OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - A therapist's perspective and 10 top tips
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I overcame my OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) at the age of 35 after a lifetime of intrusive thoughts, exhausting compulsions and annoying everybody around me (and myself) with my pedantic behaviours.
It wasn't easy, but I found a way to reprogram my brain and desensitise my body, which left me calmer, with more choices and the freedom to live in new ways.
You can't remain the same person and remove OCD - because it is being you, acting like you and thinking like you, which is making you.
Therefore, it is by becoming a person who understands themselves better and can use clever techniques to change themselves at all levels that any serious hope of change is possible.
In this short video animation, I have highlighted what I learned from my own recovery and from 17 years as an OCD therapist who has had amazing success helping people out of complex anxiety - especially OCD and Pure O.
0:00 What is OCD?
1:38 OCD sits on top of anxiety
2:13 OCD symptom or problem?
2:36 Intrusive thoughts
3:01 OCD compulsions
6:36 Types of OCD chart
7:28 The OCD stay at home prisoner
7:58 The OCD technical loner
8:18 The OCD self-employed controller
9:09 The OCD get on with it pragmatist
11:02 The 5 classes of OCD sabotage
14:20 Top 10 tips for OCD help
#OCD #OCDtreatment #ocdtips
Such a great course! Loving every minute of it!
Thank you!
I replaced my OCD in thoughts with cognitive awareness.... now I'm an expert at it. I was given a dose of 30mil of escitalopram (dangerous dosage) by a psychiatrist and weaned myself off them completely. Brazilian jiu-jitsu saved my life, now I'm complementing it with yoga, breathwork, walks in the park, eating clean, high water intake, less caffeine. I'm not a master of my own mind yet, but I will be some day. Breathwork (at least) should be a part of every person's daily routine. The mind can be conquered peeps, the intrusive thoughts can be irradicated and mental freedom can easily be enjoyed.
Wise words indeed - and very well done!
You give everyone hope ❤️
Please try daily deep breathing and meditation. It will cure you. It will be hard in start, but Don't give up. There is proof of brain scans that meditation can rewire our brains withing just 6 weeks.
There are many types of meditation. Since you're a beginner, you should do some easy meditation, like transcendental meditation. I started it as a beginner and it was very good for instant focus.
I am crying watching this. I am exhausted by all the rituals and covering them up.
I know, it soul destroying and exhausting isn't it? But there is much you can do if you get the right information. Perhaps check these videos out too? Best wishes John
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Anxiety & OCD Discernment thank you. I will definitely check them out.
I literally had a mental breakdown the other day over ocd I feel your pain I don't know how this happened to me but it really sucks I'm trying though
A small tip... "Defy yourself!" Don't do what your brain tells you. "Disobey!"
Show yourself the middle finger and grab a cool drink and chill like a boss...
@@RikthDcruze this sounds like much stress hehehe
I think this video will change my life, thank you. It’s like someone made a video specifically for me and what I’ve been thinking about
Glad you like it, there are more in my channel. John
Me too
Great!
Thank you so much, sir! 😊
i get you 100% i suffer from intrusive thoughts and i know i will never act upon them but that make me feel scared
God bless those struggling💞✝️
Indeed!
God Bless You! Jesus is with me. I couldn't of done this by myself.
God bless u too
Ty 😊.
Amen
YOU ARE and absolute genius !! YOU...described MY OCD almost to a TEE and...for the FIRST TIME in MY ENTIRE LIFE, gave me a NEW perspective on this miserable condition I have had most of my adult life !! You, are a TRUE GIFT and your pointing out that anxiety IS the ROOT cause and that ADDRESSING anxiety is the BEST way to get this miserable condition O-U-T of ones life is just PRICELESS !! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!
Thank you Dave. When you separate the underlying anxiety from the OCD, good things happen. You then find the values and beliefs you have that are supported by the OCD and let them go too!
Thank you - more information here, John.
www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I was going to write exactly this but you were two years earlier. 😅
Yeap. I was AMAZED as I keep feeling like no one gets me and no one can help. I feel trapped and in a loop. I cried so much to this. I wish my partner could understand
same feeling here
i am so happy to be born in the 21st century, that such wonderful treatment videos r available
Thank you - I have an updated version of this here if you ate still interested? Do I have OCD? czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html
As someone who has suffered and currently battling with ocd for 20 solid years there are a few things that have really helped out:
1. Fluoxetine medication
2.Meditation
3.walking/hiking
4.magnesium
5.vitamin D
6.zinc
7.calming Tea
8.this video
Thank you - 26 more videos are here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Please try daily anulom vilom and meditation. It will cure you. It will be hard in start, but Don't give up. There is proof of brain scans that meditation can rewire our brains withing just 6 weeks.
There are many types of meditation. Since you're a beginner, you should do some easy meditation, like transcendental meditation. I started it as a beginner and it was very good for instant focus.
I have been in John's patreon course for the last 7 months and just have to say how much of a positive change it has made to me, before finding it I really thought that I was stuck with OCD. I am now anxiety free 95% of the day and my obsessive thinking has almost disappeared, they still come up but now with Johns teaching I know I don't have to try and find a solution, the solution is not thinking! I feel like a whole new person, it really is such an in depth and brilliant course and John makes so easy to watch and learn from! If you are feeling stuck and hopeless, give it a go! you really can make the changes you want!
Cheers Chris, I am happy you are doing well mate.
I'am suffering from OCD last 25 years,, now it becomes unbearable,, 😭😭
No medicine is working now,, can u help me anyhow? pls
I'am a Bangladeshi girl
Bless u ❤ I’m still suffering from ocd….seems can’t get rid of my thoughts
I've been living with extreme OCD forever. It is like a bully in your head.
It's only a bully if you listen and believe it.
Canonmentos yup don’t feed the monster!
Me too I swear , i feellike there's somebody inside my head who keeps insulting me all the time
I couldn't have agreed with you more it's like your brain constantly working against you. It's tiring
@@azerty3557 my therapist told me this that it's our own critical voice. You need to stop listening to it and have faith in your own understanding of yourself
I recently went through terrible trauma and have noticed the development of these obsessive thoughts (first intrusive thoughts) in my mind. Initially, I wanted to admit myself to a hospital or something- I thought I was an awful human being for even considering harming someone I care about, even if I would never on my life go through with it. Then, with the help of videos like these, I started to regain a level of control and comfort over my reactions to these thoughts that I cannot control. Thank you for broaching this topic, and to anyone reading, YOU ARE NOT CRAZY! You are simply going through a period of difficulty and it WILL GET BETTER! Sending all the love your way!!
Yes indeed, good advice - I have a video on trauma hereczcams.com/video/MVfCC-3Z9Ss/video.html John
I cried 3 times while watching this video. It all made complete sense.
There is much you can do to find calmness. John
Video 1 czcams.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/video.html
Video 2czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
No,you just got fooled!
@@fontofgod lol not really. This vid helped me realize how badly I needed professional help. Now I take 40mg Prozac every day and I feel amazing :)
@@Jherick5954 it's that calming your mind? Where I can get prozac
This, even though I'm not diagnosed with OCD, was really helpful for dealing with some of my paranoia and vivid intrusive thoughts. Plus, this video calmed me down because you have a really soothing voice. Thank you so much!
Thank you, I have other videos too in my channel you might like. Links are in the notes section. John
Best OCD video I've seen.
Thanks Jason, you might like the other ones in my channel too? John
When I was a kid I was so confused why am I like this. Then I learned about OCD and I realized it's actually a thing and I'm not alone in this journey. There are people who understands me. I'm still going through it but I'm being more kind to myself than before.
Good for you :-) www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
OCD has ruined my life
Sorry to hear that, did you want my other videos, they may help?
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse yes, this video gave me hope, i havent felt it in a long time
I feel for you. I have a good life, but OCD ruined a lot of it too.
Same here.i already got this ten years it’s really painful 😥
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse i have ap severe problem of ocd 😢😢 plz my thoughts reuined my life plz help me thoughts of who i m
This is so well made! Finally someone who says something like “Pull yourself together”. I don’t have OCD myself but I’ve dealt with a lot of intrusive thoughts. So thank you!
Glad you like it - thank you! John
Brilliant. Best ever explanation of OCD.
Here are some methods that work (long but very useful):
When your own mind, which knows your darkest secrets turns on you, because it forgets to love itself (a basic characteristic of all living beings), it can bring untold misery - an enemy that knows more about you than you. Unconditional self-love works like a charm against OCD. Self-love brings unconditional security, which kills anxiety like light removes darkness. Love yourself unconditionally.
OCD either forces you to a life of suffering or it makes you a liberal saint.
OCD gives you your own deep embedded sociopath self out to sabotage you. But this personal inner sociopath melts at the touch of kindness, security and intimacy.
Every animal, however ferocious with other animals, is always gentle with itself. Then why not you? Love yourself, be secure, and befriend your subconscious scheming sociopath monster with love. Hating him/her will only feed its manipulations and motivations. Embrace thy enemy. Ask "why? and "for whose benefit?" when the monster accuses and suggests crimes. Even the most sociopathic monster child breaks down in the face of unrelenting self-love.
Absence of fear is fearlessness. But the opposite of fear is security and love. Shower yourself with it, all your selves, outer to innermost, innermost first, including the sociopath. Works like magic.
Unconditional self-forgiveness is a major component of unconditional self-love. Digging up the past is repeating the same thought crimes. No human court or logical system does that. Why you? Guilt-tripping is half the disorder. Too much fake accusation and too much forced guilt where you are not guilty. Shaming and making you feel guilty is half the joy of the sociopath inside.
Ask him/her why all the scheming, when everything is otherwise ok? It then boils down to perceiving wrongly pain as joy. Which is the the backbone of the socioapth's motivations. A normal self-loving sociopath does not inflict pain on himself/herself. Tell that to your inner sociopath.
Talk to the inner sociopath every day. He/she can be reformed quickly with security and love.
Thank you - these are all very true.
John
Thank you
The Daves I Know thank you thank you so much for sharing, I really needed this and I’ll try to take into full consideration everything that you’ve written down 😁💯🤗
In short words,your thoughts are not yours...just observe the thought and never relate yourself with them.The secret for a better life is to stop programming your life'just do what you have to do.for example,you want to finish a book or take your certificate,just do it!and stop that if...if that or that,what if,i am tired I can't etc.you go to gym?never say I'm tired or ah better tomorrow,just do it etc...sometimes we have fun,sometimes we work,sometimes we read,sometimes we go to the gym...life its life..do it!never schedule your life with question's or thought's...i struggle with the beast 8 years...i am on my way... sometimes i lose... that's my motivational quotes 👍👍👍
Thank you for your comments. John
Without any doubt this is one of the best video's I have ever seen on this subject. Your explanation is accurate and to the point. Really enjoyed watching it.
Thank you, you may like some of other videos in my channel too? John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Same here man
Agree
For almost three years I've been doing OCD type stuff. I have a hard time believing in myself and my body. I clean everyday and disorder scares me. I hate going out for fear of something bad happening. This video has opened my eyes to the fact that this is not normal. Thank you so much and God bless.
Glad it helped - I have a range of other videos too
Video 1 czcams.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/video.html
Video 2czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
John
I love you for putting this video up.
I have terrible anxiety and after having children I had horrible thoughts.
I'm exhausted fighting it everyday.
Thank you
Yes, this is common and very scary just before or just after child birth fearing you may harm the child in some way. It's just OCD fear through your exhaustion from worrying too much. Check out my other videos as they will give you ideas to calm your mind. John
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse thank you so much your video helped me get a therapist at the age of 35.
I googled you but I'm in scotland and your so far away x
I hope they can help, if not, I work via Skype (all over the world) as there are not too many people who specialise in OCD or have overcome it themselves. Glad you are getting help, best wishes John
This is the best short video I have come across on ocd. It explains so much and makes complete sense. It made me think about things I hadn't considered problems before. Excellent!
Thank you for your comments.
John
www.calmnessinmind.com
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thank you so much for this, like genuinely this has really given me such a better perspective on OCD and the roots of it, i literally began crying because of how nice it is to just hear someone talk about it who actually understands what it’s like to go through something so tough. thank you so much
You are so very welcome! There are more free videos in my youtube channel and I have a whole OCD course too (should you be interested?). Best wishes John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Are you a lucky guy
I have a lucky and thankful attitude to life - despite what happens to me. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I have been dealing with this OCD for awhile now and it's nice to know that I'm not just no matter what a horrific person. These thoughts have tortured me and when I have had them I just break down and it's great that we have people who know about these mental disorders. Thank you!
There are more videos in my channel and a whole course here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist - John
Our daughter developed OCD and intrusive thoughts more as she learned things during school. What we learn we can become afraid of and it depends on the person. When you were a toddler you'd walk off the edge of a skyscraper because you weren't aware of the danger. As we mature, what we learn can affect certain people and cause anxiety. That "fear" of certain things eventually causes more anxiety and OCD becomes a way for the brain to try and cope with it. You must understand your fears and work with a therapist to uncover why you have anxiety. Then, the OCD goes away, but it takes time to retrain the way you think. GET HELP as soon as you can because life should be fun! Like he mentioned in this video, find someone understands anxiety/OCD and begin a program. You will have to know your fears and expose those fears and once you know those things will not harm you, the fears will fade and so will the OCD. OCD is basically a common learned behavior that became a conditioned way of life due to fears. You can do this! Conquer your fears and enjoy the world around you. When you were a child you were probably fearless. Find that again. :)
Wise words! - John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
After going to therapy i realized that since my childhood and early teens i developed ocd, it just wasn't life altering, i though it was normal to be like this, when my dad passed and witnessing him leaving us i went into a deep depression that somehow made my ocd explode, at the time i did not know what was going on and believed everything my ocd told me, i was going crazy, considered ending my life because the thought's where so strong and horrible and i believed i was transforming into this monster so i just could not live with that. After reading a lot on the subject, listening to podcast and most important, going to therapy i feel much better but i still have a long way to go. I love my life, love my wife, pets, job,traveling, surfing, camping,etc and ME and YOU dont deserve this!!!. If you are reading this there is hope, hold on to your life and your freedom, we will get through. There is a line in a song called Brain Damage by Pink Floyd that says "there is someone in my head but its not me" it perfectly describes whats going on but remember its NOT YOU, calm down, let the thought's in, dont give a fuck about them, go to therapy, its hard, some times the anxiety will sky rocket, but its way worth it.
you're a g for this my guy. suffering from this condition since a young age has taken a tremendous toll on my brain. i've had to learn so much to not live in misery, like i'm sure many people do unknowingly because they don't understand OCD. thank you!
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There is a way to rise above the conditioning of OCD and if you follow the course amazingly positive things can happen - www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I’ve been so lost and confused for over a year, I finally found so many things I can relate to with ocd, im finally discovering it all
@@sethty It is very understandable and there is much you can do to become a calm person!
I had ocd few years ago after treatment i was finally able to get rid of it. But during this lockdown its comming back. But your voice is very relaxing.Thank you.
When people get anxious they need to talk softly and calmly to themselves - I explain why in video number 3 in my youtube channel. John
Best explanation of OCD I've ever seen (or read). Thank you!
Thank you - you might like my recovery course here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
John
Thank you so much for this amazing and informative content. I honestly learned more from watching your 18-minute long video than I learnt in 6 years of 'therapy'.
Thank you so much and God bless 🙏
Thank you - there are many more videos in my channel and in my course - czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse Will take a look now, thank you 🙏
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse I wanted to know if my friend can contact you? He had OCD many times and needed help, I think he had already contacted you on this video but he wanted me to try as I guess he didn't receive response. please let me know
@@yashaswikulshreshtha1588 - I try to reply to every response, I am not sure if he contacted me? My email is best john@johnglanvill.com
Thanks for this video
I’m really REALLY struggling with my ocd during this lockdown - more so than I ever remember before. The same thought keep whirling around in my head and has been for weeks - since lockdown started. I’ve ruminated, I’ve researched, I’ve analysed every freaking detail of it and then analysed it again until I’ve observed the thought from every conceivable angle. Then I’ll think of a NEW angle to analyse it from and it will start all over again. It’s driving me absolutely nuts and it won’t stop. I’m exhausted, and because I’m not working I have nothing to distract myself from the thought and it’s just there. All. The. Time. Then of course the compulsions and rituals arise, which tire me out even more. I’ve never been so tired in my entire life.
So frustrating isn't it? try these videos, they will give you a better idea of where you thoughts are coming from. John
Video 1 czcams.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/video.html
Video 2 czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
One among the best of all the youtube videos I've ever seen on self-rectification.
A million thanks for this upload. :) :)
That is very kind of you to say, thank you. I am working on lots more videos that will be released over the coming months at www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I stumbled across this video while researching something for myself and I am sitting here, jaw hanging slack, absolutely dumbfounded. Over the last 15 years or so I have been gradually losing my younger sister to a cluster of the most perplexing, upsetting, frustrating, hurtful, and bizarre set of behaviors and speech. I feel like she has gradually morphed into something completely unrecognizable from the happy, goofy kid I grew up with. This video just gave me hope that she is not completely lost. Oh my goodness. I can’t believe I never saw it before. It explains EVERYTHING. The grumpy, harsh, worrying, controlling/presumptuous behavior, bizarrely abnormal, religiously influenced stiff and rigid way of talking and thinking, germ, cleanliness, and health obsessions, difficulties with work, difficulties with her husband, myself, and our parents, difficulties making and keeping friends, actual health problems and pain, overthinking, worrying about EVERYTHING.... It’s plain as day to me now that my little sister has OCD. I have taken notes on the video and sent it to my mom and I trepidatiously await morning so that I can approach my sister. Thank you SO MUCH for this practical and clear presentation. I hope and pray that she is receptive. She has been suffering so badly for so long. Thank you again.
I hope your sister can find help as OCD can be managed with the right program, i have other videos in my channel that explain how to understand OCD that she might find useful. Best wishes John.
I've been feeling miserable lately. It's like my brain doesn't let me enjoy life and I have no idea how to get through this. Your video described exactly most of the behaviour my mind goes through. I hope I can get some help with this it ain't easy finding a good therapist that knows exactly how to treat something like this. Thank you so much it gave me perspective and knowing my ocd I'd treatable gave me hope but I still have no idea how to proceed.
Glad it is making sense. John - Anxiety & OCD Recovery Course introduction Video czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html
Such a great video! Joining Patreon has 100% helped my anxiety and OCD thought loops I use to find myself in. Affordable and by far the best information out there!
Thank you very much.
This man has helped so many people keep up the good work
Thank you - www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
can you imagine being a child with ocd and in the 50's and 60's no where to get help even though you are smart enough to know what the disease is?
I can as this was me in the 60's and 70's! John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
So informative,no psychobabble,just straight foreward explanation covering all aspects ,brilliant
Thank you, there are lots of other videos in my CZcams channel you may like. John
Just burst into tears as This. Is. Me. Thank the lord for this video, I’ve finally found a big piece of the puzzle of who I am.
I see you in the comment section about obsession
Good for you - you are just a complex personality and need to understand yourself better - that is what my course teaches if you are interested? John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thank you for bringing confidence into my life. Thank you for helping us through your videos. Stay healthy. May your life be filled with peace and happiness. 😊
Thank you very much. Johnwww.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
That is the best video I've ever watched on OCD & Anxiety.
A must watch
Thank you - many more videos in my channel and I have an OCD course too. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Without a doubt the most detailed and helpful understanding of anxiety, depression, OCD. Fantastic course that continues to help me and others.
Glad it is helping :-)
The best information on anxiety, ocd, and depression that I’ve come across on the internet. It has helped me tremendously
Thank you - glad it has helped.
What a lovely, kind and not in-your-face manner. Friendly yet helpful. Thanks very much.
Thank you, I am trying to take all my knowledge about anxiety and put it into a useful format that people can use to find more calmness.
John HTTP://www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
thank you:), your advice actually helped me rather than just being informative. hope you have a splendid day :)
I am having a lovely day - thank you! - You might like this video too? czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html
This is the most accurate description of OCD I've listened to. Very helpful. Thank you.
Cool! You might also like my other videos, listed in the notes section below the video. John
Very helpful video ! I have been battling with OCD for a while now and been trying to figure out a way to get rid of it , little did I know I was doing everything wrong , this video really helped me a lot ! Thank you so much ! Will keep watching your videos so I can better understand myself and OCD
Glad it helped a little. My whole course can be found here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist John
WOW WOW WOW THIS IS THE BEST THING EXPLAINED TO ME EVER! ITS LIKE I WANT TO DO STUFF LIKE TRAVEL WHEN IM OLDER AND I CANT WAIT LIKE I REALLY WANT TO GO PLACES BUT IM TOO SCARED AND ITS ANNOYING BUT OMG THIS HAS HELPED SO MUCH!!! THANK YOU!!!
I have a whole course here for just $30 per year if you are interested? John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thanks so much for this, John! It’s given me a lot to think about, and it’s a good confirmation that thoughts arising because of OCD are just thoughts. This is what’s helping me move forward for now.
You are welcome - lots more videos here czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html John
Love your course in Patreon. My life has changed! You were right, put in the work and see the results. I pray more people find out about your course!
Thank you so much - John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Wow. This whole video is me. Thank you so much. I’m going to try to see someone soon as I can.
Good for you, the quicker you get help the sooner you can get out of this fearful way for thinking and behaving.
John
www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I'm kind of exhausted of normal people trying to protect the feelings of the mentally ill by saying "oh it's not a disorder its just different", it's a disorder because your brain isnt working the way it should be and it causes you immense discomfort. I'd love to see some healthy guy try out having OCD for a day and then seeing if he still doesnt think it's a disorder.
I had OCD and depression and thought it was a disorder, I was wrong, it is a condition. Until people wake up to this they will always be in a victim perspective and something outside of you will need to be added to fix you! By thinking and reacting to life differently it actually changes your internal chemistry - it is well proven and simple to explain. Check it out www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist John
Aidan McHendry it’s not a disorder you’re just scared of your thoughts we need to fix that! My husband gets them too and he is not bother by them ! I am because I am a control freak lol
This was well worth watching. Thanks so much. You have given me hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Thank you - you might like this video too? czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html
I am following Johns course and i must say it changed my life with ocd. The insight and knowledge he has is amazing.
Thank you for your kind words. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I have all of these symptoms. currently trying to make an appointment w a therapist. I can’t live like this anymore, it’s been a decade. thank you for this video. makes me feel less like a freak.
Thank you I am trying to put all of my therapist knowledge into low cost videos. John
So here’s what I have learned you. Can cope. It is possible. I’ve never had this but after university, holy wow. Did this just ever come about....
I really think it boils down to circumstances of stress... because from what I can understand, stress creates anxiety which creates OCD.
So keep yourself calm know that you will are in charge and will not do anything; because you do not have to believe everything your mind thinks.
Your brain can be rewired - by facing fears (whilst 'consciously' pretending to be calm) repeatedly. You have to (consciously) talk slowly and softly, whilst relaxing your body, whilst facing your fears, repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly. Repeatedly.
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This has changed my life. Looking at your website now. Thank you very much.
Glad it makes sense - I have a whole course of videos exploring finding more calmness. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
all I can say is this course made me get on with my live, I'm stil not totally comfortable but I learned a lot and made progress. I'm looking forward to me accepting and leaving the past behind, not getting in to story's and feeling more calm. I'm thankful for you wanting to teach ♡
Thank you for your kind words - John
This is an excellent guide. Thank you so much for posting this up. I have a far better idea what has been wrong with me all these years.
Thanks for your feedback. Lots more videos on my channel.
John
I had OCD from around age 16 making sure everything was turned off in my home when I leave because of the fear of a fire starting and the animals I own burning to death because of actions I didn't take to protect them. Recently I've developed pure o and have been having the most disturbing instrusive thoughts. Thoughts that went against my morals and made me feel depressed and eventually caused a mental breakdown. I've been meditating recently and learning to not believe every thought that occurs in my mind and only choose thoughts that empower me. Once you start living in the present moment life becomes alot clearer.
It does, I talk about that here czcams.com/video/HLpiQ7dodsU/video.html John
Wow! Thank you. I have had these recurring thoughts that I've always thought to be bad suddenly, and it made me feel super bad about myself. This video was very beneficial!
Thoughts are not reality! This might help? Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html John
This is actually amazing you’ve explained this so well
Thank you - I have many more videos here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist Best wishes John
This video really was helpful, I was at a counsellor to help me with Intrusive and compulsive thoughts and am gonna keep going to them because even after one day of being told I’m not crazy or I shouldn’t feel bad about thoughts is really helping. I feel like I understand more about OCD and can try to controll and recognize it more.
I have some more videos in my CZcams channel, that might give you some new perspectives.
Thanks bro! I'm suffering ocd now! Hope this will help me a lot to recover!
This video may help too czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html best wishes for your recovery - John
I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THID VIDEO!!!! So much invaluable information!!!!!!
Glad you liked it, I have another 20 here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist best wishes John
All my OCD Recovery Course videos can be accessed here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist.com for only £7 per month to help those who can't afford (or get access to) sensible OCD treatment protocols. Check them out.
For those whose country or payment options don't work in Patreon - you can join via CZcams, just click the join button under the video. However, there is much more content, blogs and meditations at the Patreon site.
John
I am an ocd patient. But trying to cope with it. It made me happy to know that i reallh had a problem and my problem is recognised the first time i shared it with my psychiatrist.
Glad it helped a little. I have many many more videos in my course that may help accelerate your recovery - Best wishes John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thank you. This is so comforting and it is exactly me!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much for this video. My whole immediate family deals with OCD and I always told myself I didn't deal with it, but it really effects my day to day life in a way I never realized. So many people joke about it and don't seem to understand that it's more than just wanting things a certain way.This video was very informative and I really truly appriciate it.
Perhaps you and your family might like to watch these other videos together and discuss them?
Video 1 czcams.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/video.html
Video 2 czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
John
Anxiety & OCD Discernment absolutely! Thank you!
This is so wonderful!!! I feel like you spoke from my heart in a way as well! You did a wonderful job! You are a very great and straight forward therapist! I held many of these sort of "opinions" or theories or whatever in mind but having heard you after this very well put together i feel far more informed!!! Thank you so much for your kindness and support, and understanding of such a dehabilitating condition and thank you so much for everything you do!!! 💖💖💖🌌🌌🌌
Thank you very much! John
More videos here Video 1 czcams.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/video.html
Video 2 czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
OCD in 3 minutes czcams.com/video/5G16zAxHNbI/video.html
Really helped a lot in changing my perspective about OCD.
Good, because OCD is really sneaky - John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I agree best explanation I have come across. All of it makes complete sense and I’ve had examples of all of it!!
Thank you, I have a lot more videos on my patreon page that might interest you? John
Thanks, Barbara, although I am not making a video on responsibility OCD (because this is a symptom) my patreon video course does teach you how to work on the causes, which in your case is probably guilt.
Well, guilt is a huge topic. Basically, it is the difference between what you do (or think) compared with what you think (or were trained to think) you "ought" to do in any moment. Then you beat yourself up for not doing what you think you "ought" to do! Which is basically self-abuse because nobody is making that comparison except yourself. Plus, when you are doing the beat yourself up guilt trip, the thing you did (or didn't do) has already been done. So, really it is a self-abusive waste of time trying to live up to somebody else's expectation of who you "ought" to be. It's exhausting and leads nowhere - except anxiety and depression.
A better question to ponder is.... Which part of you is beating up which another part of you? And the answer is, your inner judge is beating up your inner victim, then your inner pleaser is trying to make everyone happy, which makes your inner rebel really angry - and so it goes on automatically within your subconscious mind until you can see that you are doing this to yourself without releasing!
The path to freedom is radical honesty (or silence) and not being horrible to yourself. Winston Churchill famously said "What anyone else thinks of me is none of my business...!" If your friend looks fat, tell her or be silent - but don't lie!
If a friend asks you if you are OK (and you are not), say you are not, its just the truth. But if you lie she will think you are OK and then you might be angry that she can't see you are unhappy - but you told her you were OK!!!!
I teach people ways to understand themselves and others - so they can find more calmness inside.
Much of this was all installed within our brain during childhood - but it can be changed if you put some effort in. John
See the overwhelm as a good thing, like stuck trauma finally being released from the cells of your body after all these years, don't resist your emotions - let them come up. John
l agree, best explanation l have found! Now l know why l act like l have and my healing allready started :)
thank you so much. i am in tears because of how much this has helped me. i feel very motivated to start getting better. again, thank you!
You might like this one too - a more modern version - John - New OCD video czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html
Thank you mate I really needed this. You are making so many people their lifes better! 🙏
Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated. John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html
Wow man bro I love this it seems like u really actually do understand very well what ocd is
Thank you, I do have a lot of experience and education on this subject.
My own brain is turning against me how could this be 😭😭
It's just an organ in your head, not you. It thinks it is helping you but it is the wrong kind of help. Watch my other numbered videos (links in the notes section under the video) and they will show you what is happening. Best wishes John
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse thank you my friend
Luke, walk for 45 minutes a day ,don't run ,jog in the start. Just walk(45 minutes and cycle (15 minutes ) ,if yiu don't have have cycle don't worry but just walk for 45 minutes and slowly increase 5 minutes a day
@@Ajayhanand Great advice, I have some pretty bad ocd myself. Exercise is the one thing that has helped me. I find myself calmer and less anxious after exercise.
@@thebagelboyjr9351 try yoga too, cut off sugars , carbs
Thanks John I had OCD as an adolescent but was able to get therapy to help me deal with underlying anxieties and emotional conflict that was giving rise to it. I am now a psychotherapist that helps people with this disorder. You are definitely on the right track here. I saw a video recently that told people that there was nothing they could do to stop OCD thoughts and they just had to live with them and observe them. This was without giving them any advice about anxiety or emotional trauma that would be giving rise to the condition. I thought the video was traumatising. I'm glad your out there.
Thanks Philip - I am trying to put all my knowledge into a very low cost video series to help people who can't afford to pay for therapy. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thank you for this video. It really helps me to break down my OCD. May you have more videos and resources to help many more people. God Bless You Cheers!
Thank you - I do have more videos (links in the notes below this video) and an online OCD recovery program. John
Thank you for giving me a new way of thinking, ocd is just so painful and time consuming i cant handle those thoughts, brain is just a thing in your head. Take what is good leave else
Like I replied to someone else on this forum, close your eyes and count how many thoughts happen in your head in 30 seconds. Let's say you count 8. So, who are you? The one making the thoughts or the one counting the thoughts? Of course, you are the observer of the thoughts!
Hi John . Like ur video n guidance . How can anyone contact u in UK for treatment to get rid of ocd ? Kindly reply sir
One hell of a desciption. Thank you so much
Thank you - many more videos in my CZcams channel. John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html 2
Wow, amazing video! So accurate and informative, best video I have seen so far on the topic
Thank you, lots more videos in my youtube channel. John
Very good video on OCD, esp the graphics and one bit I liked the most. Motivation being emotion and they have gone awry. Definitely going to use it
Thank you - I have many more video here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist John
Thank you !so satisfied when i read and heart that it is possible to overome and it can be unprogrammed :)
Dimitra Papagianni have u overcome ?
You are welcome. John
THANK YOU! I get intrusive thoughts like past few days and now I know how to 'let go' of that thought and not to take my thought personally. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!
You are welcome - lots more video here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist John
How do u feel?
Honestly the best video about OCD I have ever seen this has really helped me.
Cheers James, you might like to check out the other ones in the notes section under the video? Best wishes John.
wow...amazing! Thank you so much. I feel like crying. I have never felt this understood before.
Glad it makes sense - my course is here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist and it is only $3 per month! John
EXCELLENT! I have self diagnosed myself with OCD since the age of 13, now 56! After reading lots of books on the subject, this video is one of the best! I have never taken meds but learned to live with this LIAR we call OCD! Great video!! KUDOS!
Thanks Man - I have some OCD recovery videos too.
My personal experience tells me that you CAN ABSOLUTELy get over OCD. I expereinced it for 3 years. After that I lived the best 3 years of my whole life. However, after a very stressful year, and breaking up with my girlfriend (well, ex girlfriend), I have relapsed, and as the video says at the end, OCD makes you doubt EVERYTHING, and it will make you doubt about even the things you love the most... At first I experienced fear of being gay (when I was 17)... Now, I am obsessed with my past... The possitive part of this relapse is that I am getting to know myself even more and more. I am doubting things that, of course, are stupid... But my problem has been that my therapists don't adress my anxiety, they refuse to give me medication, which I think is very important: in my case, if there's no anxiety, there are fewer chances for me to start the process of thinking and thinking and thinking. I don't have physical compulsions, they are just mental, cheking if what I remember is actually true. I am obsessed with whether I really loved my ex-gf... And makes me suffer so much. However I want to tell you (and myself) that you can get over this, and when you get over it you will enjoy life more than other people, you will find the value of little thigns, trust me, YOU WILL GET OVER IT, AND IT WILL BE AMAZING!
Hey bro glad I meet u, it's hocd, I'm suffering that too like gay thoughts eventho we truly believe we're not, u mind if u tell me ur Instagram?
Iyan Eki hey bro!! Of course we're not. As I said I got over that. You can get over it. I haven't had a thought like that for almost 4 years now. Now my obsession is different, I doubt of my past... I have to constantly check if what I remember is true.... so what I'm sayisng is that it's all OCD. You will doubt. Just doubt. No matter what. We have to learn to let our thoughts come and go.... thoughts don't mean anything. It seems easy but it's actually very difficult hehe. Sorry but I prefer not to share my insta. Greetings!
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@@xabier1375 hey bro but when anxietyn is spike, it's just really hard to get rid of
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This was very helpful. Also love the illustrations, and the voice was very soothing.
Thank you,
I think it was one of the most perfect videos I have been searching out for.
Thanks a lot🙏🙏
Thank you, you might like this one too? czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html
@@ComplexAnxietyRecoveryCourse Thanks a lot🙏🙏
I watched this and am in tears because this made so much sense. This “ocd” guy in my brain likes to fuck with my relationships and social so much and i’ve been working on it on my own to recognize my unreal thoughts and this video feels like a massive step in the right way. i don’t usually write comments on youtube because they r pretty cringey but holy shit my mind has been blown out my asshole just having my own problem properly described to me in an accent that isn’t mine
Glad it helps - there are other videos I have made - listed in the notes above.
john
I have G.A.D ( Generalized ANXIETY Disorder ) I would rather go out than stay home ,. I talk to people ,have coffee ,ect. Getting out of the house actually relieves my ANXIETY, because I'm not constantly thinking...
For a few the role is reversed - normally if at home it is very lonely or abusive / critical in some way.
Thank you for explaining this topic so well. I'm a teenager with OCD and this really explanation really helps me rationalize my thoughts and understand my condition better. Once again, thank you for making this video it's been really difficult and hopefully with this nudge in the right direction, I'll know where to go from here. Thanks.
Glad it helped a little - there are some more if it helps? John
Video 1 czcams.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/video.html
Video 2czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
It’s truly informative & beneficial for the people who have ocd.....lot of sayings of this short video lecture was Amazing & insightful
Thank you - there are other videos in my channel too that may give more insights. John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html
OMG best video ever on OCD and anxiety!!!! Thank you for doing this video !!!
My pleasure, you may wish to check out my other videos linked in the notes below this video - John
It explains what is OCD, tries to be as broad as possible then points to their patreon if you want to get help. That feels scammy since they are targeting a susceptible group, like a MLM or coaches, if we are sesrching this kind of video it usually means we are easily manipulated people.
Sorry you feel this way. I am trying to provide a resource for $3 per month for people who cant afford professional therapy or help with OCD.
The first three videos are free (links in notes under video) - I would welcome your thoughts on them and on my plan the help people. Thank you, John.
Thank you so much, I am trying to make a living from doing this, but keeping the cost as low as possible so nearly everybody can join. I am also, trying to live my life inline with these videos (as best I can) so my anxiety and OCD never returns - so far, so good!
If a person has OCD it means they are being easily manipulated by their own unconscious thoughts - I find this more scary and the pace to start when you are looking for change. John
My brain is constantly flooded with negative thoughts... If I'll not touch the switch then maybe the electrical appliance will catch fire... I'm constantly worrying about my loved one's life... That they may get depressed about something I did and they'll die and I'll not be able to get over that (whether it's my mistake or not)... It's just a whole mess in my brain
I need constant reassurance... Help
Classic OCD negative thinking. This scenario usually has associated perspectives such as, feeling excessive responsibility, low self-esteem and co-dependency. Rather than working on the OCD (which is a symptom) you need to be working on those other aspects of your personality if you want real change in your life. John
Will do. Thank you.
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Your video give me breath and hope. Please never delete this video. it should be forever. I beg you
Thank you - I will keep it here! You might like this video too czcams.com/video/2VDA7zAVh-0/video.html John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thank you so much for this video! It was very informative and calming and makes me want to organize and tackle my obstacles.
Excellent, lots more free videos in my channel. John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html