 месяца назад

Yes I struggle immensely with the thought I’m going to hurt myself. I think it then is the compulsion. I checked the time and then my brain tells me oh my gosh it’s only been three hours. You’re gonna hurt yourself. Go hurt yourself and then I find myself trying to avoid time and then I check the time and then it’s like oh we have the whole day ahead of us. You’re absolutely gonna hurt yourself. Just end it. We’re really tired of feeling the anxiety and then I get very panicky and then I checked the time and then the time is only 10 am and the voice says it’s only 10 o’clock. We have the whole day ahead of ourselves again. I’m very tired of feeling this way. You better end it, is this OCD?

@dopeblacktherapist 3 года назад

I have a client with this and I'm scrambling to understand it and treat her. Thanks for your insight.

@ocdandanxiety 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! 😃

@guitargeorge6423 9 месяцев назад

I’m a young macchinist and I work on lathes producing parts for big electric motors. If I feel even a small detail is “off” in my work or if the part I machined is slightly out of tolerance I get intrusive thoughts of people dying because the part I Made was faulty. As a compulsion I continously seek reassurance from colleagues and the boss and I double check everything but anxiety won’t go away 😢

@ambogart4190 4 года назад

Thanks to my Harm OCD, I am scared of microwaves. Literally haven't used one in over 4 years. It is ridiculous, lol, but its my Myrtle (what I named my Harm OCD) and the only way I cope is letting my husband keep ours in the basement. He used to have it in the garage, but this was the step forward. Then I was able to request my son to go cook something in it, putting him right next to it and causing triggers, but we are pretty much past that now, too. Every little step in the right direction, right? :D

@dmagebaby3676 3 года назад

I start having this thoughts since December 2020....up until now 18/04/2021....my head always hurt...my emotion is like an on off patterns...I haven't see doctor yet...gonna go to hospital next week...I want my old self back...no harm thoughts...no suicidal thoughts... I'm really scared I'm gonna harm myself and my love one😢😢😢😢

@hueso5071 3 года назад

How are you doing now???

@linky764 3 года назад

@@hueso5071 uh oh no response..

@جزائرية-ذ2ع 4 года назад

I can't take it anymore it's been 15 years i don't know what to do

@nottobecompared4099 3 года назад

Ama Shine Try some supplements. Ashwagandha, essential oils helps give some relief.

@wilding0923 Год назад

Do you have any videos on urges please??

@a.dibenedetti7309 2 года назад

Do you have OCD and anxiety to? Thank you so much for your videos

@louiepop 4 года назад

Great video but I think the knife and scissors at the back isn't helping. 😭

@grace0336 3 года назад

It helps for exposure though

@chloe9505 3 года назад

Ive recently been struggling with intrusive thoughts about killing my entire family but Im not a violent person, I love my family and I just didnt understand. last night the intrusive thoughts got so bad, and I have this strong erge and I got terrified. I slept in my mom and dads room and said I had a bad dream and the whole night I couldn't sleep. I actually planned to OD on some medicine today because I was so scared but in the morning they passed. its now late afternoon and they are back very strong again so Im currently hiding in my room. this is destroying my life and Ive asked my parents for a therapist before because I have other issues but they keep putting it off and I have no one else to talk to about it because I dont want them to be afraid of me because right now, I am very very afraid of myself. I really need help right now and this video helps a little but I dont know if I can wait a week without doing something I'll regret. I am actually currently thinking of turning myself in because regardless the illness I could still hurt someone and Im so scared. I am 15 right now and someone told me it was impossible to get OCD this young and I have no idea.

@abevic7215 3 года назад

I can relate to you too I'm 16 and I have theses moments where I just start breaking down in guilt and sadness because it feels like it will never stop

@makedabijadder1345 4 года назад

Well I must say am also living with it sad in my country no access to treatment and if you do its very expensive it give me peace for some years and I was stressed about my examination and then it just popped up back the next day with anxiety hardly sleep feel cold when the place is warm racing heart it's just crazy I even wish they had a surgery to do a brain replacement but I know i love my brain because its humble then I start to google and search nobody to talk to because they lack knowledge about it they might just feel your going crazy.

@wiselordjester3338 2 года назад

Very informative! Thanks! But why use a knife like that in the thumbnail? It triggered my intrusive thoughts 😅. Still great work though!

@teleprompt 4 года назад

Thank you for making this video as I have struggled with this fear for a long time. My specific fear is that at any moment, any given second I could snap and hurt someone, shout, push, crash, etc. Can you tell me how to deal specifically with this type of thought?

@nottobecompared4099 3 года назад

Bobby G Same here. I try my best to get it out of my mind.

@teleprompt 3 года назад

@@nottobecompared4099 Let's pray for each other!

@hueso5071 3 года назад

How are you now????

@teleprompt 2 года назад

@@hueso5071 I still have it off and on, but it's mostly better. =)

@koragg2094 3 года назад

i am diagnosed with ocd and having this kind of violent thoughts but i like it

@jessepinkmansimp6090 3 года назад

my ocd has gotten so bad i can’t even talk about it without getting a flood of obsessive thoughts and literally going into panic mode i feel anxious and lightheaded when i think about my obsession i can’t take it anymore and what sucks worse is that even though my psychiatrist recommended ssri’s my mom is scared of them so i’m just left to deal with this completely on my own because besides the medicine thing my mom has shown that she doesnt care and i’m too scared to talk about it anyway this video helped though, thank you

@larrystowing7385 3 года назад

You can talk about it with me! Im also struggling with this we can talk on here, on discord just like messaging just know you can talk to me i wont judge or anything ok? 😊

@halletebbe7376 2 года назад

I’m currently going through struggles with harm ocd rn. it’s definitely a recovery process that I’m just now beginning, but please reach out if you need someone to talk with. we should all be here for one another:)

@joemann7353 3 года назад

Does anyone feel physical pain when they imagine objects doing things? Such as seeing a knife and imagine the pain of it

@Mispointed 2 года назад

yes a stomach feeling of impulse

@Mispointed 2 года назад

but dont take it like ur body is telling u to do it. ur fight or flight just reacts

@yeseniaeguia256 Год назад

How does a doubtful person who experience all this ever learn to believe in themselves anymore...?

@sunillama5973 4 года назад

Thank you sir it treat my harm ocd

@revivemi6234 3 года назад

You remind me of butters out of south park ahah cool video man thanks

@trikchix 7 месяцев назад

this is me currently 😞 im a loving person and ive had thoughts of doing this too people are close

@martinaa6899 3 года назад

im having this harm others thoughts,its scary. Im going on therapy and we did a therapy were she put the sisors in front of me.. i was so scared i was shaking.. but after i feelt so good to see that i would not do anything. Its helpful to go to therapy.

@MakeslifeGood 3 года назад

I got triggered from the thumbnail 😳

@ocdandanxiety 3 года назад

Sorry my friend! Good to see you over here!

@bustingatdaseems 4 года назад

Thanks

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for your support my friend!

@zach5309 4 месяца назад

I fell and hit the back of my head as a child on concrete. Now if I see or walk on concrete which I do a lot, I have a thought of did I fall and hit my head? And also I have the same pain as when I fell and hit my head. This is strange I know but it's what I deal with daily. Thanks for the help in advance.