What is Harm OCD? Can I trust myself?

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Harm OCD is a type of OCD that causes a person to have doubts and fears about whether they are in control of themselves and if they could become violent towards themselves or others. Let's go over the obsessions and compulsions of one who suffers from Harm OCD.
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@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Do you struggle with Harm OCD?

@alejandraarbelaez7199 4 года назад

OCD and Anxiety thank you so much for this amazing video and channel. It’s hard to find trustworthy resources online that educate as much as you do with your videos. I as well suffer from harm OCD which has been a struggle because it’s not easy finding a therapist who is knowledgeable about it. I am now a fan of your channel and hope that you continue to make these videos that give people like me so much hope 🙏🏻 thank you!

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

@@alejandraarbelaez7199 Thank you so much for your kind words! I plan on continuing to post each week!! I'm glad it was helpful for you! 😃

@williamsquires5980 4 года назад

Can you do one about Schizophrenia fear OCD?

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

@@williamsquires5980 For sure. I'll add this to my list and see if I can do it sooner than later! Thanks for the suggestion my friend! 😃

@everettlopez1234 4 года назад

Im thinkin I don't take enough pills. I have suicide OCD. I always have. What's the cure for that? LOL. Seriously but also I love living. And I'm sure I'm my own demise. Why cuz the pocd? I guess partly but it's much deeper or not deeper just more quantity

@starlined2351 3 года назад

I’d just like to say to the person reading this: you are in control of your own actions, this can be scary, but is also a blessing. Feelings lie to you. If you actually wanted to do something to yourself or something else, the thought of the action wouldn’t have disturbed you. You are loved, you are sane, and you are not your thoughts :)

@queenangelise7284 3 года назад

Thank you star lined :)

@mdougf 3 года назад

Omg, thank you for this: "If you actually wanted to do something to yourself or somebody, the thought of the action wouldn't have disturbed you". I hope this is true. Thank you!

@starlined2351 3 года назад

@@mdougf Yes! :)

@alexm.5510 3 года назад

I love this quote ❤

@driftingsoul7355 3 года назад

@@mdougf but what if my thought is now telling me that I enjoy them?

@cherrymilk5590 4 года назад

Sexual and violent OCD themes are AWFUL because you feel like you cannot tell anybody out of fear that they will think that you ARE your thoughts. So many people suffer in silence. I have suffered with sexual and violent intrusive thoughts my entire life, it can feel like torture 😣😭

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

I am so sorry for what you're going through. I'd look for a therapist at iocdf.org. Hopefully you can find someone.

@syazwanarif8004 3 года назад

@@queenangelise7284 i've suffered it too and im worried so much

@mariopreciadosgirlfriend6521 3 года назад

@@syazwanarif8004 Hey I'm UnknownPrincessLOL just different account but just remember ur not ur thoughts try to keep yourself busy and entertained and they go away or try to ignore them and not pay them mind. Wish you well.

@syazwanarif8004 3 года назад

@@mariopreciadosgirlfriend6521 thanks :) the meditation helps me too

@michiganprotection 3 года назад

Hey I deal with it too. It seems to make you feel this about those you Love the most. Out of nowhere. I think it bothers me because it's the last thing I WANT to do. So I think it

@katiedubuque7481 3 года назад

Finally someone who understands!! I thought I was just turning into a psychopath😭 These thoughts have been traumatizing me the past two days. I have no history of violence I love people and the sudden thoughts/urges to hurt them and the images cause me crippling anxiety i'd never hurt anyone Ever!! I'm newly diagnosed with OCD a year ago but I've been battling it since i was a kid. I feel like I'm constantly at war with my OCD.

@Indi_Waffle_Girl 3 года назад

I've had this before! Sometimes still happens. It's freaky and crazy! Cuz you like can't shake it! You got this tho, you are strong 💛 people with ocd are the strongest people

@oxycotine 3 года назад

Your not alone😭

@oxycotine 3 года назад

🤗🤗🤗❤

@omanxer7275 3 года назад

SAME I REALLY WANTED TO HURT MY MOTHER BUT IT SCARED ME I THOUGHT I WAS GOONG TO BE A MURDER 😨

@cjsenpai6195 3 года назад

Hi Katie! You're not alone. We can get through this soon in God's grace 😊

@hollycrossland5578 4 года назад

To anyone suffering with this horrible, debilitating condition right now... just remember that that you are not your thoughts and never will be, Harm OCD tricks your mind into thinking the worst possible thoughts and outcomes about yourself which are simply not true, trust me I’ve battled with this every single day since it started 💫 but as long as you keep doing exposure work and push yourself slowly at a time you will start to see the results of your hard work. Keep strong 💪 and believe that in time you can work with your OCD not against it because it may be stormy now but it never rains forever ⛈ 🌈

@hollycrossland5578 3 года назад

Yes this use to happen to me before I had therapy which I would highly recommend The thoughts can trick you into believing the worst version of yourself and obviously thoughts like being a psychopath or having schizophrenia are the most concerning and worrying for people so ocd takes advantage of that. But as long as you get a strong emotional response like feelings of discust or shame/guilt from these thoughts and you know deep down they are unwanted intrusive thoughts then you should understand that it is ocd tricking your mind This was a very big concern for me at my lowest times but I know now that it’s another thought trying to get attention, so what I would do is not argue with the thought as it would not solve anything and only create more anxiety but instead say ok, yes this could happen it’s a possibility but I know who I am and what I am and am NOT capable of and try to move your focus onto something else to help soothe the thoughts such as, I have the strategy ... 1, notice Okay I’ve been triggered 2, label that’s an intrusive thought coming from my threat system 3, move focus on to something else such as grounding techniques

@hollycrossland5578 3 года назад

It’s ok, I totally understand and the more times you do your exposure work and remind yourself it’s not you it’s your ocd it will become easier and the amount of thoughts you get will reduce, glad I could be useful! Take care ❤️

@tommyvalenzuela4293 3 года назад

@Skye Chey when you say "your thoughts tell you you like them", Do you mean like inner dialogue??? I'm struggling with harm ocd as well

@vrushankkamble7862 3 года назад

What to do with urges then? I feel that what if i wake up and do something my mind saying let's go let's go and i fear it so much that will it be really true? Is it just normal and never impossible to do and go through urges?

@jokesonyou222 3 года назад

💕💕💕💕

@br1dgett Год назад

“ocd likes to attack what the individual values most” thanks for this, i’ve had horrible thoughts about my family for the past few months and i was terrified why, as i’m very close with them. this helped me a lot.

@xyj8204 Год назад

Sameeeeee, I get these thoughts about my father😢

@melanie0223 Год назад

me too, i love my family and have built a close relationship with them that i didn’t have before. once this started i felt so scared to be around them in case of anything i “could” do. it can be so scary but in the end thoughts don’t create actions. you can think something and simply not do it. we are always in control of ourselves:) sending my love and i hope everything is alright for you in the end☺️

@rebegade_master 3 года назад

I convinced myself the other day that I was an up and coming serial killer. I went to my psychologist and told her and she was like "don't be stupid" and now its eradicated itself from my mind. I was so convinced it was going to happen. I had no idea there was a big community of this. Comforting and also worrying for us lol.

@The.Gemini.Sisters 3 года назад

I shouldn't laugh at this comment but what your therapist said to you really made me smile. Sometimes we literally need to feel like someone is slapping us across the face in order to get a grip on our thought spirals lol.

@rebegade_master 3 года назад

@@The.Gemini.Sisters Yup!! That's literally it!

@nightfuchsia 9 месяцев назад

I'm suffering from harm ocd because jeffrey dahmer triggered it because of my curiosity but your comment from 2 yrs ago makes me laugh. Thank you!

@enlemen 9 месяцев назад

thank god i didnt watch that movie :D @@nightfuchsia

@immortalqq2560 8 месяцев назад

@@nightfuchsiai’m going through it right now because of jeffrey dahmer, got tips?

@camiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Год назад

“ocd tends to attack the things the person values the most” i cried so hard hearing that, i never thought about it and it makes so much sense

@tonyreyes3780 3 года назад

I’ve had this since childhood. I’m 32 now. Majoring in psychology was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

@LxtinDoll 3 года назад

I would major in psychology but I hate English and reading 🤣🥲

@soup4629 3 года назад

It feels great to have someone that I can mentally relate with

@Justaguy714 3 года назад

Did you pick up ways to control it better?

@melanie0223 Год назад

i’m a teen struggling with this right now and i plan to major in pyschology too. not only because of this but you can help so many others with the career! hope everything is going well for you

@emrebalkan4533 3 года назад

Am i the only one thats scared asf that he would finally give in to these thoughts so they should stop? 🥺

@tylarjayne7742 3 года назад

You're not alone!!!

@queenangelise7284 3 года назад

@@tylarjayne7742 I feel this way too.

@LordyT34 3 года назад

Happens to me to! You've got this!

@aadityatanwar5996 2 года назад

🥺

@sphinx7647 4 года назад

i was diagnosed with ocd a month ago and im going to therapy and taking meds. i feel like im going crazy. i never want to act on the thoughts, but my brain tricks me into thinking i can and will act on them. i hope i can get better some day.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing! I hope you can feel better too! Trusting in the treatment and your therapist is a good thing!😋

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now cheers

@sphinx7647 Год назад

@@jamesjohnstone1224 it got a lot better with time. intrusive thoughts got less frequent with time and i rarely get them now

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

@@sphinx7647 cheers man, do you suggest just carry on as normal and pay no attention to them ?

@sphinx7647 Год назад

@@jamesjohnstone1224 if you pay attention to them they get worse. you gotta observe the thoughts and not engage with them

@Jc-zq1tn 3 года назад

in my heart i know i would never want to hurt anyone or anything. i constantly worry about it but my head can't stop thinking about the fact of what if. i think to myself what if i blackout do something horrible and wake up not remembering anything that i did. it truly makes my life a living hell.

@stefanstefan2105 2 года назад

Same here

@hunnyhunny8612 2 года назад

Same with me dear. I always thought of what if i go blackout and do something bad to myself or others without realizing it, and then i dont remember what I've done. Its very scary and I constantly feel worry about so many thoughts that appear in my mind. I feel like this is getting worse and im about to go insane when this continues

@rulingvenus Год назад

I stopped drinking because of this

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

@@hunnyhunny8612 hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@lauraa7994 3 года назад

Another well done video! Struggled with harm OCD the past 6 years on and off. I'm the most loveable person there is! These thoughts also created the worst panic attacks on top of it! I thought I was literally losing it! I'm doing better now... guys! Be strong AF! The end of the day anxiety is a liar in our heads telling us stuff that is completely against our beliefs. We got this we are warriors!

@chelzyramirez3663 3 года назад

I’ve been struggling with this for the past 3 months since quarantine started! It’s very very hard I’m so glad you are getting better

@lauraa7994 3 года назад

@@chelzyramirez3663 thank you so much. Keep meditating every single day that's what helped me through the process and accept the stuff in our heads instead of fighting with it. It gets better, trust me.

@chelzyramirez3663 3 года назад

@@lauraa7994 gracias 😊 I know it will I would never hurt anybody and sometimes I get scared of being psycho it’s so scary but I’m glad you are better. It’s scary because ocd makes you doubt and think you actually want to like no I know who I am.

@lauraa7994 3 года назад

@@chelzyramirez3663 if I can recommend a book that's also helped me gotten better too it's called "you are not a rock" by Mark Freeman. This guy recovered from OCD and he wrote a book on how he overcame it and other deep stuff!

@chelzyramirez3663 3 года назад

@@lauraa7994 thank you and did you overcome it completely?

@nataliarilling9178 3 года назад

This video is so helpful. I started crying . I pushed my family away because I thought I would hurt them . And this video helped me so much .

@its_jon_g6142 3 года назад

Man, I almost had to do that. I can tell that your a loving person. But just know it's an Intrusive thought. You are not your thoughts. I'm still struggling bad with this. We got this!!

@nataliarilling9178 3 года назад

@@its_jon_g6142 thank you , I’m really glad we all have a community so we don’t feel so alone .

@Musical.babexo 2 года назад

Ive been struggling with the same thing😭

@certainuncertainty1923 2 года назад

@@Yana-vb3xd don't blame yourself for the bird or your cat it's not your fault stay strong ur amazing

@abs-pm4uk 2 года назад

i feel like i’m pushing away my parents right now. i don’t want to be around them because if i am i have the thoughts and i’m scared i’m going to hurt them.

@ireland9393 4 года назад

This video helped me so much 😭 I’ve struggled with (harm) ocd for a few years ow and recently it has been 100x worse than ever before in my life. It keeps me up all night long. It causes me more fear than I can put into words . But hearing someone say that this is not something I just experience. I am “normal”. I am not some crazy person all of a sudden. Thank you so so much for being so real in this video. So many mental health channels who talk about ocd and intrusive thoughts just breeze by how scary intrusive thoughts can actually be. Thank you so so so much.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for sharing your experiences my friend! I hope you can find some relief through your struggles. 😃I appreciate the kind words!

@Ms-80035 3 месяца назад

@@ocdandanxietyDoctor, why do some doctors say that it is possible to apply these ideas to reality? I'm on the verge of recovery, and when I remember what they said, I feel like I'm on the verge of madness .

@julianneloy6010 Год назад

I've struggled with so many intrusive thoughts, urges and fears throughout my life, and when one theme drifts out of my mind, another theme attaches to me. It's so exhausting and distressing. Thank you so much, Nathan! You don't know how many people you encourage to heal and change!

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@ocdandanxiety Год назад

Thank you so much for your support! It really means a lot!

@kitrosemary 4 года назад

I'm only now finding out about H-OCD. I've started feeling it fairly recently (as of a couple years). I find myself often comparing myself to Film/VideoGame/Media characters and think "would I do that?" Then fall into a rabbit hole of pain.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing your experiences! I can be so helpful for others to hear!😃

@Dusky-Bunn1e Год назад

Same, it’s scary.

@trinity6880 Год назад

Same

@MsMeAndMyCat 11 месяцев назад

These thoughts appear due a natural and perfectly human process called EMPATHY. We see things, nice or horrible and due to empathy we put ourselves in that scenario. People with an existing anxiezy tendency or established disorder might freak out at that idea, get "fooled" and hooked into believing that it is our mind willing to do.

@ricksanchezito8972 Год назад

I told my girlfriend about some of my worst intrusive thoughts yesterday and she called me a monster. Today has been very hard, but this video has helped. Thank you for helping me to not feel so alone.

@meow3264 Год назад

You are not your thoughts:) I'm so sorry that she said that, she just wouldn't understand but trust me you're not a monster, you're just a human

@andreaaranda8352 11 месяцев назад

Hey she doesn’t get what your going trough but u can’t feel guilty because of your thoughts because you are not your thoughts remember this

@9871516690 3 года назад

EVERY word of what you said, is what I have been battling for 20 years now. I was too ashamed to even type something like this on the net but the thoughts have been torturing me so much that I feel I am better off killing myself than living with them. I thought I am the only one going through this and that I am crazy. My thoughts are always towards loved ones like my mom, whom I cannot imagine a day without and love so profoundly. Any Harm OCD thoughts towards her are SO distressing that I pray to god to take my life than ever do something even close to harming her. I try to stay away from objects that show up in my thoughts. I keep on giving my self reassurances. In real, I can't even kill a fly without feeling guilty so thoughts like these are mentally and physically killing me. Saw this and the comments section to understand that it's not true and is just OCD which is treatable. I am so relieved to know that there are so many going through what I am. I am so scared to have a child cause I feel I might end up harming it. I am scared to be around my friend's children cause I think I may end up dropping them and I imagine scenarios where the world has turned up against me and I am serving a life sentence (and it makes me gag and cry). There are days when I am alright and I laugh at these thoughts and there are days when they seem too real, although I know they are irrational. I am just glad to know I am not alone and that there is treatment for this! I don't belong to the States and I hope help is available for this, in my country! Thanks doc!!

@kat7860 6 месяцев назад

You are NOT alone. ❤️ I hope you are doing okay.

@urmom-qs9uj 3 года назад

it feels like my mind has a mind of its own and they team up against me. they are against me, how do i even go on?

@The.Gemini.Sisters 3 года назад

You will be okay.🕊 This is exactly how I feel too. We can do this.

@certainuncertainty1923 2 года назад

Are you doing fine now?

@jimnewt2138 Месяц назад

I feel you brother

@leiaboo9490 4 года назад

This video and your personality is so helpful. More than you know. I've struggled with this since 15 years old. And thoughts would go away for a bit but then come back. During this lockdown was when it started up again and even worse. Just awful terrifying thoughts and worries.

@antonioreilly8675 3 года назад

Hi Leia. Me to. ☹️

@jones264 3 года назад

Me too

@funandcooljokes 3 года назад

im 15 rn and im experiencing these thoughts for the first time it sucks :(

@maliataylor6757 3 года назад

@@funandcooljokes me too! how are u now? did u ever overcome tbis?

@jilln1006 2 года назад

Will you add me on Instagram I could use someone to talk to who understand

@elizabethcronin3947 4 года назад

I've never found a video that relates to me so much before. I honestly think I was the only one with these types of thoughts and I felt trapped. This video really helped me realize I'm not

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

I'm so glad this was able to help you! I hope you're doing well! 😀

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@jasontodd8487 3 года назад

I'm 15 and just got diagnosed with this today after almost a year of dealing with this. For so long I thought I was insane and such a horrible person for having these intrusive thoughts. I found out what it truly was after coming across it online somewhere...and that was a huge relief. I still kept it to myself even knowing what it was. I was terrified of telling anyone about this in fear of not being understood. I finally gotten the courage one day to tell my parents to look it up, and they did research on it and understood. Telling someone about it can be very scary....but it really is the first step to getting relief. My advice to anyone dealing with this but afraid to tell someone is to tell your loved one(s) to look it up so they can truly understand. Everyone dealing with this you will get through this!

@aidey8mph605 2 года назад

I told my mom and I didn’t explain very well… that is what is so terrible about harm OCD. You are afraid of talking about it in fear of seeming like a psychopath.

@kohnefilmkohnefilm5626 Год назад

@@aidey8mph605 are you OK now?

@aidey8mph605 Год назад

@@kohnefilmkohnefilm5626 yeah it was just a little awkward. Sorry if I made it seem otherwise. It’s a good thing I found out about this though because now I know my thoughts are just that, thoughts.

@melanie0223 Год назад

i’m 15 about to be 16 and have been struggling for a few months with this as well. its so hard especially when you think about how you should be enjoying life! but i’m super glad you reached out to your parents and told them what was going on

@rinkagamine3238 2 года назад

Does anyone also overthink every time you get angry at someone and you instantly worry that what if you kill them and lose control and you get stuck in a rumination so you try your best not to be angry again?? Because I do 🤧

@sunflowercloud9115 3 месяца назад

I struggle with Harm OCD towards my children! I love them so much and it hurts me that I have these thoughts. I have recently left a church cult and childhood trauma was relived, which is when these thoughts started. This video made me realize i do have rituals that i do without knowing I do. I tend to do a lot of exposure since I still have to cut up fruit, veggies, meat for meals and when my kids are present, then thought comes up. I do say at times "maybe i will maybe i wont" and it helps confused my brain and the thought leaves for a bit.

@suspiciousstar7547 2 месяца назад

I am so sorry. Remember you are a GREAT mother if you are concerned for them! Your trauma is something no one should have but remember that things are gonna be okay.

@lexer5405 3 года назад

I’m not diagnosed with this but man do I relate to much. I had so much fear and I still do just not as severe thankfully. Things will get better, you just gotta believe and trust yourself. I thought I was alone but I’m glad it’s something that is known and that people can heal from. Praying for all of you, even in your weakest moments, you can get through this challenge. ❤️

@jilln1006 2 года назад

Can you add me on Instagram I could use a friend

@EsponjosoPollito 2 года назад

Me too, I'm still scared to tell my therapist about it. I know I truly need help on that.

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

@@EsponjosoPollito hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@Bambooty1234 3 года назад

After watching a true crime doc, I started getting thoughts about wanting to murder or hurt someone, and it makes me real paranoid. The thought of being a killer and being in prison is terrifying. The fact that my OCD is like this makes it hard for me to continue to live. Even if I’m scared for myself, I hope that it won’t bother me anymore, and I can live a normal life again. To the people that are going through it as well, just know that we are in this together, and we can overcome it.

@ChaymaeElkarkoubi 3 года назад

God bless you I have the same problems and I hope we'll be ok sooner

@prkdndnd 3 года назад

I feel you

@onmysecondjourney5510 2 года назад

I had that thought about my mother.I love her and she is very caring but from last 4 yrs whenever she cooked me a meal or showed care and I also felt loved my mind would say crack her skull under your foot or hit her in the head with a machete.These intrusive thoughts were so disturbing that at one point I punched myself on my temple so hard that I had a blood clot in my eye for days.I lived far from home for work purposes and I missed her a lot but on the other hand I felt it's safe for her. As these intrusive thoughts became common I tried to counter them with some conscious thoughts like chopping my hands and feet off then feel that now I don't have hands or feet she is safe. During this covid time I returned home and this ocd would often attack me and I observed her.Sometimes she or my sister noticed me and asked me if there was something wrong with me. I would look at her head and imagine there is a shield protecting her or think my other family members with guns and if I lose control they would shoot me in the head and thus I felt good. I really don't knw why or at what point these thoughts went away but they were replaced with unnecessary fear that lead me check if the gas line is open 50 times a day or the electric cables, were those leaking and checking on her when she went to school and returned from school where she teaches in fear that she might get run over by a vehicle. Now a days I don't have all these intrusive thoughts or irrational fear.I don't know why that happened and how did they go away but those days were very much scary.I hope I never have to face that again.

@mia-bj3ji 2 года назад

@@onmysecondjourney5510 that’s what I’m going through with my dad :(

@pnjodaro 2 года назад

Mine started in the same way! We got this girl!

@Bellestanford 2 года назад

I dont even wanna say these dark thoughts to my therapist cos iim afraid i will discover something more bout myself that i cant accept

@liquidsmoothxxo 2 года назад

@theabyss310 3 года назад

I relate to this so much...oh no. I usually get really violent, sexual, or horrific intrusuve thoughts about bad stuff happening to others others, and then I have to try and aggressively dismiss the thought or else that thing will actually happen to them. I had a suspicion that it might be ocd, but I wasn't expecting this to perfectly describe me.

@BobRocksGuitar 3 года назад

Thank you man. I've felt like this and it's really relieving to hear someone reassure and hear that I'm not the only one. Thank you! This meant so much! 🤘

@LordyT34 3 года назад

It's so wonderful to know that they're are many others who know what this is like, and better yet, so many who have overcome it!

@rileylyndon2886 Год назад

aaahhh it all makes sense now thanks for explaining it so well! these thoughts can be terrifying and a lot of people don't understand what intrusive thoughts actually are.

@leiaboo9490 4 года назад

Your personality is just awesome! I relate to the knife/sharp object thing so badly. I keep them to reassure myself that I can trust myself. Yet I wish to throw them out just to ease my mind and sleep better at night. I'm so very thankful for your video!

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for the kind words! It means a lot! I'm glad you're doing something to face your OCD. That's awesome!

@deedevon7468 3 года назад

Same here, a lot of the thoughts (not all) of mine relate to knives and sharp images. It stinks

@antonioreilly8675 3 года назад

Yeah me go. Knives and sharp objects. I hate it. I love cooking so it's hard for me to not be in kitchen. So I just use knives but my stomach is wrench.

@-ocean-and-earth- 3 года назад

Leia, was wondering if you wanted to share some thoughts about this with me?

@antonioreilly8675 3 года назад

@@-ocean-and-earth- I can share my experiences. If you want.

@arbenkrasniqi9271 2 года назад

Thank you so much, Nathan I sincerely thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

@TheDinosaur900 3 года назад

My advice speaking from my experience is that you have to convince yourself that these horrendous thoughts are NOT a desire, not even an urge or temptation. My brain is torturing me with images of murdering my family and I don't know if I'm mentally ill or not, but I just keep reminding myself that they're just thoughts, and nothing more; which I despise. While they make me sad, angry and scared to think about, I remind myself that they're not going to happen. If this really is Harm OCD that I'm going through, it's by far one if the worst things ever, but it can be dealt with. Seeing other people talk here about their experience gives me some comfort knowing I'm not alone. Stay strong, folks.

@kylescott169 2 года назад

Same man, how are you now?

@natalietimmins1 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for all your help. These videos feel like a massive big hug when i’m feeling so low. You’ve helped so many people out of darkness ❤

@afcaked 3 месяца назад

Thank you SO MUCH for making this video. This is something that I have struggled with my entire life and felt so alone and so crazy for thinking these thoughts. I always just shoved it down as far as I could. Now I have a starting point with my therapy. Thank you again.

@jakeplays1995 3 года назад

Thank you for making this video!! Im so happy im not crazy. This explains me to a T. I cant stand being near knives or cleaning equipment, things i can hang myself with (wires), pills i could overdose on, and sometimes my pets, just from ocd harm intrusive thoughts. Thank you!! I realize i have them but then a few days later ill convince myself they are real.

@vrb340 2 года назад

Oh my God!!!!!! Thank you sooooo soooooooo much!!!!!! I was so scared that I was going psycho! Sir, you don't know how much you're helping me. I was diagnosed with OCD and Anxiety (which causes depressive symptoms). I feel much better now.

@a.dibenedetti7309 2 года назад

Thank you Thank you Thank you! OMG! Thank you for posting this!

@warrenk9587 4 года назад

Thank you for doing this video! The amount of information that you give in this short video is impressive! This part of OCD can be extremely destructive to a person. I know how scary and difficult this is to live with. I hope this information reaches those that are suffering from this so that they can push themselves to get help.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thank you for the kind words! I wish you the best! 😊

@Kaleidalee 2 года назад

Your videos are literally so lifesaving and relieving. Thank you so much for these videos. It’s also a massive relief to see a whole bunch of lovely people in the comments who have my exact same concerns, and I can tell they are good people. I am not my thoughts. We are not our thoughts.

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

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

@nicholaspiper98 3 месяца назад

It is people like you and these videos that are a godsend. I have never been diagnosed, but I am fairly sure I have harm OCD. It has been a recent thing, within the past 2 years or so. I think stress and anxiety on top of my depression has triggered it. Watching this really has calmed me down and reminded me to just breath and treat it like a bully by going “okay, whatever you say pal lol” anytime a thought enters. I know I am a loving person, kind, and caring. I know that I would never act on them because it simply is not who I am as a person. Thank you. You are blessing for the video!

@oxycotine 3 года назад

Thank you so much for this was needed😭♥️♥️

@Strwberryace316 Год назад

I just cried to this video. It made me feel seen. I’ve been struggling for about 2 years now and this is the first time I searched up a RU-vid video about it and I’m so glad I chose yours. Thank you so much for this information, I will use it to help myself battle this ocd.

@travisscott3050 Год назад

Same I've been dealing with this for 5 years and I found this

@vladimirgeorgiev5462 Год назад

I suffered with terrible harm OCD for 4-5 months and as a result i developed insomnia.... Your videos helped me get over all those problems without no medication ! So ... THANK YOU !!!

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

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

@user-hx7mi7ml8u 3 года назад

I like your straightforward examples of harm OCD. They’re the truth but often hard for anyone to hear or except. I still suffer from it and had it first reared it’s ugly head 26 years ago when I gave birth. I didn’t know what it was and it put me into the stress center 3 times post partum. I only began to understand it recently because of RU-vid. I have painful memories from long ago and when my ex-mother in law tried to deem me mentally incompetent on the court stand when my ex husband was divorcing me. They tried to take my daughter from me and I was not prepared to know how to defend myself. The psych doctors weren’t any help either and didn’t even diagnose me correctly. It’s an awful condition with guilt and shame attached to it and not understood by the sufferer or others. I hate it. My ex eventually married our babysitter and she eventually told my daughter when she was about 14, that I crazy when I never wanted her to know about it. The babysitter, my ex, and his mom are cruel people who can suck it. 😡

@liftandenjoylife 2 года назад

Very helpful! Thank you!

@everettlopez1234 4 года назад

Honestly you are the best.... Señor. I've never seen such mumbo jumbo make that much sense. You have a point facilitating gift. Please do tell me more. I may sound argumentative in other comments but I think that I meant it facetiously it's hard to organize ideas and thoughts and points and facilitations. All these lives are terrifying. Every one that suffers from these types of psychological disorder.... You either let it take you... Or... you are the strongest person ever. These issues all seem to affect me. One after another after another. And start over and do it again. It's a horrible life (if u let it be). Its is not necessarily as bad as it feels.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for the kind words! I love your comments! 😃

@motionshadow 3 года назад

The way you spouted off about this at a rapid pace and with such accuracy was actually anxiety-inducing. The music didn't help. But at least I now have a term to summarize this dilemma of mine more readily to whomever it may concern. Thanks.

@ocdandanxiety 3 года назад

Thanks for your support! I hope you're doing well!

@inter_logged Год назад

I was scared before I thank you so much I'm so grateful 🙏

@deadmanowner12345 3 года назад

Wow...Explained Everything EXACTLY How I Feel It...Thank You....

@andrewfuss2762 Год назад

This video is spot on. Just started experiencing this one week ago and it’s so scary. Makes me feel like I’m some kind of crazy person.

@nickpnmac3162 Год назад

You're not crazy brother. The fact that these thoughts scare you means that your brain is absolutely normal. You don't have to be afraid about anything. I had it too 1 and a half year ago. I beated it. Hope you're doing well

@saigefeiner2532 3 года назад

First, I wanna say I love your videos Nathan! :) They have helped me get through the toughest times yet. I have been suffering with harm ocd for over a year now since I had my baby, and I started having thoughts first “what if I want to stab my newborn?” The thought & fear kept coming and coming... I was so scared I thought I was going insane or needed to be locked up. Thankful for therapy & meds I was diagnosed with OCD and my theme has always been “harm towards my child.” It’s been some awful moments & times where I thought I needed to go to the hospital or a in-treatment place, but I’ve been so resilient and found the right therapy & med to help me out. OCD SUCKS!!!!! I relate to all of your videos, you have no idea how much your helping the OCD community

@berenicesandoval269 2 года назад

Hi saige the same thing happened to me after having my baby she's 2 now I feel like its gotten a bit worse I would love to hear from you. how you are whats helped you with the intrusive thoughts?!

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Just wondering how you’re getting on now cheers ?

@magnificent2646 3 года назад

I know I’m late to this video but he explained something that I’ve been going crazy trying to figure out because I couldn’t find anything about it anywhere I think it’s referred to as magical thinking but I’m glad it’s a normal thing and I’m not the only one who experienced this. I get intrusive thoughts that are harmful about people who are close to me like family, friends co workers and so on and they usually start with “I wish this would happen to this person” or “I hope this person…” and it’s usually about death or other harmful things. I would never in my entire life wish anything harmful to come to anyone and it absolutely breaks my heart that I have these thoughts. I hope this helps someone know you are not alone. I totally get it. Remember you are not your thoughts and remember they are just noise. Stay strong friends

@Kiki-rb5pi 2 года назад

I’ve been struggling with this the last few month and this video really helped so thank you!

@wde1978 2 года назад

This may be the best mental health video that I have seen to date. You are extremely accurate and knowledgeable.

@ocdandanxiety 2 года назад

Thank you! That means a whole lot to me!

@wde1978 2 года назад

@@ocdandanxiety About 15 yrs ago my harm OCD was so bad that I thought I was losing my mind. I remember telling my mother to call the hospital and ask them to strap me down, because I felt that I couldn't trust myself. I have to tell you I have never been so scared in my life. I am a loving person that is very empathetic to other people's pain, and the fact that I had these horrible thoughts running through my head was incomprehensible to me. I do not wish OCD on my worst enemy. It's people like you that give others hope and help them to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I owe my sanity to gifted people like yourself. Take care and keep up the outstanding work. William.

@KennyAlmendral 3 года назад

I have this type of OCD, every time I wake up, I struggle

@joeypetit1412 2 года назад

I found this and honestly it relates to me alot, especially because I not too long ago had one of these thoughts, it helps alot and makes me relieved I found this, Idk how to feel about thinking about possibly (never gonna know till I see a therapist) having harm OCD, it feels off to say that.

@Reddervetter 2 месяца назад

I appreciate this breakdown. I've had some trouble mentally these past few years through consistent betrayals from close friends and family and have recently been in a state of confusion since graduating from my masters program. I looked to my childhood for an explanation and really do believe I might have cptsd as my upbringing was quite unstable and I was constantly dissociated. But my problem now more so is I struggle to get out of my own way, I do give power to patterns of intrusive thoughts, but realizing OCD plays a role in this has helped me make sense of things. My family always told me I had OCD even since childhood, but they were also very manipulative and violent, constantly drugged up people who I refuse to speak to. I often catch myself having fits yelling things like I have Tourette's, its always accompanied with thoughts of harm, and its hard because I do take a lot of responsibility for these thoughts because I do have a lot of built up aggression from my experiences and I have gotten physically violent which I think keeps me in cycles of guilt shame fear or regret.

@frankie_baker6409 2 года назад

im 15 and have been struggling with theses thoughts and urges everyday for about 2 years and after seeing this video i feel a little more relaxed because ive felt like im going crazy for ages and i still do but i hopefully am not and yeah this video helped a lot so thank you

@xtert2473 2 года назад

bro same

@vohe89 4 года назад

Nathan. This video could not have come at a better time. Thank you for explaining. I am now watching this video every time, I'm feeling anxious, because it made me feel better. Kidding. But again, thank you.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Haha. This made me laugh out loud! I was thinking, NOOOOO, don't use this video as a compulsion but it sounds like you know better. I wish you the best! 😋

@vohe89 4 года назад

@@ocdandanxiety Hi Nathan. I don't know, if you still get these notifications, but I just wanted to come back to this video to say thank you one more time. Your video really marked a turning point for me. I talked to a therapist about this and we were able to work these thoughts out and I tried exposure with her which really helped a lot. I'm feeling really well even in these crazy times. So again - thank you, hope you're doing well.

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

That is amazing to hear! Way to go having the strength to do this. That’s awesome!!👍🏻

@9871516690 3 года назад

I've already watched this video ten times to make myself feel better. Can't believe I've turned it into a compulsion now 😔😔

@laetitia7088 3 года назад

Thanks for amazing content!

@Blodreina45 10 месяцев назад

Your video, along with the helpful comments here give me hope. First dealt with this when I was little. I believe I may have been 8 or 9. It went away and came back in my early teens, then again around when I was 20 or 21. Now I’m 23 about to be 24 soon and here it is again. Every time is has come back it has been more intense but now I have hope.

@theblanketfortcohort7332 3 года назад

Ah! The thought thing!! In my case it's not specifically harm, but I have a long list of things I can't think because I'm scared the universe will hear and be like "Ha! That'd freak you out, wouldn't it?" An example is that I NEVER start a thought with "I wish", I can't even say it unless I've thought through what I'm going to say to make sure there aren't any horrific loopholes that could put me in a "be careful what you wish for" scenario.

@jones264 3 года назад

Now I know the answers. I didn't even know I've been suffering with OCD for like years now and it became worse last month. I thank God and these people on the internet for answering my questions😭 I thought I was just going crazy or I am being a psychopath or whatever scary labels everyone calls it. I can't even hear or watch the death of somebody because it triggers the thought. I am currently recovering by my own because my family has a close mind about mental health issues. It's sad, terrifying and traumatizing BUT I know I will recover and not lose my self again because of these thoughts.

@josefinar489 3 года назад

hey!! are you feeling better?

@a.s.l711 9 месяцев назад

This video is informative. Need to focus and listen. You may hear about your symptoms to harm ocd for a shorter period of time.

@ZenSpacey Год назад

This is me in the Nutshell! It's exhausting. I literally felt you were exactly in my brain!

@stacysingledecker7288 3 года назад

Yes!! This is me. Violent intrusive thoughts, feelings and urges. Finally got diagnosed and do erp. It works👍👍 sometimes they come back but I go and get help when I need!! Thanks for your videos!!!

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on, thanks for your time

@thatsilveragegirl3137 3 года назад

I suffer from this I had a very bad experience an now I've been battling with this, it kills me so much but I'm trying to stop it by allowing the thoughts in my head with meditation an breathing. I keep reminding myself that this is me facing my fears. That I am trying to become stronger. It's hard I see bad things happening to my loved ones. But we have to keep going we have to stay strong, I think this is working for me just meditation an breathing an just see it matter of fact FORCE yourself to see it, I think it's working like when I'm not meditating it seems like less an less. It's like one of those finger trap things you can't try to push your fingers out to ecape you have to push forward. I hope who ever you are readying this your not a bad person, I understand your feelings. We are not alone we can get through this together. We should all talk if we need too. I'm willing to. Don't be afraid.

@ToBeKing 3 года назад

This made me feel so much better

@RyTheGuy20 Год назад

This video was so helpful!

@msstephanie726 3 года назад

i’m diagnosed with ocd, but i’m scared to tell my therapist specifically what i’m thinking because it’s so hard to get the words out about the horrible things you think. but i’m going to eventually.

@jonathans.219 3 года назад

You got this Stephanie. I’ll pray for you so you will have the courage!

@Hasoondawood 3 года назад

Stephanie, you can obviously tell your therapist about the thoughts.. trained professionals are so capable of differentiating between actual danger and calls for help, so when you tell them about this, they will probably shrug off the content and instead focus on the pattern of thoughts-anxiety-reassurance and how to solve it. Don’t you worry hope you are okay

@hanthuya2441 3 года назад

OCD had been hitting me hard for years until I found out Meditation. Mediation really pull me out of this deep hole and even freed me from taking medications. I think, the idea is that as long as you stay mindful of aware of your thoughts, you are distant from them and you will know for sure your are NOT your thoughts. Intrusive thoughts still pop up from time to time but I am better equipped to deal with them now.

@jilln1006 2 года назад

How does one learn

@hanthuya2441 2 года назад

@@jilln1006 Speaking for myself, the books: Snow in the summer and A Map of the Journey by Sayadaw U Jotika set me up for meditation journey. Then, I learned more of it through online guided meditation, reading books and listening to podcasts, and Dhama talks. I found "Judgement" to be main issue while dealing with OCD. When a bad thought came, instead of simply letting it go, I hung on it and judged myself for having this terrible thought. Judgement causes repetitive thoughts to keep coming back and this makes OCD worse. Vippasana meditation suits me as it allows me to simply watch my thoughts without judgement and sooner or later, they simply fade away by themselves. Then, as I become more present through meditation, I manage to leave the thoughts behind and no more ruminating on them. If you are a complete beginner, the meditation applications like Waking up or Headspace might be helpful. Try it and see if it works for you.

@kohnefilmkohnefilm5626 Год назад

What is medidation

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on cheers

@hanthuya2441 Год назад

@@jamesjohnstone1224 Thanks for your comment. It has been over three years since I tried meditation. At this point, OCD no longer bothers me with my day to day activities. I can't say I am completely over the OCD. It still pops up especially when I became overstimulated while spending too much time on my work or entertainment and less mindful. Even then, what I realized during my meditation, about thoughts in my head not defining me was powerful enough to help me not dwell on my intrusive thoughts. This helps me let go of my thoughts easily.

@mmaas117 3 года назад

I love this guys videos.

@Tommygreycj1990 10 месяцев назад

In just a few words thank you so much ❤

@unreliablenarrator5093 3 года назад

I try to laugh it off or just go "nah, I'm good" or I put on music and just let my brain run with it for awhile. Doesn't always work, but it can get it out of my system a bit.

@sethryn1392 3 года назад

I am in the process of trying to receive a diagnosis, but I never knew that violent intrusive thoughts were a symptom of OCD and I am always SO repulsed when it happens. I have a real visceral reaction to the images that flash through my mind without prompting. **TW: description of violent images** For example, I was taking care of newborn puppies and as I walked around them, my brain decided to show me how easy it would be to crush their tiny heads if I accidently stepped on them. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. But that caused me to spiral into questioning and preparing for that scenario as if it were absolutely going to happen. I had to leave the puppy room for over an hour trying to convince myself that that isn't going to happen. I do this All. The. Time. And it makes me sick with myself sometimes.

@AWFULLOTTACOUGHSYRUP Год назад

Much love brother get help and let’s do this together

@stellaancimer8505 6 месяцев назад

Always find a help! 🙏

@linky764 2 года назад

I have thoughts of harming my family even though I really do not want to. It keeps coming back to me and starts being obsessive and tries for me to do it. It actually keeps on coming everyday and never stops even when I leave it alone. This really stresses me out and does not leave me alone.

@kochedicoes636 2 года назад

Let the thought in do not fight it, it's like a feeding machine the more you try to antagonize, fight, stop the thought bigger it grows, let the thought pass, it's hard but helps, you are not your thoughts and you cant control them. Our mind is a non stop traffic 24/7 even when you sleep so let the mind free and live with your values.

@nathanlopez5667 Год назад

I understand you you feel like it's something you can never tell no one because they would think but that's really the Way You Are and not want to be around you it's tough I know and you're not alone and like me you're probably not a violent person I just pray not to have bad thoughts and they go away for good

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now cheers ? X

@kochedicoes636 2 года назад

@thebanksfilms4426 3 года назад

Anyone going through this don’t worry, it’ll get better. I went through the same violent intrusive thoughts and what made me “better” was just letting those thoughts come and just try to laugh at them. I’m not saying that’s the right advice but after medication and therapy, I had to do it on my own as nothing really helped. What made it worse was trying to block the thoughts because then that’s drive my OCD crazy.

@jamesjohnstone1224 Год назад

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

@howlinberry1645 Год назад

This was very helpful 👍

@liquidsmoothxxo 2 года назад

My ocd is this nice little harm/sexual ocd smoothie that makes me obsessed with whether or not I'm a Bundy-like sadist. It's horrible. I worry less about whether I WILL do something and more about whether I WANT TO do something. It's worse for me because it makes me feel like a bad person.

@bustingatdaseems 4 года назад

A follow up on how to combat this would be great

@ocdandanxiety 4 года назад

Thanks for the reminder! I'll try to get this video up soon!

@GarryLarryBarry Год назад

I teared up when I heard 'what you value the most', as I used to have these thoughts about my mum, she died of cancer few years ago, looking back feels like such of waste of time I had with her, feeling anxious for no good reason.

@wordandwater9027 2 года назад

Thanks for your videos 😊

@briannagiselle4509 4 года назад

Thank you thank you thank you! I haven't been diagnosed but I've been struggling with these problems for a bit over a year now and its caused me to be so scared of myself cause I'd get random graphic thoughts of slitting my wrists or jumping off high areas but I dont wanna die so it always frustrated me because I never knew who to tell or what to do to stop them. I actually feel physical stings or discomfort in my wrists if the thoughts go on long enough. I've had to strap wrist weights on my wrists when home alone out of fear of slitting them due to impulse...I can't even shave without constantly shaking my wrist and repeating "you're okay you're okay" to myself from the fear of suicide...Im really relieved to find the possible cause for this...gonna discuss with my therapist this Wednesday :))

@sameshajones1126 Год назад

I’m going through this 😥

@sameshajones1126 Год назад

How are you doing this day, any better.

@loganandoreo4687 2 года назад

I love this, I had an awful thought of hurting my mom with a knife and I didn’t want to do it. This helped me so much.

@boxiin Год назад

Bro it’s all good I don’t know why I think that I love her so much. Sometimes I don’t know why I think that

@thatguy4432 2 года назад

Thank you for this video this is exactly what I have

@isthatyoursandwich 2 года назад

So informative thank you

@scottmichael7099 3 года назад

Its like having panic attacks and worrying you gonna die from it but never do Just stay calm

@raymondragnorkha6899 3 года назад

When i do have thoughts i listen to music and be by myself. It works, for me.

@godofbread6939 Год назад

I love you brother😁 thank you for this video

@devasrithamarai478 3 года назад

Really feeling comfortable brother, im18 now and l have been dealing with this since my childhood , really i thought that I'm a bad person . but now I'm happy that i could find a solution for this.

@Deku_38580 3 года назад

Omg I’m so glad I found this I thought I was the only one! It really helps knowing that others also go through this. I’m a good guy and I know they’re just thoughts but I’m trying to hard not to think these thoughts. Today I cried like crazy because these thoughts were driving me nuts and I called my mom and cried my eyes off. I hate these thoughts because it’s not who I an

@lesbianaxolotl6671 2 года назад

Holy shit this describes me I got diagnosed with OCD in September but I haven’t had therapy yet When I was a kid, until I was about 12 or 11 I was scared of knives Everyone thought I was just trying to get people to do things for me and that I was lazy but really I thought I would stab myself or stab a loved one This helps me so so much to explain it to people around me

@jimpix3721 4 месяца назад

Thx a lot, i always watch this video when it comes on me

@malthedahl9260 2 года назад

Yes man have had this feeling in 3 months now tought i was the only one thanks😁

@alesia4611 4 года назад

OCD seems to switch themes on me, but the one I struggle with the most is harm OCD. One ocd fear I struggle with is that I would accidently poison my family. Unfortunately, I didn't have proper treatment for a long time and stopped cooking for my family. Once I was properly diagnosed and in treatment, I started an exposure making "potion milk" for my 5 year old daughter. I would have my tea in a mug and get her a mug too. I put in a drop of food coloring (which was a big trigger for "poisoning") and stirred it up and sat with her as we both drank our potions that would make us strong or happy or whatever power she picked for that day. I started with having my husband with me when I made the milk, bc it was very emotional. I was too afraid to do it alone, in case I really did poison the milk. I slowly worked my way up to making it for us without supervision. Which was SO very scary. It helped though, and I've relapsed by not continuing exposures, but I'm working on it again. Just being in the kitchen is hard some days, but I'm doing it. Anyway, having our magic potion drink turned out to be a fun game for my daughter and I was eventually able to enjoy the game with her after I sat with the fear long enough.

@chelzyramirez3663 3 года назад

I had the same thing! I was so scared to cook for my family or give them a drink and I would feel way better if someone was in the kitchen with me while i was cooking just so I know that I didn’t put anything! Now I still have these fears but I know that I wouldn’t do such thing and I’m glad that you aren’t as scared as you were back then we are so strong!