I can’t stop paying attention

I can’t stop paying attention - OCD acceptance

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@kradrewot9300 Ай бұрын

I’m honestly kind of shocked. Being aware of my eye floaters was an obsession that consumed my life for like two years. I’ve never seen anyone else ever mention being even slightly concerned about this before. It’s honestly surreal to see this acknowledged

@juliannabanana86 10 ай бұрын

Oof, tinnitus is a big one! Also noticing that I am alive at all... THAT'S jarring. Thanks again for another wonderful video

@music-ultra1226 2 ай бұрын

Being hyper aware of your mortality is what i’m going through…and it’s kinda awesome and scary at the same time HOWEVER I’ve been telling myself that it never bothered me before, so it won’t bother me now. I was aware of the concept of death at 6, and aware of the infinites of the cosmos at 10. I’m 22 and my brain isn’t done developing, IT BETTER NOT BOTHER ME NOW.

@owenlarson07366 10 ай бұрын

I went through an intense couple years of health anxiety and this channel helped a lot. I haven’t noticed floaters in a long time but they were one of my many triggers.

@oliviasteely1210 9 ай бұрын

It’s so helpful knowing it’s a trigger for other people too. I felt crazy for letting them bother me so much

@hgjones4596 10 ай бұрын

I’ve had floaters that I can remember since highschool. A few years ago I went to a new eye doctor with new equipment and they noticed something weird going on with my left eye. At first doctor thought it was an optic pit which can cause retinal detachment. Yikes!! After more testing it turns out I just have a misshapen or “anomalous” disc. I was probably just born with it and it should be totally fine. After my initial appointment all of a sudden I started noticing a ton of floaters! I had major anxiety over this and even went back to the eye doctor. I thought something had to be wrong. Like in your video, it’s just normal floaters with no issues, but my brain didn’t think so. I constantly would check to see if they were still there and would constantly see my floaters and get anxiety over them. Fast forward a few years… I barely even notice them anymore! Your brain truly can filter a lot of that out when you accept them and honestly don’t focus on them (easier said than done) but my experience is proof that your brain will zone in on your anxieties and when you focus on things you will see them more. Also, that you can get to a point where it no longer bothers you.

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Have you ever been in that zone where you can't STOP noticing something? Anxiety, heart rate, etc? Let me know it what it was for you!

@gayatrishimpi7713 10 ай бұрын

Nathan...i m currently going through same situation...There is one future threat which will be there in my life at least for upcoming 5-6 yrs ....i was not living in present moment since some weeks... After watching ur video i feel i should embrace the uncertainty of my future problem even if it is real.... Thanks for uploading this video ❤❤

@redbloomings7523 10 ай бұрын

nobody talks about this.. but SWALLOWING! you focus on your swallowing so much and say what if i can’t swallow and then you suddenly can’t swallow or have trouble doing it and you start doing it compulsively and start panicking

@savannah90 10 ай бұрын

⚠️⚠️TW Distressing IDEAS your mind might adopt: Breathing, Seeing Colors, Seeing People, Living on Earth, Fall in love in Objects, more. So bad I'm tired 😞

@moonooze6171 10 ай бұрын

When I was a child I couldn’t stop noticing my blinking my eyes. Every time I blinked I was aware of it. That was when OCD truly started to break me.

@desb9639 8 ай бұрын

Breathing and swallowing for me!

@chazzat3113 10 ай бұрын

I almost didnt click because i have anxiety about giving my self the issues your talking about on this video, but I did in the end, because for me, i cant stop paying attention to my own thoughts and feelings, at the moment there incredibly distressing and there literally just thoughts about negative thoughts which is rediculous, but i hope to god that it gets to a point where i just dont care anymore

@owl9098 10 ай бұрын

Nate I cannot thank you enough for your videos! I’m beginning to use Maybe Maybe Not with my ROCD thoughts and I’ve seen a difference! Your videos provide so much joy and encouragement to OCD recovery! You’re a wonderful and kind hearted person :)

@janekmasiarz1393 10 ай бұрын

Are there moments when you gain certainity about your feelings? How long did it take to notice first changes?

@laurakatherine9836 7 ай бұрын

oh yes I am going to try the Maybe Maybe Not trick! It's not me, it's my OCD is a good little mantra too

@memerbunny25 10 ай бұрын

Hi I'm back almost after a year on this channel, I had hocd and it was terrible now I would say that I'm 💯 Percent cured I'm happy and normal again. Just want to say thanks to Nathan

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Welcome back! Wow! Thanks for sharing your experiences. That's so cool to hear!

@Asmrforeverr213 10 ай бұрын

Did you do a lot of ERP? or what did you do?

@memerbunny25 10 ай бұрын

@@Asmrforeverr213 just don't care that's it. People with hocd r too concerned if they are gay or not, just be ok with the fact that u could be gay.

@RAE-homely-fairy-of-the-light 10 ай бұрын

How did you cure it?? And well done you!! My 14 yr old has it so bad, taps, counts, has to walk certain ways, no one can move certain chairs or items of hers, list goes on! She is one of the kindest people I've ever known but she struggles and thinks nothing will help her OCD😢

@RAE-homely-fairy-of-the-light 10 ай бұрын

@thesegamesforever9519 yep I've asked the same! My 14 yr old has it bad, I've started to supplement vitamin b1, as I heard that can help it, could be the missing link, also I'm going to get her to try 'earth herself',(barefoot on the grass or concrete everyday 20 minutes)....the earth is negatively charged, we are positively charged, sometimes we need to go barefoot outside on concrete ,add a splash of water on the feet as a conductor (no bull, it's science) the earth takes our excess positive energy and so we feel calmer, there has to be a cause for this OCD.......

@lumwong7237 9 ай бұрын

Bless you Nate ❤very good and practical sharing again

@crystal881100 10 ай бұрын

This video is great and came at a perfect time, thank you for sharing and putting out awesome content!

@IScreamforButtercream 10 ай бұрын

Went through something similar except there were so many that they blocked my vision in one eye. I ended up having to get surgery to help my vision. I was lucky because it worked…so far. 😊 It’s been about 5 months. My other eye is bad. Hundreds of them but not like the one I had surgery on. My point is floaters are common but if anyone reading gets lots of floaters it actually could be a sign of a retina tear or detachment and it is good to get it checked out but if it turns out to be nothing, you have to force yourself to see past them. It will take over your life if you don’t. Trust me. I know. I am having to work on that with one of my eyes. If I react to seeing them, I panic. I have to do just like he said and say to myself, right now I’m ‘fill-in-the-blank’. It’s hard but the alternative is to make myself feel worse and panicked. Just my two cents.

@joyandrew3265 10 ай бұрын

Ringing in my ears always listening to it

@gayatrishimpi7713 10 ай бұрын

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I feel like this is something a lot of people will have to deal with at some point or another. Continuing to move forward despite this is the best course of action. 👍

@user-oe2et8cf1x 10 ай бұрын

Stop seeking solutions and start living your life is really great advice. Thank you for that! ❤It reminded me of a phrase I had come up with after a long, long time in my head. The phrase was Stop overthinking (ie living in your head) and start living the real life.

@bookishkeekee 10 ай бұрын

I've definitely been able to break a lot of my compulsions thanks to your amazing videos! ✨If you ever get a chance though, it would be amazing to see a video that focuses on having both Generalized Anxiety Disorder and OCD, or also a video on Chronophobia because a lot of the Chronophobia and anxiety treatment is counterproductive to my OCD.

@rosaortiz7842 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. So helpful!

@PetPhotographyMN 10 ай бұрын

Excellent, Nate. Thank you.

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for being here. I appreciate you.

@Tzaltochnie1 10 ай бұрын

I love your videos. I struggle with bdd and your videos give me hope. Thank you 🙏

@ArmyofLove 10 ай бұрын

This is great, I'm learning not to respond to thoughts and even though I notice things and the double take, check or look again and go 'why did I look at that kid' and go 'what did I do that for', This has really helped me to stop assessing myself sll the time and try to accept what is infront if me.

@Mithaq_m 10 ай бұрын

I am from Saudi Arabia and I am learning too much from this guy, I have anxiety but I feel normal and safe when I watch his videos, thank you a lot man.

@Stanley349 10 ай бұрын

I feel like this strategy should apply to my tinnitus but recently I’ve really been struggling to cope with it. I think part of the problem is I know I will have it for the rest of my life so it is not so much ‘what if’ since I already know. I am just finding the acceptance difficult - it has recently been so intrusive.

@trentanderson8 10 ай бұрын

Thanks, Nate! I struggle with reading a lot. When I read, a lot of times I might wonder, "Did I actually ready that?" or, "Did I read that correctly?" especially if it's for like an assignment or something where I have to sign at the end, indicating I read and understood everything. It's definitely a work in progress, but sometimes I just move on and say and/or think, "I might've read that. I'm just going to keep going," or something like that.

@aileechristian3653 8 ай бұрын

I needed this!!!!

@stefanmolnapor910 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@nickd422 10 ай бұрын

I've been dealing with seeing visual snow, slight after images and floaters since January (happened after i took a week trial of adhd meds). All docs say nothing wrong with me, yet i cant help but freak out and look for symptoms first thing when i wake up. This vid resonated with me, as while I'm unsure what could cause my symptoms. But i also need to accept and not let myself get brought down. Gotta deal things one day at a time and not hyperfocus on the past.

@nickkapatais 10 ай бұрын

Love the Westbrook dose in this video 🙂

@Garlicbredqueen 10 ай бұрын

I found your channel recently and your work has already helped me and my clients so much!!!! As a counselor, I would love to see some videos on treatment planning for OCD. Just a thought. :)

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words! I have all that treatment planning in my 42 video online course. 😉 www.ocd-anxiety.com/master-your-ocd

@joanembleton910 2 ай бұрын

so helpful to sure

@riversbaskedinsun 7 ай бұрын

Yes I have floaters and OCD too, and they can be such a scary struggle and cover things I’m trying to look at! I get so worried about them and want to solve the problems because they become terribly bothersome (for safety I might have to do something in the future) but trying to be present and grateful and do my best with this, uncertainty and acceptance💗

@nayabkhanillkhan7040 10 ай бұрын

Just went to get my eyebrows threaded, and the lady said ‘oh no I’m not happy with this ‘ you have a gap in the brow at the front, she did say then it could be the heat from the summer from the sweat it gave me lots of distress until I accepted the fact that my gaps is okay and stopped fighting with the thought Thank you so much Nathan for this video ❤

@nerdbamarich2063 10 ай бұрын

My problem is my physical symptoms cause me to ruminate. I really do hate it. Thank you for this wonderful help that you provide.

@jagboy69 10 ай бұрын

Everyone eventually gets the occasional floater. If they don't go away, the brain will eventually shut off that tiny part of the eye. Think of it more like a bad pixel, and you have millions of them!

@wellnessweek3912 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@huddlespith 10 ай бұрын

Hey it would be really cool if you made some wristbands/bracelets as merch with “Maybe, maybe not” on

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll see what I can do. For now, this is what I have for merch. www.ocdanxietyshop.com

@avertthymortaleyes3460 9 ай бұрын

Being out in nature works wonders. Office environments exacerbate the problem of hyper fixation.

@1988charlee 10 ай бұрын

Hi every thing you have explained I have experienced , I have suffered with this from 5 years old I am now 35 … in time I have been in medication which has helped me in many ways , I’m on and off but I have had to go back on as I’m going through the hardest time in my life …,I have had therapist, do you do therapy online ? as you understand by watching your videos I’m based in England so it’s a distance… but yiur videos really help me feel I’m not on my own so Thankyou for that

@smellyskin 10 ай бұрын

How do you distinguish between a intrusive negative thought and a real gut instinct feeling? I seriously would like to know, because I have intrusive thoughts related to anxiety and I just shrug them off, but I always wonder if they are actually warnings about smthg terrible about to happen...

@RAE-homely-fairy-of-the-light 10 ай бұрын

Hi there, so my 14 yr old has severe OCD, and she is also such a kind person, as a mum I'd like to help her, any suggestions on treatments besides drugs which I'm not giving her? Eg does biofeedback work?

@vanessai405 10 ай бұрын

I really needed this today since I can sooooo relate (too many coincidences with this channel 😉)! Thank you so much. I’m a health anxiety and GERD sufferer diagnosed with a rare disorder of my oesophagus (1 in 100,000... Yup, that’s what an OCD sufferer wants to hear 🫣😂). Food pipe basically doesn’t push food down properly and specialists don’t know why 🤷‍♀️. It’s manageable and when I don’t obsess over it turning into cancer one day, I barely recognise it. I just need to eat slower & get on with life. As we get older, s**t will come up. We’ll face weird symptoms & unfortunate diagnosis but that’s just life! Live in the moment, accept that if something happens, we’ll deal with it if and when it happens ❤.

@erickk1992 10 ай бұрын

I have had floaters my entire life. Never let it bother me, just made me curious about them. I wish I could transfer that to my OCD, but harmless floaters compared to harmful thoughts is something that I can’t seem to convince my brain are similar.

@AloneMusk20 10 ай бұрын

Im an OR NURSE with ocd. day to day dealing with repeated counting checking, intusive thoughts and catastrophising thoughts. 😢😢😢

@mrskwan3495 10 ай бұрын

feeling better?

@athinameleti1738 Ай бұрын

And that’s exactly my BIGGEST FEAR! Ima always questioning if my thought is still there! And guess what it’s always there! And now comes my biggest fear! That I’ll have to live with a repeating g voice in my head for the rest of my life! HOW CAN I COpe?

@princenichardalcorin1313 6 ай бұрын

hi sir nathan...how about you afraid to forgot to breath???what i need to do??.

@lacyrivera9412 9 ай бұрын

I thought I was cured but here I am again. 😭 I'm really bad the last couple days. I got a headache and now I think I might be going into depression or I might feel like this forever. I'm trying to do these but I can't get past this pain and sensation in my head. 😭

@Timo-pl7kc 25 күн бұрын

Been trying to figure out my visual disturbances for years. turns out i have migrains sans migrains and even after all the tests and the diagnosis im still trying to problemsolve or imagine situations when it will happen. i also overanalyze my vision thinking its happening. I just gotta accept that it will happen

@clau_sing_ 10 ай бұрын

Does this work for pure OCD too? For obsessions about thoughts themselves like not knowing what to think about something..?

@Gimlinti 10 ай бұрын

Yes, it can be tricky but its possible ! Mental compulsions are things like mental arguing, reviewing past events, trying to predict the future/other people's reactions, or 'sanitise' a thought (and many others). I'd say when you feel a thought trying to pull you in a certain direction, examine what that feels like and how you feel you have to respond to it. This often feels like a capital H HAVE TO, but try to see what happens when you let the anxious thought boil over.

@TheAutisticCat 9 ай бұрын

I am obsessing about a man i saw in a wheelchair. What if that happens to me? Is it contagious? Help! 😢😢

@danreidinger625 10 ай бұрын

I feel like being depressed while having ocd makes it really hard to fight back

@seanabbott5439 10 ай бұрын

Take a letter, any letter, place it in front of OCD, I’ve probably experienced it at some degree.

@Welcometomychannel10172 10 ай бұрын

I want to accept how my lite is.

@mark_lynch 10 ай бұрын

Hi Nathan, as I was watching the subtitles, I noticed that you spelt 'Tread' wrong, should be 'Threat'?... or is it wrong?... Maybe, maybe not :) (joking there, but yes you have spelt it wrong) good video, as they all are.

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

Yep! I saw that too. Decided to keep it, to show that we don't need to be perfect. 😉 I hope you're doing well!

@mark_lynch 10 ай бұрын

Good answer my friend! I'm slowly getting there, thank you. :) @@ocdandanxiety

@Thelatebloomer23 10 ай бұрын

What if my focus goes on my breathing and im not able to focus on normal things? I feel breathless if i try n not think about breathing. This happens at times.

@mrskwan3495 10 ай бұрын

I get that to are you better now?

@user-lg4bi6fd8g 10 ай бұрын

Can anyone help me or give me some advice on this please? 😭I’ve been experiencing rocd for 3 months now! Until last week my anxiety was around the thought that “ Do I love my bf”? And from yesterday it’s like do I love my bf as my bf or my brother? My boyfriend is 2 months younger than me and we have been in a relationship for more than 1.5 years now! Suddenly yesterday I remembered about him being 2 months younger than me and started panicking thinking that he’s my brother 😭😭😭 For the past one year I’ve only seen him as my soulmate and now suddenly when such thoughts pop up in my head I feel very uncomfortable to even be around him 😭 I’ve continually been checking my feelings for him like do I love him as my partner or brother! This is so sad and freaking me out . Even when I feel like I wanna spend some quality time with him this thought is just continually pestering me 😭😭😭 Is 2 months a huge age gap for him to be my partner? Is he like my brother? Why am I even thinking like this? Please give me some eye opening advice on this. Will I ever be able to feel that “he’s my bf kinda love “ ever again??? What am I supposed to do? 😭

@mrskwan3495 10 ай бұрын

you love them they are your boyfriend these are just intrusive thoughts we get it doesn’t mean it’s really how we feel

@CarnivorganicGal 10 ай бұрын

Nathan, mine is the worst: breathing PLUS counting each breath, when trying to fall asleep! 😢 How on earth do you stop the counting part? I don't mind focusing on the breathing. But when I start counting the breaths, it's impossible to relax, let your mind drift off, and ease into sleep. Can you help? No doc can give me a clear answer on how to find peace with this. It's making me dread sleep, it has become this terrible battle. Thanks in advance

@mrskwan3495 10 ай бұрын

feeling better?

@CarnivorganicGal 10 ай бұрын

@@mrskwan3495 No 😢 Nobody can help me beat this one. But thanks for asking

@giftnwolisa2521 9 ай бұрын

@@CarnivorganicGalI can help you . I have it too but I can easily fall asleep.

@princenichardalcorin1313 6 ай бұрын

@@CarnivorganicGal me too...almosts 3 months...

@Marcel-et3rg 10 ай бұрын

I know this is t related to this video but i gotta ask i keep on getting intrusive images while doing the things i like and my brain decided that if those images appear the moment is ruined i told myself a thousaind times they dont mean anything but it just doesnt work

@godot9223 10 ай бұрын

Hey. This has happened to me. You have to accept the thoughts as they come and go, because OCD attacks your values. Whatever you care about the most, for example, if you care about nice things and doing nice things, it'll attack that and make you think otherwise. It'll throw in images, urges, words, thoughts, sensations, and anything that makes you doubt, hence why OCD is the "doubting disorder." This isn't reassurance so don't use it as such! It's just how OCD operates. Also stop telling yourself it doesn't mean anything, you're reassuring yourself and it's just gonna make things worse. Instead, ignore it, or say "maybe that's how it should be, maybe not" like Nathan does!

@Marcel-et3rg 10 ай бұрын

@@godot9223 so i should just kind of accept them like any other thought?

@godot9223 10 ай бұрын

@@Marcel-et3rg Yes, pretty much.

@Marcel-et3rg 10 ай бұрын

@@godot9223thanks for the advice appreciate it

@dkingbest67 10 ай бұрын

I thought you were gonna say the floaters cause is ocd😂😂😂

@isadorafagundesgalle9224 9 ай бұрын

I cant stop paying attenttion in my thoughts... 😞😞😞

@wish-56 10 ай бұрын

The problem is these floaters keep blocking my eye vision

@ocdandanxiety 10 ай бұрын

They are so frustrating, huh! Did you have the same experience as me?

@wish-56 10 ай бұрын

@@ocdandanxietyyes it happens to me very often

@stellaancimer8505 10 ай бұрын

Nice ;)

@giftnwolisa2521 9 ай бұрын

Hey how are you?

@stellaancimer8505 9 ай бұрын

@@giftnwolisa2521 pretty good, you?

@giftnwolisa2521 9 ай бұрын

@@stellaancimer8505 I’m good too .. may I ask your ocd theme is it sensory monitor based ?

@stellaancimer8505 9 ай бұрын

@@giftnwolisa2521 mine is hug intrusive thoughts, and visual imagies..

@giftnwolisa2521 9 ай бұрын

@@stellaancimer8505 ohh ok I have intrusive thoughts as well as sensor monitor such as breathing , swallowing and others

@puff9987 10 ай бұрын

I woke up one morning and suddenly had tons of floaters in both eyes. Long stringy ones, circles, super dark ones...all at once. My OCD went into hyperdrive (I'm not old so I must be dying, it was cancer, I'm going blind). After I was told the floaters were permanent, it took a while to get used to, and OCD didn't help with that either, lol.