Thank you thank you thank you!! I deal with bladder fullness somatic ocd which is TMS plus obsessions is the best way I can explain it. The obsession is next level. I watch Dan Buglio who coaches people with TMS and he stresses over and over reducing the fear is absolutely essential as it is perceived danger fear that perpetuates physical symptoms. Your video just reinforced and tied this all together. And holy moly the need for constant reassurance even in “will I recover” lol…. Yeah. This is all clicking even more. I’m in the hills and valleys part of recovery still…. Right now in a valley which sucks but I know I’m climbing my way out. I cannot thank you enough for tying this all together for me!
I had that 15 years ago. Came out of nowhere. Dominated my life for a few months and then it went away. I can’t explain how. That’s the thing, you can easily explain how it comes but not how it goes. But with that specific symptom, I can tell you you it CAN go away
For me, I have a strong fear of psychosis and developing schizophrenia. Idk if people can relate but it has led to hyperawareness of thought and speech processes. Every time I think, I immediately think “how did I just think that thought, where do thoughts come from?” Or “how did I just say that, did I actually say it? It felt so automatic.” The reason I get anxiety is because I worry that me asking these questions is the beginning phase of me losing my ability to cognitively function, which is scary for me. Man this form of OCD feels impossible to recover from. I just wish I could go back to the automaticity of life.
Hi Nick, this was great. I struggle with blinking and everything you said hits home. You mentioned accepting the worst case that you will notice forever and it will ruin everything. I understand the idea that behaviors form beliefs so doing stuff and not avoiding as therapy makes sense but wondering if there are other things you did proactively. I’m working with a therapist at NOCD and he suggests scripting.
Hey Aaron! So personally I never used scripting a whole lot, when I did try it became quite compulsive. Once I realized that I had this belief that a script was something I was going to have to carry with me it didn’t make sense. The main thing I needed to really lean into was that XYZ Sensation, much more than I thought was necessary. Once I realized I would need to accept this could take a while I didn’t need a script, constant disputing, etc. I need to learn to live side by side with these sensations, if needed, forever.
@@aguywhohikes1271 thanks Nick. Your videos have really helped. My blinking has spiked this years with my dads death so I resonate with your story. But looking back it’s been there for 15 years.
Hi Nick, fab video as always. it would be really great if you could do one on something that I always struggle with when I’m knee deep in sensorimotor OCD which is obsessing that having the 24/7 thoughts and sensations etc must be damaging my brain in some way. Even though when I’m not in a high state of OCD I know it doesn’t because I can go back to myself for long periods of time but when having a flare up it feels so scary and adds to the fears. Your videos are so good because they explain things that us sensorimotor ocd sufferers don’t hear from other channels and for me it all adds to my recovery. I feel like I’m building up such a knowledge from you now that my core fear is starting to diminish 🎉
@@aguywhohikes1271 for me I’m lucky enough to not have sensory motor ocd all of the time, it comes and goes but when it returns it lasts weeks and each time it literally feels like the first time it’s happened. The fear, the dread, depression about it, the anxiety and so on are all in full swing. I guess explaining to ppl that this is part of the condition, to expect it can be just as scary and hard to shift as the last time it happened because I convince myself I’m healed when it goes away so when it returns I feel like a total failure, like The situation is hopeless and I’ll never be free of it. It’s reassuring to know that this is just part of it and when you can accept that, the fear is less intense. Point 2, when I’m deep in my ocd I return to the same obsession each time that it must somehow be destroying my brain because the thoughts are so persistent…as you know engulfing us EVERY waking hour. It’s another thing I add to my worry bank so to explain to ppl that this isn’t the case could be helpful. For ppl to understand you can 100% return to your normal way of thinking no matter how far you’ve taken yourself into your obsessions and fears etc. point 3 perhaps explain to people who have reoccurring sensory motor ocd that is normal to feel every time that this flare up is worse than the last time. I have suffered on and off for 6 years and each time I feel like it’s worse than the last one but the truth is it’s just the same…it just feels worse and convincing yourself you’re stuck forever this time is untrue. I have had some of the worse episodes ever and each time I’ve managed to change my perception on it (eventually) and it leaves me. It’s knowledge of the condition that helps me. I feel this time because I found your channel I am understanding it more than ever before and I feel different about it in a good way. I have 46 pages of notes I have made myself over the years (like a reassurance bible) that I pull out every time it happens in an attempt to get out of it and guess what….I’m going to burn them! I realise I no longer need them! Thankyou so much for all your work in this. It’s so misunderstood and unheard of but yet so many people suffer so painfully with it all from not knowing what’s wrong.
im 27 and for about 11 years now been struggling with OCD and somatic OCD from DPDR. i just feel so stuck in the same loops avoiding life and i feel the exact same that i have this idealogy of this feeling i need to chase but truely the feeling is just a clear confident empty mind not bothered by this shit
I just discovered that somatic ocd occur when you are not productive like they say free mind id devils house that is true im slowly recovering from it it is still there but only a lil bit i notice like i sometimes some minutes dont notice my obsessions , so i think being productive will overcome my somatic ocd ?
Could an overawareness of my tounge and the roof of my mouth be apart of this? I keep feeling like the roof of my mouth is tight and I can't stop thinking about it!!! It's so annoying.
I have visible things noticing problem. visible objects which are infront of me, my attention get stuck get stuck on one objects and due to that I can't involv in present activity. It is so frustrating because this things happened with me everywhere. Dose anyone has this problem? is this also symptoms of sensorimotor ocd?
What can i do If i have pain ocd ?thinking constantly 'dont think about stingy pain?" Of course IT Happens now ,especially at night.i feel hopeless because teh fear around it is justified
Want to add:i know i dont have any physcial sMprom Just the thought ,that thinking of pain can activate pain freaked me Out into this Special Kind of fear.the pain Just feels real
