Can OCD Be Cured? | Extreme OCD Camp S1 EP2 | Only Human
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- In this episode, the group trek deep into the American forest; they have to camp out and cope without any of the amenities they're used to while all the while pushing themselves even further with exposure therapy. We see how the group work together to combat their OCD and then we follow them back to the UK to see how the experience has changed their lives.
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Watching jack and imogen hold hands, and then him crying after uncontrollably thinking about hurting her, broke my heart… like that’s so terrible.
Yeah. Imogen is very sweet and jack is a good dude. Its good seeing them help each other out
I cried during the entire thing. I have very, very mild compulsions that I am able to overcome after some effort, and I can't imagine how terrible it must be to have them turned up by 20. I wish them all the best.
whenever i have anxiety that i can't self-soothe, i come to this documentary and i know im not alone.
I want to give Andrew a hug so badly and tell him that he is lovable and worthy and he belongs here.
I'd love to have been Andrew's friend, he seems like a lovely guy. I hope he expanded his social circle after this
Andrew is my favorite. If he reads this, if we could ever meet, I would be your friend. I don't make friends well because I also don't like myself. I get so depressed and think, "why bother others, I'm just going to drag them down with me".
Andrew showed so much improvement around others, maybe I can too.
Epic comment, best wishes from NZ
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God's Blessings ALWAYS
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megan Perkins
You most definitely can !
Keep your faith in God and Jesus.
God & Jesus will give you strength, courage & peace in Their Holy Names.
Be kind to yourself !
God's Blessings ALWAYS.
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Andrew is so precious! He reminds me of a young Devin Townsend. I hope everyone is able to find happiness.
agreed
Agreed. I really just want to give him a hug!
Agree i should say He is a hery❤❤😂
Hero
really enjoy the documentary. I do wish there was more coverage on other types of OCD that aren't as physical or visible. But nonetheless feels very relatable to see their struggles and triumphs
Yes! The more "Pure O" representation, the better.
They are all beautiful people
Why do i find your comment in most of the videos i watch?😂
My car is beautiful to but also doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to.
As a victim of OCD, it feels wonderful to know I was not alone. I relate so much to the youngest girl, who feels as if she doesn't tap something, her family would die. I suffered with that kind of OCD especially.. I am so much better now and am so glad. People joke about OCD as if it's a stupid and funny thing, when it is actually tormenting. I would sometimes go back and forth for like, half an hour at the middle of the night, doing tapping patterns, certain steps, etc. So "nothing bad would happen". I soon got somewhat depressed and thought of suicide because of how bad it was. I got therapy and medication and am so much happier. Anyone with OCD out there, I want you to know it's gonna be ok.
You’re a victim of, for example, violence you can be a sufferer of OCD.
@@baddoopey You can be a victim of any bad event or thing. You can absolutely be a victim AND a sufferer of OCD.
OCD makes me disable, but with pills and keto diet everything is better, all the best to everyone with ocd😊
same tbh
Great to see their improvements. I wonder how they have managed during the pandemic with fears of Covid.
True, but sometimes it can be very counterintuitive depending on the person. Some people with OCD might not care about Covid specifically, because sometimes the fear is not getting sick per se.
Personally I struggle but found some things easier as things tended to be much cleaner in general, less people/ opportunities for contamination and almost everywhere had cleaning supplies/ antibacterial gel. It definitely depends on the person's triggers which unfortunately also tend to change over time. 😊
Yea, but still, it is a common misconception that OCD have to do with germs, actually I think rarely it does, dirt is a personal concept, it is not about the gems per se. The germs are not the problem. It wouldn't be stange if it was the opposite, during Covid it was easier for OCD people.
I really like this way of challenging OCD, it's great for them to be with a group suffering the same thing. The camping and hiking are all new activities for them too.
Diagnosed with OCD / Boarderline ADD / ADHD. I live in Africa, Namibia. I wish I could take part in this show. I honestly think this experience could change my life forever.
What a heartwarming documentary! Well done! I'm so happy that all these wonderful people are feeling improvement. :)
The fact that there are so many northerners in this makes it even better. What an absolute bunch of legends. I cried throughout. So much love to you all! Well done... even the southerners teehee x
Thank you! This is one of the best documentaries I’ve ever watched! I was crying, smiling and just loving every single person in this! Wow what fantastic people they are and the courage they’ve shown is just inspiring 💕💕
🇨🇦🙏👍 WOW! All of these kids did amazing with challengeing themselves and pushing through how they felt! My oldest Daughter is roughly the same age as these people and she too has a mild case of OCD. Since shes had 2 children I've noticed how she's worked to overcome some of her challenges. Id love, LOVE to say to each of these kids a BIG Congradulations for all you's all have accomplished! Amazing video! Thank you to all for making this documentary/video! I've sure learned alot from it! "Best wishes," and '"Good Luck moving forward in their lives""! Sincerely from Ontario Canada!
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I feel that Andrews insecurities are a catch 22, he thinks people hate his voice and his presence however a lot of people can't deal with those who constantly self-deprecate which would make it worse for him when he gets rejected and the cycle continues 😢
I'm so proud of everybody involved here they did so great and I'm glad you got to experience my wonderous Washington state aswell.
i wonder how their improvement since 2013
I’m just wondering if people ocd have found it really bad because of Covid. Hopefully they haven’t gone back and stayed strong.
@@thebananacraft7298 triggered it bck
i actually saw josh compete on a game show on bbc1 a few months ago! he looked really happy then :))
@@erinkatee thank God
So good to see their new life after the camp. 💛💜
We need a 10 years update!
you either understand it or you dont. Sadly im pretty sure there are people laughing at all of them. They have no clue what its like living like this.
Conquering fears is never easy! But they did splendid. 👍
This was great need to do more like this
I feel for the mental anguish that these people have to live with, but Imogen breaks my heart
what a horrible condition. it's not something I've ever suffered from so it's easy to dismiss as just people being daft, but it's so debilitating and awful. I wonder how they're all doing now, 10 years later?
I loved their story. I wish them the best in life and may they continue to overcome their obstacles.
I have mild OCD. Not as much as these young people, I hade intrusive thoughts of hurting my kids. It used to terrify me. I’d never ever ever do anything. My kids are my life. I didn’t understand what it was for yrs. Now, I’m on medication that works to help me function without my OCD. I think you are born with it, because my son at the age of 3 had intrusive thoughts.
Rubbish a three year old doesn’t even know what intrusive thoughts are never mind has the brain power to tell an adult that they have them
@@doyouhearthepeoplesing2 please don’t tell me what my child could and couldn’t express. I’m assuming your not a licensed Dr. A three yr old is perfectly capable of expressing themselves. Maybe the children you’ve been exposed to are very weak in their ability of comprehension and grammar. But thank you for your expertise in children’s emotional capabilities.
@@Tammissa you don’t have to be a doctor to know that no three year old knows what intrusive thoughts are
@@doyouhearthepeoplesing2 wtf ever. Obviously you don’t know my kid. You think what u want because I don’t care. Have a good troll life.
While the child may not know what the technical term is they know they had a scarey thought. My child has intrusive thoughts since he was young . You can be born with mental illness and its terrible
A long time ago i was watching myself getting more OCD--like brain patterns and thus behaviour, everything had to be and stay exactly on its place and cleaning started to run off. I was reading a lot of psychology books at the time and there were some books on the subject which really helped me stopping the running off of my mind. Plus I was really getting into mindfulness (and 'meditating), which was also very helpful. And some NLP work.
Watching this now I wonder how much people with OCD would also be helped by meditating on deeper breathing and mindfulness, which involves getting out of your head completely.
Might be good to incorporate that in therapy like in this docu.
So good to see their improvements I Absolutely loved watching this
I’d love to see how they are all doing almost 10 years later
Me too. I’d love to watch a catch up with them. Specially to see how pandemic and lock down might have affected them or how their lives further changed/ improved after camp
They’re all doing brilliantly and all keep in touch with each other still :)
@@victoriabamber2852 that is wonderful. I am cheering for them always.
Go Andrew! So lovely to see you out with the dog. Really happy for you :)
I had bad OCD when I was younger. And they kept changing, mine was never about cleaning alot, but I kept having the same catastrophical thoughts behind it. I got alot help from a psychologist and found out the root to my OCD. Apparently its a condition I came in, because my brain was protecting me from the traumatizing stuff in my life. Its fixeable, just hang in there!
It’s a defense mechanism to distract the mind from processing trauma. At least that’s why I think I had it so badly. Once removed from the traumatic conditions, OCD tendencies start to dissipate.
Ocd protect you from traumatic events that you have like a child, and so one..for example i have thoughts that if i will not do something my family dies..( because they put alot of pressure on me, and i need to be the saver) so long terp therapy, pills makes everything clear..❤
At 20:57 When the guy told Josh, "You go do whatever you need to do right now." All I could think was.....
PULL UP YOUR PANTS!!!!!!!!
Im so happy they had agood outcome
Proof we are meant to be in nature and not stuck inside of walls all day
back home deserves a whole episode.
I'm so happy to see how Andrews skin in the face has changed !!! 👍🙃
I suffered from quite severe OCD as a child (having to rub where other people had touched a wall, doorknob, grocery store item on the self, etc.). I first noticed this when I was five years old and by age seven it was so bad that I could not attend regular school anymore. I can still perfectly picture the "feeling" of OCD urges in my mind: they're like the most uncomfortable, unpleasant itch you can imagine, in your brain, and you have to "scratch" it by doing the compulsive behavior in order to feel better. I feel so badly for all of these young people because it is a terrible a kind of suffering that regular people just cannot really comprehend. It is as painful as any other type of physical pain. I went through about 5 years of therapy from age 6-11, with maybe 2 of them intensive, to get a handle on my OCD. I used exposure therapy and desensitization techniques, and I'm happy to report that, at 34 years old and with 20-40 mg of Prozac taken once daily (quite a low dose) I am 95-100% free of my OCD symptoms! (sometimes 95% around the time of my menstrual cycle, or if I'm just very stressed, but even still - that's amazing to me!)
Very cool how their lives improved🎉🎉🎉
Imagine being one of the girls and hearing "maybe I can push ____ down the hill"
I can relate to that first guy who wanted to punch someone in the face . Trust me I get this compulsions and thoughts everyday andni even think what would happen after that . But due to compulsit and thoughts I have never punched someone in the face . Can someone tell me what exactly this is ?
Maybe some kind of anger management issue? Hope you are coping my friend
Harm ocd
The one afraid of germs, he is very good looking.
He reminds me of Sam Witwer.
But doesn’t go where you want him. 😉
I've tried everything and have struggled for it with years. Recently I tried peyote, and now I'm under the benchmark and test negative for OCD. I was shocked. I've also tried other psychedelics, including ayahuasca and mushrooms. Peyote was the only thing that worked for me personally.
Salvation is important and working it out with fear and trembling (seeking intimacy with God, worship, praise and studying Word of God) All vital. Healing of the mind, emotions, will, and flesh is vital. People get demonized and it is not always a nutritional chemical deficiency, but need for healing and deliverance from traumas and curses. Some curses get passed down generationally, and some curses come from own willful sin. Even our curiousities can open doors for bad consequences. Someone told me that a woman who has not been healed from her ocd/fears, etc is because it is a thorn in her life (or else if healed, that she would return to what she use to do). Perhaps this person truly saw this about that woman, per God). Well, she been angry towards God and stated why don't God just kill me to get this overwith? My prayers go out for her.
its a chemical imbalance. i didnt start having OCD until i came off my testosterone therapy 6 years ago and have been off of it for 6 years now but when I resume it (because im sick of living in anxiety and all the other drawbacks of low testosterone and other hormones), those negative thoughts won't exist. i noticed when i was coming off of it, i started having this rituals out of fear that if i didn't, i wouldn't recover or whatnot. its difficult to pin point where it is but it begins in the adrenal gland, in my opinon. the adrenals produce hormones that eventually enter the brain. the brain sends the signal first, and a cascade of production of hormones ensues. if anything is out of balance, there will naturally be more fear and anxiety. OCD is born from fear and anxiety.
It's actually neurological, brains being wired differently.
Personally I don't believe OCD can be cured fully, only managed to make life easier but even treatment can make the original trait into something more harder to manage than how it was before.
Image what each of these people go through daily and bundle them all up into one person. That's me
The fear of the number 13 is called Triskadekafobia
The end bit made me think. Cos me and my kids wash hands after touching the cat and dog xx I don’t think it’s a ocd thing,
That’s normal dogs carry germs in their bodies or pollen and if you don’t wash your hands you’ll injest it and it can become serious.
It just means you shouldn’t have animals.
No, that's just being sanitary.
@@baddoopey ....??? No?
I wish I knew andrews last name to be able to look him up. I find it difficult to make friends, I'm a bit socially awkward & being disabled makes socialising difficult for example the village I live in has no wheelchair accessible pubs. I feel like me & andrew could help each other out, we could both do with a friend
How were these problems solved in the "olden " days?
The olden days didn't bombard us with chaos and unpredictability as much as modernity does, so there was less instances of this sort of illness.
They ignored or expelled them.
They hid in the house en no-one saw them, except family and they wouldn't talk about it because it was taboo
People were ostracised, they found ways of coping, they might have sought therapy, they may have been institutionalised. Lots of different ways, just as today no such thing as "solving" just dealing with it the best one can.
@@ryan.1990 Uh.....there was so much more chaos back then. The fact that people were literally burned at the stake, were executed for being suspected of being witches. Yeah no these things definitely existed then, they just didn't have the same medical knowledge as we do now...
There were also horribly abusive mental institutions.
I feel for these people. I thought me checking I've locked my door 3 times before I go out was bad! And check it twice before I'm going to bed. I know fine well it's locked, but I just have to make sure for some reason 🤷♂️ I've even had to run back upstairs to check for a 4th time🤦♂️ makes no sense to me why I do it🤔. I wouldn't call it ocd as its nothing like what these guys have. Probably just don't want to get robbed is me justifying it to myself👀
Same here 🙋♂️ and i thought i am the alone cause its all in my head.
@@Hayatt313 yeah your not alone! It's crazy, especially when I know it's locked. But nope just have to make sure one last time. I put it down to the area I'm in and the people that are around.
Have you ever taken pictures of the lock? So you definitely know it’s locked or does that not help? Just curious 😊
@@slushkittie no I've never took a picture of the lock, and never even thought of taking a picture either. A picture would make no difference as its a lock by key. So it looks the same wither it's locked or not, if you know what I mean. It's the one thing that I need to check a few times. Nothing else bothers me, but I just have to make sure that door is locked for some reason 🤔🤷♂️
Starts at around 6 minutes in
Wonder how theses nice people are coping with things now
Especially with Covid.
Porter potty can make anyone physically sick😅😂😂😂Even without the OCD I start to sweat and feeling like barfing😂
Andrew I think you have a lovely voice xx
If you dismiss a symptom, another symptom will come out, because something from the inconscious needs to be listened to, that's what the symptom means. So all these efforts are meaningless. Worse, the new symptom could be even harder to manage.
Longest intro to epi 2 EVER
I had OCD as a teenager it is horrible and caused by untreated anxiety
Definitely don't have to have OCD to be repulsed and gagging about that NASTY 'toilet' ugh. so for her that does, WOW, wtg!
I'm guessing this was filmed before covid, I really hope the pandemic didn't set them back
I know this is stupid, but I think Jack likes Imogen 🤔
I have ocd :D
I have OCD and it is not fun. I wash my car like 5 days out of the week.
The one blonde girl Megan almost looks like Cindi Lauper
I like you guys
24:52 where this lake is?
22:58
Im wondering how they are coping now with this bs covid
(43:44) You shouldn't share anything that someone else puts to or in their mouth anyway, with or without OCD!
‘May be’ it wasn’t safe , May be...
Actually, the chance of getting infected due to simply sharing a glass is very low. It's not that the ERP was training him to be able to share a glass necessarily, it's just an extreme form of contamination exposure that is still relatively safe so that the contamination fears would lessen in the future.
@@gymnasticsgirlie0647 👎...that's not a glass, it's a bottle, a plastic bottle with a narrow opening to drink, just don't share it!, low chance or not, not worth the risk, this is why you don't see water fountains anymore!
@@wisteria777s7 But that's the point. Low chance. Just like there was a low chance that eating the MnM would kill Imogen's family, just like there was a low chance that Jack would act on his thoughts to hurt Imogen, just like there was a low chance that people would reject Andrew because they didn't like his voice. Many people think that OCD arises from lack of perfection, but this is incorrect. OCD is not about perfection, it is about certainty. And there is no such thing as a 100 percent certainty in this universe. OCD tries to tell you that you need to gain 100% certainty over your life in order to be ok, and this keeps us stuck in a cycle of chasing certainty which doesn't actually exist. Teaching Jack to share a bottle (which is a normal thing that most friends do) helped teach him to tolerate "a low chance".
i also have ocd
Anyone here from Singapore. Need help please.
i'm not from Singapore, but do you still need help?
How can we enroll in ocd camp?
How I can join this camp
Go crazy is the fastest way to get there.
Hang in there! Hope you have a good day
Congratulations to who found this comment ❤
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Can anyone tell me jack's ig or fb username.
in the middle of our room is this
What?
@@TheWendable that which is in the middle of our room
Hello could you please explain this comment to me?
@@clau6972 Certainly, I'd be glad to explain the comment! In the context of the video discussing the possibility of curing OCD, my comment "in the middle of our room is this" is a symbolic representation of the intricacies involved in understanding the human mind. It's a metaphorical expression that alludes to the idea that the core of our consciousness, akin to an enigmatic object placed in the center of a room, is surrounded by the complexities of thought processes, emotions, and neurological mechanisms. OCD, as explored in the video, showcases how these complexities can manifest in behaviors and thought patterns. The comment serves as a poetic way to highlight the inherent mystery of mental processes, drawing attention to the various factors at play, much like items placed around the enigmatic object in the room. Just as we might navigate around objects in a room, individuals with OCD navigate their cognitive landscape, encountering challenges that demand an in-depth exploration, represented by the mysterious object at the center. Moreover, my comment indirectly underscores the interplay between order and chaos. Much like how an OCD-affected mind seeks order amidst intrusive thoughts, the comment's imagery of a central object amidst the surrounding chaos reflects the broader struggle for mental equilibrium. This juxtaposition of elements prompts viewers to contemplate the delicate balance required for understanding and potentially treating conditions like OCD. So, the seemingly nonsensical comment actually encapsulates a profound analogy, inviting viewers to reflect on the intricate nature of the human mind, the challenges presented by conditions like OCD, and the pursuit of insight and healing within the complex framework of our consciousness.
Wheat gluten is directly linked to depression, anxiety, mental illness, and schizophrenia. I wonder what their diet is like?
And vaccines
Am i the only one who saw the black figure?? Minutes 15:57
I am asking myself one thing.
If Olivia and Jack have a baby together, how will that child be?
And how would Olivia and Jack even be able to get pregnant?
Olivia does not like smells meanwhile Jack is afraid of getting sick because of germs, bacterias and viruses.
Anyway, that is something I am curious about and asking myself.
*glare*
“what is with Americans”
stay strong king
What do you mean? OCD exists everywhere.
Can OCD be cured? Yes it's called pain.
I agree. Getting through the pain and unbearable anxiety is what cured me. Enduring the unknown over and over instead of doing the rituals to keep myself comfortable and safe, made me realize I won’t die. That the pain isn’t that bad and the more I allow myself to feel that pain the less uncomfortable it became. And now I don’t think about it anymore.
@@suzymarshall4898 exactly.. It's either we sweat the hardships of life early on or bleed from harsh lessons..
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Best comment ever lmfaooo
I'm sure the TV people thought, what type of show can we do with a bunch of sick creeps and get some good money from it. I really hope these poor kids find soon some real help to their terrible problem.
What makes you say this? I see improvement, so it must have helped. What makes you write this comment?
Exposure therapy is the most common treatment recommended by psychiatrists for ocd patients...
And what illness are you suffering from? In the same comment you call them "sick creeps" and "poor kids"... idiot.
The documentary genuinely did help and provided support long after filming wrapped.
I always say this to people: I had HARDCORE OCD, and now I don't have any OCD. How? Time passed. Needed nothing. Nothing mental is fixed, "incurable". Because mental is above the physical and doesn't depend on it: you may disagree with this assessment of mine, but I can say with certainty that everything mental is ever-changing.
Bad acting
Omg so weird.
incredible what people can make up of their minds! Just get over some stuff and live your life, others have real problems to deal with, you have arms and legs and you give up!? Ridiculous how nigh on the whole mankind sucks! Having these problems like out of the blue when there are more important ones, yes people can have problems but absolutely not those of getting obese, being afraid of touching things or eating vegetables and so on because your childhood was tough and so what, others have it more tough and they live a proper life! But what many of those can is smoking, drinking, being lazy to learn to be more successful of course here are the excuses ha ??!!
Please don’t judge ocd is a real brain disorder have a good day
You're amazingly ignorant. Would you ever say to someone with asthma, "Why do you have asthma when there's so much air to breathe?" No, obviously not. So I can't for the life of me understand why you would say to someone with OCD, "Why do you have OCD when you have such a good life and others have "real" problems?"
The effort you made to write completely unnecessary comment to put some incredibly resilient people down to make yourself feel good says more about you and what you make up in your mind. If you’ve really got nothing better to do then I would question your own self esteem first
ocd is not real
It is.
@max Your ignorance & naivety is very very real, that's for sure
And you arent real either.
Please don’t judge it is real have a good day
It is VERY real! My mother suffers from OCD very badly
Jesus saves, only Jesus Christ can take away the shame and guilt away. ✝️🙏🏾🤍
ia this forreal are they seriously that weird..? ? she.cant eat m & m's cause it would kill her family lol. wow
Having an anxiety disorder isnt weird. Be happy you dont understand, and educate yourself instead.
Erm yes should really do research into ocd it can be debilitating