Hello! I'd love to get in touch and talk about how you overcame this! I'm in a similar situation as you, and I'm getting to a point of wanting to just end it all.

I'm so happy to hear that you have been able to help yourself and found the videos useful. It's so great of you to share this because I think so often people struggle to believe that they can not only overcome the problem but moreover, overcome it with self-help. Awesome job!

@@arielelizabeth2407 I’m sorry you are feeling this way, and have had thoughts like this as-well because I feel like there’s no way to help myself. But I truly believe things can get easier for both of us.

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now, could do with some reassurance, cheers

@@arielelizabeth2407 no matter what keep striving to stay alive. Get the help you need and try to stay positive by telling yourself that you can and will heal.

Have you tried milk thistle supplement?

And probiotics and staying away from processed foods and dairy? Really helps. Haven't tried milk thistle yet but looks promising to add

@@Luke-Emmanuel I was doing the probiotics though lactose free yogurt but I relized it’s still dairy lol

@@rylandweet7750 probiotic capsules are best. Do probiotic research with KZfaq. When it's low the capsules are best. Pickles are good too

@@Luke-Emmanuel I have some gummies, I was going to try them tonight , do you know how many days it takes to notice when they are working?

Can weed help?

@@arimassuh6294 Honest answer…it depends 🤷🏽‍♀️. I’d say the safest option is cbd.

I understand.

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now, cheers

If you're still struggling I strongly consider an anti-inflammatory diet. Inflammation is directly linked with pain. Anxiety. Going dairy, oil and grain free is one of the best things you can do if you're sensitive.

This is really helpful

This is really helpful

Firstly, I'm so sorry for your loss. Definitely don't give up on learning to overcome your OCD - there is help and resources out there so reach out and find what works for you. It can be tough to beat but it's possible!

@@23katied thank you Katie 😇 ur words mean a lot to me 😊

Definitely agree with parts of this. Her previous videos have been really helpful. The idea of just letting these thoughts pass and essentially dissolve definitely helped. But seriously this kind of video just felt like she was giving some horrible validity to intrusive thoughts. They are outside of your control. If any thought, feeling, sensation, etc… is intrusive, it is not real to you, and shouldn’t be treated as real or valid, and certainly not true. It’s just something that happens to be in your brain, and you need just let it take care of itself. Even the thumbnail felt like it was crossing a line and could really hurt someone. Personally struggling with sexual OCD right now, and the thumbnail and what I’ve watched of the video really didn’t help.

Heyyy! I get a lot of negative and even cruel thoughts about my loved ones. There are times when I feel that I'm thinking such things intentionally and that's when I start to feel really anxious and guilty. Is this normal?

@@srishtysamal8600 that would be a question for a qualified therapist after several sessions of analysis.

I'm so glad you are finding the videos helpful.

HI Devinder. I'm really happy you find the videos and book helpful. Thanks for letting me know.

I'm so glad to hear that you have had this lightbulb moment and that you are interacting with your thoughts and feelings differently now. Thank you so much for sharing as I think it's so important for others to hear success stories.

Hi Andrea. You are so welcome. I'm glad you find the videos helpful.

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

Glad you are finding them helpful.

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now, cheers

You are not alone.

Wishing you the strength to get through this, I know the struggle. I hope you know that you’re not alone and that things can get better. Although it takes so much. I wish you well.

@@itsRichieArts Thank you so much!

You're welcome Mike

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interesting question. I guess it depends what your intention is in labelling the thoughts. Why not just call them all thoughts? Surely you already know if they are pleasant or unpleasant? I'm just cautious that by labelling you are not trying to reassure yourself that you find the thoughts unpleasant...

Research is done using sounds and it's definitely the best way to start. As the problem is how you process the thoughts it's hard to start this way but yes in the end the idea is that doing the attention training with sounds makes it easier for you to then choose to do it with thoughts BUT remember that you are always aiming to refocus your attention elsewhere not replace/change/push away a thought.

Work out what you do to avoid or minimise the risk and then do the opposite. So for example if you drive extra slowly, speed up. Once you know what you avoid or what you do to try and make sure that thing doesn't happen you have everything you need to do good solid ERP as I've described in other videos.

Ha ha! I like it. But actually you make a good point. These phrases that are seen as a harmless part of speech are actually quite detrimental as they fuel the idea that thoughts have power...

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

Yes, I had the same! The first step is to see a well rated specialist (Psychiatrist). It will cost a few hundred but best decision I had ever made after struggling for years (Only now 23 Years old). From there a combination of medication / other stuff will get you feeling back to feeling normal again. God Bless!

@@robinmantell6140 hey just wondering how you’re getting on with this, any tops many thanks

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

@@jamesjohnstone1224 Hi James. So I had to take a short course of sedatives prescribed from my GP and started counselling. I’m trying to change my relationship with food and exercise a bit more but the main thing is acceptance. I’ve listened to some amazing Audiobooks and the common theme amongst them all is around retraining the brain into accepting the fear and nervous energy. Have you’d tried any Apps?

@@lunamaru65431 thanks so much for your reply ! Absolutely I’m finding that a lot that acceptance is so so important, so have you improved since you wrote that comment

In my opinion in a case like this behavioural work will be much more powerful for you. List all the things you fear and then all the safety behaviours you have (lots of avoidance by the sound of it!) and then you can start to work on it. For example, I worked with a woman who could not get to work because she could no longer get down the stairs from her flat because of her fear of falling down them. Amongst other things she would go super slowly - faltering at the top and then testing the step gingerly whilst holding onto the banister but leaning away from it to try and stay safer. As you can imagine these things made walking down the stairs harder and actually less safe! So what did we do? Once she was clear that the things she was doing were making everything worse we got her to start doing the opposite. To start with she could not do the exercise from the top of the stairs so she came down on her bottom and then stood and did the exercise from about the fourth step from the bottom. She had to let go of the railing, not look down, stand close to the railing edge rather than try and get away from it and then quickly walk down (because she went slowly - had she been rushing down the stairs to get it over with we would have got her to go slowly). She also swung her handbag as this she feared would put her off balance. We did this over and over for a couple of hours each time her going further up the stairs - I also go her to do things like eat or drink something whilst coming down as she feared that this might break her concentration. This is not an exact template for what you should do beacuse it all depends on working out what you do to try and minimise the problem and then do the opposite. So maybe you need to go and hang out in some glass buildings and waltz around some glass walls....

Yes that sounds like a good way of your mind trying to stop you doing things which you find fearful.... trick is to practice not listening too hard to those things and act as if you don't believe them even if they feel very real.

@@23katied At first thank you so much ma'am for replying me. It means a lot to me. Ma'am, I can't help but think of this. This is an important issue so I can't take it lightly. It's actually a thing of the past, I doubt I did. So over and over again, I think they might think badly of me. What do I do in this situation?

Heyyy! Same thing happens with me. My mind goes like "I wish (and then comes the bad and negative thoughts). And this happens with the cruelest of thoughts, and these are usually about my loved ones. The problem is I feel such thoughts, so I do repetitive compulsions in my mind to make myself believe that this is not something that I actually want to happen, cause every thought feels so real. Sometimes it feels as if I'm intentionally thinking such things. That's when I get all anxious and guilty. I don't know what to do. This feeling of "did I think this on purpose or maybe I did" hasn't been addressed really, and that's what makes me feel even more terrible that what if I'm the only one who feels such things? I don't even know whether this is normal or not and I don't know what to do. I feel really helpless at times.

@@srishtysamal8600 how are you getting along now? I’ve been dealing with the same thing for a few months now. It’s unfortunately about my child and it’s killing me. I cry everyday and am becoming depressed.

Just that they can often come together.

Could be ocd. This is how it started for me. After many traumatic events. I always doubt and re check and then do it all over again. I would still be in doubt abt the issue.

@@Dobbyisfree000 Yeah man it really sucks. Though recently I've been trying to let the thought stay and not pay too much attention to it, and I can feel the thoughts losing their power, I really hope it's not OCD. The thing is that unlike a lot of other people i've heard and read about, my thoughts started losing power like 2 days after I changed stuff... so idk if it's OCD or not.

Oh myy- it shocked me when i read your comment. Because you is what i am experiencing rn and everyday. The worst is when i read the Bible the words of God i started to doubt it, a lot of strange thoughts Popping out in my head and i am just getting sad because God knows my thoughts. Like my mind trying to give everything a meaning what i think.. you don't know how i feel relive the moment i read your comment. I hope you too that you're not the only one experiencing this. May we successfully win our battle through the Lord Jesus Christ who strengthens us. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@@savannah90 I completely agree. One thing that really helps me is that all of this that is happening is a part of God's plan. It's all happening for a reason, before all of this I had been leading a very sinful life, but after all of this, I put my trust in God and now I'm far closer to him. Knowing all of this is happening for a reason brings great comfort. Although nowadays after watching such videos and kinda learning how to deal with these thoughts I've been feeling better, they come back from time to time. Hopefully, it doesn't stay for too much longer as they can sometimes interfere with school 😅. I would say just keep your faith in him, and try to not fight with these thoughts but rather just accept them.

@@RandomPerson-rf4jf yes absolutely true. Anyway where you come from? What country you're from? I'm from Philippines

I'll add it to the list. In the meantime you might want to check out the book 'Overcoming Health Anxiety' by David Veale and Rob Willson.

The question is what is worse - definitely maintaining the OCD through checking or learning to live with the discomfort of not rereading and potentially getting something wrong and getting in trouble from your employer?

@@23katied Thank you for your reply. It's certainly maintaining the OCD through rereading & checking is worse . But it's difficult to control the urge to not reread . Any tips on how to challenge reading OCD more rigorously ?

Great, I'm glad it's helped.

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on, cheers

@@jamesjohnstone1224 hello james.. honestly speaking its still there. And I dont think I will ever get rid of my thoughts and on the top of that I am an over thinker😅..but the good thing is I am atleast not blaming myself, not thinking as I am the only one. Even if a thought arise I can make myself understand that it is just a thought.. our thoughts are over rated. It do not define me. And also I have spoken about it to my loved ones too. And that made me feel far better bcoz they atleast tried to understand without being judgemental. Hope you are doing good @james😊

I replied to this on one of the other videos for you.

I would also like to learn about this!

AH yes, I will put this on the to do list, but for now I have two suggestions - firstly check out www.rocd.net if you haven't already as they have loads of great resources and secondly remember that the content of your OCD is irrelevant (I know this is super hard) so when you are listening to these videos or looking at other resources bear that in mind and see if you can adapt the advice. The biggest thing for you will probably be about stopping trying to get certainty...

What type of ocd you got?

@@duulccee92 body fluid contamination ocd along with every other type as well smh. Literally every type

It's really important to remember though that the trouble is not in the thoughts but in our reaction and response to them....

I have the same problem 😕 I constantly get horrible thoughts in my head 24/7 . I don't think it's normal the only time I get away from my thoughts is when I'm sleeping . These random thoughts just pop into my head unexpectedly I can't control them . I constantly pray that my thoughts don't harm anyone and for them to never become real but that just gives me more anxiety .

@@fcb1149 same and it’s a nightmare really

@@fcb1149 keep praying and trusting that The Most High God will guide you. Give thanks that you cannot and will not do them and that’s the TRUTH! I pray we all get the ability to overcome because God has given us that and Jesus came and taught that. We have to give it to him continuously in prayer and allow him to reveal it to us the steps and words to say(his words) He will answer in Jesus name

@@fcb1149 ok anyone wT dies anxiety feel like? Is it like a nervous feeling scared. Like why am u thinking this thought.

@@fcb1149 For overthinking problem be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself with others, reduce watching negative social media and vulgar movies and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15 minutes or more. You can sit or lay down--eyes closed--No deep breathing. Don’t fight your thoughts. Never meditate with expectations. Make it a habit to observe your breath day and night before sleep, at work, when travelling, in the park, etc with eyes open or closed. Best wishes--Counsellor.

Thanks for sharing this. I think it is sometimes so difficult for people to observe how they are actually responding to the thoughts or feelings - it can feel like you are doing nothing when without realising it you might be doing something unhelpful. Well done for getting there - it's a massive step in the right direction.

There probably is a term but I am never good at remembering these things as I'm more about practical intervention (that's my excuse anyway!). Sounds like you probably have an underlying belief about being bad in someway and so your OCD looks for evidence in your past and uses it to create worry about how you could behave in the future.

Yes this is a good point. I often hear of people being told their thoughts "aren't true" etc and whilst this may be the case it is unhelpful as, like you say, it provides reassurance which does not last and actually ends up compounding the problem.

@@23katied that's it! They ARE true, because you ARE having them; that doesn't mean you like them or agree with them, that's a different thing. Definitely a lot to be said (for me at least) to own up to this "reality" and accept that the thoughts are coming from me, and there's nothing I can do about it lol - strangely, kinda liberating!

@@lijmoo I don't engage in any chat about true or not with people as I know it doesn't help - but it's definitely true you are having them as you say!

ERP therapy treatment (exposure response prevention) will aid you greatly. Be gentle with yourself, be gentle. You will look back one day, and with happiness, for you will have overcome this. Bless you my friend.

watch joe Dispenza this person really helped me to break my OCD cycle and how not to react to everything that your brain says and you have the ability to choose not to believe what your brain says (sometimes our brain lies to us) also what really helped me is becoming a different person do different (new learn a new ability) things in order to create a new self with new and different brain connections. also, stop asking yourself why is this happening to me instead ask what I can do to improve my condition

Thanks so much I’m only seeing this now. I really appreciate this

Thank you so much I just see this now

@@berniemcdonagh8150 For overthinking problem be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself with others, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15 minutes or more. You can sit or lay down--eyes closed--No deep breathing. Don’t fight your thoughts. Never meditate with expectations. Make it a habit to observe your breath day and night before sleep, at work, when travelling, etc with eyes open or closed. Best wishes--Counsellor.

Can you think of anything that would make you feel more anxious, irritated or tense? If so, you can use these things to do ERP.

@@23katied Actually my discomfort feelings aren't attached with any specific thoughts,theme. But what i noticed is that doing nothing sometimes causes more discomfort. Is it a bit mixture of just right ocd and pure O type?

Remember to also use your wide angle camera, not only your main camera. if you have the wide angle camera mode, this mode is helpful when trying to check an area all at once with a bunch of things that you need to check, not only one thing, object. You maybe could even use the burst camera mode with both camera modes, main camera and wide angle camera, so count with that as well.

But the thing is one can develop a dangerous habit of this too. I started doing this years ago and later on I started doing it aggressively like my phone right now has insane amount of photos/screenshots that is just ridiculous. Having a hard time to stop it but now I've came across this channel recently, let's see how it works out.

I have very severe OCD and my “intrusive thoughts” would go on for hours, non stop. I’m talking 6 7 8 hrs. Sometimes so much I couldn’t sleep at night and they would continue into the next. I have had all kinds of behavioural therapy such as she is talking about. They did nothing. It was until I was hospitalized for a second and given clomipramine and antipsychotics did they lessen. Saved my life! It waxes and wanes but only on my good days with my symptoms are mild does any form of therapy helps. My point in saying this is sometimes it not as simple as reframing how we think about out thoughts.

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on, cheers

My pleasure 😊

How old are you jim

Love, For overthinking problem be careful what you feed your mind. Avoid comparing yourself with others, reduce watching negative social media and avoid constipation as it affects the mind. Your breathing is closely related to the brain [mind] and gives relief from stress-anxiety. For a relaxed mind observe the sensations of your natural incoming--outgoing breath at the entrance of the nostrils for 10-15 minutes or more. You can sit or lay down--eyes closed--No deep breathing. Don’t fight your thoughts. Never meditate with expectations. Make it a habit to observe your breath day and night before sleep, at work, when travelling, etc with eyes open or closed. Best wishes--Counsellor.

Can i ask wt actually happens

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on, cheers

@@shyaaammeneen63 hey there did you have ocd then, I’m at the start and struggling a bit thanks

Can anyone answer?

Sounds like your OCD is trying to target things that are important to you, in this case your friend. The worry that you might be using your friend or exploiting them in some way shows that they are important to you and you care about them because if you didn’t you wouldn’t worry about using them. You seem more considerate that’s most. Talking to your friend about it might help but sometimes confessing perceived wrongdoings is a compulsion. You don’t have to tell everyone every thought that pops into your head it’s not lying to them or being disingenuous. The same way not telling you just went to the bathroom wouldn’t be. Let them know that you appreciate the rides and enjoy your friendship with them. Sorry for the long answer haha hope this helps :)

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Yes, it's on the list!

Thanks I'm glad it's helpful.

Hey! If you’re still dealing with this, look up “depersonalization manual” on youtube! He is a WONDERFUL resource for people experiencing DP/DR. You can absolutely recover from depersonalization and derealization!

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on now, cheers

Hi I used to have the same thoughts as you but I think now I got used to it and i've learned how to deal with it the key is to try to not give the thought your energy because you are not your thoughts and you can't control them the only thing that you can control is your reaction toward the thought by realising that it's not real and it's notsomething that happened or will happen in reality and instead of trying to fight the thought try to observe it and focus on reality

And say to yourself that it's not something that you chose and you don't deserve to suffer because of something that just came for a second and that you deserve so much better than wasting your time on trying to fight something that doesn't exist don't let it steal your happiness you are strong enough to deal with it and you're the only person who can save you Good luck ♡

@@nourberouaken8860 your right i definitely am on track with this statement because i’ve been observing and doing some of this it’s still good advice to remember because it’s the only way possible especially not giving them a reaction i’m still working on it and all so through time it’s gotten better and stronger at doing these steps so cheers and good luck 🙏

This is what's happening to me now. My thought won't let me at peace. Even simple things and normal things seems to be so hard. I worry about crazy thought's that I'm not supposed to be. And I dont feel like me.

@@rodolfoubaldejr.5801 practice and train your mind through time like she says try not to forget the thoughts and let them be there sometimes exposure therapy works building tolerance to how you react, just don’t react at all don’t waste your energy on those pointless thoughts maybe through time you can get through it i’ve gotten better after

I totally agree the closer I got to God the worse it has gotten

Same as any ERP - work out what you are avoiding and or what triggers you and create a hierarchy based on this. E.G If you are avoiding being close to your mum because of fears of triggering the thoughts an ERP could be to go and sit close beside her and maybe give her a hug etc - basically the opposite of what you want to do in that situation. Or you could do other ERP like record the thoughts and play them back to yourself etc. There are other ideas in some of the "Pure O" videos.

@@23katied THX FOR ANSWERING

@@23katied will you make a video about HOCD/SO-OCD in the future?

Well, I had OCD symptoms and had really weird thoughts continuously. I tried to implement the things Miss Katie teachings and put my mind away from the thoughts and they genuinely went away. I feel completely normal now and anxiety-free. Please just keep pushing through and try to implement these changes, it really does get better, and in my case, the symptoms are gone. I know in the beginning it was really hard (it was hard for me to :))... but u got this!

Hey just wondering how you’re getting on, cheers

@@RandomPerson-rf4jf hey just wondering how you’re getting on now, sounds reassuring, any tips are welcome ! Many thanks

@@jamesjohnstone1224 the only real solution is to sit with the feeling and try your hardest not to do compulsions no matter what they are or how real it feels. Better said than done tho but I believe in you!

@@abwrld0596 thanks so much for your reply, I’ll take on board what you said, how would you answer your original question now? Do you think it’s possible to return to normal, how was it for you… thanks for your time