OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - A therapist's perspective and 10 top tips 

I very much thank you for this video ❤

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with OCD. Spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

God bless those struggling💞✝️

YOU ARE and absolute genius !! YOU...described MY OCD almost to a TEE and...for the FIRST TIME in MY ENTIRE LIFE, gave me a NEW perspective on this miserable condition I have had most of my adult life !! You, are a TRUE GIFT and your pointing out that anxiety IS the ROOT cause and that ADDRESSING anxiety is the BEST way to get this miserable condition O-U-T of ones life is just PRICELESS !! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!

I think this video will change my life, thank you. It’s like someone made a video specifically for me and what I’ve been thinking about

As someone who has suffered and currently battling with ocd for 20 solid years there are a few things that have really helped out: 1. Fluoxetine medication 2.Meditation 3.walking/hiking 4.magnesium 5.vitamin D 6.zinc 7.calming Tea 8.this video

I am crying watching this. I am exhausted by all the rituals and covering them up.

i am so happy to be born in the 21st century, that such wonderful treatment videos r available

I replaced my OCD in thoughts with cognitive awareness.... now I'm an expert at it. I was given a dose of 30mil of escitalopram (dangerous dosage) by a psychiatrist and weaned myself off them completely. Brazilian jiu-jitsu saved my life, now I'm complementing it with yoga, breathwork, walks in the park, eating clean, high water intake, less caffeine. I'm not a master of my own mind yet, but I will be some day. Breathwork (at least) should be a part of every person's daily routine. The mind can be conquered peeps, the intrusive thoughts can be irradicated and mental freedom can easily be enjoyed.

I've been living with extreme OCD forever. It is like a bully in your head.

I have been in John's patreon course for the last 7 months and just have to say how much of a positive change it has made to me, before finding it I really thought that I was stuck with OCD. I am now anxiety free 95% of the day and my obsessive thinking has almost disappeared, they still come up but now with Johns teaching I know I don't have to try and find a solution, the solution is not thinking! I feel like a whole new person, it really is such an in depth and brilliant course and John makes so easy to watch and learn from! If you are feeling stuck and hopeless, give it a go! you really can make the changes you want!

Brilliant. Best ever explanation of OCD. Here are some methods that work (long but very useful): When your own mind, which knows your darkest secrets turns on you, because it forgets to love itself (a basic characteristic of all living beings), it can bring untold misery - an enemy that knows more about you than you. Unconditional self-love works like a charm against OCD. Self-love brings unconditional security, which kills anxiety like light removes darkness. Love yourself unconditionally. OCD either forces you to a life of suffering or it makes you a liberal saint. OCD gives you your own deep embedded sociopath self out to sabotage you. But this personal inner sociopath melts at the touch of kindness, security and intimacy. Every animal, however ferocious with other animals, is always gentle with itself. Then why not you? Love yourself, be secure, and befriend your subconscious scheming sociopath monster with love. Hating him/her will only feed its manipulations and motivations. Embrace thy enemy. Ask "why? and "for whose benefit?" when the monster accuses and suggests crimes. Even the most sociopathic monster child breaks down in the face of unrelenting self-love. Absence of fear is fearlessness. But the opposite of fear is security and love. Shower yourself with it, all your selves, outer to innermost, innermost first, including the sociopath. Works like magic. Unconditional self-forgiveness is a major component of unconditional self-love. Digging up the past is repeating the same thought crimes. No human court or logical system does that. Why you? Guilt-tripping is half the disorder. Too much fake accusation and too much forced guilt where you are not guilty. Shaming and making you feel guilty is half the joy of the sociopath inside. Ask him/her why all the scheming, when everything is otherwise ok? It then boils down to perceiving wrongly pain as joy. Which is the the backbone of the socioapth's motivations. A normal self-loving sociopath does not inflict pain on himself/herself. Tell that to your inner sociopath. Talk to the inner sociopath every day. He/she can be reformed quickly with security and love.

I cried 3 times while watching this video. It all made complete sense.

I recently went through terrible trauma and have noticed the development of these obsessive thoughts (first intrusive thoughts) in my mind. Initially, I wanted to admit myself to a hospital or something- I thought I was an awful human being for even considering harming someone I care about, even if I would never on my life go through with it. Then, with the help of videos like these, I started to regain a level of control and comfort over my reactions to these thoughts that I cannot control. Thank you for broaching this topic, and to anyone reading, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY! You are simply going through a period of difficulty and it WILL GET BETTER! Sending all the love your way!!

Without any doubt this is one of the best video's I have ever seen on this subject. Your explanation is accurate and to the point. Really enjoyed watching it.

This is the best short video I have come across on ocd. It explains so much and makes complete sense. It made me think about things I hadn't considered problems before. Excellent!

In short words,your thoughts are not yours...just observe the thought and never relate yourself with them.The secret for a better life is to stop programming your life'just do what you have to do.for example,you want to finish a book or take your certificate,just do it!and stop that if...if that or that,what if,i am tired I can't etc.you go to gym?never say I'm tired or ah better tomorrow,just do it etc...sometimes we have fun,sometimes we work,sometimes we read,sometimes we go to the gym...life its life..do it!never schedule your life with question's or thought's...i struggle with the beast 8 years...i am on my way... sometimes i lose... that's my motivational quotes 👍👍👍

Psychedelic is the answer to most severe anxiety and depression...The use of magic mushrooms completely helps one get over depression and makes you feel like yourself...I used antidepressants for some years but it only made me feel like a zombie but with immediate use of mushroom 🍄 in few months I feel like I'm living a whole new Life.

OCD has ruined my life

Best OCD video I've seen.

This, even though I'm not diagnosed with OCD, was really helpful for dealing with some of my paranoia and vivid intrusive thoughts. Plus, this video calmed me down because you have a really soothing voice. Thank you so much!

This is so well made! Finally someone who says something like “Pull yourself together”. I don’t have OCD myself but I’ve dealt with a lot of intrusive thoughts. So thank you!

When I was a kid I was so confused why am I like this. Then I learned about OCD and I realized it's actually a thing and I'm not alone in this journey. There are people who understands me. I'm still going through it but I'm being more kind to myself than before.

One among the best of all the youtube videos I've ever seen on self-rectification. A million thanks for this upload. :) :)

thank you so much for this, like genuinely this has really given me such a better perspective on OCD and the roots of it, i literally began crying because of how nice it is to just hear someone talk about it who actually understands what it’s like to go through something so tough. thank you so much

Thank you so much for this amazing and informative content. I honestly learned more from watching your 18-minute long video than I learnt in 6 years of 'therapy'. Thank you so much and God bless 🙏

For almost three years I've been doing OCD type stuff. I have a hard time believing in myself and my body. I clean everyday and disorder scares me. I hate going out for fear of something bad happening. This video has opened my eyes to the fact that this is not normal. Thank you so much and God bless.

Best explanation of OCD I've ever seen (or read). Thank you!

I love you for putting this video up. I have terrible anxiety and after having children I had horrible thoughts. I'm exhausted fighting it everyday. Thank you

My own brain is turning against me how could this be 😭😭

you're a g for this my guy. suffering from this condition since a young age has taken a tremendous toll on my brain. i've had to learn so much to not live in misery, like i'm sure many people do unknowingly because they don't understand OCD. thank you!

I stumbled across this video while researching something for myself and I am sitting here, jaw hanging slack, absolutely dumbfounded. Over the last 15 years or so I have been gradually losing my younger sister to a cluster of the most perplexing, upsetting, frustrating, hurtful, and bizarre set of behaviors and speech. I feel like she has gradually morphed into something completely unrecognizable from the happy, goofy kid I grew up with. This video just gave me hope that she is not completely lost. Oh my goodness. I can’t believe I never saw it before. It explains EVERYTHING. The grumpy, harsh, worrying, controlling/presumptuous behavior, bizarrely abnormal, religiously influenced stiff and rigid way of talking and thinking, germ, cleanliness, and health obsessions, difficulties with work, difficulties with her husband, myself, and our parents, difficulties making and keeping friends, actual health problems and pain, overthinking, worrying about EVERYTHING.... It’s plain as day to me now that my little sister has OCD. I have taken notes on the video and sent it to my mom and I trepidatiously await morning so that I can approach my sister. Thank you SO MUCH for this practical and clear presentation. I hope and pray that she is receptive. She has been suffering so badly for so long. Thank you again.

Our daughter developed OCD and intrusive thoughts more as she learned things during school. What we learn we can become afraid of and it depends on the person. When you were a toddler you'd walk off the edge of a skyscraper because you weren't aware of the danger. As we mature, what we learn can affect certain people and cause anxiety. That "fear" of certain things eventually causes more anxiety and OCD becomes a way for the brain to try and cope with it. You must understand your fears and work with a therapist to uncover why you have anxiety. Then, the OCD goes away, but it takes time to retrain the way you think. GET HELP as soon as you can because life should be fun! Like he mentioned in this video, find someone understands anxiety/OCD and begin a program. You will have to know your fears and expose those fears and once you know those things will not harm you, the fears will fade and so will the OCD. OCD is basically a common learned behavior that became a conditioned way of life due to fears. You can do this! Conquer your fears and enjoy the world around you. When you were a child you were probably fearless. Find that again. :)

I have been dealing with this OCD for awhile now and it's nice to know that I'm not just no matter what a horrific person. These thoughts have tortured me and when I have had them I just break down and it's great that we have people who know about these mental disorders. Thank you!

After going to therapy i realized that since my childhood and early teens i developed ocd, it just wasn't life altering, i though it was normal to be like this, when my dad passed and witnessing him leaving us i went into a deep depression that somehow made my ocd explode, at the time i did not know what was going on and believed everything my ocd told me, i was going crazy, considered ending my life because the thought's where so strong and horrible and i believed i was transforming into this monster so i just could not live with that. After reading a lot on the subject, listening to podcast and most important, going to therapy i feel much better but i still have a long way to go. I love my life, love my wife, pets, job,traveling, surfing, camping,etc and ME and YOU dont deserve this!!!. If you are reading this there is hope, hold on to your life and your freedom, we will get through. There is a line in a song called Brain Damage by Pink Floyd that says "there is someone in my head but its not me" it perfectly describes whats going on but remember its NOT YOU, calm down, let the thought's in, dont give a fuck about them, go to therapy, its hard, some times the anxiety will sky rocket, but its way worth it.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. Submit to him and he will make your path straight.”

can you imagine being a child with ocd and in the 50's and 60's no where to get help even though you are smart enough to know what the disease is?

So here’s what I have learned you. Can cope. It is possible. I’ve never had this but after university, holy wow. Did this just ever come about.... I really think it boils down to circumstances of stress... because from what I can understand, stress creates anxiety which creates OCD. So keep yourself calm know that you will are in charge and will not do anything; because you do not have to believe everything your mind thinks.

If you have OCD (compulsions and/or intrusive thoughts) do these two things consequently and your compulsions and intrusive thoughts WILL 100% get better or maybe even completely vanish if you do it long enough: Meditate daily (ideally 30-60+ minutes, I recommend Vipassana, which is simply putting your Awareness on your breath) and constantly practice Awareness throughout the entire day. Practicing Awareness means simply observing your thoughts and compulsions in a distanced and detached way. You have to realize that you ARE the observer/the Awareness and not the observed thoughts and compulsions. Do not identify with your thoughts and compulsions and simply observe them from a distance. Intrusive thoughts and compulsions are randomly generated and you have absolutely 0 control over them, but you have the power of being able to ignore them and not worry about them. Fully accept and welcome all thoughts and compulsions, no matter how strange or disturbing they may be. Never feel ashamed, disgusted or shocked, this fuels intrusive thoughts and compulsions immensely. Compulsions and intrusive thoughts thrive on the attention and meaning you give to them. Meditating is gonna be extremely hard at first, but don't be discouraged, it will become easier and easier the more you meditate and practice Awareness. The goal would be to remain in Awareness 24/7, which would make you completely invulnerable to all compulsions and intrusive thoughts. Wishing you all the best 😊❤

I'm kind of exhausted of normal people trying to protect the feelings of the mentally ill by saying "oh it's not a disorder its just different", it's a disorder because your brain isnt working the way it should be and it causes you immense discomfort. I'd love to see some healthy guy try out having OCD for a day and then seeing if he still doesnt think it's a disorder.

Just burst into tears as This. Is. Me. Thank the lord for this video, I’ve finally found a big piece of the puzzle of who I am.

Very helpful video ! I have been battling with OCD for a while now and been trying to figure out a way to get rid of it , little did I know I was doing everything wrong , this video really helped me a lot ! Thank you so much ! Will keep watching your videos so I can better understand myself and OCD

Wow. This whole video is me. Thank you so much. I’m going to try to see someone soon as I can.

Thanks for this video I’m really REALLY struggling with my ocd during this lockdown - more so than I ever remember before. The same thought keep whirling around in my head and has been for weeks - since lockdown started. I’ve ruminated, I’ve researched, I’ve analysed every freaking detail of it and then analysed it again until I’ve observed the thought from every conceivable angle. Then I’ll think of a NEW angle to analyse it from and it will start all over again. It’s driving me absolutely nuts and it won’t stop. I’m exhausted, and because I’m not working I have nothing to distract myself from the thought and it’s just there. All. The. Time. Then of course the compulsions and rituals arise, which tire me out even more. I’ve never been so tired in my entire life.

Thank you so much for this video. My whole immediate family deals with OCD and I always told myself I didn't deal with it, but it really effects my day to day life in a way I never realized. So many people joke about it and don't seem to understand that it's more than just wanting things a certain way.This video was very informative and I really truly appriciate it.

I had ocd few years ago after treatment i was finally able to get rid of it. But during this lockdown its comming back. But your voice is very relaxing.Thank you.

That is the best video I've ever watched on OCD & Anxiety. A must watch

WOW WOW WOW THIS IS THE BEST THING EXPLAINED TO ME EVER! ITS LIKE I WANT TO DO STUFF LIKE TRAVEL WHEN IM OLDER AND I CANT WAIT LIKE I REALLY WANT TO GO PLACES BUT IM TOO SCARED AND ITS ANNOYING BUT OMG THIS HAS HELPED SO MUCH!!! THANK YOU!!!

So informative,no psychobabble,just straight foreward explanation covering all aspects ,brilliant

My brain is constantly flooded with negative thoughts... If I'll not touch the switch then maybe the electrical appliance will catch fire... I'm constantly worrying about my loved one's life... That they may get depressed about something I did and they'll die and I'll not be able to get over that (whether it's my mistake or not)... It's just a whole mess in my brain I need constant reassurance... Help

This man has helped so many people keep up the good work

I am an ocd patient. But trying to cope with it. It made me happy to know that i reallh had a problem and my problem is recognised the first time i shared it with my psychiatrist.

All my OCD Recovery Course videos can be accessed here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist.com for only £7 per month to help those who can't afford (or get access to) sensible OCD treatment protocols. Check them out. For those whose country or payment options don't work in Patreon - you can join via RU-vid, just click the join button under the video. However, there is much more content, blogs and meditations at the Patreon site. John

My personal experience tells me that you CAN ABSOLUTELy get over OCD. I expereinced it for 3 years. After that I lived the best 3 years of my whole life. However, after a very stressful year, and breaking up with my girlfriend (well, ex girlfriend), I have relapsed, and as the video says at the end, OCD makes you doubt EVERYTHING, and it will make you doubt about even the things you love the most... At first I experienced fear of being gay (when I was 17)... Now, I am obsessed with my past... The possitive part of this relapse is that I am getting to know myself even more and more. I am doubting things that, of course, are stupid... But my problem has been that my therapists don't adress my anxiety, they refuse to give me medication, which I think is very important: in my case, if there's no anxiety, there are fewer chances for me to start the process of thinking and thinking and thinking. I don't have physical compulsions, they are just mental, cheking if what I remember is actually true. I am obsessed with whether I really loved my ex-gf... And makes me suffer so much. However I want to tell you (and myself) that you can get over this, and when you get over it you will enjoy life more than other people, you will find the value of little thigns, trust me, YOU WILL GET OVER IT, AND IT WILL BE AMAZING!

OMG best video ever on OCD and anxiety!!!! Thank you for doing this video !!!

I had OCD from around age 16 making sure everything was turned off in my home when I leave because of the fear of a fire starting and the animals I own burning to death because of actions I didn't take to protect them. Recently I've developed pure o and have been having the most disturbing instrusive thoughts. Thoughts that went against my morals and made me feel depressed and eventually caused a mental breakdown. I've been meditating recently and learning to not believe every thought that occurs in my mind and only choose thoughts that empower me. Once you start living in the present moment life becomes alot clearer.

Thanks John I had OCD as an adolescent but was able to get therapy to help me deal with underlying anxieties and emotional conflict that was giving rise to it. I am now a psychotherapist that helps people with this disorder. You are definitely on the right track here. I saw a video recently that told people that there was nothing they could do to stop OCD thoughts and they just had to live with them and observe them. This was without giving them any advice about anxiety or emotional trauma that would be giving rise to the condition. I thought the video was traumatising. I'm glad your out there.

I have all of these symptoms. currently trying to make an appointment w a therapist. I can’t live like this anymore, it’s been a decade. thank you for this video. makes me feel less like a freak.

I appreciate having stumbled upon this. Having been socialised in religious/spiritual communities, I was taught that "my thoughts manifest my reality" without any real context on my obsessive thoughts reflecting underlying anxiety and unconscious patterns of behaviour. Telling my mind that it is the sole creator of my life resulted in me trying desperately to control my thoughts with other thoughts. It's been exhausting, and I'm grateful for this sort of insight.

Hi! This are just a thought. Don't make such such thoughts real. U have identified yourself with such thought. So stop making this type of thought and don't believe in such thought because they are not real. Now whenever such type of thought came then don't do what thought tells u to do. Just observe the thought without reacting to it and u will see that if u dont react to the the thought then after sometime the thought will go away. Just don't believe in the thought and don't make this thought real. Always have positive thinking because what u think that u become so if u want positive changes in your life then think positive thoughts only.

Whoever is strugling with anxiety or ocd needs to watch this video. This is a very helpful therapy program. Whether you suffer from it or you know someone. Please share this video with them. It is a very comprehensive and instrutional course. But over all John shares very effective technics .

I've been feeling miserable lately. It's like my brain doesn't let me enjoy life and I have no idea how to get through this. Your video described exactly most of the behaviour my mind goes through. I hope I can get some help with this it ain't easy finding a good therapist that knows exactly how to treat something like this. Thank you so much it gave me perspective and knowing my ocd I'd treatable gave me hope but I still have no idea how to proceed.

Thank you for bringing confidence into my life. Thank you for helping us through your videos. Stay healthy. May your life be filled with peace and happiness. 😊

I have G.A.D ( Generalized ANXIETY Disorder ) I would rather go out than stay home ,. I talk to people ,have coffee ,ect. Getting out of the house actually relieves my ANXIETY, because I'm not constantly thinking...

This has changed my life. Looking at your website now. Thank you very much.

What a calming voice this man has ✅ I’ve had a lot of therapy and I have learned a lot from this video! I have had OCD since being a child and I struggle even after therapy - even with the ‘tools’. Most people aren’t aware that OCD is about intrusive thoughts/compulsions - they assume you have to be cleaning a lot. I do clean a lot - I always wondered why but it’s just been clarified. I clean because it keeps my mind busy and therefore free from OCD (that’s the plan), and to take energy up (away from OCD), and lastly because I need (or the OCD does) order. The question I’ve always had is - why do I have OCD? I guess it’s different for most people but there must be a general reason. I have a narcissistic mother who has made my life hell and still tries to even though I’m 49, I think this is my reason. I had an unhappy childhood full of anxiety and stress and fear. I also suffer badly with chronic pain, caused by a dentist 10 years ago and subsequently have fibromyalgia. Any kind of emotional stress makes the pain worse yet I can’t stop the OCD. This video will help me, thank you very much.

Thanks bro! I'm suffering ocd now! Hope this will help me a lot to recover!

This pandemic doesn't help.

This is the most accurate description of OCD I've listened to. Very helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for giving me a new way of thinking, ocd is just so painful and time consuming i cant handle those thoughts, brain is just a thing in your head. Take what is good leave else

I'm struggling, only for God I'd be gone. Trust in holy spirit. It's OK not too be ok

I have one problem. While praying I get intrusive thoughts and images about my parents though I never want them to be harmed. I have religious ocd and I try to keep on praying to lessen my anxiety but the moment I start praying in my mind I get unwanted images related to the life of my parents which causes a lot of anxiety and I fear if because of me they are harmed Please help me what to do with this. I also get blasphemous thoughts and i do not want anything to happen to my loved ones because of my harmful thoughts for them which I hate thinking and imagining. I love my family even more than my life but I do not know how I get negative thoughts about my family and God. I feel like killing myself. Please help me!

Your video give me breath and hope. Please never delete this video. it should be forever. I beg you

I have Autism.and I think I have OCD I constantly double check things,worry too much,stutter talking to people,always nervous around people.and I tend to be by myself.and don’t like being in pictures.

Ocd is very painful

Well I used to have OCD what really helped me was God and Christ because I used to tick alot because I was afraid anything could happen to my family but then I noticed that moving something 3 times won't help cause God controls everything with purpose not because in move something 3 times so yeah you guys should think about this :)

What i have noticed more with ocd is that, it can create "puzzles" that have no logic and make no sense, and you feel as if you solve it, then you will feel better or make the anxiety or uncomfortable thoughts go away, for me I have noticed I no longer have anxiety, but my mind still creates these loops, with no real solution, so no matter what you do or say, it will give you a different disturbing thought, making you feel annoyed, inconvenienced, and confused. I finally got tired of wasting so much time trying to think my way out, or come up with a solution, so I simply practice what john teaches, and that is to not give the thoughts any meaning! This seems to be more difficult at first, but eventually when you get the hang of it, starts to get easier to dismiss them! Thanks John!

Seriously self sabotage is the worst thing ever, cause the second you get better in any way you will subconsciously sabotage your own happiness and well being WHAT!

I watched this and am in tears because this made so much sense. This “ocd” guy in my brain likes to fuck with my relationships and social so much and i’ve been working on it on my own to recognize my unreal thoughts and this video feels like a massive step in the right way. i don’t usually write comments on youtube because they r pretty cringey but holy shit my mind has been blown out my asshole just having my own problem properly described to me in an accent that isn’t mine

You just have to belive and have faith that once again you’ll be alright brothers and sisters. Its not easy, its by far the hardest thing i have had to deal with my whole life. Try your best not to engage in the thoughts or analyze what your mind is ”trying to telling you”, they’re are all just lies fueld with fear. Some people probably experience the same things without even knowing or they might even notice but just dont care enough to bother engaging in it. But you’re aware and you have good heart. You just live in a world full of weak minded people. Not the ones who suffer, but the ones who choose to follow evil. No matter how real the situation gets, it cant hurt you. And Even tho it feels like it gets worse every time, it will get better, i promise. The relief will be much greater and You will experience life like you never have before. Just have faith that one day You Will find yourself looking back at this time in your life, and you will be at ease. Keep moving forward and never give up, one day you will be taken care of and you will be rewarded for your patience 💛🙏💛🤲

I am following Johns course and i must say it changed my life with ocd. The insight and knowledge he has is amazing.

Really helped a lot in changing my perspective about OCD.

I feel so disgusted with myself all the time due to my thoughts. It all started when I was 15 and let's just say life has never been the same ever since because I literally can't look at anyone the same way anymore and it's killing me it makes me feel like I've lost my emotions and I don't love the people around me. My mind feels like a prison

You really can overcome this OCD, slowly but surely you can have a good quality of life.😊

I have struggled with OCD for 54 years, it used to come and go, blinking of my eyes is what I do, from a trauma when I was 5 years old. Now at 59, it just seems to be getting worse. I loved the video, thank you, I never thought about the things you said. Thank you so much.

THANK YOU! I get intrusive thoughts like past few days and now I know how to 'let go' of that thought and not to take my thought personally. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

I agree best explanation I have come across. All of it makes complete sense and I’ve had examples of all of it!!

RU-vid knows more about me then my family!!

Watching these kind of videos is part of my complusions... I feel better when I get informations about my condition, when I know that my thoughts are not true.

I’ve had OCD, especially intrusive thoughts of harming people when I never would want to for YEARS; I’m not a violent person and have never been in a physical fight or anything like that my whole life. I went to the doctors and was told I have mild OCD, anxiety and depression but I feel like it’s much more since I have really bad thoughts. I’ve thought about just ending it when it gets really bad like tonight, then the possibility of me acting on these thoughts one day are gone but I really don’t want to die either. . .I want no-one to die and I’m 20 years old. Getting help is hard :( and getting accurate help is even harder. It’s currently 5am and I haven’t slept yet due to fear of hurting someone because at my core I’m the complete opposite and never would. I would go to therapy but I’m scared something would happen to me because of my intrusive thoughts, maybe they’d think I was dangerous or crazy? I’d NEVER talk to anyone I know personally about my intrusive thoughts because they’d become scared of me. Reading comments like mine under this video has made me feel less guilty and threatened with my thoughts though. No one I know has OCD and whenever anyone talks about it it’s the cleaning kind which I personally don’t experience, mine are just the very scary thoughts of harming people but also thoughts like if I don’t wash my face 5 times or someone I love will be hurt. There’s even been times I’ve been washing my hands or dishes and my brain will tell me to hold my hand under the hot water for a certain number pf seconds (my go to numbers are normally multiples of 2 or 5) my sister has anxiety and panic attack episodes that my family find hard to ignore and are always aware of but when it comes to me, I’m quite quiet and they think my mental health is fine since my battle is my thoughts and actions I can hide. As for where I think my OCD came from I grew up in a very traumatic household with abuse, moving around to hide from it a lot, my dad cheating and even being kidnapped by him once then divorce when child services finally got involved. Childhood definitely does affect who we become. Thank you for making these videos, you’re giving us information and a community.

I don’t like and never again will seek help from family members about my anxiety because of their reaction causes me to become even MORE Anxious so I battle on my own and try meditate

You ask your self whenever you encounter a negative thought... Is this useful to me? If the answer is no then ignore it

This video made me feel so much better about some things that I experience in my daily life. I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 8 (almost 12 years ago), and although I had a good idea of what having OCD entails, I had no idea that some of my seemingly random (and infuriating) habits could possibly be caused by my OCD. When he said that some people with OCD can be very controlling of other people close to them because they need things to be a certain way, it clicked for me. I feel like I am constantly unsatisfied with the way my partner carries out certain tasks like cleaning, organizing, remembering to do things, etc. I always have to ask him if he did something a certain way if he remembered to do something, or I just end up doing the task for him or redoing it to avoid the anxiety it brings. This makes him feel upset and makes me feel upset too because I cannot help that I need things done a certain way and he feels like when he does things "it's not good enough". I feel guilty a lot and lately, I just do things myself instead of asking him to do things. I never knew that this could possibly be because of my OCD.

Such a great course! Loving every minute of it!

I had it a few years ago ( not completely out but a lot lot better now) Books and friends helped me get out of it. Plus I used to do this when experiencing ocd: Ask yourself that what would happen if you didn't respond to this disease( whichever ocd it is). That, would something really bad happen to you? Now pull up yourself and don't do the ocd activity. See? You won't die even if you don't It will take time to get over like this but it worked for me. I hope it does for you too. And always be positive.

💖PLEASE READ THIS💖 A little over a year ago, (September 20th to be exact,) I had a thought that came to my mind. I was recently going to an event that I went to every year, but the last year was different. I stayed home for a full week, because I was making myself sick from stress, not sleeping much, etc. I was going to ask my mom if it would happen again, because I am a worrier. Asking my mom and having her tell me I wouldn’t, would help me feel less stressed. I never asked her, because I just told myself that I wouldn’t. I kept on thinking about this thing, but not too often. Until I realized, I was getting this weird feeling in my head. If you have OCD, I’m sure you know what I mean. It feels like a large cluster of horribleness, thoughts. The only time you don’t have obsessive thoughts is when you sleep. Your fear may still be in ur dream, but you don’t really think about it while you are asleep. As soon as I wake up, I’ll be lucky if I get 1 hour of no my obsessive fear. Then it just comes to my head immediately. When I get a few days of no obsessive thoughts, or just think about my fear slightly, I feel amazing. Now, about quarantine. I don’t know about you, but I am still in school, and my parents are really concerned, and want to make sure I’m okay, as they should. No one where I live really cares about it, and I am one of the very few kids in my class who are online. (We have a choice to be online or not.) Anyway, quarantine has made my OCD SO bad, and I fear to talk to someone about it. I’ve told my best friend about this, but I am scared to confess my fear. The thing I fear now is completely different than the the fear I once did fear. The one thing that makes me happy, is my friends. Especially my best friend. I trust her with my life. I can’t co one day without talking to her. She is like a sister to me. I miss her so much, even though I talk to her everyday. It is different than seeing her in person, especially if you are used to hanging out everyday, to never hanging out again. This summer, I missed something that made me so upset. Now, just for some information, I go to this Bible camp, with my two best friends in The whole wide word. I begged my mom EVERYDAY that I could go, but of course, I couldn’t. Both of my friends got to go, and I can’t deal w being left out very well. I cried A LOT about not being able to go. Right before camp, I dreamed that I went to camp w my friends, but when I woke, I realized it was just a dream. I started to instantly cry, which had never happened to me before. My thoughts make my fears come to reality. Just like how you can make your mind make us sick if we think we are. Our human brains are powerful! Even to the point where it can be a little too powerful. I also, loved to go to my local Youth Group, which was very sad to me when I couldn’t go anymore because of COVID-19. God is a big part of my life, and so are my friends and family. I have a great relationship w my family, but I feel that I am easily open more to my friends, probably bec they can relate to me more, and are the same age as me, because I am the youngest in my family, and my youngest sibling is 6 1/2 years older than me. God and my friends keep me happiest. I just know he is helping and trying to get me through this! I am planing on telling my friend soon! Thankyou for this video, especially since I really regret not asking my mom that one day, and it really helped me so so much with understanding my problems! (Srry for such a long story, and if you read all of that, I love you 💖) :) (Also, this really proves that the little things, sometimes matter the most, and the littlest change/mistake can change life.)

The "Technical Loner" I never liked being labeled but this... Wow. Got me

these thoughts manifest in children, its in us all, especially now when we are overwhelmed with problems we cannot fix, we all look for a distraction

I want to just be happy and get pleasure in living a normal life with everyday basic things. My mind is constantly processing a thought and it’s been over 12 years now I am 30 and literally sick and tired of this. I end up wasting my time by distracting myself with RU-vid videos instead of doing something thoughtful. I checked that low level of Testosterone and vitamin D deficiency can give you symptoms like OCD I am going to join you on Patreon & lots of love for helping people ❤️

i think i got OCD from an severe panic attack while smoking weed, i couldnt stop thinking about bad things, and i tried to stop it therefore it became even worse, but i did beat it, i learned to calm myself down, and tell myself that this is not who i truly am, telling myself that all the time programmed my subconcious mind i think and helped me to not have negative thaughts again , hope that helps people, if it just helps one person out there, than this was already worth it, if youre reading this, i sent you blessings and know that god is with you you just need to ask him for help. Thats all it takes.