Addicted to the answer - anxiety in the age of information | Sheva Rajaee

Addicted to the answer - anxiety in the age of information | Sheva Rajaee | TEDxUCLA

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7 жыл бұрын

Sheva knows the power of not knowing. Turns out, for centuries, we’ve done quite well not knowing, and actually thrived because of it. You all have phones near you, but can they help you answer the important questions, and how do we, in this digital age, work through what to know and what to wonder about.
SHEVA RAJAEE, MFT, is a psychotherapist licensed in the State of California, and is currently working at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. Sheva specializes in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other related anxiety disorders. She attended the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) for her undergraduate degree, and went on to receive her Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern California (USC). Sheva was trained in behavioral therapy at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and worked in the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program serving children with Autism before moving on to do research at the UCLA Social Stigma and Social Interaction laboratory under Dr. Jenessa Shapiro. Sheva sees clients domestically and internationally in over 20 different countries.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@silviadamen8847 3 жыл бұрын

I call this "Obsessive-Compulsive Research Disorder". I've had it for years! I had no idea others had it. Thanks for sharing!

@akshaykhanna9802 Жыл бұрын

I found this video today. I’m glad it is recognised thing as an OCD. I call my short term rewarding behaviour (information or otherwise mood slavery) as ‘micro-controlling’. I tell myself ‘give up microcontrol for macrocontrol’ and it snaps me out of it.

@rah-bee811 4 ай бұрын

Im having this problem recently.

@DominiqueJeune 5 жыл бұрын

that's why I've just spent hours watching TED(x) talks ... looking for answers to some questions...

@katielintastic 6 жыл бұрын

I came across this video bc I have been almost addicted to hearing other peoples perspectives about anxiety disorders and overall mental heath issues. But the deeper I dive.. the more I relate, the more anxious I make myself, the more I self diagnose. I need to unplug for sure.

@PsychokoreUndergroundRap 6 жыл бұрын

how is it going for you now, after a month?

@ashtonpalmi1321 3 жыл бұрын

Katie Stovall Praise God!! God intends for freedom!!

@DustyinBFE 6 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best TED Talks I've seen and I 100% related. Thank you.

@Riri-hh1ue 4 жыл бұрын

“the more we use the more we need to use” this one really hit me

@Jojoma449 3 жыл бұрын

The only problem with this story for me is that doctors create this anxiety by not providing answers. I had a mysterious condition appear and every doctor I went to kept pushing me away without answers and that led me to anxiety and research myself. I would gladly go to a doctor who can solve problems, but in my experience it is not often the case. Quick bandaid pill doesn’t solve the root cause. Yes if it is something minor, the doctor might be right but if it’s more complex they just take your money and push you to next appointment.

@am3342 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus Christ, I wish I had known this when I was younger. I have spent so much time similarly and I still have to really resist the urge everyday. Being the first generation who had access to high speed internet surely messed up a bit

@urRAWRsoundsfunnyLOL 7 жыл бұрын

And this is why I end up with 20+ tabs open on Chrome.

@alliemw 4 жыл бұрын

@TheWalkingBrit I have over 100 tabs open in Chrome right now! This is all the time...

@am3342 4 жыл бұрын

You need to install some kind of restriction or blocker to get over it initially.

@jibranzargar6889 4 жыл бұрын

@@alliemw my icon on Crome tabs has made this face " :D " rather than showing me the numbers itself 😅

@alliemw 4 жыл бұрын

@@jibranzargar6889 Mine too! I can't remember where in Settings (on Android) I ran across it, but somewhere it tells how many you have open. I have 2 phones and a laptop and I'm usually signed into all 3 at once. I assume (and hope) that the number it showed of over 1700 was a combination of all tabs open on the 3 devices!😱

@alliemw 4 жыл бұрын

@@am3342 I usually end up with so many open tabs from scrolling through news or blog stories that I dont have time to read right then. I tried Pocket and it works on my laptop but not so much on the phones.

@prashantkaul8151 6 жыл бұрын

Absolutely bang on addiction to information and answers. Feeding anxiety

@michaelkruse3536 5 жыл бұрын

Her experience with OCD in how it manifests in these thoughts of uncertainty that cause answer seeking that just leads to more uncertainty and anxiety is almost exactly what I experience. As a kid my OCD involved patterns and symmetry as well, but the predominant part was obsessing mentally over fears I had and anxiety of uncertainty. Things such as being terrified that my house would get broken into while my parents were gone, and I would have to check all the doors in the house to make sure they're locked...every 10 minutes (or any time I thought I heard something). Now its more like her experience of needing to be certain of things and exaggerating thoughts out of proportion in my head until I can get complete certainty of things - which of course you can never be 100% certain of something - creating a feedback look that just leads down a path of never ending anxiety about things that aren't even happening or have very little basis in reality. Its really hard to explain to people that I have OCD when they've known me for years and have viewed me as a normal person, as they are unaware of the constant thoughts of "what if" that run through my mind to the point that I don't like being alone with my thoughts, but I also don't want to be in social situations that trigger these intrusive thoughts in the first place, leaving me lost and alone in my mind.

@jonathankeen8836 5 жыл бұрын

Im with you on that. I struggle with that ocd too. Started about 3 years ago. I used to compulsively research for answers on the internet about my particular intrusive thoughts. But it didnt solve anything. It made new labels for me. Right now I sometimes do it. But after this video I see what needs to be done. And that everyone of us who suffer from this addiction can overcome it with multiple strategies

@kaywalls8790 5 жыл бұрын

I have a son with OCD. I get it.

@salonibhatia6101 5 жыл бұрын

I can relate to that ..suffered from health anxiety for 7 yrs due to a bad experience with a doctor , researched obsessively on internet and developed ocd.

@annmargaretmercier 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonathankeen8836 Have you ever read the book "Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty" by Jonathan Grayson? It speaks exactly to what you've described. I'm making my way through it and have found it to be very illuminating. As Sheva Rajaee says, uncertainty and the need for 100% reassurance really are at the core of OCD.

@jonathankeen8836 3 жыл бұрын

@@annmargaretmercier I bought a book called "How to overcome unwanted intrusive thoughts" it helped me develop strategies on how to not react, identifying compulsions, etc. Thanks for the advice I'll take it into consideration (:

@FaunyOne 3 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed. Man she conveyed it all so beautifully.

@sanjayatimilsina5799 3 жыл бұрын

Very needed advice to all the new generation. Anxiety will run the world of future if the kids are not taught how to prepare for life.

@carolinehan2073 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sheva. For everything.

@rick91443 7 жыл бұрын

I feel better just watching this woman...Thank you Internet...rr

@BatFan123 7 жыл бұрын

That would be an understatement ! She is like an angel talking !!!!! I want her for president. Yes queen and lady Sheva for president !!! 🤣

@fayemiran3708 7 жыл бұрын

This is so true!!Excellent!!

@BatFan123 7 жыл бұрын

Bravo !!!! Spoken like and with the voice of an angel. What a beautiful human being, person and woman. Loved it. 🙂

@alliemw 4 жыл бұрын

'Analysis Paralysis'. I can't even shop for groceries without throughly researching prices, coupons, ingredients, etc.

@Jojoma449 3 жыл бұрын

Me too... I need to research everything and Eliminate everything before I make a decision . It makes me anxious and paralyzed . I hate online shopping but sadly everything is going online . I miss walking in the store and just buying stuff what I need and getting new ideas

@alliemw 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jojoma449 I'm trying to be better about it but lately I've gotten into finding something I think I may want to buy, right clicking on the image and selecting Google Lens, just to see if I can find it cheaper anywhere else 🤓

@Glim246 Жыл бұрын

I know your comment is old but thank you! I have never heard that term but it so fits me. I always have a million tabs open on the computer because I am researching something or trying to find the "best" of something. I never finish the research because there is no end and I don't pull the trigger on purchases because there are always more options. Time to talk to my therapist about this😃 Hoping that you have found some relief from your issues and have more peace🤗

@sarahallouche 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing thank you so much! This really helped me!

@aspriha80 5 жыл бұрын

The more we use, the more we need to use! So insightful!

@shivbodhiramesh4860 5 жыл бұрын

Dear Sheva Rajaee..it reaches my heart.

@premsaran6107 5 жыл бұрын

This video is absolutely amazing, solving lots of my problems

@gracieanne7809 7 ай бұрын

I’m so glad that someone is talking about this

@stevesalt2921 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent talk! Smart lady - spot on. 👍🤘✌. Time to make a change people.

@erimozata5120 Жыл бұрын

''Addicted to the answer''. That's basically the definiton of what I've been going thru these last days

@nahidahalabi7263 5 жыл бұрын

she is amazing.

@ashwiniparmar4907 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your story with us. :)

@ELAZA 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful! Great speaker!

@Ayesha_F 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully articulated 💙

@am3342 3 жыл бұрын

This video made me realise i have ocd, thanks to you!

@ethanmernin5929 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this

@darzelizam8404 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderfull and important video !

@zakiyakhan1014 5 жыл бұрын

I have gone through the same issue..feel so better listening to this😍 thankyou

@vikashkumargupta1526 4 жыл бұрын

How you a feeling now???

@mohsenj6471 3 жыл бұрын

You absoloutly right

@patriciavasara1051 5 жыл бұрын

Great speech.

@zameelvisharathodi7859 3 жыл бұрын

Minutes into this, I can already relate to this.

@rouguy1972 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@tulippurple8336 6 жыл бұрын

Really brilliant.

@WeeLin 4 жыл бұрын

Okay, I'm closing my laptop for a while and getting a cup of tea and a book!

@codenamerishi 7 жыл бұрын

Great video!!! I know someone who compulsively Wikipedia everything...

@xxluaxx6 2 жыл бұрын

This is OCD. This is what I did and it’s not commonly thought of as OCD but it actually is. 6 months of ERP and my OCD is cured.

@Lisa-cp5xl 2 жыл бұрын

what is ERP?

@altoic4909 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lisa-cp5xl Exposure and response prevention.

@Lisa-cp5xl 2 жыл бұрын

@@altoic4909 Thank you :) !

@mojsharhappy 2 жыл бұрын

I think having unlimited internet deals we get on our phones and home internet has magnified the problem immensely!

@shanavasm5815 3 жыл бұрын

Good speech

@everydayeasyrecipes2650 4 жыл бұрын

Good speaker

@sandwich675 Жыл бұрын

Great presenting skills.

@rupidm Жыл бұрын

a good talk

@michaellawlor5625 3 жыл бұрын

Core, she is gorgeous. 😍

@seelight6569 4 жыл бұрын

Just because we can doesn't mean we should

@Habeeba_musthafa 2 жыл бұрын

I dont know any of these website... only some google and etc :)

@jejannabanana 3 жыл бұрын

girl..... u smart

@Jojoma449 3 жыл бұрын

I can’t have a day without my phone it would be torture :)

@datz2105 2 жыл бұрын

‘I was convinced I was dying’ “crowd laughs” but it’s not funny Is it. She’s being serious. Health anxiety is so debilitating.

@gracieanne7809 7 ай бұрын

Literally.

@marcc1179 3 жыл бұрын

Her experience is very similar to mine. :(

@wardhamuneeb4393 3 жыл бұрын

Woww

@mariianicababaPT 5 жыл бұрын

This is me

@eduardoroca1991 6 жыл бұрын

What's the point of sanity when the system is insane or inhumane to it's very foundation.

@kirkv2262 7 жыл бұрын

Great clip! I hate Facebook!

@BatFan123 7 жыл бұрын

Dude ... I want Facebook to disappear !!!! May all of our eyes be opened and the one that created Facebook and the ones running it end up doing jail time. So sorry if this sounds a bit too harsh but I can't help it. 🙂