It Is Not OCD!

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Obsessions are defined as: recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive, unwanted, and that in most individuals causes marked anxiety or distress and the individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize them with some thought or action (i.e by performing a compulsion). And compulsions are defined as: repetitive behaviors (like hand washing, checking, etc) or mental acts (like praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to the rules that must be applied rigidly. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation. However, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive. Now these obsessions or compulsions are time consuming and cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. And these issues cannot be better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder
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@jeffvalentine9947 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this known! OCD is not fun to deal with.

@himanshijain619 3 жыл бұрын

I am not diagnosed but I see symptoms of it in myself ...my therapist just didn't pay attention to me telling her this

@kateelliott8228 3 жыл бұрын

I get so upset when people say “i’M sO oCd” and when I point out that what they’re doing doesn’t make them have ocd they call me sensitive.

@dyingsunflowers938 3 жыл бұрын

You aren't sensitive. They're just in deny that they are incorrect and refuse to admit it

@clau_sing_ 3 жыл бұрын

Preach

@noahfirstark 3 жыл бұрын

Ask them to define OCD and how they fell when it takes over their mind, they'll probably describe something that's not even close to it

@ultravioletpisces3666 3 жыл бұрын

At the same time I think there are a lot of people who joke but dont realize they actually do have OCD for real.

@75sadiegirl 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Kati. I wish more people knew this because I hear people say, "I'm so OCD" all the time. If they only knew just how frustrating suffering from OCD really is. Thankfully mine is mostly under control, but it took a lot of work to get here.

@tompalmer5986 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of therapy did you use to get over your OCD? I'm wondering if dialectical behavioral therapy is the most effective.

@75sadiegirl 3 жыл бұрын

@@tompalmer5986 CBT,exposure therapy, and meds. Plus going on 9 years of therapy. I've also done EMDR. I definitely still have OCD tendencies and thoughts but now I know when to recognize them as ocd thoughts. I don't think it will ever go away, but now they are manageable.

@tompalmer5986 3 жыл бұрын

I too have kind of made peace with my situation in life. It's still very painful to be in public, though. I've thought about asking for electro convulsive therapy to treat my OCD, but I'm afraid I might forget my own name if I do.

@jennifermccarthy4712 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously! My therapist keeps bugging me to tell someone in my life that I have OCD but how am I supposed to tell someone something so personal and which has so crippled my life when OCD has been coined into a joke phrase. Along with checking, avoidance is another compulsion of my. I haven't been able to turn on an oven in 6 years until earlier this. I'm not capable of leaving my house overnight. How the hell is someone who sees OCD as having a quark suppose to understand the gravity of this disorder?

@sunnyray4065 3 жыл бұрын

I have Pure O and it's like living in a nightmare. It's almost like someone has downloaded a computer virus into my head, with pop up alerts everyday

@RuthieEleanor 3 жыл бұрын

This words it so perfectly.

@sunnyray4065 3 жыл бұрын

@@RuthieEleanor I have found cutting all caffeine has reduced them dramatically.

@kristymarie6065 3 жыл бұрын

So true

@foreversweaterweather 3 жыл бұрын

I've struggled with ocd since before I could even read, I've had 23 years of people not understanding me, so thank you for making this video. I'd also like to point out nobody should say "I'm so ocd", that's like saying "I'm so depression". Ocd is a mental disorder, not a thing that you are.

@kimberlyheywood5884 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! It really bothers me when people say they are “OCD” about the clothes in their closet, or are a “little OCD” about how they like to organize their purse... As someone with real OCD it makes me not want to tell anyone I have OCD because then I feel like it will be downplayed or misunderstood. I think most people think I just need to have everything “neat”. Thanks for sharing!!

@liljemark1 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. The International OCD Foundation has made awesome infographics regarding how OCD is not an adjective, and those infographics are like mini masterclasses that can be shared on social media to educate people when they use the term OCD that way.

@Takumi_Did_Nothing_Wrong 3 жыл бұрын

Back when I was a sophomore in high school, I remember taking forever to finish my written homework assignments because I was obsessed with neat penmanship and would throw away a homework assignment, even when it was completely or nearly completed or I knew that all of the answers were correct, because some of the letters were lopsided or there were too many smudges. I think the longest it took me to complete an assignment was eight hours. I didn't realize this was because of my OCD until after I graduated high school. Fortunately, I haven't had this problem since I graduated high school. I did go to counseling during my Junior year and had my prescription adjusted, so that may have helped.

@aprildawnmeans6071 3 жыл бұрын

I get you. My OCD began around age 12. I would make my bed first thing every morning. I would then stand back and look at it and if it didn't look "perfect" to me...I would tear it all apart and make it again. I grew out of that insane ritual but now it's just morphed into other obsessions. Ugh!!

@angelnunnart 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't been diagnosed with ocd, but this is so relateble.

@myozbubble 3 жыл бұрын

A person can't get over OCD just by 'not doing it anymore' any more than someone depressed can just stop thinking depressing thoughts. It's super complicated. A licensed mental health professional can help. And, if that person isn't helping you, go find another one. We are not always a good match with a counselor first time.

@clau_sing_ 3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad people like you talk about OCD on here. There's still so much ignorance about it. As a sufferer myself, I can't stand when people say things like "oh I'm so OCD about x" please, I beg you. Stop saying that.

@mkhan9764 3 жыл бұрын

People are ignorant that's why - plenty of those on this planet!🥴😒🤷

@baffledbrain 3 жыл бұрын

5 misconceptions about OCD 1)Neat freaks 2:47 2)Uptight 4:00 3)Caused by childhood trauma 5:17 4)Germaphobia 6:05 5)OCD is not treatable 7:11 Thanks Katie 💚🙃

@siennacatherine35 2 жыл бұрын

Buttttt germaphobia is fear of contamination so

@llepicub Ай бұрын

Actually germaphobia is true in some cases, especially recently

@coolm3th 3 жыл бұрын

my friend and i talk about this all the time! anytime i mention my ocd flairing up wildly i have people in my life that are constantly like "yeah i'm a neak freak too" like... bud my room is a disaster bc i literally cannot stop thinking. so glad you posted this.

@blaineishere3851 3 жыл бұрын

My OCD has me so worried about texting my best friend and making sure I respond instantly, watching KZfaq videos, making crafts, obsessively using hand sanitizer and a million other hyper-fixations that I don’t even remember to clean or sometimes even bathe.

@aprildawnmeans6071 3 жыл бұрын

Oh how I understand this!! There were times I didn't even make it to work...

@blaineishere3851 3 жыл бұрын

@@aprildawnmeans6071 I used to play hookie from school as a kid just to stay home with my hyperfixation toy/game 🤣

@MidnightEkaki 3 жыл бұрын

Its interesting, I have a suspicion I have OCD but its not severe so Im not sure about it. But the things you mention make me wonder if I obsess over many things but dont even realise it. Because Ive always related to the concept of 'hyperfixations' but I dont have autism or ADHD (as far as I know)

@blaineishere3851 3 жыл бұрын

@@MidnightEkaki those are the only three I personally know of that have hyperfixations, but there could be others! Or it could just be a personality quirk of yours, which is totally cool!

@erikal1593 3 жыл бұрын

All your plants are super happy in your background! I wish I had a green thumb. And thank you for talking about this. I know someone who has OCD and you're completely right. I'm glad you're making others aware of how to support the people in our lives we care about who have this.

@njjen3953 3 жыл бұрын

I have OCD traits. I don't have a clinical diagnosis. However, when I have been in residential ED treatment, I display heightened symptoms of OCD. The only reason I can come up with is that in that setting, I don't have total control over my life.

@amandaasher7 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I soooo needed this video. I’ve struggled for years and lately have been getting worse. Thank you 🙏🏻

@smileyfacesheens123 3 жыл бұрын

excited to watch this, it was essentially your video on "pure O" that changed my life because it clicked with me n made me realise I actually did have OCD and that the mental images were OCD xx

@mdkhalidshahzad1783 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of love Kati for clearing this out and letting us know how to deal with it. I really am grateful.

@olivianaylor8785 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this. I’ve lived with OCD my whole life and it’s awesome to have someone talking about this in greater detail and debunking misconceptions

@ollylolly 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video Kati! Hope you and Sean are both well 💕

@larag1764 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kati. Your videos are always informative, non-judgemental and (sometimes) validating. Stay safe and best wishes from Australia 🤗

@natalierussellrobb 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining this so well. As a OCD warrior, I get really tired of the jokes people constantly use about it without knowing what it is. Medication and therapy are helping me!

@raywood8187 3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully it's one disorder I don't have but I do feel the strong urge to give all your videos a thumbs up! Besides that they deserve one.

@a.o.9594 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video. I never been diagnosed and don’t think I have it but,I used to have the need to double and triple check the doors to be sure they were locked. As my anxiety and depression has gotten better it has happen less often. Thank you again.

@CassieWinter 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. The stereotypes around OCD kept me from seeking a diagnosis until I was almost 35.

@anirudhsilai5790 3 жыл бұрын

It's definitely important to distinguish OCD from OCPD

@arianajuni 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! ☺

@anjithaa4521 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kati...💖 This video helped me to clearly understand what ocd is.

@beinside6606 3 жыл бұрын

Once knew a guy who had to tap his door handle 12 times before he could leave the house. Then check he had locked the door at least 3 times. I kinda understand it more now. Thank you.

@hopelesslyhope2834 3 жыл бұрын

Omg when you said it’s not germaphobia but could be a fear of numbers I gasped because I have irrational fears of numbers ooop

@menamoo5633 3 жыл бұрын

Really useful Kati! I shared this with my fellow students as we have a psychology teacher who essentially told us OCD is neatness and germaphobia, nothing else, that it is trauma based. She then casually related very not OCD behaviours she has and said 'i've got a bit of it" which was very invalidating, with no education about the obsessions, compulsions and mostly mental aspects. So thankyou, hopefully they will understand we have been taught dangerous stereotypes. I have control of my OCD mostly now, but it took so much to get here, people need to know that is possible. I think something to mention in the future could be the speed of fixations, like some have a paticular compulsion for a long time, but i had rapid cycling fixations which changed often, until i drowned in 10s at a time, but other times have had 1 major compulsion, so that would be good to hear your take on. Thanks again xxx

@sporized6942 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome content! We learned a lot.

@Lockystephenson 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. So many people misunderstand OCD and don’t realise the complexity of this mental illness.

@danjakeway8966 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative! My OCD peaked around middle school, where I'd have to arrange everything very precisely on my desk, and I'd disassemble and reassemble a mechanical pencil over and over again. It is still distressing to this day, but now the larger problem is a severe case of Bipolar Disorder mixed in with lots of anxiety. Keep fighting the good fight for all of us, Kati.

@haisesasaki3944 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Kati. ❤️ that was so helpful and reassuring. I hate when someone says “I’m so OCD when it comes to cleaning..” as if it’s something that’s funny or Ok to deal with. It’s exhausting and terrifying at times. Although I lnow that the obssessions that I have don’t make any sense, I can’t stop following what they tell me to do. People need to understand the difference between OCD with all the intrapersonal anxiety and distress that come with it and OCPD with its ridgidity and perfectionistic tendencies that tend to cause interpersonal difficulties.

@LanceDiazzz 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this ❤️

@AlexaLexy 3 жыл бұрын

Such truths in this video.

@keelyschemmer 3 жыл бұрын

This is SPOT. ON. 👌🏻💯

@RomaineRC 3 жыл бұрын

Well done on the mil. You've been such a huge help, especially over the last year

@DW_Read 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! 🥺💜

@_just_TK 3 жыл бұрын

You weren’t kidding about your mom’s gardening talents!

@erinmichellem9762 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for th video Kati! I'm so glad I came across ur channel

@_just_TK 3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the Community!

@annabrickstock 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video, please make more videos on ocd!!

@TTxoxoMiller 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOUU FOR POSTING THISSSSSSSSSSSSSS

@JJNurs 2 жыл бұрын

I love that at the end, you said: "...we can get our life back." OCD can truly take a persons life away. It can rob them of everything: time, friends, family, jobs, beloved items, and keeps people isolated and afraid to reach out. Knowing there's hope of regaining a life you once knew is like finding the hidden treasure. It's like finding yourself again, the you that you thought was gone.

@spidrmage 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing video Kati. If anyone is struggling with ocd and is looking for a good resource to learn and get started, “Overcoming Unwanted, Intrusive thoughts” by Winston and Seif is very eye opening, and dispels a lot of OCD myths. Also, the OCD Stories podcast. Like Kati says, its treatable and in my view, knowledge is power and your best defense against this disorder.

@thalin6081 3 жыл бұрын

I have OCD (+many other issues) and I actually struggle to be tidy, I'm super disorganized. People say I have been misdiagnosed bc people with OCD should be neat. -.-'

@beautifulsunset4071 3 жыл бұрын

Today is the first time I've heard of Pure O. I didn't know there was a name for these intrusive thoughts. I just thought it was a part of anxiety. This helps me understand myself better.

@nicoleailincatalano8320 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kati, I find your videos really helpful and clearly explained, could you perhaps explain how to relax after anxiety attacks? Thank you so much, all the way from Argentina 🇦🇷💕

@victoredgefield141 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kati 💙

@pmbluemoon 3 жыл бұрын

I actually had a parent who was OCD, and I learned from them their habits, hence, what I THOUGHT was MY OCD, was actually theirs from my upbringing. It was an odd realization, but also a relieving one. Thank you Kati for this video! Stay awesome! 😃😎👍

@rubycubez1103 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for addressing the neat freak stereotype. Ppl assume my place is spotless which is a complete lie... It's constant intrusive thoughts where I can't get anything done. Its a burden and really makes no sense when I take myself outside of myself. Its really hard to control especially when I'm stressed.

@itsangii47 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kati ☺

@stephaniehickman7367 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this.

@farahklinkers1119 3 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH K

@LV03 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@swish6754 3 жыл бұрын

My cuticles are a direct reflection of how well I'm handling my OCD 😒

@fresa4944 3 жыл бұрын

Because of this app I’ve realized soooo much because of this app, it saved me.

@tabimir3604 3 жыл бұрын

very well explained keep it up 💜💜💜💜💜💜

@stan5768 3 жыл бұрын

5:33 OMG that makes so much sense that it is scary !

@thilaerian4418 3 жыл бұрын

I just got set up with a NOCD therapist last week! good timing, haha

@nikkimckay860 3 жыл бұрын

Hi everyone just checked out the kati video from the other day was looking for unlit on Monday didn't find it or see it until now although I don't have OCD it's a good ans important video for those of you that do have it or know about it I wasn't on here Monday was my bithday take care people

@teen-at-heart 3 жыл бұрын

My. best friend had several exposure treatments/therapies and they never worked in the long run. She actually still struggles with her childhood experiences and triggers as well as her unhealthy relationships with her parents. In her case, talk therapy is actually more helpful as exposure therapy as she says that she needs to overcome her issues and her past first and needs to build new and different relationships first, before exposure therapy can have a long-lasting effect on her OCD thoughts and compulsions.

@lovelightshining4444 3 жыл бұрын

You're amazing tytyty 😘

@alexr2347 3 жыл бұрын

> Typically publishes new videos on Mondays. > Breaks the mold just once. > To talk about OCD. Nice. 🤔

@75sadiegirl 3 жыл бұрын

I get this 😇

@caitlinmccourt2686 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much. I knew i had OCD I just didn't realise all the different ways i have it.

@patrickgabrielmendy9337 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@AmethystWoman 3 жыл бұрын

So, I have so been part of the misconception. And not to be seen as a person who misuses a diagnosis as a adjective, my house is a wreck. It bothers me so much. I always say "I've never been able to make a house into a home." But the truth is, like the person in the ad before your video, yeah, it's an interesting way to reframe things. I always say, and feel for real - that there is a person with OCD inside of me trying to get out - but I use the messy house as a reason I am NOT OCD. I have compulsions but not traditional ones you heard about like relocking doors or checking the stove, but definitely thoughts that I can't get away from and a brain that just can't organize my thoughts enough to accomplish anything. Esp if I can't do it perfectly. The job I have feeds into it nicely. Graphic design where perfection is required. I was also a nurse. Again perfection required. Errors shameful esp a med error. Yikes. Such pressure to be perfect. Many don't think of medicine like that but think of how we feel when any little mistake or misstep is done by a medical professional. Thanks for the video and giving me food for thought. Happens this week I'm living thru the effects of a compulsion.

@RosarioTV 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Good information. Can I add this video to my tourrettes syndrome awareness playlist on my channel?

@davidk.7264 3 жыл бұрын

love ya, thanks

@emilydiggle3653 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning pure-o, not many people talk about it. I was wondering about CBT vs ERP... what treatment option would work for someone dealing with OCD and depression at the same time?

@fearfulpixel6165 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been through pure-o, it was awful because it can become mentally and physically draining. CBT therapy was offered to me for anxiety, depression and pure-o as they’re all based around reframing your thought patterns and challenging ingrained negative perceptions of yourself e.g. not believing thoughts where you’re stupid or incapable and asking why you think like that in the first place Also meditation is really helpful as well because it helps to train your focus onto something else rather than negative thoughts. Once you’ve done it enough it becomes second nature to do it daily, and when you get into a stressful or depressed mood, it’s more natural to turn your attention to meditation to balance out your thoughts rather than obsess over them

@spidrmage 3 жыл бұрын

I listen to the OCD Stories podcast and most of the guests on there who happen to be therapists recommend treating the depression first, and then starting ERP. You should seek out an OCD specialist and not just a run of the mill therapist, as they might actually make your OCD worse and aren’t properly trained.

@angelicmelody404 3 жыл бұрын

it would be great if you could one time cover the topic of retroactive jealousy which is recongised as a type of Pure OCD. Not many people are aware of this and it should be talked about as it gets brushed off just as regular jealousy.

@ameliaevans5211 3 жыл бұрын

I've never been diagnosed but I've always had OCD like behaviour : - I wash my hands so many times that I make them bleed. - When I leave the house, I check my bag/pocket every minute to make sure I have my keys and phone even when there's no way they could have disappeared. - At school, I need to check my time table a 100 times to make sure I have my lessons and times right. - I feel the need to pick my skin all the time to the point where I have scratches all over.

@jennykiss2235 3 жыл бұрын

I have harm OCD that I have been reading books about and feel like I have been able to work through it, but really scary when it started to get out of hand.

@Megan-vb9ze 2 жыл бұрын

I don't have OCD, but so many people around me thought I did/said I did because of my need for everything to be neat and organized in my very specific way. I'm very inflexible with others trying to change things in my space or schedule. Turns out I have OCPD! I feel like this could be the case for lots of people like me, but because there is so much less awareness of OCPD and such a wide misconception of what OCD is, it can really throw people like me off while also being really dismissive of the issues people with OCD go through.

@PlainD 3 жыл бұрын

My OCD is constantly counting things that I do with my hands or feet. Plus, all of that has to be symmetrical and/or balanced. It drives me crazy. I think I might have excoriation disease, as well. Thanks, Kati, for another great video. :-)

@MalinLH 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just recently learned of Pure O. It’s hard to differentiate between PO and GAD. Seems there’s a lot of crossover.

@0obeautyo0 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please do videos for therapists about session, tips and tools for our clients!!! That would be great and so beneficial 🤍

@Stopreadingmyusername23 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, no doubt it’s OCD

@tuttisinga 3 жыл бұрын

I hate when I have an intrusive thought that turns out to be true or happens.

@BenDrowning 11 ай бұрын

Found this while doing some unrelated research, and to be clear, I've been aware of my OCD for a long time, but hearing the exact thing I do used in an example was a bit of a surprise. I guess a lot of people have to check the stove a number of times. For me, it's not that I need an exact number, it's just that I need to do it repeatedly until I can stop dissociating it.

@teamTERF 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kati, Can you talk about mental compulsions and OCD? xxoo

@SusieQ78 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting to help people understand the difference between OCD and Germaphobe :-)

@ravenhill_firelord_1968 3 жыл бұрын

that's something i suffer with, ocd, i'm very obsessive about things, which turn into compulsions.

@mkhan9764 3 жыл бұрын

Btw DSM recent version has declassified OCD as an anxiety disorder!🥴😒🤷

@brianjudkins8812 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video. I have been battling OCD for the better part of my life. One thing that I don't understand is that my Psychiatrist says that they are moving away from classifying it as an anxiety disorder which doesn't make sense to me because of the great anxiety I feel. It began with religious scrupulosity when I was 14 or 15 years old.

@khaidir7304 3 жыл бұрын

Tank you good

@kimmy6578 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a pure O , and the intrusive thought/ worry is that something is on fire. I'm constantly turning around and checking the area in the kitchen to make sure I don't see smoke. I also obsess and worry about some one is dead that I love and I dont know it yet.

@codyclaeys2008 Жыл бұрын

Got diagnosed with ocd years ago today I was seeing a new therapist who diagnosed me with anitey and he doesn't thinks it's ocd even with my constant hand washing. I just have never been a people person or comfortable around people

@bill88694 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kati for separating obsessive thoughts from compulsions. And that a person or I can have intrusive unwanted thoughts without necessarily following through with an action, however, for me unwanted thoughts still persist. A milder compulsion for me is, for example, checking my set alarm many times before I sleep! Annoying; this healthy anxiety (not late for work) for me or will it get worst? I think the intrusive unwanted thoughts are more troubling for me (using the stop sign technique somewhat helpful). Any suggestions?

@maimunashafiqulislam8016 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You, Kati. Can you please elaborate on the parental enmeshment point that you mentioned in this video? My parents enmesh with me a lot, even if I find ways to get away from them. For instance, if I get away by saying "Ok, I've got to study now/attend my classes", they will barge into my room and sit right beside me, thus overwhelming me HELL LOT! Moving out is not seen as a good practice in my culture. What's your opinion on this?

@patrickhilton9253 3 жыл бұрын

3:30. That’s totally me. Whenever I’m leaving the house in my car, especially before heading to work, I have to constantly check my lights, sinks, my garage door and sometimes my ceiling fans. I’m afraid I’ll leave the water running and flood my house or leave the lights on and waste electricity, or leave my garage door open, etc. I don’t have a therapist for any of my issues but what I’ve found helps with this is to take a picture of the lights and sinks that are triggers for this showing that they are turned off and my garage door after I close it. Even after taking the pictures I usually compulsively check them a few more times but having the pictures allows me to eventually leave the house. Once I get on the road or to work I don’t have to keep checking my pictures or anything, it’s just knowing that they are there allows me to get through my day. I’ve thought for a while that it’s probably some sort of OCD but this seems to confirm it. Wish I knew how to make it stop.

@liljemark1 3 жыл бұрын

Education regarding OCD is a good way to learn more about the disorder, if you can't find a OCD specialist to see (online or offline). OCD Stories podcast and International OCD Foundation youtube channel are great resources for educational content.

@dyingsunflowers938 3 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if I have a few ocd symptoms. I've definitely had a lot of obsessions and compulsions that follow

@ameliabarnish9135 3 жыл бұрын

Would ASD count as something that would better explain it or could I have both?

@enimalnaide7767 3 жыл бұрын

I have BDD and it's pure hell to live with!

@matthewspaid1575 3 жыл бұрын

I itch a and dug a my body from nerve problems

@EcurbSSJ 3 жыл бұрын

I find that a lot of people conflate obsessive compulsive disorder with obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

@MsPiinkFllamingo 3 жыл бұрын

I have OCD and don’t have any checking behaviors. So many only see that as OCD (checking/repetitive behavior).

@bornwithoutconsentobviously 3 жыл бұрын

I have somatic OCD or hyperawareness OCD and there is so little known about it. Even by OCD professionals unfortunately...

@liljemark1 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you've found OCD stories podcast and International OCD Foundation's KZfaq content. It's very unfortunate that there's so many "I treat OCD" therapists who have no idea what they are doing when they try to help the client/patient with cognitive talk therapy.

@victoriajohnson3034 2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought i was ocd till recently now that i have realized I'm high functioning autistic and just created strict coping skills to manage my sensory overload.

@rlta04 3 жыл бұрын

What if my desktop at work had to be certain way . Example stapler certain place aiming certain way and all things on the desktop must be in certain place aiming certain direction ?