I often find myself coming back to this channel whenever my ocd kicks in. I feel safe here.

@dasharyazanova3189

4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😅

@user-zz3kc5dl9y

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickybehl3100 What is OCD ? OCD is the strong painful impulse that tied to every parts of the sufferers' thoughts. These impulse appear involuntary for thousands times per day. The suffers couldn't stay calm, take a rest, getting concentration ! They get only huge evil pressure, vicious mental exhaustion, being miserably stressful , tremendous confused fearful hopeless mind ! The sufferers live painfully with their unsatisfied mind all day , all week, all month , all year, all time. OCD isn't the preferable habit , mentality, characteristics, and shouldn't be gotten funny mockeries. Psychoanalysis is one best type of its therapies.

@celeneamitchell6431

2 жыл бұрын

same

i'm always be like : dear god please bring me back the old me kill my demons or send your angels to hold me

@candle5676

3 жыл бұрын

Can relate so much bro...

I am so bad for this. I’ve been dealing with a specific obsession since July 23rd, 2018 and every single day I think to myself at least once, “I wish I could go back to the day it started and just remain more distracted as to not sit around thinking so much that the obsession gained its momentum.” This is soooo problematic because it serves to make me feel like a failure and totally ruined, but also keeps me from realizing that I was really anxious and depressed before the obsession came on as well. It wasn’t all rainbows and cupcakes without the obsession. In a strange way that makes me feel better. Thank you for this video, Chrissie!

you are not your thoughts, your actions define you. analyse the thought, we have 90,000 thoughts a day. 65,000 are from the day before , before , before. same ocd thoughts , get use too them and say "you don't fear me anymore" ur a thought, ur not what's in my heart. let your heart, gut, natural instinct right from wrong take over. reverse the trick your mind is playing on you. analyse how rediculous these thoughts "REALLY" are. ;). happy recover guys. gratitude is unbelievable once you equip yourself with the tools of Harm ocd recovery.

@lillyanlubean4502

4 жыл бұрын

@Love Yourself I think what they mean is what your actions are now. What happened in the past was just that; in the past. Actions are what you are doing RIGHT NOW or what you PLAN ON doing in the future. If you don't plan on taking part in homosexual acts, then you're most likely not homosexual. Actions are what we want to do. If you don't want to kiss someone of the same sex, then you won't. You won't act upon it. Therefore it does not define you. Do take into account that I am not a professional and this is just what I believe to be the case.

@itsisha9762

3 жыл бұрын

@Love Yourself don't listen to ppl on the internet man get an actual professional. People here are giving some advice that could potentially be harmful to ppl who actually have ocd. Also op, I know your intention was not to trigger anyone but pls be careful with what you say. Telling someone what defines them is one of the most common mistakes ppl make while consoling them. That is what the ocd will latch onto- pls be careful

@meganp9107

3 жыл бұрын

@Love Yourself what they mean is that what you think of/have a thought about doesn’t mean anything about you as long as you don’t have a desire to act on it, or as long as you don’t actually act on it. They’re just saying thoughts are just thoughts but as an hocd sufferer I understand why you’d take it a different way

If I cant be free of pure o i will just die. I will *not* give up being free of this illness. I managed to go a few days without intrusive thoughts and I *will* get myself free of this illness. I swear, when I accept to live with this forever I will just die, I will NOT be trapped in this cycle forever, I was hurt and traumatized as a child and I will *not* let what others did to me define how I will feel for the rest of my life.

I loved this video Chrissie! Thank you! The "wanting to be who I was before" or "wanting to feel 'normal'" is where I am right now. I never really thought about ocd's involvement in that thinking.

Love you Chrissie.. thank god you're here on this earth to help us! X

Thank you Chrissie this was such a helpful and caring video xxxx

Hi Chrissie, I suffer from HOCD, and it seriously messed with me to the point where I don't know who I am anymore. I'm a guy, and for the last 19 years I've been fully secure that I want girls and that I desire girls, but this OCD has me so confused. Its gotten to the point where it convinced me I'm meant to be with guys, even though the thought makes me so upset and grosses me out. It just feels like I'm trapped and I cant go back to believing in meant to be with girls and it's killing me every day. I can't even go out with a girl anymore without these thoughts messing with me. Its constantly either attacking my attraction to women or trying to convince me I'm attracted to men. And I've tried to accept the possibility of being bi, but it doesn't help. I hate this so much, please help me.

@teddybear698

6 жыл бұрын

Briana Burris Its see young sufferers, I'm 16 and just completely defeated my harm ocd, but now I'm in this new theme, wich which is even harder the last one (I know, crazy right)

@briburris5036

6 жыл бұрын

LoL Banger yea. I went from a tamer theme, to one that completely guilts and sickens you. It’s completely scary and confusing

@teddybear698

6 жыл бұрын

Briana Burris Do you have instagram, if so feel free to message me, digimon676

@briburris5036

6 жыл бұрын

LoL Banger awesome. Thanks

@5490985

4 жыл бұрын

Hey man I know exactly what u mean I am going through the same and it really caught hold of me badly. My problem is when I was experiencing it I didn't feel attracted to men though which even made it worse. I know that was a year ago but felt relieved someone else knows what I mean

Thank you for your videos, they've been a great help in understanding certain details of my OCD. There's been a lot of different things (such as what you talked about here) that I've noticed when learning to deal with my OCD and your videos have really helped me find the final puzzle pieces in figuring out how my brain's been affected by the OCD.

I really need to hear this today. Thank you and I'm thankful you has OCD because that way you are helping to fight mine...

Right on target. Fantastic video!

Very nice good speaking thank you Chrissie! :) :D

Great video :)

I remember myself in a good way when I look back. I used to be pretty creative (I still am I mean more like it’s my job now as an artist) but I used to do things so freely, I wrote poems, I drew, I sang, I loved to design T-shirt’s, flies and stuff like that. I loved outer space. (Now I dread it) I even had many social accounts where I would post them consistently. I was 11-12ish. Now I’m 19, and I’m an animation student, and I love creating things, but it’s just different. Having to deal with ocd really takes all that creative energy away from me. It hits me halfway through when I get an idea and now I can’t even get a fraction of the things done that I used to. I've now realised, I had ocd since I was 13/14. I just didn't have a name for it. I thought there was something very very wrong with me and I would sit behind my bedroom wall and cry all day. I've even done some things that made me think of myself as a monster. And now I'm starting to understand, I think. Thank you for this it helped me a ton :')

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

This isn't the video I watch... But thank you. I'm a u.s army combat arms veteran... I'm so freaking lost... But you helped a little... thank you agian... much love my fellow human... be well

@teddybear698

6 жыл бұрын

Matt's a comic king Thank you for your service.

Thank you so much for this video.

It feels like I’m on a cliff and there is a person holding out her hand. She looks just like me but cleaner and well put together. I’m trying to reach her hand but I just can’t. She’s out of reach, tempting me with her presence. I feel like I have a lifeline but it’s cut off by an invisible obstacle caused by me. The worst part is I feel like she’s still there taunting me with her happiness while I’m here wallowing thoughts that she doesn’t have.

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

I'm at the other end of the spectrum. Finding out I had OCD probably saved my life. I had never heard the term "intrusive thought" before. I was diagnosed at 45 after having a mental breakdown having lived the last 4 decades thinking I was an evil person.

@joeninety1042

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds exactly like me. Had a full on mental break down then discovered I had intrusive thoughts after seeing a team of psychological professionals.

I suffer from depression and anxiety and on my bad days the one thing i always say is 'i wish i could go back in time and maybe change this, i just want to be normal' but i guess who knows what normal is anyway. Everyone has their own shit to deal with, and at least me having this maybe i can help other people x

@yupityyup3903

6 жыл бұрын

Sometimes i wonder how much easier I had it without these thoughts but shit I can't change it now, I wish I could though

@shereebee1780

6 жыл бұрын

Yupity Yup it would be easier but we would still find something to complain about lol. chin up mate

@yupityyup3903

6 жыл бұрын

Sheree Bee Lol you're right, hope you start doing better.

@shereebee1780

6 жыл бұрын

Yupity Yup you too 😆

@user-xn5bq8uo6o

5 жыл бұрын

You should not compare yourself to others. Everyone has its positive and negative sides. Instead compare yourself to yourself of the past. Who were your few years ago and who you are right now.

the harm and the gruesomeness has morphed and grown and I just got out of the hospital bc I tried to commit suicide. i camt sleep bc of the urges cant work bc my job was with knives. so exhausted and I cant. i just cant.

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

Thank you.

You're a good motivator. I don't have OCD but I can tell you if you were to go back say where I am right now, you'll just find that occasional intrusive thoughts is part a normal brain function. I could be walking on a high bridge & suddenly begin to think what if I purposely jump off right now? What is like to be a drawn casualty? It's insane how your brain would trick you then you'd snap out of it. I guess intrusive thoughts happen because your brain is trying to remind you that terrible things can happen to you voluntary or involuntary at any moment therefore you must make sure your will power is working because you know right & wrong. I think OCD is a condition where your brain is doing too hard to check your will power's reflexes. You know you're too smart to ever jump off a goddamn bridge & you don't want those stupid thoughts bothering you hence the suffering.

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

Hey, chrissy do you know about ali greymond and her approach on OCD? She doesn't think that OCD is chronic and can be healed completely. What do you think about that?

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you Hannah and happy to have found your comment I hope you will see mine too but no ocd is not chronic this is something I hear a lot and I don’t agree with it . I am convinced by what Ali is saying I’ve been doing erp for a year now. I’ve had some setbacks but that’s part of the recovery process . I hope you are doing it too! It’s difficult but so worth it. I’ve had my first ocd manifestation at 14 and I’ve realised I’ve had ocd for that long only at 22, I didn’t know it was ocd this whole time so I was just doing compulsions thinking I was resolving some problems (actually ocd thoughts) I recommend you watch also the videos of mark freeman, dr Reid Wilson, Jeffrey Schwartz , kathie dath and the KZread channel restored minds . Have a nice day!

Thank you for your last message ♥️. You encourage me to continue with my therapies . Finally I found a Psichologyst specialist on OCD. Christie do you take medication? Which one? Because this is another Of my battles.

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

Ali greymond does online sessions

Whenever i go to sleep my mind focuses on breathing and then manual breathing starts which makes me extremely frustrated and it has become very hard to get sleep. One thing i noticed my mind won't be focussed much on breathing while i am not asleep. Its happening only while i go to sleep. I have tried accepting it but it wont make me drift into sleep. I am very sleep deprived, depressed & i need help.

i wish i could just go back to the day it was triggered. if i could i would do anything literally anything from preventing the trigger and i wouldn’t be this messed up in the head. i constantly look back at pictures of me months weeks even days before this theme of ocd came and think this is not the same person at all. i’ve lost absolutely all motivation to do anything and just want it to end.

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

Over two years ago I was free of the problem, although I have had bouts over the years. I just wish I could go back to being free

Chrissie , the thing I struggle with the most is that I'll get subconscious emotional triggers, and they usually come out of no where. I believe in my heart of hearts there is a way to desensatize them but they are always random so I can't do ERP for them. Got any advice ?

@c.k.1958

6 жыл бұрын

So when you get the random thought say them on purpose again and again and erp that random thought, hope this helps you x

If you fold your eyes would you still have the thoughts?

For me I’m not sure if this “theme” is ocd because I had the initial intrusive thought and felt the intense fear and immediately started checking and seeking reassurance. But then the fear quickly subsided and the intrusive thoughts stopped now I just ruminate on my own (which is conscious not subconscious) and every free moment I have I’m on ocd forums but not necessarily for reassurance instead because I feel comfort when I realize I’m not alone in my symptoms. ALSO I don’t get constant intrusive thoughts in fact when I’m going through my day I can function just fine (I’m still really down because I still have symptoms so I feel like the initial thought has come true but I’m not overthinking. It’s this weird place where technically I feel numb/okay but I feel like ocd has won) so my question is if I don’t have constant intrusive thoughts except for the initial thought is it still OCD? (I do have a history of OCD btw which started when I was 12)

@jaimenash4548

4 жыл бұрын

purplefire5 omg this is the exact same as how I feel! The only way I could explain to my therapist is the thought is a blur and I carry it with me every day and I’m down and miserable about it, but I don’t necessarily have thoughts pop into my head all the time, it’s just always there. I’m always looking on forums to see if people feel the same as me as you say, but not to check or for reassurance as such, just to know people are experiencing the same thing. This is a horrible feeling but it’s so nice to know someone feels the exact same!

@purplefire5

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaimenash4548 Really?! I feel comforted knowing someone else feels the same way! Maybe i'm getting reassurance from your comment lol but it's nice to know that someone else has OCD without the constant intrusive thoughts. My goodness this disorder is so confusing and tricky. I hope you overcome your theme, manage your OCD, and that it goes into remission.

@elitegamer7675

2 жыл бұрын

@@purplefire5 I have not been diagnosed with ocd yet but I’m quite sure I have/had it. For the past 2 weeks or so it’s as if like you said the ocd is “there” but not causing nearly as much anxiety. Before I’ve been having it quite bad with constant thoughts and anxiety to almost none now.Ik I’m 2 years to late , but what did u do during this stage? Does this ocd come back after some time, or does it get worse? Hopefully you or someone else can reply but thanks for this comment it’s helped a lot 👍

@elitegamer7675

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaimenash4548 is there a name for this? Or somewhere you know of where I can go to find answers to this? Thanks

I started suffering from OCD from the age of 13 and I am really determined to move out of it. I am in a relationship now, but boy, being depressed and in a relationship hits different.

Yes I have morphed OCD fears with regards to sexual ocd and compulsive notemaking

ur just so fuckin awesome I wish I had a friend like u

This is our safe space for pure O

I wrote lots of good things here and someone deleted them i can’t find them anymore

What about the fear of perfect things getting ruined

I called dr. Phillipson’s office yesterday. I’m waiting on a call back for a consult....the call can’t come soon enough. I’m at rock bottom...every minute is constant terror.

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

but my fear is worse. this came on 1.5yrs ago. it's the worst thing on earth and there is no way I can smile and laugh again. I wake up with it and I no longer want to wake up. I dontnknow that I'm not a monster. I didnt deserve this.

@Senacesn

4 жыл бұрын

Hey how have you been?

i would be 7 hahaha that was so funny.... but i honestly had the same thinking the (if only i could go back to the good days where i was feeling happy and life full and so on... i always think of this thing).... to be honest i would be also a child maybe 8 or 15 when i was OCD free maybe?

I am hyper aware of breathing while i am just going to sleep. This is distrupting my sleep but not while i am not asleep. Can you suggest me tips plzz so i can have peaceful sleep. I am manually controlling breathing on bed trying to sleep this has ruined me from past 2 weeks. plzz i need help🙏🏻🙏🏻

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

I knew it was all pure o then dpdr came into play I had thoughts I could never ever think of before all of this. The weirdest scariest things.

@meganp9107

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, has this gotten better for you? I’m going through this now

@louc8554

3 жыл бұрын

@@meganp9107 yea much much better. Mark freeman another mental health youtuber and coach helped me a lot. Don’t think you cant get better, anyone can. Takes a bit of work but it is possible. I truly didn’t think I would ever feel better but I am.

@luh4682

2 жыл бұрын

@@louc8554 how'd you do it to get better

@JC-nm5pj

2 жыл бұрын

@@luh4682 took a long time. Consistency is what helped the most after I figured out what really helped me. I stuck to a few things, learned to experience any thought feeling or emotion and not run away from it. Attached no judgment or meaning to any thought at all, they literally all have the exact same meaning; none. The most important part for me was figuring out what it was that I wanted to do in life and DOING it WHILE experiencing anything at the same time. If i want to go grocery shopping but I get “intrusive thoughts” then ill do it with the thoughts. I applied it to everything though I learned to live while having normal human experiences like thoughts and panic. For me personally figuring out what helped was easy the hard part is sticking to it day after day even when I didnt fell I was getting better. I just kept living.

@luh4682

2 жыл бұрын

@@JC-nm5pj and then it just faded away? man I tell you is tough going thru this kind of stuff

please do one for parents who think about harming their kids. I feel like I'm not a whole mom anymore. recently attempted suicide. I can't believe i will be suicidal forever.

@nikkig3799

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Katie d'ath . You have to feel the anxiety without doing the compulsions.

It's not OCD related, but I feel tremendous guilt and shame for how I used to be when I was in high school. I was a pretty shitty partner when it came to dating and I know I'm not like that now but I still beat myself up for it, and I feel like I'm a horrible person and I don't deserve anything good and I deserve to suffer. I was going through a lot of emotional pain back then, and it made me have a lot of rebounds, and I hurt people emotionally. I didn't mean to. I didn't know why I was acting that way. I want to say I'm sorry, but nothing I say can take back how I treated my ex partners. I don't want to date them, but I wanna say I was wrong

is having thoughts about going mad or having psychosis or being possessed or going to kill myself also OCD?

@emilym1243

4 жыл бұрын

Eden Fell me me me

@robertjazz3613

4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@temporary5655

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertjazz3613 sad

@temporary5655

4 жыл бұрын

@@emilym1243 r i p

i used to love smoking weed now i cant will i ever be able to ever again ?

@coolcatproductions6804

4 жыл бұрын

why can't you? I have pure O and I smoke weed but sometimes I think it makes it worse. do u think it makes it worse, or do just not like the feeling of weed anymore?

@tylerfillingsr6864

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan Wolf depending on the strain sometimes it makes me go crazy not in a fun way and then other times it’s ok

@tylerfillingsr6864

4 жыл бұрын

Dylan Wolf but when I’m in a thought loop I stay far away from it

@crazyjakie9972

4 жыл бұрын

Smoked for 4 years before my ocd “kicked in” now I just get mad aniexty from it the next day honestly not worth it buddy

Are u taking meds maam?

Mine started with me stabbing people. It's a really fun, fluffy, lovely condition to have.

Not all people I don't have any intrusive sexual thoughts

@giuliaferrucci6662

5 жыл бұрын

Lucky

@Avolition617

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely but they are the most common.

I feel OCD can be cured though?..

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

With erp check Ali greymond KZread channel

@Ma-tu2jd

3 жыл бұрын

There is something it is called erp. Yes it’s hard work and takes time but if you do it correctly you will completely recover

Great!!!

i wish i could just go back to the day it was triggered. if i could i would do anything literally anything from preventing the trigger and i wouldn’t be this messed up in the head. i constantly look back at pictures of me months weeks even days before this theme of ocd came and think this is not the same person at all. i’ve lost absolutely all motivation to do anything and just want it to end.