Dr.Matt , You’re doing wonder work spreading this valuable knowledge , to me it’s the first time i learn about them and i feel much better and relieved now that i learned more about this issue . For me i noticed that i get random painful intrusive thoughts that literally shivers my body and it keeps reoccurring to an uncomfortable level . Trying so hard to face these thoughts instead of running away from them .

I have had ocd all my life. I am 65 now . It has been hell. I think that treatment is a lot better now. Also I am an identical twin as we suffer the same hell

Thank you Matt for all of your very valuable information.Ive had these particular thoughts since I'm 13 and am 67 now and have come a long way. I held this in until was 31. I wish this kind info was out when I first had this condition. I've come a very long way with a great therapist who knows a lot about OCD, and wonderful people like you. God Bless.

Plus nobody ever mentions intrusive thoughts because people won’t understand. Which they wouldn’t. They just say I am depressed and suffer from anxiety attacks. That’s not enough. I would like to see professionals like you on every news channel telling the world the truth about mental health

Keep up the good work mate!!! ✌🏼

Hi Matt, Thank you so much for all of your content and dedication towards helping people with anxiety and OCD. I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and utilize your videos to help clients. I am wondering if you have made any videos specifically focusing on betrayal and/or abandonment OCD. Specifically people who are constantly checking for signs that their partner could be cheating or attracted to another person (without any reason having to do with the current partner). For example, getting triggered if their partner is "checking out" a waiter/waitress at a restaurant, scanning for any changes their partner makes in schedule or routine, driving by the partners work or place they said they will be in order to see if they are really there, asking who just texted them...and other various insecure behaviors. Also, then questioning the partner or getting friends or family members to talk them out of thinking they have something to be worried about. If you have made a video on this topic, could you please let me know the name of the video? I thought the relationship ocd videos might address this type of behavioral pattern, and while they are in the same ballpark, wondering if you have made any videos specifically related to the fear of being cheated (on). Thanks in advance!

I’ve had so many harm instructive thoughts recently I really hate it. I did take therapy of course but now I feel like I’m back to square 1. All this suicide thoughts that pop in my head, I hate it too. Kinda like saying goodbye to my love ones when I really don’t want too. I have two kids to raise and want to be part of their whole life. I understand they re just thoughts and I do accept those thoughts. I just hate struggling. 😢

Hey, I suffer from Pure OCD and i’ve went through many themes but currently I am suffering from what I think is Harm OCD. I would like to say my ‘instrusive’ thoughts are not “What if…” it’s just saying “do this” or like straight up. This is worrying me and also the thoughts feel like i’m purposely thinking them. Yet, I still cry and experience a lot of anxiety and I’m starting to think I actually just wanna do these stuff and they aren’t intrusive thoughts because I can’t stop thinking about it. I’ve been crying for 3 days straight and why can’t i purposely stop thinking this stuff instead of the thoughts just randomly popping into my head like they used to. Before all this I had a thought about harm and stuff and my heart dropped and I experienced a lot of anxiety so please someone help me. In other words, these thoughts feel willfully yet they still give me a lot of anxiety. ( This happened to be a month ago when I experienced HOCD and I just did compulsions because I didn’t know repeating stuff in your head was a compulsion but it eventually changed to this, also my intrusive thoughts were changing from HOCD and harm thoughts but i kept doing the compulsions until I learned they were bad and stuff.