I am so proud of your strength and resilience through all of this, even though it's so, so hard. You are absolutely awe-inspiring and you speaking your truth will make so many of us help to feel understood. I agree, although your OCD has taken so much away from you, it has given you a strength that you will carry through your recovery. Wishing you all the love and light this Christmas. You're building new pathways this year! xxx

So happy that you uploaded this!

you are an inspiration to this community, thank you for sharing your truth 🫶

Contamination, something similar has nearly destroyed and taken my life from me over the last 4 or so years. The part you mentioned about strange things you did over the years is definitely relatable. I deeply relate and thank you for sharing.

You’re amazing. By doing this you’re helping more people than you could possibly imagine. Thank you ❤

thank you so much for sharing your truth and helping to inspire and educate others. you are a pillar of the ocd community and you are doing incredible things! I am so proud of you

I am so happy to hear from you on KZread after following on Instagram for a while! You’re so delightful and well spoken, thank you for making this video and for making so many people feel less alone. The biggest applause to you ever 👏👏👏 I am so proud of you and you should be so proud of you too

My OCD reacts in the opposite way to most; for those of us who hoard, I need to purge and remove. I have this constant need to clear "the slate", and so I've done some ridiculous things in order to achieve this feeling. I love Christmas for the nostalgia, the pretty lights and family time, but year after year it gets more deranging for me as receiving gifts also puts me in turmoil! Thankfully I have an understanding family, who know what I can handle, but it still leaves me feeling like I must look horribly ungrateful

YOU’RE SO AMAZING ❤️ this is so helpful

You are such an inspiration you dont even know, I dont know you but i am so proud of you and the stength you have that no one without OCD understands, Please have a merry chrtismas you are amazing :)

Thankyou for your vulnerability beautiful. I deal with ocd daily with certain topics and exposure therapy has helped quiet the thoughts and feelings so they’re manageable “somedays” I’m so proud of you! For sitting with the feelings and thoughts going through them to see what’s on the other side of them ! Which can be strength and hope❤ Thankyou for helping me feel less alone.