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- The anxiety and OCD treatment course/program for people who can’t afford or are waiting too long for professional help. Sign up today for just £10 ($12) per month here / theanxietyspecialist
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0:00 Introduction
5:00 Depression
6:11 How To Interrupt Unwanted Thoughts
6:45 Anxiety
7:08 OCD
7:25 Depression
11:07 Reprogram The Subconscious
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Now then John.. I've signed up today and I must say your an amazing individual and anyone reading this and you need help like me sign up.. I've done everything else including that linden program and nothing hit the spot! Or made sence like this.. I'm a fifteen stone man who's trained all my life boxing/ weights. Might look strong but I'm dieing on the inside.. This information and insite is a masive relief thank you john!
I am so happy for you that my way of explaining anxiety is connecting with you. And thank you indeed, for signing up at www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist for my course. I am aiming to create a mental health resource that is is both high-quality and affordable. Thanks for being part of enabling my vision. John
Anxiety & OCD Discernment I’m 17 years old and I’m going through hell rn. I have had no problems before this but a month ago I ate an edible and it fuked me over so bad. Ever since then I’ve had horrible anxiety ever since and I think about what I’m thinking/feeling every second. My brain doesn’t let me not think of anything else. That’s the worst part. I can’t stop thinking about it. Do you think this is PTSD? OCD? Just anxiety? I feel like I’m never going to be the same again
Drugs give you glimpses into the reality of your unconscious mind without the 'control' of the conscious mind (which gives you a fake sense of logic, reason and control.) For some people, they say "wow, I suddenly saw a whole new side of me" for others this loss of control freaks them out. We have an inside mind (unconscious) and an outside mind (conscious) - you glimpsed the inside one and it is the truth of who you are. I have lots more information about this in my Patreon course. John
Anxiety & OCD Discernment will I slowly get my mind back to where it once was ? Sorry if I’m bugging you. I’m just in a huge crisis.
It will certainly help, let's see how it goes.
"Is it worth it?"
"Oh My God, YES"
I literally smiled. I still have a hope.
There is always hope and there is much you can do. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
You have a good heart, some others will never do this without money, you just render this help knowing that alot of people suffer alot as a result of this, nature will definitely reward you
Thank you - I do charge $3 per month for the full course, I am hoping this means that almost anybody can get high-quality help? Thank you John
www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I am interested, though am recovering already cos of the aid I got from youtube
Sure, whatever works for you. Best wishes John
This series is one of the best things to happen on youtube.
That is very kind of you to say - I produce one new video each month about anxiety, OCD and depression. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
You should be getting payed for this it's treatment and you have so much passion for what your doing to help others I can't thank you enough I'm of to watch your videos regular even if have already seen it thankyou very much john
Well, the main body of my work does have a small fee here HTTP://www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Please also look at this short 15 minute video which highlights OCD and ERP misconceptions.
czcams.com/video/zEHVeofVqFg/video.html
How can I deal with a person that has OCD wit a child
I’m struggling so much right now. I’m 22 and I am trying to get control of my emotions, feelings, and thoughts and my anxiety and OCD makes it so difficult. I can’t wait to keep watching these!
Glad they are making sense, the first 3 videos are in my youtube channel and 4,5,6,7 & 8 are on my Patreon site. John
Im 22 and the Same thing is happening to me. Its always been there my whole life. The lockdowm, qaurnitine, and no work has really gotten to me, and has made everything 10x worse.
24 here 7 years of this shit and it always strikes you there where you are uncertain I am getting very tired of this I am jobless my family is dysfunctional lost all my friends and due to the anxiety even getting outside is a pain I mostly go outside at night can't pay my bills and I am a huge burden to the only family I got which is my mom I thought about suicides for the last year and a half and I think I am at the point where even if I am scared I will kill myself I just can't deal with it anymore everything is a struggle.
Hang in there Bro! You're not alone. Day 2 Day
@@kristiant96 You writing and talking about it itself is a sign that you want to fight it. And since you've got the intent to fight it and get better, you should be hopeful that you will indeed keep getting better. Don't overthink too much. Try to find some work, that will give you some money, and also keep you busy. That will make things a little better. We need to put the past behind, take the important lessons from the past and move on and identify and accept the new life. Stay strong 💪
Just totally love this man... explains it so simply, because he was sufferer 🙏🏻
Cheers, yes I was, now I'm not - so I know the process works. John
Starting my journey with your videos today! I've tried out a ton of different videos, methods, visited therapists... but I never got any good help from anyone and my OCD and depression get worse everyday. I don't remember relating to a video as much as I did to yours, I'm very excited and positive right now! You're a really pleasant person to listen to, thank you so much for providing us with your recovery methods. I wish my past therapists were like you... because of the trauma they gave me I refuse to go to any therapist anymore. That's why your videos give me a new hope! I will consider joining your course soon for sure! :)
Glad it is making sense. The course won't disappoint you or break your bank at $3 per month. Thank you John
Thank you so much right now am going through alot ocd bipolar all! You are helping me! You are a hero such a rare phenomenon indeed God bless you for this!
Thank you - enjoy the videos
I am still alive today for those who are in way more pain than me. ;)
Thank you.
I am 35 years old female coming from developed country where I suffered being bullied so many years due to being a handicapped. Now I am away from my country to pursuit for new life, It is not easy to fight against crippling anxiety coupled with physical panic attacks time to time. I totally feel you when you said you felt numb when you were trying hard to fake it so that others would see you not being weird. I did it so long that I had panic attacks last week. I could have fallen into abyss of depression but now i can not afford to being depressed anymore! So I kept on trying getting over it by watching a number of CZcams videos hoping that I was able to find some solutions in them. And your video sounds very plausible and It makes sense that i actually am OCD as well since young. I don't wash hands numerous times but there is voice telling me to do things otherwise I would get in trouble. Oh... glad to find you today. God bless you.
Keep doing the work, there is so much you can do to release OCD's grip. John
John, this course is changing my life!! I have battled GAD for many years. My 16 year old recently developed OCD. This video series is a game changer. Thanks for making it so affordable on Patreon. xoxo
You are very welcome, thank you.
john looking back at this video really helped me a lot thank you!
You are welcome!
Absolutely brilliant I admire people like you it makes me feel I have a sense of hope 🙏
Cheers man!
idk why sometimes i fall back into the trap of overthinking, doing a mental rewing and trying to calculate if what i was said was okay, or do i have to say the opposite of what i just said, incredibly annoying, sometimes feels like it happens subconsciously, maybe sub means partially conscious in a sense, or like substitute teacher not sure lol, but really getting out of the way and letting your operating system(emotions update and recalibrate makes a lot more sense than torturing myself trying to desperately and endlessly look for peace and "solution" to thoughts that really just never end! OCD can be relentless guys, so its important to break out and let it "run" so to speak but stay out of the way, let the subconscious do its thing and recalibrate!
It does happen unconsciously, video 35 gives you some new ways of looking at it.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense oh wow, glad I commented then, thank you John, I will watch that next!! I am planning to go on a whole binge watching session tomorrow to really renew and refresh my level of knowledge, I want to take this seriously, I know that may imply that perhaps I wasn't in the first place, well at least I am far more aware with sabotaging patterns than I used to be. I noticed my old thoughts tend to kick in more during when im doing things I tend to enjoy or get excited about, (watch a good anime, playing games with friends etc) it's almost like part of me doesn't want to enjoy or be happy, I ask myself if I think I am deserving to be happy, and sometimes I feel like part of me says "no you dont!" So it can be difficult feeling this way having this internal conflict, when you consciously are thinking or saying "Yes! of course I deserve to be happy!" You feel like it's a little demon or voice arguing with you at times, but yes John also mentions that it can be looked at as a parasite which is really helpful way to look at it in order to gain a better perspective on what we are dealing with!
to be genuine i honestly love this video, i've been through like so much emotional pain(can't explain it's much terrible) since i was a kid whereas i'm now in my late teens, i was recently diagnosed with ocd, looking forward to your videos, and mostly god bless you sir..! you gave me hope ,and if this works right I'm grateful for you. (I honestly tried to write down this comment for almost 15 minutes correcting words otherwise it don't give weird meaning, don't know if its ocd :(, anyway thankyou)
Glad you liked it - I am up to video 15 now and release one new video a month, as I capture all my knowledge. The fear of leaving "the wrong" message is a common OCD symptom. John
Thankyou brother
Ur total involvement n dedication s reflected from d way u put d contents.
It's ammazing n definitely going to be helpful to those struggling hard to come out of it
Thankyou n blessings from core of my heart
Thank you for your feedback. John
I subscribed to you have my attention and I can't wait to learn from you.
Thank you - Videos 1,2 & 3 are in my youtube channel - then the rest are on my Patreon website (address in notes above).
Interesting video. For a very helpful narration on when ERP will fail at mitigating OCD and how Response Prevention can still succeed please click on the attached hyperlink.
czcams.com/video/i-wY-nGD0zo/video.html
Thank you. I needed this!
You are welcome. Lots more videos in my Patreon website - John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense Subscribed. What is your opinion on thoughts? Should I do some mindfulness to determine why I'm thinking them? Try to separate them from myself? Accept them? I'm hearing different kinds of advice and would like to know your thoughts on it.
Ignore them. they are not you, you are the observer of your thoughts! John
This is Exactly what I'm going through. EXACTLY. This pandemic has really gotten to me, staying inside and not having a job. These past few weeks have been hard
It is tough, but also a great chance to grow!
Thanks for the great content ❤️❤️❤️
My pleasure! John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Great video
We can control ocd by repeating the thoughts in subconscious mind
I would recommend you learn to just ignore them.
Loving this
Good for you - there are 5 more free ones like this - and then up to video 26 in my course. Best wishes John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thanks you soo much I get some hope.
Thank you! John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
This is the best video in decades ! Do you also write ?
Thank you - I am currently making videos in my patreon site - but i will turn them into a book or two in the future! John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Hi I love the videos and signed up today on Patreon but I haven’t see. The fourth video? Also can you do more videos on OCD please.
Thank you
Thank you so much. You need to scroll down to the bottom of all the videos to find - the video is titled video 4 rather than the graphic stating it. Thanks John
PS if you are liking my videos in Patreon, can you mention it here? Cheers.
Thank You so so much Sir! Masha'a Allah Ur videos are truely helpful in overcoming mental disorders...
You are very welcome. Best wishes John. Http://www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Please . Put more videos. I really need you .you are doing an amazing job .please
I have 20 videos and add a new one each month (plus answer questions) here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist if you are interested. John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense unfortunately. I couldn't get to it I don't know why💔
How strange - what country are you in? www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist sometimes you need a fresh browser like Brave or firefox as the security is high in Patreon?
From what i understand we need to make the subconcious mind and the concious mind work together and not in contradictions/ conflict.
Even deeper than that - we need to see that.... I have a conscious mind and an unconscious mind, however, who is the 'I' which has both of those minds?
From this perspective is where you can find the path out of being controlled by THE mind.
Because you are not your mind, you Have a mind.
You are the observer of your mind.
John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Great videos am googling a lot of points you are making. Jesus bless you.
Glad its making sense, enjoy. John
My ocd makes me feel “safe”, I know that is so irrational but it makes me feel that everything is okay around me
This is the 'lie' of OCD. Many prisoners feel safe in prison and don't want to leave when they are released as it means they will have to face up to the world. Actually it is quite horrible being in prison, when such a beautiful world is open for you experience! John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
You are so amazing thank you sir
You are welcome, I hope you enjoy the videos and they give you some new perspectives to consider 🙂
my ocd rituals have taken over my life. i am not clinically diagnosed. but that's just because i’ve never been to a doctor or psychologist. if i don't things a certain way or a certain number of times, something really bad will happen and i have all those bad events made up in my mind, but i wouldn't like to type them or say them out loud. and it has become such a big problem now, that it's bothering family along with me. even while typing this i had to do it a certain way with a thousand rituals. it has seriously taken over my life and i can't live with it. this is too much, like i can't even walk or do a simple task without my ocd and this is all because of my anxiety. i feel so helpless
My course will give you lots of new ways to understand what is happening to you and what you need to do to recover. One of the videos is here (for free) czcams.com/video/4e4yOdHizyo/video.html John
Thank you.🙏
Glad you enjoyed it! John
I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 11 or 12. I’m 31 now. In 2002, I went to the funeral of a lady that was in charge of lunch detention at the middle school I went to. I haven’t been the same since. To this day, I have thoughts of people in caskets. If I don’t like someone, I picture them in a casket. No big deal. But the real problem is imagining loved ones in a casket. I feel compelled to perform certain actions. If I don’t do them, it feels like I’m putting my loved ones in harms way & they’ll end up dead. I picture them in a casket. The anxiety goes away when whatever action I’m performing “feels right”. It truly drives me crazy to say the least. Thoughts?
Yeah, this happens. A part of your brain called the amygdala has been conditioned to pattern match caskets to loss and fear, from that initial event. That part is not on the same circuits as language or thoughts - so you can think about it all day and it won't reprogram that part - It will just keep firing off an old out of date fear response, which will exhaust you. In my video 8 I teach how to reprogram that part of the brain. Regards
John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
From 2017. When one of my friend teased me I feel my stomach is shivered with fear.
From grade-2 I was bullied in the class till class-10.
When I went to grade-11 where I took my friends teasing personally.
Now im feeling stressed .
I feel like I'll become a mental patient and random thoughts is running in my mind.
How to pass these barriers to be successful in my life.
My past perspectives is ruining me..
I feel jealous and anxiety
Keep watching these videos and if you like them, join my patreon site and I will be teaching you how to pass these barriers for a successful life. John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense thank you sir
You’re the best
Thank you - hope you like all the other videos too?
is writing down the tips and advice you have given in this video in a mental journal a good way to help subconsciously reprogrammed my mind ?
Watching all the videos in Patreon is the best way - then to journal, not just what you learn, but also how you feel and what you are thinking each day too.
👋 Hello! I just signed up for your patreon course. I’m a highly sensitive person & look forward to rewatching these first 4 videos daily to get them subconsciously 🙂 - Question: Is there “background chatter” off and on during this filming? How do I tune it out or is it even important that my mind keeps picking it up?
Thank you for your CZcams channel & inexpensive patreon course!
Thanks for joining, there is a little chatter on the first one. Just ignore it :-)
You tune out of it by not focussing on it. Focus on what I am saying!
hello! i’ve been struggling badly with ocd (particularly false memory ocd) for about 6 months now. i’m curious, so what happens with me is that i get a thought and then automatically, that thought turns into a ‘memory’ and it just feels so so real. i have this feeling of guilt and shame locked on so much. since now i have these false ‘memories’ instead of thoughts, would your videos still help with this? i’m very much thinking about joining your course on patreon as i think you’re extremely well spoken but i am curious as to would your course work for this type of ocd. i’m sure you’ve heard of it before. thanks so much.
Yes, my course will help enormously (if you do the work!) John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html
Sir, I have a tendency to cheque repeatedly to make sure weather ma bags are closed or not . i am taking medicines for depression for d past 2 year . actually this ritualistic bag chequeing behavior came when i started to worry that someone would find ma depression medicines which i kept on ma bag . i also sometimes cheque the pipe many times to make sure its closed... are these signs of ocd..?? Will depression turn to ocd... expecting ur reply..
Regards..
Keep watching the videos - by the time we get to number 7, you will understand what is happening.
John
dude your a saint
Just trying to help reduce mental health issues, with logic and reason! More videos on my patreon website. John
I will be supporting you, I appreciate your motives beyond the sun thanks again
Thank you so much for the wonder full videos....I am suffering with ocd and depression since 6 years ... in which I keep feeling like I should urinate all the time ... too much negative thoughts ..too much irritation ...and this frequent urination thought disturbs my mind like anything I am doing nothing in my life .. I want to get normal back..please help out ...how to get rid of this urination thought ...thank you
The secret is to see the thoughts as the symptom not the problem. The problem is that you are exhausted from worrying too much and not leading a happy life. As you proceed through the free videos 1, 2 and 3 you'll see what I mean, then if you like them, my whole course is here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist and it will teach you how to let the anxiety go. Best wishes John
Hi @john,
Am a patreon follower of yours.
One of my friend is diagnosed with *adjustment disorder*.
Does your videos help him?
Adjustment disorder is just a 'label' for not being able to change to suit your life challenges, thus becoming overwhelmed and stressed, which brings on anxiety (as you will see in videos 4 and 5) - that is why my course not only teaches how to reduce anxiety but also, how to handle life too!
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense Thank you john.
I want to start my treatment now where to start from beginning please tell me m dying with intrusive thoughts
Go to www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist :-)
Does this also work for Existential OCD? I can’t take anymore, if you hve some info on this topic would you mind making a video? Existential OCD is by far one of the worst types out there and is never talked of
Existential OCD is just GAD running in a philosophical person. They are looking for meaning in an emotion or a fear - good luck with that! It is a dead-end street. You need to learn to be comfortable with fear and strange thoughts without giving them any meaning. This usually happens to intelligent individuals who feel a little special, different or unique - Like Enneagram type 4's.
Hi, I have a fear of chills and when I get a bit hot along with the fear of COVID-19, and it’s like my involuntary mind is making me think I have chills when I don’t, which sometimes triggers chills. What should I do? Thanks.
It’s like a near 24-7 craziness in my mind.
Thank u very much you are giving life for people with OCD. Do you give therapy? Can I talk to you on the phone?
Yes I do, over Zoom. But only after they have watched all my videos here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Sir, i really want to access your patreon page, unfortunately i dont have a credit card.. please let me know if there is any way.
I wish there was another way - credit card or Paypal are all that Patreon accepts, sorry. John
Dear John.... I am suffering with OCD for last 20 years.. I have visited many physicatrist and psychologist during these years... Also using medicines as prescribed by Doctor.. There is no ample improvement shown in my condition . What should I do to recover ??
Well, my suggestion would be to follow my course, this is video 1 and my further 16 videos are here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist - then see how you feel? It is only $3 per month as I am trying to make the course accessible to everybody. John
Fair enough. Here's one for you. I don't know what happiness is. Seriously. I don't know anyone who does know what this aside from being a word.
Happiness is an emotion just like all the other emotions, if you want to move forward in life stop looking for happiness and start experiencing calmness, it’s a game.changer.
How do u get rid of the anxiety
spending a long time in the bathroom to do both numbers and constantly cleaning urself
Then taking too long to scrub abd wash hands
It feels like im a robot not in my control and i have to listen to them or i feel like the world is ending
This is because everytime i keep thinking i havent cleaned myself properly when used the bathroom and i havent washed my hands
Like what if they still dirty.
I waste about 30 min max in bathroom how do i reduce it
You need to learn how thoughts and emotions truly work and if you only focus on your OCD you will never be able to do this.
OCD is called the doubting disease where you doubt everything, however, you don’t doubt OCD!
Therefore you need to recalibrate your thoughts and actions.
Continue watching videos 2 and 3 linked in the notes section of this video.
Best wishes John
Do you think just meditating and exercising everyday will get rid of ocd/anxiety?
It will help, but it won't change you being you. To stop being a controller and a worrier means you will need to see life differently - then, think and behave in new ways that are less stressful. www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Hi John. I'm following your course but can't find videos 7-10? Thank you.
Hi, are you watching the free videos 1 to 6 here in CZcams - or have you joined the program at www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist ? Best wishes John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense Hi John. Sorry, I didn't realise there were only parts 1-6. I will definitely join to access the remaining videos.
I am currently watching all the others, and then repeating them as suggested.
Many thanks, Tracy.
It would be wonderful to have you on the course - cheers John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
The best way to cure OCD is not doing what OCD tells you but its very hard and I know there's no other way to overcome it but not doing the compulsion but its hard 😭
You are right! However, if you can also consciously know how to reprogram your unconscious mind and learn how to live more fearlessly, these things help too. I teach them on my course here - www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
god bless you
Thank you.
i can’t stop repeating stuff in my head it feels like it’s not me sometimes it just pops up in my head and i repeat it in my head. it’s like i have tourette’s inside my head but i know i don’t have that
It's not you, it is your brain, you don't need to stop it or answer it! Just place your conscious awareness elsewhere. John
You are definitely not alone I do the exact same thing. I didn't realize that had anything to do with ocd and anxiety. This stuff is blowing my mind.
I have many videos that will give you new concepts and tools to find calmness. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Hi, I've just turned 20. I've had compulsions since I was 10; they're always changing. Ever since the pandemic, staying at home has really made them uncontrollable. My current compulsions are rereading things while studying, retyping, rewashing hands, redrying hands with the towel, and taking the same steps back and forth. I was wondering if it'll be possible to stop these compulsions. Would your course help, and if so, which videos? I've gone through the comments and I'm anxiously optimistic!
My course will definitely help without doubt (as long as you follow it do what I ask you to do!) Please do come on board! John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense Definitely will do. I felt so much better (hope wise) after this video.
Glad you are feeling better Sahib - John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense What's the best way to stop doing a compulsion when you're in the act of doing one?
Video 8 in my course details exactly what you need to do, how and why too? John
hello, since the birth of my daughter 7 months a go, I have had intrusive thoughts about her. I have medication and follow cognitive behavioral therapy. my therapist has instructed me to think about these thoughts 3 times a day for 5 minutes and to write them down and repeat them. is this the right technique, i just notice that it is increasing. I feel realy sad.
Geerts , Angelique
Hi, this is very common, horrible thoughts about harming, drowning, throwing down stairs, suffocating etc. I work with this most weeks. It normally comes on 6 months before or 6 months after childbirth and is related to tiredness and worry and mostly happens to "nice" caring mothers.
You are not going mad and are very unlikely to act on these thoughts (as you know deep down inside).
It is like your own unconscious mind is tricking you with your biggest fears, to get your attention to tell you to stop worrying, I know it sounds backwards but this is how OCD works (did you see my other video here czcams.com/video/epDVMBNXsXY/video.html)
Learning to relax, meditate and realise these thoughts are not true is key. By surrendering to the thoughts and breathing through the anxiety they generate, is step 1.
I am not a believer in desensitising by repetition of the fear - I prefer to focus on the anxiety in the body and to sit with it, let it roll through you whilst keeping a soft gentle (conscious) internal dialogue - something like "I accept or I surrender" - by being still and accepting the anxiety it passes quickly.
Regarding the thoughts they are a trick from your unconscious - just watch them, don't argue with them, don't react to them.
John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
thank you for taking the time to respond. I've watched and studied all your videos. now I know what to focus on. thank you very much.
I have many more videos coming along over the next few weeks on my Patreon site - John
I got this advice about intrusive thoughts years ago..
*The second a strange thought enters your head just let it go, straight away. Don't worry one bit about it, it's just a thought. You are not crazy. I promise.*
The more you practice this the easier it gets. Just get that thought out, let it go, straight away.
The problem is we can't filter out thoughts. In fact everybody has the same thoughts, it's simply 'thinking', only we notice the 'individual' thoughts that make up thinking more. We then latch on to that 'individual' thought and overthink. It's the overthinking that causes the worry.
This has really helped. And it's simple. Just let it go, straight away.
Good advice!
Will these videos help sensorimotor ocd? Thank you in advance.
Yes, indeed they will. All OCD is the same, just with different manifestations of how the unconscious mind sabotages you.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense Thank you for your reply. I will start watching all your videos.
@Anxiety & OCD Discernment hi John. Ive had anxiety and my doctor put me on zoloft to help take the edge off..I had a bad intrusive thought on it.. I had a massive panic attack.. And i cried everyday for 3 weeks cuz that thought messed me up so bad.. 3 months later.. It still bothers me.. And i have different thoughts related to that thought.. That terrioze me and bring me anxiety.. .is this ocd.. Or just anxiety
Anxiety and OCD are labels not diseases, so what really matters is what you are doing to lessen these conditions. You think your thoughts are real, but they are no more real than your dreams! Plus, your body thinks thoughts and dreams are true, that is why we wake up anxious from a nightmare. Unless you can learn to detach from thoughts and bodily responses you will be at the affect of your anxious thoughts. However, a desire is a thought too. To be in a relationship, to change your job, to travel etc. These thoughts are still only thoughts, but they give you hope, which is still only a feeling - but they are better thoughts and feelings! So, you need to learn how to live life by ignoring thoughts and realising that feelings don’t have to have any meaning either. To do this, you need a plan, that is what I teach in my course. John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense hi John i understand what you mean. And me and my fellow ocd sister signed up for your courses yesterday. The part that confused me is when you said desires are thoughts too.. So i have harm thoughts.. How do i know there not desires then? How can i tell the difference? This what terrifys me
Desires inspire you. You may feel good about a desire or you may be scared about a desire - but you know it is what you want.
Will this work for pure o and health ocd. When ever i hear a new disease name i get intrusive thoughts about it.I am also an engineer in making
Yes it will. John
Pure O and hypochondria (usually) occur in dominant assertive individuals, who (for whatever reason) are not living in a dominant and controlling way. John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html
If you think that if you make mistakes or have to be perfect as a person (morality) or you think that thoughts can have powers (be careful what you wish for) and catastrophise things, is that OCD?
Not really, OCD is a condition that sits on top of anxiety - that uses any unconscious mechanism it can find to make you place your attention on anything that stops you calmly getting on with life. John
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense but this can also lead to overthinking and make you feel bad and anxious?
As you watch the videos - this will unravel itself, watch video 2 next
Hi John another great video
Are we suppose to listen to our unconcious mind or concious mind?
I'm guessing my unconcious mind is telling me to go ahead and touch people so I will have to confess to my partner , which will cause issues in my relationship and then ill end the relationship so I have less to worry about or be sad and stay at home. So it sounds like I need to listen the concious mind? When I am touching people physically with my hand on purpose it seems , is this from the unconcious mind or concious mind causing the movement? It feels like I want to do touch people but at the same time I dont because I know it will end up me confessing to my partner and making him sad advice on this would be helpful thank you looking forward to your course 😊
You will be learning to listen to neither and observe them both. Then use the conscious mind to retrain the unconscious one. The course explains it all in detail.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense i understand, where the touching people coming from ? Are you saying from both
@@hannahross8616 It is coming from your conscious mind analysing the fears coming from your unconscious mind. This might explain it better czcams.com/video/8XRnQHC1y8g/video.html
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense and that can cause actual movement in our bodies ? Like moving out hands and arms ? Touching people and so on? Everyone says ocd isn't actions its all thoughts in our head
OCD can make you touch things like objects or your own body - but I have never seen OCD make you touch another person (because self-will, politeness and decency are dominant in an OCD person, they are in-fact too nice, so would never do those things. It is just the OCD scaring you!
What are the voices playing on the background?
My wife and a friend. I decided to leave them in because OCD is all about being pedantic and perfect and I am teaching people how to let go and just have more fun with life as it is rather than how they would like it to be! John
Can I get advice with groinal response in POCD and HOCD?
Its just natural and very common, but feels bad. Remember the body responds to your thoughts regardless of whether you actually consciously want them or not. Also, this type of OCD is trying to make you stay at home, so is using what embarrasses you as it MO. John czcams.com/video/L1hctPt4Q8g/video.html
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense Thank you!
Can I payoneer you the money to get all videos?
Hi, I am in the process of making these videos and as they become available they can be accessed here for only $2 per video www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist the second one will be published this weekend and the third one will be recorded this weekend.
I’m so glad I stumble across your channel, you are right on point and I genuinely feel I have hope out of this hell. Please keep doing what you are doing!
Thank you - if you wish to support me so I can do this it would be wonderful www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Do medication help in getting out of ocd
Medication masks the ocd, exposure therapy treats it.
Medication may help in reducing the time and work required in helping overcome intrusive thoughts and OCD.
I don't know who this self is that you are talking about. The one whose various aspects were either given up or replaced or both. I will try to understand everything that you are saying. My moments left on earth are few but still I want to learn what you are talking about.
I will be going into lots of detail about self and Self in later videos.
I hope to be there to hear you, Sir. I will be paying close attention.
Can u tell the most helping tips for ocd thoughts ..?What should be the tips for recover ocd worry's and repeated thoughts...?
Only headline and main points if want to share here...!!!!
So that I can read them daily for short motivation coz if I forget things in ur video when ocd thought comes ur main tips can help at that time if I m not able to watch ur full video.
Have you watched videos 2 and 3 yet? as I begin to answer those questions :-)
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense ok. Thanku for the reply.
I watched ur video "3 .Minute for ocd.
Yes I watched ur video 6 now . Thanku for giving me ans....I asked questions too quick before watching ur next video. Sorry for that....🙏
I understand what you are saying but it takes hours to explain, that is why i made the videos.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense thanku very much....🙂 For ur reply
Hi there, my ocd forced me to repeat prayers and I’ve stopped for about a month and it’s telling me all the prayers I never repeated will continue building up eg. If I haven’t repeated for 3 months I’ll have to make up 3 months worth of prayers . It’s convincing me if I do it only once it will stop bothering me and I will go back to normal. I feel hopeless and that it will never stop bothering me is there hope?
Regardless of the OCD - If there is a God, he wouldn't punish you for not praying - only a person on earth would do that in his name! God does not judge, he accepts that you are where you are, it is only you who is judging you.
OCD picks up on things like this and turns them into big scary stories - but they are only stories. Video 2 and 2 will show this to you. John
Anxiety & OCD Discernment
It is just for the sake of doing it it’s not from a spiritual or religious place it’s just for the sake of repeating it and right now it’s the thought that it will continue adding up forever. Thank you
Still obsessive and compulsive and serves no purpose except you are addicted to it.
Anxiety & OCD Discernment I’ve stopped doing them, will they continue to bother me and adds up as my brain tells them to and will it forever be on my mind ? Or is there hope?
Thoughts don't mean anything, stop giving then attention or energy, they are no more than dreams.
how do i get rid of the rOCD thoughts about my boyfriend which have me thinking they are real now?
Keep watching these numbered videos
Anxiety & OCD Discernment it’s only 4 are there other ones that would help me ?
My others are here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist John
I get very bad thoughts that are religiously and culturally unacceptable. I try being chaste but these thoughts make me feel like the filthiest person. You were right. I was born intelligent. I used to pick things quickly than others but now, it feels like i’m very dumb. My education is suffering. I want to make my mind numb so I won’t think anything. My main problem is the bad thoughts that I get. Which are not in my control. And they always appear at times when it’s most difficult to act according to what my mind suggests.
Mostly clever people get OCD, because they worry too much and create "stories" to try and explain what the OCD is doing to them.
@Fajar Khalid . I agree and as a Christian it makes me feel disgusting. As my main problem is the content of the thought.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense how do I know its actually ocd and not my actual thoughts.
Because they are the same thing - thoughts are just thoughts, it is whether we believe them or not that is the OCD.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense I know but like they r terrible
Sir tablet important or not pls tell me
I got out of my OCD without medication.
Can OCD be healed, can you be symptom-free from this?
Anxiety can be reset back to normal and OCD can be got to a state where is doesn't unnecessarily burden your life, but you will need to become a new person, not the same old person just without anxiety. John www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I am saying that for many people OCD is quite a problem in their life.
I am also saying that to get rid if it you have to think and behave in new ways (become a new person) because the OCD is the symptom of how you are currently thinking and behaving.
Thank you for your feedback. I believe my work is not suited to your needs. However, I have taken your recommendations on board. Thank you John.
Sorry you are so angry with me Peter. Please feel free to pass my information onto the FBI as helping others is not illegal. I am not a Doctor and never claimed to be. I have just produced a resource based on my own research and my own recovery from OCD.
I am an engineer. In fact, my course is called "The Engineers Guide to Understanding Anxiety."I have applied an engineers mind to how the mind and body work together and how systems influence each other - I am a coach, a teacher, a mentor, a researcher and in the UK a NHS registered complimentary therapist.
I have been working with the toughest of OCD cases for 13 years and people only come to me when they have tried everything else, so my experience is vast and deep.
My teachings just show people new ways to understand themselves and to find more calmness, no more and no less.
My course is not a scam, it is 20 years of my work put into a format that is affordable ($3 per month) because so many anxious people can't work or afford to get help.
I have been answering peoples questions here on youtube for 3 years (free of charge) which takes about 1.5 hours a day and I have made many of my videos from the course free so people can sample my work.
Video 2 czcams.com/video/yHejSfrg_iE/video.html
Video 3 czcams.com/video/zf1J4Vwjg9Y/video.html
Video 6 czcams.com/video/4e4yOdHizyo/video.html
Video 13 czcams.com/video/zbq7eFrZi1c/video.html
Delving deeper in to OCD czcams.com/video/epDVMBNXsXY/video.html
OCD in 3 minutes czcams.com/video/5G16zAxHNbI/video.html
I also provide all my videos free of charge to many who can't afford the $3 monthly fee, I am dedicated to reducing anxiety around the world in any small way I can.
All my videos talk about how our own unconscious mind (with the logic of an 8 year old) sabotages all attempts to consciously get help for our OCD.
One of the hardest parts of OCD recovery is to accept that as a truth, it is shocking how often OCD sufferers bite the very hand that is feeding them.
About once a month I receive correspondence like this, and I truly can see where you are coming from, OCD is frustrating, scary and exhausting - plus, there are many, many scams out there, as well as, well meaning courses written by Doctors that are expensive but don't work!
I want to take onboard your feedback and I want to prove to you I am not a scammer and I do want you to have less anxiety.
Perhaps we could help each other?
Why don't I setup a FREE login to my course, where you have access to all my videos, all my posts and all my Q&A's - where you can go through the course and give me real feedback on my work?
This would help me enormously to get valid feedback on my work from a sceptic - perhaps my work is brilliant but my marketing (or positioning) is wrong?
John
PS About once a month I get a correspondence like this, and not one (person judging me) has ever taken me up on this offer, all they do is delete their comments. I would love for you to be the first to trial me - then find me guilty (or not), rather than just jumping to a guilty verdict with no trial.
Even the FBI would have a trial before convicting me (or not.)
PPS Yes, I am good with words and a smart-ass - that is why I am an effective teacher!
I rest my case.
How long did it take you to heal anxiety?
I took me about a year, but I had to learn what I was dealing with in the first place.
What takes time is not the anxiety, but becoming a new person where anxiety could not live.
Sir kindly guide me i have severe head pain like needle inserting pain in side and back of head near to ear and also dizziness
Not able to apply oil in head
It cause more dizziness
Taken all medical test nothing showing
some doctor are saying bp
Some doctor are saying psychological problem
No sleep no proper food
Lot of worries for past 6 months
Seems to like living in hell
Watch videos 2 and 3 in my channel and this will explain a little more about what is happening to you. Anxiety can cause the symptoms you have described assuming your Doctors have ruled other things out.
same here....
Sorry to hear about your pain, if the doctors have tried everything and you still have discomfort, this video may interest you vimeo.com/396300031/fdcad72cf0
@@mohsinalid
To you have any suggestions for me
@@starsaran5720 now how is your pain
Hi.. I got trapped into this OCD and mental cycle. i can't help myself :( my poor brain. I afraid too much i think too much., I can't be myself again.. because every tiny things i do takes hell lot of thinking and rituals I'm so afraid that i cause harm to everyone 😢 I'm thankful that i saw your video. I really hope that i can be free and living happy again escaping from this hell. For the patreon link I'm getting 404 error is it yet to release? I'm Awaiting your video. Thanks a lot.
try this www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I have sensory anxiety where I think about my breathing
Will this help me
Absolutely! Plus it is so cheap to join, you have nothing to lose.
For me when I'm with friends or family im pretty much ok 85%. I can do stuff and talk and not worry and all this other stuff. its when I'm alone it all goes down hill but not all the time. I'm fine for parts of the day but then I just get down for some reason. And its been happening more and more the past few weeks. I worry and overthink 24/7
Thinking is an addiction really.
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense in the morning I am becoming a patron member. This first video actually helped alot and I really enjoyed it. I have found out alot about myself by just the first video and im hoping that the others will help me out even more. Do you recommend buying a note pad or somthing to take notes on your videos?
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense i know this sounds weird but after replying to you and reading a few comments have really calmed my mind. And I feel at peace. Thank you
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense its like pressure has lifted from my whole body. This happens every once and a while and it feels great
@@TheChroniclesOfCommonSense truthfully I start smoking Marijuana because of the way I feel(anxiety,depression, etc) and the high I got lifted the pressure and I felt at peace with my self. But the high doesnt help anymore so I quit. Now I have nothing to help me with my problems, so now I am here. And this first video really helped. Glad I found you, and I'm excited to take this journey
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2
Gosh!
I've heard this statement on previous occasions. Something is both simple and comlex. I have always had a problem with that proposition. If something is simple it seems to me the right thing to do is keep it simple. College professors. They seem to want to drive students to drink by making complex something that is as simple as pouring stuff out of a boot.
The complexity of any topic deepens when you add perspective, motives and context.
I like to create simple models as a way of explaining complex things.
Well, John, at least you had the decency to respond to my comments. That causes me to believe that you care about your audience.
You're a thinker, John, that's for sure. I wonder how many tomes could be written about the sex life of a flea? That's me being my usual wiseguy self. That would be the self I claim I don't have.
Takes a thinker to help a thinker!
Selfish channel. You dont even share what is the real treatment or what those causes. YOUR JUST TELLING US THE MEANING OF ANXIETY BUT NOT REALLY HELPING PEOPLE HOW TO TREAT THEM IN THIS VIDEO.
This is the introduction video, there are many other free videos in my channel that show you what to do, plus my whole course is only $3 per month to access, I am doing my best to not be selfish, sorry you feel this way. John