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@MdMobashir

My sister is also suffering with the same..

@samuelchisholm4039

So hard to not react to the thoughts

@SandyTheDesertFox

Living with OCD has brought me to some of my darkest moments, and excruciating is definitely the word I would use to describe it

@timothy4016

WellHiThere if you need anyone to talk to I’m here. I have ocd as well.... my darkest moments were all because of my monster living inside my brain

@satminderkaur5344

Go and try,Brad Yates EFT for OCD ...it's very very helping

@marciodamin4126

excruciating is the right word for sure

@jameseserra

I can definitely relate to the dark moments and excruciating, overwhelming pain OCD has brought to my life. I am currently disabled due to my OCD, Anxiety, and Depression. Believe me, I wish my OCD was just about organizing and keeping a clean house.

@valeriab-6126

WellHiThrre Do u feel better now?

@juliastaat666

I hate the fact that OCD has become a trendy thing when it's nearly ruined my young life.

@laurencuellar-mayoral1403

Babygirl Jules girl I completely understand. I’m 21 but I’ve had ocd since 14

@timothy4016

I’m 22 and I’ve been dealing with it since I was ..... maybe 9? I feel it getting worse , maybe it’s a rough patch maybe I can get through it, but a lot of people don’t take ocd seriously. To be honest the only mental illnesses people take seriously are probably schizophrenia, bipolar, and multiple personality disorder. Every other mental illness, the general population’s attitude toward it is: “it’s a quirk, it’s not a big deal, it’s all in your head.” It’s not right and I think videos like this is great, it helps people realize how serious they are, that it’s difficult , and it’s something that has to be dealt with as soon as possible

@hannahm.7426

You're not alone. Ocd has taken over my life and has almost costed me my relationship and my sanity. I've ripped door knobs from doors because i kept yanking on them thinking they weren't locked correctly. I've spent 2 hours checking my alarm I set for in the morning, terrified that I'll miss it and get fired from my job. It makes daily life full of fear and worry. I hope you can find something to help calm you and slow down your mind a little bit.

@yowhattupitzbigchungus4971

I have had it since 5. 5 years old. It only started to really interrupt my life in high school and now im 22 in med school. I keep my ocd a secret but its there....its always there. Always.

@crice3329

im pretty sure it ruined your life during the time you had it

@Catemossa

Starve the monster is a great advice. I suffered from OCD from 18 to 27 years old, with ups and down, of course - we know it is not a constant state but more one that comes and go, more or less intensely depending on the period -. I am now 33 and have not had any OCD related thoughts for a few years. The scars are healing and I can tell you, if you are reading this and going through it: it is possible to get out of it. Starve the monster, be gentle to yourself and be on your side. You are a sensitive person, so altruistic that you get worried by even having bad thoughts. Learn to be a bit more selfish, and fight for your own happiness. You truly deserve it!

@vanshikakaushik6497

Hey please help me with a few quick questions if you can I was different with OCD at 22 now I'm 24 I'm pursuing my masters in English I fear that if I do my PhD and work in a college I may start to date a student I fear that if I continue my profession (writing) I will become an alcoholic I ask people that were there any sober writers I feel if I stay with smokers I will smoke like there's no end is this also ocd?

@vanshikakaushik6497

Pls help me I've missed many career opportunities bcs of this I didn't complete my education as I was feared about dating my student I didn't switch jobs as felt I will start smoking is all this ocd?

@Indomitable_Alykat

"You are a sensitive person, so altruistic that you get worried by even having bad thoughts."

As someone with OCD, this statement brought me to tears. Thank you 😭💖

@timschiff8600

Thank you. It's been three years now - I'm 25. I've seen a few Dr's that wanted me to try SSRIs and SNRIs but I don't really want to alter my brain chemistry in that way.

@Only_-_Yours

@@vanshikakaushik6497 yes this is OCD

@jagodaadamczyk282

Living with OCD is an EVERY DAY BATTLE.

@leonidaskyrris8546

Try the linden method it cured my ocd once and for all:)

@trtlduv07

Yessssss! It's awful!

@pandupullen4047

@Prophet tq

@thesoccerjunkie5433

I know

@gunjandalal2154

@Leonidas Kyrris hi how can we learn that please explain i need help to overcome it

@lilivemusic

Your daughter is lucky to have a mom like you. As an OCD sufferer I can tell you that it's most unfortunate to have no one in my family who is capable of being there for me during an episode. They are too wrapped up in their own lives and problems and they've made it clear that my issues are a burden on them.

@MykeG

JC Morton have you joined the nocd app yet?

@Niuniany

Mike Griffiths Thank You for the info and wishing all of you full recovery🙏

@luctuosaluctuosa5360

Zoya Moledina I feel for you.💛💛💛

@martinw245

@Zoya Moledina Exposure and response prevention works. Make it your number one priority.
After 54 years of OCD, I can tell you that.

@TrizzyH

Keep fighting, WE MUST FIGHT! This is a war for your mind, and we need to change the relationship we have with anxiety. It will use every tool in it's arsenal to trick you. Don't let it win, be comfortable with the uncomfortable. I am striving to do the same!

@starkissed

To anyone and everyone reading this right now, I wanna let you know that your OCD isn't gonna last. Believe me, it may be hard, but every moment, you are getting closer to that one day when you'll conquer your mind, free your soul, and that day is gonna be one of the greatest days you've ever lived through. Life will have meaning. I care about you, I love you, and there's nothing else that matters 🥰💖

@starkissed

@Firex. im super glad i was able to help. keep starving the monster, i'm going through this phase too, so i say lets do it together :) lets both come back here one day and claim our victories over our monsters 💕
keep going, im so proud of you!

@draidenb3250

Your the best💕

@graceelena6832

sobbing as i read this 😭 thank you for your kind words, you have no idea how much i needed to hear that

@rajarshiacharya7943

Whoever you are, wish you the best and love you back!

@Soundofharmony1

How do you know? Are you suffering from ocd? My 6 year old son is and I’ve never felt this helpless in my life. I don’t know how to help him. There’s no cure so what are you talking about? Plz share

@itsjustmyopinionbut1671

Ocd is not about cleaning … it’s about fear and uncertainty that you cannot control

@cesarguevara3362

As a OCD patient, tears coming out of my eyes as we are such caring souls and our main concern is to repeat things in order to not harm or secure the safety of others.

@xeniagorton

😢🖤

@IainRayiru

This woman was so articulate explaining the story of her Daughters problems with OCD. Really helped me with mine. Thank you!

@thedman454

Iain Rayiru really...the material and substance of the talk is amazing but her presentation and manner of speaking was personally extremely difficult to sit through

@LionelProductions

OCD feels like I’m being forced to share my house with someone I don’t like and who doesn’t like me.

@jonathanaxel9643

I know the feeling. Keep fighting, it's not true!

@justinneal4661

this is so damn accurate. For me its like im living with every bully i ever had in my head, except it has the energy of a toddler

@alicesky2636

literally!!!!

@michelerusso9745

and the guest who doesn't like you is actively trying to destroy you and kick you out

@cb906

Wow. That is such a great analogy

@lightningbolt5888

OCD is not just a chemical imbalance. It can be caused from many things, including trauma.

@innocentmagongoa1488

Trauma can trigger/ cause a chemical balance. Her point is that the basis of OCD is due to a chemical imbalance, whatever the cause might be

@1stabletour

Indeed. I think firstly one needs to look at parenting. I do wonder about this speaker.

@sunnykasmr3910

I say yes to starving my monster, but then the “what if this time something bad happens when I don’t check the house/room 35 times before leaving?”

You’re 100% correct about feeding the monster and making it stronger.
Each day for the past few months I’ve been feeding it & it requires a new ritual, a longer ritual, a more ridiculous intrusive thought pops into my mind and a new fear added to my list.

Starving the monster is literally the only way.
Now I just need to start

@goodmorning2386

Hope you’re doing well! Another added analogy to the monster, you feel so anxious momentarily when you don’t feed it, excruciatingly so, but this is because the monster is angry and trying to lash out at you as you aren’t feeding it, but you keep that up and that horrible monster will wither, weaken, and die

@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns

I just wanted to take some time to share my experience.

I had a severe “pure o” ocd episode that lasted a year. Then, I was ocd free for one year ❤️ ☀️ and words cannot express how happy I was to be free of mental torment. It felt like I was freed from prison. I was a normal, happy person again.
Then, one year later, unfortunately OCD came back in a whole different theme. I’m currently struggling with it. I think OCD it’s making its last attempt at me. It’s making me recount all the mistakes I’ve made in my life and punishing me for it pretty severely for it. This is what is called “real event ocd”.
I plan to fight this monster the same way I fought and beat the other monster.
Stay in the fight everyone. You are not alone in this. 💕

@chelzyramirez3663

I think I have pure o I have been struggling like 4 months and I’m scared that the thoughts and feelings won’t ever go away but you overcame it for a whole year! You can do it! And I hope I can too

@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns

@Chelzy Ramirez , what has helped me is what I call “breaking the loop”. I took a week and overbooked myself to exhaustion, every single day, and surrounded myself with lots family, friends and coworkers. Get as busy as you possibly can and like that you won’t focus on the thoughts. Humans can’t multitask and focus on two things at once. Stay away from your home and only go there to sleep.
This will break the loop!
I’m feeling 80% better already. Trust me in this... it may be difficult but it will help you.

@chelzyramirez3663

@Elizabeth Gonzalez all I do is stay home though :( I’m 17 I don’t have a job which I’m hoping I get one soon and I do online school at home so it’s going to be so hard but I’ve been feeling a bit better for three days so far I haven’t reacted or question my thoughts and I’ve been feeling better

@bloop1335

@Chelzy Ramirez we can talk if you want to. Trust me I have the same situation as you and I am also having online school. I can give you my insta id here. I think having someone with similar situation and whom you can talk to will help both of us.

@Ashish-nd3xj

@Elizabeth Gonzalez has the loop come back. I break it only for it to come back.

@i0am0a0fish

I think by far one of the greatest take aways from this is how dedicated, compassionate and open she seems to have been with her child with this disorder. It's incredible the amount of benefit, or detriment a parents actions and words can have on a child, and especially a child with mental illness. It is truly unfortunate that mental illness has been tabooed, and it is even worst that there is such a lack of access to education for a lot of parents in regards to mental illness. I have severe OCD and grew up in a household that did not understand this disorder, and the consequences of that reverberated into every aspect of my life for years. My OCD was crippling and I suffered silently until I was 25 years old and was able to finally fight my way to access and education. Had I been shown just a hint of kindness and compassion, or had more access to help and information, things would've been so different. It's important to remember that OCD causes massive amounts of doubt and guilt, so reassurance, empathy and compassion are especially crucial in a person with OCD's life. Keep this in mind when interacting with a person with OCD, whether that be a stranger or a person near and dear to your heart.

@farkhandahdaar9461

So true, from fellow awful OCD sufferer

@angie8088

Well said. My parents were very cruel towards me any time my OCD was visible. My little girl has it, and I am on a mission to show her nothing but love and compassion, and help her work through this.

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@charleycurls_

Make a difficult decision between living for a short time in an extreme and excruciating amount of discomfort and anxiety or living a lifetime with the monster roaring. These words will forever stick in my mind. So so powerful. Thank you ❤️

@shanellewarner6873

It is so annoying to see people use OCD so easily. OCD has ruined my life and it just hurts to see people use that word so easily.

@chanduwaitingforamiracle..2537

Exactly

@leonidaskyrris8546

Try the linden method...it cured my ocd:)

@sunnymanvoy

@Leonidas Kyrris Can u plz share me how linden method helps you? I want to do it at my home without having to go anywhere. Please share their secret!

@goofball2228

Ikr same

@WickerSticksSinema

I feel the same way. Like it’s another trendy buzz word… It’s more than that.

@Zoe-rw6vp

I suffered OCD from 6 years old to 16, when I finally killed the monster and it never came back. I never told anyone, and the trauma of feeling so scared and alone scarred me so much. I just want everyone to know that you are not alone and that I know someday you will be able to kill it.

@cristinamartinez5654

how’d you do it?

@johnvandijk1399

Thank you, I lost all faith but hearing someone believe in someday gives me strenght.

@zabintasrik4488

That's not how it works, this type of advice doesn't help one bit. Thanks for the fiction btw.

@chris1806

Why should the sane feel compassion about the mentally ill if the mentally ill makes the sane's person life miserable ! so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people.

@bribodypiercing5281

I'm happy to have found this video. I, being a OCD sufferer from when I was a child, am happy to acknowledge that there is a mother so involved in learning about OCD and trying to help her daughter. It feels like a prison because it is a prison. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the right approach. Don't be ashamed, it's a disorder. Intrusive thoughts are just thoughts. Actually very bad ones but they don't define any of you. I send an hug to all of those who, just like me, are tortured everyday. Have faith in yourselves

@chris1806

We the sane and mentally strong people have to bear the emotional burden caused by weak and mentally sick people

@kofiadjei4375

Thank you I'm also a sufferer just recently noticed my repetitive actions. I'm scared that it'll interfere my academics. Please I just need someone to talk to cause I don't know who to share it with. I'm constantly suffering and mindgraines. Please can we talk?

@gracie1901

This talk had me in tears the whole time. OCD is so insanely painful and can tear families apart. Thank you for this presentation

@akshayrjain1599

Brilliant gesture of support to the entire OCD community. It was very touching ❤

@chris1806

Why should the sane feel compassion about the mentally ill if the mentally ill makes the sane's person life miserable ! so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people.

@DeladisKythera

Am grateful for this. People don't realise how disabling and also strange and random OCD actually is and that it can be many different things that are often deeply embarrassing. My OCD has in the past made me do things that are so bizarre I feel deeply upset about and ashamed of them

@Draco19970125

I feel you. My OCDs are often so embarrassing. I hope I can find the strength to win over them.

@sambordon9383

I have struggled with OCD since my 14. And even before seeing this video I always visualised it as some sort of monster and indeed I have found out that you have to try and ignore the compulsions and realize that the intrusive thoughts are not thoughts you want, it are just random images, when you however show fear towards it, the mind believes it to be important and latches on to it.

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@zirilli3

I am a 54-year-old man. I have been suffering with OCD since I was a child. This presentation is excellent, and helps others to discover what I have had to discover on my own treating this situation. I like how you have separated "the monster" from the person. Because it is 100% true, that this monster is not the person. It invades my thoughts, interferes with my actions, it's everything you have described and I felt heartbroken for your daughter. In realizing that the monster is something separate from me, I have recognized it and learned to dismiss it: as you noted, starve the monster. It is always there, always, but if I acknowledge it and realize that it is misleading or misguiding my thoughts, I can beat it. My OCD has been crippling at times, where I have a thought about something bad happening to a family member if I do not perform a task in a proper manner, or if while I'm performing the task properly I have the monster give me a negative thought about my family or pretty much anything in life going bad or wrong. I can only emphasize separating the monster from our real selves. The monster is not who I am, and I can starve it best when my stress levels are low or when my medications are working properly, lol. Even doctors have a very difficult time understanding this disorder. When I feel well, I can dismiss the monster easily. When I am stressed and under a lot of pressure or anxiety, the monster sees an opportunity to feed. I do not know anything much about OCD in the social media venues that you mentioned. But I would like to know more about the group you discussed and the website you discussed so that I can read more about our disease or disorder, and help me understand that I am not alone. Thank you very much for what you have done.

@zunedkhan418

I feel so relaxed reading these comments. Its like im not alone. People are fighting it with me.

@yourbrainongod244

Me too!!

@lizatbl7364

Me too!!

@reneeperez274

Me too!

@WickerSticksSinema

You aren’t it makes me feel better too

@luxiiien

I feel the same way. struggling with ocd can be such a lonely experience.... knowing there's people out there that understand what i'm going through makes me feel better

@oliviayoung4519

I don’t think very many people truly understand how excruciating and painful OCD is. It has ruined so many days and led to so many tearful nights. I wish I had the support that Breland’s parents gave her.

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@oliviayoung4519

@@chris1806 the way you talk sounds like you need to be thrown away exactly how you describe, you sound like you live in the 17th century. mentally sane people can also struggle with mental health disorders! i won’t waste my time trying to educate you because clearly you have no basic foundation of what it is to be a human in the first place

@lutfiserbetci7049

I've been suffering since I was 15, now 28 and still fighting..I have pure ocd which is also causing me anxiety and depression.ive always felt alone, but it seems like so many people suffer with it. Insallah I will keep fighting and I hope you do so too.

@yasminm7157

Check out OCD Recovery on Instagram. The guy is Robert Bray. Honestly, he is the best out there. He is recovered but had it for years and understands it so well. You can recover inshallah! 🙏🏼💓

@martinw245

My daughter suffers from pure O. And I've suffered from a different form from the age of 8. Now 62. 54 years of OCD. :)

@Onibaudelaire

I feel ur pain cause i’m going through the same thing and its killing me😕🥺...we will overcome this

@lutfiserbetci7049

Thank you everyone for kindness. It gives me strength knowing that I'm not alone and that I can talk about it here

@martinw245

@Lutfi Serbetci

Yep, nice to talk to others. When I first suffered from OCD 54 years ago nobody had heard of the condition. Now is a well known disorder and we have the Internet and social media to talk with others.

@novasboots

Wow, I had the same exact thing happen! I am afraid it's my fault my mother died. And I felt I should go to the police!! I told my therapist and she said it's not unheard of in OCD. It's a terrible disease.

@CelebrityGossip_

I've been suffering from ocd for 5 years, with ups and downs. It feels like every day is a stuggle. It keeps me from doing everyday stuff like taking a shower, brushing my teeth, even making the breakfast and eating. Everything I do is filled with unwanted thoughts and it causes me to do compulsive actions over and over again. Everyone says I'm lazy, but they don't understand that I waste all my energy fighting the thoughts and I don't have motivation to study and do other things. I'm trying hard and I hope all of you find the strength within yourselves to kill the monster!❤

@pavithrajanarsan1940

Hang in there..there are plenty of resources and help and take one step at a time...I am in the same battleground too

@kasthurinathan8885

To all the people who are having aggressive OCD like me , don't worry , we can all get through !

@timcook4552

This is what I did when I was young. I starved the monster and it became weak. I still have it sometimes but it's something I can just starve easily unlike before, I would spend hours checking on something just because my brain tells me I didn't do what I had to do . This can be healed trust me. Hardwork and perseverance and you will be cured.

@umarjanbhat3819

How are you now?

@ahlinad1221

The part at 7:00 brought tears to my eyes, fighting back the monster almost feels impossible, but we're left with the choice of either giving in to the compulsions and suffering, or starving the monster and living a happy life

@goodmorning2386

that’s the thing, the monster will be angry at you since you aren’t feeding it, but if you keep starving it it’ll become weaker, quieter, and die

@laurabrito5387

For someone that is even on medication and fighting ocd everyday this video is so necessary ❤️

@chris1806

We the sane and mentally strong people have to bear the emotional burden caused by weak and mentally sick people @starkissed

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. these mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly

@lurky5913

​@@chris1806bro what

@watermelon7998

This "monster technique" does work, I used it to get rid of my OCD. But I used other strategies as well, mainly cognitive-behaviour therapy with a therapist, which was incredibly effective in my case. Nobody should ever give up, your OCD is not you, and it is well treatable once you find the right technique or method.

@Earth098

As a person with OCD, I totally understand how she was suffering. OCD awareness and providing free resources that will provide OCD sufferers with coping tools is absolutely important. This woman is doing a great service.

@timscully4941

This fine lady is spot on. I suffer from OCD and know it can be an ongoing battle. But her suggestions of not feeding the monster is exactly what we must do; as painful as it can be.

@sirvongalot

Thank you. I have a family member who is going through this now. They have been going through treatment and have even graduated from the programs; but the monster keeps popping up in new and novel ways and they refuse to acknowledged that the current manifestations are related to the OCD that know they have. It’s heart breaking. I want to share this with them but I’m afraid that they will just close up tighter and fight the help we are trying to provide.

@chris1806

We the sane and mentally strong people have to bear the emotional burden caused by weak and mentally sick people @starkissed

@peeyaboobiya9157

I suffer with ocd in the form of health anxiety. It crippled me for years and in turn my husband and family. The time I lost obsessing over my health. The worry, the ruminating thoughts, the body checking and the reassurance seeking was endless. I fed the monster kept it alive and strong. I am now a lot better due to starving the monster. It does rear its head and it has been trying to come back recently, and it takes a massive amount of self discipline to crush it all over again. It's a battle, but I am winning.

@tauschajohanson26

Love this!

@rose12787

Thank you so much for advocating for those with OCD. God bless you.

@laylafontana5735

Thank you so much for this. I’m gonna try to stave the monster today! Thank you so so much for this presentation ❤ your are a special human being

@efernandezgerard6643

Excellent. As a sufferer I found this very helpful!

@AllieBee00

OCD has me questioning ever moment and second of my life with intrusive thoughts that constantly have me on fight or flight

@AllieBee00

@Chelzy Ramirez pretty good tbh just let them be thoughts and move on

@theboisreact2033

Same bro

@gokulnath8043

@Allie Bee how

@alexandraestre1731

Same same

@moo_jessye

@Gokul Nath I just put my hand on my chest breathe and remind myself that these thoughts aren’t me and that I’m a good person and move on.

@robinsmith4958

Excellent!!! I'm going to start starving my OCD Monster today! Thank you!

@cecilgoosen7405

So........how'd it work for you ?

@aak_june23

Yes! I'm starting today. Let the monster eat himself!

@sameraboyaseen1455

How exactly??

@ronj5407

Did this work out for you?

@dennissvistun922

@Samer Aboyaseen it's all in your head. Don't let the monster control you, you must control it

@deborahhattel172

My beautiful 29 year old son has sufferd for over a decade with severe OCD, Insomnia, and depression💔my heart breaks for our children.

@romaniangamer1

God help him!

@borninjordan7448

He has my sympathy...

@lyndamackenzie6476

My son is 27 and is suffering worse for the last year than he ever has in his life. He has several types of OCD along with chronic pain and depression. It makes you feel so helpless as a parent to see your child completely debilitated. I am desperately trying to seek help for my son. Thank you for sharing.

@kristymarie6065

@Lynda Mackenzie I hope he is doing better

@lyndamackenzie6476

@Kristy Marie thank you. He is doing better! Not great, but thankfully he has more ok days than bad ones. 🥰

@davidlucey1311

She’s right
Mental illness is never a choice and it certainly is not trendy

@CakeItBy

This is very inspiring and empowering. As a person living with OCD these strategies seem like they would work very well! Thank you, I appreciate the support, and the way you talk about not being ashamed of having this condition.

@youtubeismyspiritanimal2058

I didn't get diagnosed until this year (I'm 29). Lovely to see that this girl grew up in a supporting family and was diagnosed early on in life

@mikebasil4832

Thank you so much, Tauscha. Understanding that OCD is never a choice is the reassurance that it has nothing to do with who we truly are. That’s a reassurance that I am forever grateful for. 😇

@TheApdancer

As the survivor of a brother who lost his battle to the monster it makes me so angry when people make it a joke. The jokes make harder to accurately identify uncommon presentations from the outside. Every joke feels like knives

@RahulKumar-de2rw

@Rebecca J i feel sorry

@juliettatorres821

So sorry for your loss ❤ sending prayers your way

@lyndamackenzie6476

I am so sorry for the pain that this monster has caused you and your family and so many others😔

@Lucifer-jl9vh

All my love and prayers to you and everyone❤💐🙏

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@christianolive769

Listening to this brought a couple of tears to my eyes because I go through the same thing with my own OCD.

@bp6347

Thank you for sharing this, I hate it when I hear people use that term so lightly. My OCD is literally debilitating at times. I can only do exposure therapy, talk therapy does not work at all with OCD

@georgiewheldon7409

To everyone in the comments: you can beat OCD believe me, recovery is 100% possible no matter how bad you are. I had it from 5 years old and hid it for years, getting diagnosed at 15. I was free of the disorder for around 3 years by using complete acceptance and agreeing with the thoughts (so hard in the beginning but it works so well). In the last 6 months it has crept back in. Excruciatingly painful however I am determined to beat it once more. We are all in this together 🙌🏼

@isabellawillberg3872

How r u now

@vitatover2449

And also not all situations are kind to OCD. Its hard but when there's stress it's harder to control the monster. It senses that you are preoccupied and worried something in life and takes its chance to breach defences. I had ocd from childhood because i incorrectly assumed OCD was to do with cleaning. I knew i was abnormally obsessive but didn't know it was an actual disorder. That's true. Its hard to accept but nothing will satisfy it. Every time i say one more ritualistic irrational thing because im too tired, want ocd to go away and let me focus on something else in life. And then thats it we will be strong from now. It. Is. Never. Happy. Theres always something.

@amyrobertson1233

I love love Love this talk!! You have helped me to stop feeding my monster. I’ve had it since I was 8 years old. We didn’t have names for it back then as I’m almost 50. But in recent years, I’ve tried yoga and supplements which work best for me. But this talk and not feeding the monster, not doing the compulsions and rituals is so helpful. I have watched others talk about this, but something about your voice and the way you present the material soothes me and makes sense.

@myrmendoza9903

what are the supplements did you take?.

@GanexCG2

so glad to hear , she had such an understanding parent. For me, I had to isolate from my family and correct it on my own .

@user-oy4uy5py5d

I was recently diagnosed with OCD and I can say i can feel validated because I thought I was crazy , my stronger OCD is the Health concern OCD meaning I'm always thinking that I have some terminal or messed up illness and not even doctors assuring me would deter me from thinking otherwise OCD is not a joke people!!!

@henriettasyers8034

What a heartening and encouraging video - such courage and integrity, and clearly an inspirational family.

@aydankuhne1904

This lady is amazing, I appreciate you so much. Wish I could give you a hug. You know the battle and how hard it is for someone who has it. Thank you so much for the advice. I’m fighting to work on my ocd.

@tauschajohanson26

Right back at you!

@ghillies4life

Leaving this here in case it helps anyone: I mostly have only internal compulsions. Thought review, rumination, researching, thought loops, etc. This makes it difficult to starve the monster, because I shouldn't not think about things. Instead of a monster, I picture mine as an overly-eager secretary. I call her Veronica. That way, I can say, "Thank you for your attention to this matter, Veronica, but we need to table this discussion for a moment."

@tauschajohanson26

😀

@learningtolive284

You're daughter is so Lucky to have such a great mom , it's difficult for non OCD people to understand the pain of sufferers

@llucieyy

love this so much, rlly inspires me to continue fighting it

@agnesfox8349

I've had ocd for over 20 years (it was so severe it limited many things in my life) so I sought treatment for it. One thing to mention is that OCD has nothing to do with intelligence. I've had therapists tell me that they have had doctors who had to give up their careers because they couldn't stop washing their hands. The way I've gotten over the intrusive thoughts was to use a method that psychologists use on OCD. (Exposure and response prevention). I would actually enact out the whole scenario in my mind or you can write it out on paper. For example, say you had a horrible thought of punching somebody. You would write all the details of it, i e. how the person was harmed, seeing the event being written up in the newspapers, and enacting how your neighbors, friends and family would feel about it, even to the point of seeing yourself in a prison cell in misery. You would do this over and over. Just being shocked at the idea or just thinking "could I do this" isn't enough. You have to enact out the whole scenario. And do it over and over. And if it comes back you continue to do it over and over.I also have superstitious type of thoughts. When I get these, I say "God I turn my will over to you on this matter." This way you forfeited yourwill to God there. You' no longer own it. Hope this helps. May God continue to guide us out of this.

@tauschajohanson26

Excellent point about OCD and intelligence. My daughter is off-the-charts-brilliant, as are many who experience OCD. And ERP is like practice for starving the monster. You imagine the scenario so that you can get progressively stronger and stronger at withstanding the anxiety. Consider it if you don't think you can do it!

@eddiearcher7018

This really helped me the mind can take you to the moon and back good luck to everyone who has OCD we can do it 🙏🏻

@marisa4784

The thing about OCD is that it's highly flexible. It adapts to any situation. It adapts to help. It adapts to alternative. It never stops making noise. If disorders occur in episodes, OCD is an episode in of itself. Its existence is its occurrence.

@umarjanbhat3819

Can one OCD stop and a totally new one starts?

@hello.w.2709

@Umar Jan Bhat yes absolutely

@lm8187

Great advice. I’ve had OCD my whole entire life with Trichotillomania. I believe it was given to me genetically from my mother. I don’t remember life without ruminating, acting on compulsions, anxiety etc. these days at 21, I don’t even go out anymore, I don’t know what I’m afraid of, maybe just embarrassment & shame for how this monster follows me everywhere I go.

People in my life can’t even comprehend how much this effects me, and every decision I make. I tuck it away and function high like always but it’s so tiring to constantly be at war with logic and fear. This will be a life long journey for me but I have faith I can learn how to starve the monster.

@lizzylouisewoo

Im 23 and I struggle with the same things that nobody quite gets. They think it’s just locking and unlocking doors or my need for order. It’s so much more than that

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@maijachannel

You brought reality into the room.

@cecilgoosen7405

Your name agitates my ocd
Lisa

@cecilgoosen7405

But I feel it has to be Lica for some reason

@cecilgoosen7405

But than again is it pronounced "Li-ka" , "Laaika" or "Leesa" if spelled "Lica" ??

@annak3325

@Lethal Flow please look up OCPD.

@cecilgoosen7405

@Anna K My mother has OCPD but she doesn't wanna hear it
I know
Its bad

I have OCD and it's bad

But so is her OCPD
She thinks her Obsessive Cleaning and "perfectionism"
Is normal and everyone Is Like Her

@williamslattery2824

As someone with OCD I honestly am not insulted by what people say about the disease. Just like the monster can not harm us if we starve it, words cannot harm us if we laugh or ignore them. We have to accept that there will be people that don’t understand what we go through and that is okay because we might not fully understand the struggles in others’ lives

@Esther-tq2dl

How lucky your daughter is to have a mother like you to support her. My responsibility OCD feels like absolute misery sometimes and not 'feeding the monster' through checking feels like torture (I am a nurse, so ample opportunity to trigger my harm OCD). This is a lovely, simple youtube video which I may show to friends to help them understand. One positive step for me is that I have started telling people at work rather than hiding it. I am certain this will help in some way. Lots of work still to be done with not submitting to the compulsions though....a long journey. Thank you for sharing your story.

@tauschajohanson26

Yes! Share it. Call it out! Externalize it! Separate it from yourself!

@clubtcb

Had the same affliction for years during my childhood to late teens . It is true; the more you perform the "rituals" and give in to the anxiety, the more it starts to take over your life.
When the OCD was at it's worst and the anxious toughts consumed most of my mind, the rituals, had less effect and became more numerous.
Ultimately it took hours of every day doing everything just right, just so that the anxiety would subside. But the slightest thing could make it flare up again.
I never told anyone in my family and did my best to hide it, since I'm not particularly proud of it.
In the end at 18 years of age, I decided I could not go on like this, life was miserable, and I stopped performing the rituals. The fear one faces then is a mortal fear, you no longer have control, the mind constantly wanders to the bad things that will happen. But I bit the bullet and kept ignoring the unimaginably strong urge to perfrom the rituals and take back control and eventually the anxiety, the dark toughts subsided, when it became clear they did not become reality.
Now, years later I still have a very mild form OCD, where I will sometimes check and recheck things many times just to make sure, but it only comes in periods and it's manageable.
Looking back on that whole period I've come to the conclusion that it was an attempt to have control over things, life, death, tragedy, that are actually beyond my control and the only solution was to accept that they are beyond my control, ignore my anxiety and take life as it comes.

@chris1806

so why should the mentally sane people suffer because of these mad people. These mad people can easily lose control grab a knife and attack you..they should be treated just like drug addicts - locked in a special hospital and treated accordingly.

@clubtcb

@@chris1806 I don't think you really really know what OCD is.
They have the same negative thoughts everyone has every once in a while. The difference is, OCD sufferers can't get over those feelings so easily and really think something bad is going to happen unless they do some kind of ritual.
They are absolutely scared to death of harm coming to their loved ones, hence the rituals.
They aren't any more dangerous than a person without OCD.

@chris1806

@@clubtcb Did you even read my comment and try to understand my point! Do you have OCD ? it's a simple thing, you either harm those around you or don't. The OCD people are so self - absorbed and egoistic that they don't realise how they harm those around them. Not fair ! So you are just trying to force me to understand them and accept their toxic behavior but you ignore the feelings of the normal poeple. Those with OCD or mental illness should be segregated from society and placed in a mental asylum/hospital, receive adequate treatment and once they recover they can be released. This what happens to criminals and that's why we have jails so that criminals can change their behavior and not harm others. Another analogy would be Covid if you wish or someone who has a virus. The infected person should isolate so that he/she doesn't infect others. Simple! It's the same with mentally ill people. They need to seek medical attention as soon as possible and do something about it rather than make excuses all the time.

@srforever1618

As diagnosed with OCD and carrying it with me for almost 3 whole years and just being 17 , all I have to say is that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder isn't a game to have fun or a joke to share . You fight every day with your thoughts and with yourself . It's extremely stressful and only people with OCD can deeply understand you . I don't know if I'd prefer having a physical problem than a mental problem . One thing is for sure . Both are harmful and hurt you . But at least , when having a problem in the body , you don't fight mentally . You just take the medicine and you are okay . Maybe it makes you stronger but OCD is something really different and we are survivors in a world where they say OCD is nothing and start laughing , NO , it IS everything . If you can't understand or help , then just shut up . Don't even say what you think if what you think is that OCD is trendy or something like that . OCD sufferers , I am with you and we are going to win .

@chris1806

it's a simple thing, you either harm those around you or don't. The OCD people are so self - absorbed and egoistic that they don't realise how they harm those around them. Not fair ! So you are just trying to force me to understand them and accept their toxic behavior but you ignore the feelings of the normal poeple. Those with OCD or mental illness should be segregated from society and placed in a mental asylum/hospital, receive adequate treatment and once they recover they can be released. This what happens to criminals and that's why we have jails so that criminals can change their behavior and not harm others. Another analogy would be Covid if you wish or someone who has a virus. The infected person should isolate so that he/she doesn't infect others. Simple! It's the same with mentally ill people. They need to seek medical attention as soon as possible and do something about it rather than make excuses all the time.

@evamurillo8213

Thank you sharing your story. My daughter has been going through this for several years and this gives us hope.🙏🏼

@JFP1988

I can relate so much with the experiences of the speaker's daughter. My wife tells me she has OCD because she is a bit of a perfectionist but she doesn't know the true horrifying nightmare of OCD. My OCD is not as bad as it has been in the past thank goodness but I still struggle with intrusive thoughts all the time and they tend to shift from one thing to another. Once one theme has gone its is quickly replaced by another theme of intrusive thoughts. The thing that worries me the most is that I don't engage in any compulsive behaviour/rituals any longer to reinforce the thoughts but the thoughts are still there so I really don't know how to get over them. I honestly feel like I'm losing my mind at times and need locking up. But I know this is just the OCD.

@bakedpotato5037

Even tho I don’t have OCD, this is pretty interesting and I found out that OCD is more complex then what people said in the internet. If you have OCD I hope you will be ok and your so strong trying to fight it. If you watched this to get more information or to check if you had OCD I hope you will be also ok

@davidredpath4781

I suffer from severe OCD and hypochondria. It was so debilitating to the point where I couldn’t even function! It’s a mental illness and it’s no joke! I am still learning to cope. I can relate to her daughter and the intrusive thoughts she encountered. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel! Never give up!

@allistair9024

Thank you. I was actually really struggling with an OCD thought, then I watched this. It reminded me to starve the monster. And I pictured what my family would tell me if I told them my thought, and I knew they would say: "It is just your OCD. You are ok. You do not need to do the compulsion." And honestly, even though this thought wasn't particularly bad, it still has almost brought me to tears that I was able to beat it. I have severe contamination OCD.

@user-wp7co8vi7q

Thank you a lot!
I somehow considered my thoughts as kind of monster before my wife found it was an OCD.
And you totally clarify my ideas about feeding this "something" with an energy on "its" demand.

Guesses and parts of the puzzle are gathered.

Thank you Tauscha Johansen!

@joeesquivel7697

I go through the same exact thing as her daughter does all the time and other things too. Thank you for sharing. I know it can be overcome. Starve the monster.

@lukeroberts5770

A powerful voice of true relevance. I think true healing begins when you can let go of all the negative elements associated with it and appreciate the certain positive elements e.g. being a caring person. This is speaking from the perspective of somebody with OCD! Got to keep going, keep improving and keep growing.

@Canonmentos

What a great mother Tauscha Johanson is though. Her knowledge on OCD is like she knows it completely and I'm sure she does. What a supportive woman bless her. Thank you for the video. My mother never understood. At all. Possibly my OCD was flared up/created from her narcissistic and manipulative attitude towards me all my life.

@avablue1

I’ve had OCD since I was a kid, I dealt with it on my own since I felt like I had to hide it. Thankfully the severity has dulled as I got older but when I’m really overwhelmed I catch myself counting in my mind or a song will play in my head for a week at a time nonstop..

I have a 14 yo daughter who was diagnosed a few years ago. The last two years have been really tough on her, stuck in a constant OCD loop. We’ve tried equestrian therapy, CBT, medications but after extensive research I’ve found ErP therapy and it has given me great hope for my daughter. She describes her reality as feeling trapped and no hope for the future. All I want for my daughter is for her to feel normal, happy and free. To be able to connect to others so she can build strong friendships. I’ve recently learned that OCD is heredity, so for anyone who feels alone in their family, you’re not and it’s not your fault that you have it.

@AA-kd4kd

I have OCD and I cried while watching this. I realised at 22 that I have been suffering from this. I don't take regular therapy and haven't been diagnosed but my therapists keep on saying I have "obsessive thoughts" and "compulsive behaviors". I have had suicidal phases because of my intrusive thoughts. I have started meditation daily which has helped me considerably. Hope I can get rid of it someday.

@TinaFa912

I would do anything in the universe to take away my son's OCD! It is just awful.

@paulbyrne586

Pray

@billyelliehilburn

Me to

@ThanasisVydouras

i tried homeopathy eventually helped mine 80% no joke. I wish you the best

@romaniangamer1

God help your son!

@IMissMrKitty

Try Niacin (Vitamin B3) in larger amounts- about 500 mgs. Get the flushing kind Nicotinic acid but be sure to taper up to that amount slowly. And make sure he's also taking a B complex vitamin as well, as large amounts of one B vitamin can cause deficiencies in all of the other B vitamins. Make sure it's immediate release.

@triciahagerty8410

My 12 year old is showing signs and it is HEARTbreaking. I am right there with you Tauscha. xoxo

@cavcoproductions

As someone who struggles with OCD, this is exactly what it's like. Luckily in the past 5 years I've been able to work through it, and now it plays a way less significant role in my life.

@themindofchrist

Sounds like you’ve been starving the monster 😄

@mishascos

Everyone’s OCD is different but everyone’s struggle with OCD is valid. I’ve struggled with something I think was OCD when I was very little. I obviously didn’t know what it was, it triggered HEAVILY in my early teen days and again 6 months ago. I didn’t even know that my experiences, thoughts and actions were somewhat common. It felt so good to know that I’m okay and not alone.

@maureengorenflo5175

Thank you for being a parent advocate for OCD. It is /was a life changing diagnosis. To watch your child struggle with this, while feeling so helpless, is/has been life altering for us. God bless all of you dealing with this. God never gives you more than you can handle.

@shanibndvd

Great message, thank you! Very well explained ❤

@MIXDDRINKS

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is something I will spend the rest of my life fighting and to those of you that deal with this issue, you aren't alone.

@chris1806

@fifi1451

Yes it is hard to escape it but it is possible. I used to have it severely as a child through teen years. It finally got better once we moved and my mom got remarried. I felt like we were finally safe and we finally had a safe home

@pdxtom

Thanks for this video.
The way I learned to "starve my monster" was to put little notes here and there that say things like "STOP" or "DO NOTHING"...When I have those thoughts that make me feel as if I need to engage in those repetitive behaviors that do nothing but increase my anxiety I see those notes and it reminds me to put the brakes on and busy myself with something else.
This method of "starving the monster" has helped tremendously.

@tauschajohanson26

Such a great tactic! It's like interrupting the amygdala when it's running away with things!

@billslojkowski4197

I can totally relate to her daughter! Having OCD is very difficult but learning about it and therapy has helped me

@er-s428

Thank you so much for talking about this so strongly. It makes me so irritated when people say "Everyone is a bit ocd" like its nothing. I hope people understand ocd a little better after watching this.

@aayushsharma409

Hats off to this woman for sharing her story and spreading awareness🙏🏽💖 God bless her heart.🙌🏽🙏🏽

@tauschajohanson26

<3

@jordanwolfgram5852

I have OCD but it doesn't offend me when other people who don't understand joke about it. Part of mine actually is keeping a very organized environment to feel in control and it actually has helped me in my job which is organizational, but it has hurt me and my family in my home life many times. However my obesseive thoughts are always about real things that are happening, but I just overexaggerate the consequences. There are some things that we cannot change. That's when we have to rely on God and aknowledge that He is in control. This will bring you much peace.

@chris1806

it's a simple thing, you either harm those around you or don't. The OCD people are so self - absorbed and egoistic that they don't realise how they harm those around them. Not fair ! So you are just trying to force me to understand them and accept their toxic behavior but you ignore the feelings of the normal poeple. Those with OCD or mental illness should be segregated from society and placed in a mental asylum/hospital, receive adequate treatment and once they recover they can be released. This what happens to criminals and that's why we have jails so that criminals can change their behavior and not harm others. Another analogy would be Covid if you wish or someone who has a virus. The infected person should isolate so that he/she doesn't infect others. Simple! It's the same with mentally ill people. They need to seek medical attention as soon as possible and do something about it rather than make excuses all the time.

@DianaPerez-iw8it

I always knew something was off about my thought process, and it was just recently that I got the OCD diagnosis after finally seeking a therapist because I felt my life spiral... and in a weird way it game me a sense of control and understanding... and not just a crazy person

@wattywatty2615

I'm 33 and was diagnosed with ocd at a young age. I'm still trying to understand how much it has influenced my life.

@mikelarsson7838

To anyone reading this, don't ignore your ocd because it's just gonna make you detached and exhausted, and also don't respond to it because it's gonna drive you nuts and make you feel weak, the best thing to do is to observe and observe only.

@zain4019

She’s so soft-spoken and kind, I love her and her message of hope :)))

@calvancandy8384

I suffered with HOCD for years without knowing what it was. I’m CERTAIN people have taken there lives over this as it is absolute torture. ERP is the only thing that works for me. I also have it about my body appearance this is because my “friends” when I was young called me skinny to the point of real pain.

I now use ERP for this also and I’m glad to say I’m finally getting a breakthrough. When I say I couldn’t stop thinking about it is an understatement it was and still is on my mind constantly.

It’s a horrible mental illness but at least there’s help for it. I’ll keep working on it, and wish you all the best in overcoming this.

@ElizabethGonzalez-jt7ns

calvan candy ... I have pure o OCD as well. It’s a constant battle. I’m starting to really think that OCD is a negative force that’s out to get us.

@calvancandy8384

It certainly is. Sitting down and visualising all these thoughts is the cure for me Elizabeth. Finding the worst thoughts/visuals that appear and replaying them over again truly works. It's the worst mental torture I've ever had

@robertjazz3613

Yes I'm curentl been going on a year with Pure OCD it's the worst , it literraly robs you of living in the moment

@sensei9115

How does ERP work?

@alisonwilson3419

can somebody explain me about erp