When Colleen starts getting into real life talk, she always thinks that she has to shut herself up abt it. but grl it's ok to actually tell us ur feelings, I remember in one of her other vids she was talking abt how she just holds everything in until she just kinda explodes with emotions, and lets it all out, but Colleen just know that its ok to talk abt ur feelings. Bc u opening up to and telling us abt ur feelings might inspire others to express their feelings too
I don't think this is an original comment cuz the comment above you says the same thing and they said it 10 hours ago and u said it 5 hours ago! Y do ppl copy comments🙄
I think parents just grow with their children and just learn with time on what they are actually trying to say. I agree though cause I have no idea what he’s trying to say half the time 😂
I have no idea I’ve tried to understand for the longest time and all I know is dar dar = Car and doo doo= chocolate and the spsksksbks= water/ fish but that’s it
Melissa yeah it’s def a parent thing. I am fluent in my 2 yr old’s dialect and don’t realize it’s hard for other people to understand until we are around another person lol
Colleen: you want to eat the sprinkles Flynn: yah Colleen: ok you can Flynn: yah Colleen: yep you can eat them Flynn:…*shoves in his face* loved the vlog and hopefully getting a new therapist will help you but as always stay safe wash your hands and I love you!!!!!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜
I struggle with OCD and anxiety. It’s totally something I have had to learn to live with and not let it define me as their is no cure. It’s so great you talk about it on here. ❤️
STYE FACT: (I have a stye so I got u girl). Soak a face cloth in warm water it helps bring the stye down. Do this daily and you’ll be good after some days
when she started singing "look at this stye" I almost thought she was gonna sing Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid! "look at this stye. isn't it neat?" 🎶😂
Therapist here- make sure you let your next therapist know all about what worked and what didn't in the first appointment. Ask about their approach and if their willing to pivot if treatment isn't working. They should be willing to work with you or refer you to someone who would be a better fit
i feel i have that too. i pick my skin on my fingers literally so bad till they bleed and it’s been that way since forever it feels. i definitely have anxiety so bad at times. i can’t afford therapy tho. i just try the best i can you manage and deal.
I don’t watch your videos regularly but for some reason I clicked on this and I’m kind of shook lol. I was diagnosed with dermatillomania (I refer to it as excoriation disorder though) many years ago. It’s something that NOBODY knows about I have found in my own life. It makes me feel better to hear someone I look up to also suffers from the same thing I do. I will say. Something that has helped me (and others in my Facebook group) is keeping my nails done. Since they’re thicker, it keeps me from successfully picking as much.
Colleen, I personally love when you share things with us. It is like having coffee and chatting with a close friend. Don't you think for one minute that you are talking to yourself. That no one is listening, because girl you are not! There are hundreds, if not thousands of us who adore you. And genuinely care for you. Prayers and good vibes on finding a new therapist and getting rid of that pesky stye. ❤ U
It's totally fine to get a new therapist! It doesn not mean you failed, in fact being able to admit that it's not working out and swithching therapists actually shows strength and self care ❤. Love you!
Hi Colleen, I believe “it is not cureable” is not a good approach. I have the skin picking disorder for more than 15 years but it is a looooot better right now. I used to have bleeding fingers all day every day but now it has been a long time since I have a bleeding finger. I still do it but it is less thanks god. Meditation doesn’t work for everyone and for some people it triggers the anxiety. I would suggest breath exercises. maybe it would help you? There are videos that you can find, for only 3 minutes (if it doesnt work, at least you would stand it for only 3 mins) please search for alternate nostril breathing. Also, even stage 4 cancers are healing sometimes, lets think positive and try to get better. we just need to ease our stress and it is a long process. I am better now and I am sure you will get better as well. 💜
When she says it's not cureable, she means that she will always be prone to skin picking when she is stressed. The way mental health disorders work is that our DNA is imprinted with the possibility of having a specific disorder, say skin picking. Then, something in our environment changes, usually a stressor, and triggers that DNA sequence to turn on. Then the mental health symptoms begin to appear. For Colleen, the stress of being a new mom triggered her skin picking, and now that DNA sequence is always on, so she can learn techniques to suppress the symptoms, but she will always be prone to starting them again when her resources are low and she becomes stressed. I learned this while obtaining a college degree in social work.
Lark Lounge completely understand and agree. I have trichotillomania which is hair pulling and I know this won’t be cured. I don’t really think it’s “negative” it’s just realistic. I’ve learnt to suppress it mostly but it’s always in the back of my mind and stress will trigger it very easily, I’ve accepted that
Lark Lounge yes, mine skin picking disorder is still in my life as well :( however it is a lot less now thanks god, I meant that it can heal waaay a lot better even though it cannot be fixed completely. Sorry my first language is not english, I’m trying my best :)
You are amazing, and I love that you are so open about mental health. It needs to become more common, and okay for people to talk about because then less people will suffer alone. You are so strong Colleen. My favourite part of your videos is where you just sit down and talk, i look forward to that part of the video, keep doing you, you are rocking it💙💙 Sending prayers, and love towards you and your family 💙💙
Colleen. PLEASE don't stop talking about your skin picking just because you think its boring us. It means so much to me that your talking about this because I have this issue too! I didn't know it had a name, I didn't even know this was happening to other people before you said something about this. Me and my husband had been surcharge for answer to fine out what was wrong with me for so long, I never even though of going to therapy for something like this! I rip/bite the skin around my finger nail off, I scratch/bite the skin on my lips off and I chew on the inside of my mouth. I feel so so sooooo much better knowing I'm not alone and that I can actually seek help rather than just being bloody and in pain all the time! THANK YOU. Thank you for being so open with us because it really does do so much good. I'm so excited to try and find the help I need and I hope you do too! I'll be glad to try and turn down the amount of pain I feel daily, thank you so much. I can't be more grateful for you speaking up.
Awww...Colleen we love you and hope you find the right therapist for you! Thanks for sharing and much love and positivity headed your way from Montana. ✨💖✨
You have not failed!!! Therapists that work for you can be very difficult to find and just because her treatment plan didn’t work for you DOESNT mean you did anything wrong! I’m currently in therapy for OCD and anxiety and it’s definitely been a journey. Give yourself grace and patience ❤️
Hey! Idk if you’ll even see this Colleen, but when I was younger, I used to get sties A LOT and something that rly helped clear it up was a 1:1 ratio of baby soap (like Johnson’s and Johnson’s) and water. You just take a little cotton ball, soak it in the mix, and get the drips out then kind of just scrub your eye for ab a minute. I hope this helps!! 🤩💛 hope you and flynn and erik are doing well!!! il your vids, and I hope you see this!!
The movie actually has a meaning: it’s about a janitor who is thinking about ending his life, thinking about what his life could have been like if things had gone differently for him. He imagines what it would have been like having a perfect girlfriend and introducing her to his parents, having followed his vocation as an artist and winning an award. But the weirdness starts when his imagination gets mixed with reality, with his subconscious, and it gets too confusing for him to keep a straight line story. The dance at the end represents how the cut back janitor version of himself killed what he could have been if he had acted differently towards his wishes and life projects. Its actually very interesting to watch it back knowing that she is a product of his imagination.
O shit I only just started the video but for one of the first times of my life, I UNDERSTAND THIS REFERENCE. Haven't gotten to that part of the movie, but I loved it. It was weird, and I'll never watch it again, but it unpacked slowly in my head over the next couple of days and I have a lot of appreciation for their attention to detail.
Thank you so much for being open about changing therapists. Younger me could have really used that advice (I stuck with bad therapists for way longer than I should have) so thank you for sharing your journey and helping others.
@Maya Coronavirus is NOT a cold. People are dying all over the news. Have you ever seen the news say someone dyed from a cold? No? I didn't think so. So it is safe to say that Colleen was being reasonable.
As someone with trichotillomania I enjoy hearing you talk about your struggles because it makes me feel like not such a freak. More people are struggling with similar things as you and it’s encouraging to hear you voice what you’re going through!! ❤️❤️
I just want to say I was having an awful day and was under a lot of stress, but I just took a break and watched Colleen's new video, and after crying for two hours about math It felt really good to laugh and feel like I am a part of your adorable family. Watching you always make me feel better 🥰
I’ll tell you this. I used to live with constant anxiety and regular panic attacks. I started a medication, an SNRI and enrolled into an outpatient program that consisted of 18 hours at the hospital per week. I was there for 18 months. This was in 2010. I’ve only had 2 major panic attacks and I only feel anxious when someone in my life does something to really shake things up. Just recently I learned that a friend of 5 years has been lying about everything including being raped and including dying of heart failure. Because she was my best friend she really threw me for a loop. I had a pretty bad week after learning the truth but I cut her out of my life completely because she’s manipulative and because she’s constantly taking and taking and pushing the boundaries I set after learning the truth. Now I’m fine. I really believe it was the intense therapy plus the meds that help. I haven’t been in therapy since finishing the program but I’m going back next month because this relapse of sorts makes me want to stay on top of it so the next time something chaotic happens I won’t suffer. Hold on, have hope, and understand that everyone is different. Also try to pinpoint outside sources/causes of your anxiety and do everything you can to avoid them or leave them in the past. I hope my story brings you some hope for the future 🥰
Be careful with the meds you take. My medication is Pristiq and if I run out I have the most horrific central nervous system withdrawals. It will be horrible to stop talking, but I have no intentions of stopping.
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know how I’ve come so far with mine. I was on medications for the last two years of my high schooling life and then I went off them. I did something way out of my comfort zone and as a result I became more confident. But I have the same issue as Colleen where I will pick my skin, except I pick my face because I’ve got acne... so my face always looks like absolute trash. It’s easier to not when I’ve got makeup on or if I’m doing stuff, but I’m from Australia and my state is still in stage 4 lockdown and so I can’t go and work or do anything much outside my house. And I just pick at my face when I’m bored. I don’t even know I’m doing it. I also rip at my lip skin with my teeth. So that’s where even though I’ve come so far, my anxiety is not cured and I’ll always have the traits. I still get anxious meeting people and putting myself in new situations, but I’ve learned to maybe “mask” the anxiety behind a bit of confidence, I’m not sure. I don’t like therapy either. So I cope on my own
Okay but I had NO IDEA what dermotillomania was until watching this video and I have had it for as long as I can remember - no therapist has ever diagnosed me with it!! Thank you for sharing this info because I NEVER would have known it wasn’t curable and that therapist are out there to help with coping. Thank you!!!!!!!!
I'm so hoping you will find a therapist soon that matches you and can really help you ♡♡♡ it can take some time to find the right one, it did for me. But when you finally do, it's gonna be so great ♡♡ wishing you all the best!!
I have dermatillomania as well, and it is comforting to hear someone else sharing the struggles I go through too. I found the right therapist for me, and it absolutely changed my life!! Keep looking until you find the right one, I promise it can get better 💗💗💗
I so appreciate you sharing your journey, and I don’t even know if you will see this...but as someone who has struggled with Trichotillomania (hair pulling) for over 20 years, I REFUSE to believe that this is something I will have for the rest of my life. Our bodies and our brains are such powerful things if we give them the right tools, we can heal. I began a wellness journey with a coach a few months ago, in this journey I changed my food habits (food can actually effect anxiety, depression, and a bunch of other negative things) and in finding myself pulling less already. Now we are working on Brain re-wiring....and replacing all of the negative connections in the brain, with positive ones. If you want change, true change, you have to go to the root. If our gut lining is not healthy, it has negative effects on our overall wellbeing. More and more studies are coming out showing how interconnected the gut is to the brain. So look into an integrative wellness approach. Find the root cause and I truly believe that FREEDOM from this compulsive action is possible!
Colleen: “ if you can name that movie we would probably be best friends” Me: running to my tv to watch Waiting For Guffman so I can be Collens best friend 😂
I really love it when you talk about mental health. I was told I had anxiety in June. It had all flared up due to the pandemic and I was having panic attack almost daily. When I hear you talk about it, it calms me down and makes me think that there are ways to calm down and cope with it. I just really wanted to let you know how I felt. THANK YOU 😇☺️😘
Dermotillomania and trichotillomania here! Totally get it - but it’s a journey! Hang in there. Also thanks for talking about this because a lot of people have BFRBs and don’t even know about it. It’s not widely discussed. Thank you for using your platform to bring awareness!
I hope you are doing better Colleen with your mental health. You are such a strong person and you need to tell yourself this more often. You are a great mom and Flynn is so adorable and such a sweet little man! 😁
I’m glad you had the courage to change therapists I know that can be hard especially when you form a friendship. I love your vlogs and the rants you go on towards the end, it makes them more personal! I watch them everyday and they bring me joy! Just know that most of us are here to support you in what ever you are going through! You’re the best, love you lots 💕✨
i know a person with that disorder and when they do that helps them is to put glue on there hands, wither it be on her hand or around her nails so when they peel of the glue it helps cause they say it feels kinda the same as peeling of the skin. Hope you feel better Colleen, I with you the best of lucky on your journey xoxo
I laugh every time she says that they don’t invade the home of bugs so the bugs shouldn’t invade hers... cut to the many scenes where Flynn has bugs in a jar 😂
Thank you so much, my whole family has different BFRBs but I have trichotillomania and everybody treated in a way that they would never want someone to treat them for a long time. I think finally they understand that it just is, and stressing about it only makes it worse
girl! so happy for you! the road to recovery its never lineal, theres up and downs and we need to recognize what makes us feel better and makes us grow as people. thanks so much for sharing i wish u happiness ♥️
Getting a new therapist isn’t a failure, it’s just the next step! When working on big projects, you work with different people who all have different opinions and resources. This is the same thing! You worked and got all you could out of this one therapist, and are moving on to talk with someone else who has a different set of knowledge :)
I had a dream that I meet colleen ........and I was so happy I literally cried .....but it wasn't real 😭 God has a plan for u colleen ....and all of u guys
You talking about your BFRB has helped me so much, Colleen. I have been picking my skin literally for years, as long as I can remember. I was always a nail biter growing up, still am, and I always thought this was just a progression from that bad habit, like a more extreme version but there was nothing else to it, but after watching your videos and then doing some research I realized how damaging this was. I was obsessing over everything, sometimes spending hours trying to get a piece of nail or skin off from my fingers. Sometimes I would be late to things because I couldn't stop or I wouldn't be able to finish my homework because I got distracted and spent three hours ripping the skin out from around my nailbeds instead of writing my essay. I literally just brushed all of this off as a bad habit until you talked about having a similar behavior. I finally brought it up with my therapist and am finally realizing that I have a problem. Literally ripping off my nailbeds and picking scabs for months and months so that they leave a scar that would've never been there in the first place or pickingthe calluses off of my fingers as soon as I build them up which makes my fingers practically unusable until I grow back a layer of skin has been something I never really bothered to acknowledge until now. So seriously, thank you. You have no idea how much it has helped me and I will always be grateful that you shared your experience with your audience.
Layla Garmadon how is that rude- it’s literally a joke and if it wasn’t it’s not rude it’s funny and I’m sorry u couldn’t understand it since u don’t have a sense of humor
Cooking With K how is it rude- she’s probably joking and if she wasn’t, it’s not rude it’s funny and I’m sorry u don’t understand that apparently u don’t have a sense of humor
Noo Colleen don’t feel like a failure!! It’s a fresh new start! Finding a good therapist is like dating!! Some people find they’re soulmate with their first relationship but others find their soulmate after a few others! It’s okay!!
Me: watching Colleen talk about her dermitillamania and feeling bad for her and understanding her stuggles Me two months later: therapist tells me I have bfrb/dermitillamania
Thank you for sharing your mental health journey. I know it’s not easy. I have anxiety and depression and dermatillomania as well. I’m not currently in therapy because I’m a PhD student taking a full class load, teaching, and doing research, all while raising a feisty toddler. I feel frayed at the edges. I look forward to watching your videos and honestly feel really validated when you talk about your OCD. It’s brave and hard and something that really is helping others. So thank you. ❤️
When Colleen starts getting into real life talk, she always thinks that she has to shut herself up abt it. but grl it's ok to actually tell us ur feelings, I remember in one of her other vids she was talking abt how she just holds everything in until she just kinda explodes with emotions, and lets it all out, but Colleen just know that its ok to talk abt ur feelings. Bc u opening up to and telling us abt ur feelings might inspire others to express their feelings too
Preach! I Couldn't have said that better myself.
Right.... she's allowed to have opinions with people coming after her....
she does, every night - this girl explodes every vlog
YESSS!!! I agree so much!!!
She’s the coolest mom, Flynn is so lucky to have her as a mom. They’re so cute to watch together ❤️
Omg I wish
that is so true!!! flynn is going to grow up to be such an great person!!! favorite youtube channel ever!!!! :) ♥️
No my mom is! Jk their are both cool in their own ways
literally! Mom goals
So true
She literally gave birth to the most perfect human being! He’s too cute!
Maybe, maybe not.
But, this month, she taught him that it is Okay to spray people with a hose. ☹️
The Noisy Spectator he is just having fun and he is only one
@Puppylove well then u is bad peep jk
Yessss
Ikr flynn is the cutest, lovey and adorable baby in the world
when colleen is dressed like miranda but talking like herself my brain malfunctions
😂😂
I don't think this is an original comment cuz the comment above you says the same thing and they said it 10 hours ago and u said it 5 hours ago! Y do ppl copy comments🙄
@@manalthani2695 it doesn't matter lol
Why u so pressed about it
@@manalthani2695 also it is worded differently also people can still have the same opinions
I almost hear some miranda still in her voice, its like the second the lipstick goes on she IS miranda
Can you believe that at the beginning of this quarantine Flynn didn’t walk?!?
Introverted Potato woah WHAT
I was just thinking about this the other day!!
yes quarantine has been going on for about 6-8 months. thats more than enough time to teach someone how to walk.
omg. Im crying.
He gotten so big
Colleen "my life is so boring"
Me:sitting on a computer all day watching my teachers talk about weird events in their life
Also Colleen: has a really cute baby that you'd cry over coz he's so adore.
😂So relatable....it is so boring!
Lmao same my teacher really sat there talking about how he went to a cookout as if I'm interested well don't mean to be rude but it was boring af 😂
Lol
Mood
When he smushes the play-Doh he’s little face melts my Heart he’s so adorable I can’t
Meagan Howard yeah, he is so cute ☺️
its so unnerving seeing her talking normally when she looks like miranda lol
I know right
Ikr fr
Lily Baroncini their mother should be cornered that she delivered two baby girls, not one. We've been duped.
hahaha yes
Omg yeah
He literally asked permission to eat the sprinkles. What fantastic manners!!!
😍😍
Haha
he is the cutest baby ❤️❤️❤️
Flynn baking with you is the cutest thing ever!! He's such a sweet baby!!!
No one:
Me after I see the title: SHE DIDNT CUT BANGS DID SHE!
Edit:THANKS FOR THE LIKES😘
Same!
YASS
I’m kinda glad she didn’t but she can do whatever she wants to do with her hair
I WAS SO WORRIED OMG
I KNOW
Flynn: “skfockdnsakxocjssveifodwbdov!!!”
Colleen: “Ya thats right!”
Like how do you understand him sometimes lol! 😂
Same I've been always watching Flynn talking over and over again to learn his language but just nope.
I think parents just grow with their children and just learn with time on what they are actually trying to say.
I agree though cause I have no idea what he’s trying to say half the time 😂
@@cay6578 it’s sooooo cute but so hardddddd
I have no idea I’ve tried to understand for the longest time and all I know is dar dar = Car and doo doo= chocolate and the spsksksbks= water/ fish but that’s it
Melissa yeah it’s def a parent thing. I am fluent in my 2 yr old’s dialect and don’t realize it’s hard for other people to understand until we are around another person lol
I thought she was going to say,” Look at this sty, isn’t it neat.” 😂 Anyone else? Just me...ok.
Wouldn’t you think my collection’s complete?
Wouldn't you think my complections complete 🥰🥴
Ti Jay exactly.
Same!!l 😝
@@tijay8507 Haha good catch
I've got a migraine, spelling and grammar have gone out the door
Colleen - "Nobody Is Watching"
Me - I See You Girl
Did she describe herself as a “crusty lil queef” without makeup 😂 omg Colleen
This part seriously had me thinking I must have misheard her!! Hahahhahaha too funny!
Colleen: you want to eat the sprinkles
Flynn: yah
Colleen: ok you can
Flynn: yah
Colleen: yep you can eat them
Flynn:…*shoves in his face*
loved the vlog and hopefully getting a new therapist will help you but as always stay safe wash your hands and I love you!!!!!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜
When she's dresses like Miranda and talks like "Colleen"
Makes my brain go cookoo😖😵
Flynn saying "water" instead of "blalala" 😭😭😭 he's growing up too fast
I struggle with OCD and anxiety. It’s totally something I have had to learn to live with and not let it define me as their is no cure. It’s so great you talk about it on here. ❤️
i’m so sorry, i suffer from anxiety. if you ever needs anyone, i am here 😘
omg we got noticed by her i’m crying 😭
STYE FACT: (I have a stye so I got u girl). Soak a face cloth in warm water it helps bring the stye down. Do this daily and you’ll be good after some days
I've heard a variation of this where you put a metal spoon in hot water and then press the spoon against your stye
It's also pretty similar to the heating pack from yesterday so basically any hot compress works but I usually use a hot towel too
Try tea tree face wash also and wash your eyelash line! It helps alot! Just keep your eyes closed tight.
Or a used teabag
@@summerbenson5338 baby shampoo works great for washing eyelashes/line due to sensitivity
My favorite part is when she talks to us in her office
just me tho?
Nope not just you that's the part I'm excited to see when she posts!
me too!
when she started singing "look at this stye" I almost thought she was gonna sing Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid! "look at this stye. isn't it neat?" 🎶😂
Same
Colleen: smoosh it down!
Flynn: **hits intenstely**
**another one
Colleen: wut does the fire truck say?
Flynn: eewoooewooeowoouoweoweoo
😍😍😍
His SMOOSH NOW face is so adorable. He looks like his eyes are gonna pop out haha
Colleen “My life is so boring”
Me: Watching her videos for hours every day “Can’t relate” 💖
Therapist here- make sure you let your next therapist know all about what worked and what didn't in the first appointment. Ask about their approach and if their willing to pivot if treatment isn't working. They should be willing to work with you or refer you to someone who would be a better fit
i feel i have that too. i pick my skin on my fingers literally so bad till they bleed and it’s been that way since forever it feels. i definitely have anxiety so bad at times. i can’t afford therapy tho. i just try the best i can you manage and deal.
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Bots: it’s time for us to introduce ourselves. 😂
@@tijay8507 ik, u can report them for spam, thats what I do
Why did I think that you were going to sing “look at this stye isn’t it neat?” From little mermaid LOL
Do you mean look at this stuff isn’t it neat sorry I am a super Disney fan and I was bothered
Oop sorry I didn’t see that part
Omg me too! 🤣
🤣🤣🤣
I don’t watch your videos regularly but for some reason I clicked on this and I’m kind of shook lol.
I was diagnosed with dermatillomania (I refer to it as excoriation disorder though) many years ago. It’s something that NOBODY knows about I have found in my own life. It makes me feel better to hear someone I look up to also suffers from the same thing I do.
I will say. Something that has helped me (and others in my Facebook group) is keeping my nails done. Since they’re thicker, it keeps me from successfully picking as much.
I have dermatillamania too, so hearing you talk about it helps so much.
Omg you’re teaspoons and tablespoons are so cute, with the little succulents on them. And of course Flynn
Make tea with a black teabag. When the bag cools down, put it on your eye. Do that every day. It will really help your stye.
Love you
Colleen, I personally love when you share things with us. It is like having coffee and chatting with a close friend. Don't you think for one minute that you are talking to yourself. That no one is listening, because girl you are not! There are hundreds, if not thousands of us who adore you. And genuinely care for you. Prayers and good vibes on finding a new therapist and getting rid of that pesky stye. ❤ U
OMG! That is the sweetest, cutest little munchkin I've ever seen. He grew so fast!
It's totally fine to get a new therapist! It doesn not mean you failed, in fact being able to admit that it's not working out and swithching therapists actually shows strength and self care ❤. Love you!
Here catchy intros will forever be stuck in my head
It’s cool to see her being normal in her Miranda attire
It’s weird man...but I think I’ve seen her in both forms now they have clashed lol
Hi Colleen, I believe “it is not cureable” is not a good approach. I have the skin picking disorder for more than 15 years but it is a looooot better right now. I used to have bleeding fingers all day every day but now it has been a long time since I have a bleeding finger. I still do it but it is less thanks god. Meditation doesn’t work for everyone and for some people it triggers the anxiety. I would suggest breath exercises. maybe it would help you? There are videos that you can find, for only 3 minutes (if it doesnt work, at least you would stand it for only 3 mins) please search for alternate nostril breathing. Also, even stage 4 cancers are healing sometimes, lets think positive and try to get better. we just need to ease our stress and it is a long process. I am better now and I am sure you will get better as well. 💜
When she says it's not cureable, she means that she will always be prone to skin picking when she is stressed. The way mental health disorders work is that our DNA is imprinted with the possibility of having a specific disorder, say skin picking. Then, something in our environment changes, usually a stressor, and triggers that DNA sequence to turn on. Then the mental health symptoms begin to appear. For Colleen, the stress of being a new mom triggered her skin picking, and now that DNA sequence is always on, so she can learn techniques to suppress the symptoms, but she will always be prone to starting them again when her resources are low and she becomes stressed. I learned this while obtaining a college degree in social work.
Lark Lounge completely understand and agree. I have trichotillomania which is hair pulling and I know this won’t be cured. I don’t really think it’s “negative” it’s just realistic. I’ve learnt to suppress it mostly but it’s always in the back of my mind and stress will trigger it very easily, I’ve accepted that
Lark Lounge yes, mine skin picking disorder is still in my life as well :( however it is a lot less now thanks god, I meant that it can heal waaay a lot better even though it cannot be fixed completely. Sorry my first language is not english, I’m trying my best :)
No, it's a forever thing.
Colleen you are very very entertaining idk what you are taking about. I love you Colleen!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love when colleen gives us Netflix recommendations
I thought she was going to sing “Look at this sty, isn’t it neat” 🍴🧜♀️
hahah saaame
Me to
SAME
I literally started singing that 😭😭
Honestly same! Shows where my head is at.
Flynn is literally the cutest thing in this world
I totally hear Flynn say “que?” when Colleen asked if he wanted to make bread 😂😂
IKR! It’s like babies know a secret language or something...
(Goes to Area 51)
"que?" in portuguese means "what?" so maybe he's just bilingual hahaha
Hannah D. that’s the whitest thing i’ve seen today as a person that speaks spanish lmao
um bruh as a white person I am embarrassed and I don’t even really speak Spanish 🤦🏼♀️
You are amazing, and I love that you are so open about mental health. It needs to become more common, and okay for people to talk about because then less people will suffer alone. You are so strong Colleen. My favourite part of your videos is where you just sit down and talk, i look forward to that part of the video, keep doing you, you are rocking it💙💙 Sending prayers, and love towards you and your family 💙💙
Colleen. PLEASE don't stop talking about your skin picking just because you think its boring us. It means so much to me that your talking about this because I have this issue too! I didn't know it had a name, I didn't even know this was happening to other people before you said something about this. Me and my husband had been surcharge for answer to fine out what was wrong with me for so long, I never even though of going to therapy for something like this! I rip/bite the skin around my finger nail off, I scratch/bite the skin on my lips off and I chew on the inside of my mouth. I feel so so sooooo much better knowing I'm not alone and that I can actually seek help rather than just being bloody and in pain all the time! THANK YOU. Thank you for being so open with us because it really does do so much good. I'm so excited to try and find the help I need and I hope you do too! I'll be glad to try and turn down the amount of pain I feel daily, thank you so much. I can't be more grateful for you speaking up.
Legit the way Flynn says “yeah” sounds like he has an Australian accent 😂
Timestamp
We are canadian..and when my daughter was little she had a Boston accent for years
You guys were right
My first thought: BANGS!!!!!
bruh me too
I thought so too
Same
I you watched the video they were clip on ones.
I had about 7 therapists until i found the right one, who actually could help me 😂
Same but I had 6 😂
@@tjc-skullzzz9649 😂😂
This is going to stress Her out so much 😹🤦🏻♀️ the thought of having to start over with 7 therapists?! You brave soul... 🤍
Issa Journey 😂
I've had 3 so far
Awww...Colleen we love you and hope you find the right therapist for you! Thanks for sharing and much love and positivity headed your way from Montana. ✨💖✨
You have not failed!!! Therapists that work for you can be very difficult to find and just because her treatment plan didn’t work for you DOESNT mean you did anything wrong! I’m currently in therapy for OCD and anxiety and it’s definitely been a journey. Give yourself grace and patience ❤️
I wish I could cook like colleen making bread every day is such a mood✨
Hey! Idk if you’ll even see this Colleen, but when I was younger, I used to get sties A LOT and something that rly helped clear it up was a 1:1 ratio of baby soap (like Johnson’s and Johnson’s) and water. You just take a little cotton ball, soak it in the mix, and get the drips out then kind of just scrub your eye for ab a minute. I hope this helps!! 🤩💛 hope you and flynn and erik are doing well!!! il your vids, and I hope you see this!!
The movie actually has a meaning: it’s about a janitor who is thinking about ending his life, thinking about what his life could have been like if things had gone differently for him. He imagines what it would have been like having a perfect girlfriend and introducing her to his parents, having followed his vocation as an artist and winning an award. But the weirdness starts when his imagination gets mixed with reality, with his subconscious, and it gets too confusing for him to keep a straight line story. The dance at the end represents how the cut back janitor version of himself killed what he could have been if he had acted differently towards his wishes and life projects. Its actually very interesting to watch it back knowing that she is a product of his imagination.
O shit I only just started the video but for one of the first times of my life, I UNDERSTAND THIS REFERENCE. Haven't gotten to that part of the movie, but I loved it. It was weird, and I'll never watch it again, but it unpacked slowly in my head over the next couple of days and I have a lot of appreciation for their attention to detail.
I love when Colleen just sits and talks to us. Its one of my favorite parts of the vlogs. It's like sitting and talking to a close friend.
yeah me to!!
Yes! It's like the real talk somehow. Like this is what's going down with all the intense stuff happening in life. I love it.
Thank you so much for being open about changing therapists. Younger me could have really used that advice (I stuck with bad therapists for way longer than I should have) so thank you for sharing your journey and helping others.
“A crusty little qweef” 😂😂😂😂
I was looking for this comment 😂
And now that phrase is forever stuck in my brain 🤣🤣🤣
YEEEESSSSSS I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE CAUGHT IT! LOL!
Had me dying 😂😂🤣
I wasn’t quite sure if I heard that right. I’m so done 😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀
Jojo with the Kyler and Mad: *gives hugs "I miss you!"
Jojo with Colleen: " I love you" (from a distance) *jojo climbs fence*
Colleen: "COVID!"
Maya she is definitely not over dramatic. She is just trying to protect her family and others in the world so this can hopefully end.
@Maya Coronavirus is NOT a cold. People are dying all over the news. Have you ever seen the news say someone dyed from a cold? No? I didn't think so. So it is safe to say that Colleen was being reasonable.
@Maya having a personal preference for her families safety doesn't make her dramatic.
Colleen is being cautious and that's ok. People have their own opinions.
@@booklover_1 Yes exactly. thank you.
wow imagine just driving over to jojo siwas house, she said humble
As someone with trichotillomania I enjoy hearing you talk about your struggles because it makes me feel like not such a freak. More people are struggling with similar things as you and it’s encouraging to hear you voice what you’re going through!! ❤️❤️
I just want to say I was having an awful day and was under a lot of stress, but I just took a break and watched Colleen's new video, and after crying for two hours about math It felt really good to laugh and feel like I am a part of your adorable family.
Watching you always make me feel better 🥰
I love Colleen’s honesty and openness to share her life, even the hard parts. She is one of the few genuine people on TH-cam. She’s so precious.
That so true:)
This is literally what I think every single time I watch her videos
Nobody:
Not even a soul:
Not even Kory:
Flynn: Smacking the playdoh as if it stole his dardars
NOT THE DARDARS
@@alexadoessomestuff yes the dardars....
lil muffin by "NOT THE DARDARS" I mean "why did the dardars have to be stolen"
THE DARDARS?!!?!? OH NOO
i've been told that there is no cure for anxiety, just learning ways to deal with it.
stay strong❤
I’ll tell you this. I used to live with constant anxiety and regular panic attacks. I started a medication, an SNRI and enrolled into an outpatient program that consisted of 18 hours at the hospital per week. I was there for 18 months. This was in 2010. I’ve only had 2 major panic attacks and I only feel anxious when someone in my life does something to really shake things up. Just recently I learned that a friend of 5 years has been lying about everything including being raped and including dying of heart failure. Because she was my best friend she really threw me for a loop. I had a pretty bad week after learning the truth but I cut her out of my life completely because she’s manipulative and because she’s constantly taking and taking and pushing the boundaries I set after learning the truth. Now I’m fine.
I really believe it was the intense therapy plus the meds that help. I haven’t been in therapy since finishing the program but I’m going back next month because this relapse of sorts makes me want to stay on top of it so the next time something chaotic happens I won’t suffer.
Hold on, have hope, and understand that everyone is different. Also try to pinpoint outside sources/causes of your anxiety and do everything you can to avoid them or leave them in the past. I hope my story brings you some hope for the future 🥰
Be careful with the meds you take. My medication is Pristiq and if I run out I have the most horrific central nervous system withdrawals. It will be horrible to stop talking, but I have no intentions of stopping.
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know how I’ve come so far with mine. I was on medications for the last two years of my high schooling life and then I went off them. I did something way out of my comfort zone and as a result I became more confident. But I have the same issue as Colleen where I will pick my skin, except I pick my face because I’ve got acne... so my face always looks like absolute trash. It’s easier to not when I’ve got makeup on or if I’m doing stuff, but I’m from Australia and my state is still in stage 4 lockdown and so I can’t go and work or do anything much outside my house. And I just pick at my face when I’m bored. I don’t even know I’m doing it. I also rip at my lip skin with my teeth. So that’s where even though I’ve come so far, my anxiety is not cured and I’ll always have the traits. I still get anxious meeting people and putting myself in new situations, but I’ve learned to maybe “mask” the anxiety behind a bit of confidence, I’m not sure. I don’t like therapy either. So I cope on my own
Xanax has basically been a "cure" for me
Okay but I had NO IDEA what dermotillomania was until watching this video and I have had it for as long as I can remember - no therapist has ever diagnosed me with it!! Thank you for sharing this info because I NEVER would have known it wasn’t curable and that therapist are out there to help with coping. Thank you!!!!!!!!
I'm so hoping you will find a therapist soon that matches you and can really help you ♡♡♡ it can take some time to find the right one, it did for me. But when you finally do, it's gonna be so great ♡♡ wishing you all the best!!
I love that in the live stream you were smiling so much that “ I have to put my mask on”
Who is Flynn..
Like: Mommy’s Boy
Comment: Daddy’s Boy
Both, i would say 😄
@@ellinandrea2481 I agree with that
Kristen Thompson both
Both
Both he is a sweet boy
No one:
Literally no one:
Me seeing the title: riiiiight bout what?!
Edit: OMG thanks for all the likes I wasn’t even expecting that!!
Same
Right that I'm getting crazier in quarantine
same
Right that your reading this
@@heidizamora4320 thanks
I have dermatillomania as well, and it is comforting to hear someone else sharing the struggles I go through too. I found the right therapist for me, and it absolutely changed my life!! Keep looking until you find the right one, I promise it can get better 💗💗💗
I so appreciate you sharing your journey, and I don’t even know if you will see this...but as someone who has struggled with Trichotillomania (hair pulling) for over 20 years, I REFUSE to believe that this is something I will have for the rest of my life. Our bodies and our brains are such powerful things if we give them the right tools, we can heal.
I began a wellness journey with a coach a few months ago, in this journey I changed my food habits (food can actually effect anxiety, depression, and a bunch of other negative things) and in finding myself pulling less already. Now we are working on Brain re-wiring....and replacing all of the negative connections in the brain, with positive ones.
If you want change, true change, you have to go to the root. If our gut lining is not healthy, it has negative effects on our overall wellbeing. More and more studies are coming out showing how interconnected the gut is to the brain. So look into an integrative wellness approach. Find the root cause and I truly believe that FREEDOM from this compulsive action is possible!
FUN FACT: you can’t smile while holding your breath!
Just kidding, I just wanted to make you smile ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Aww 🥺♥️
Lol you made me do it😂 but thank you that made me happy
you made my day :)
Addie Hargrove I thought when you said it I thought you said you can’t smile without holding you breath 😂😂 but I did it and you made me happy
Actually you’re right I can’t smile while holding my breath because I’m holding my breath
Colleen: “ if you can name that movie we would probably be best friends”
Me: running to my tv to watch Waiting For Guffman so I can be Collens best friend 😂
why is this me tho
He's so flipping cute I can't stand it.. Flynn: *stuffs handful of sprinkles in face*
I really love it when you talk about mental health. I was told I had anxiety in June. It had all flared up due to the pandemic and I was having panic attack almost daily. When I hear you talk about it, it calms me down and makes me think that there are ways to calm down and cope with it. I just really wanted to let you know how I felt. THANK YOU 😇☺️😘
Dermotillomania and trichotillomania here! Totally get it - but it’s a journey! Hang in there. Also thanks for talking about this because a lot of people have BFRBs and don’t even know about it. It’s not widely discussed. Thank you for using your platform to bring awareness!
I can just imagine Flynn being a little cook when he’s older since you let him help you so early on
I am LIVING for this WAITING FOR GUFFMAN moment!
Flynn’s “yeea” is the cutest ❤️
I went to a multitude of therapists before I met my current one and she is amazing and I have been seeing her for almost 5 yrs!! You got this!
I hope you are doing better Colleen with your mental health. You are such a strong person and you need to tell yourself this more often. You are a great mom and Flynn is so adorable and such a sweet little man! 😁
I’m glad you had the courage to change therapists I know that can be hard especially when you form a friendship. I love your vlogs and the rants you go on towards the end, it makes them more personal! I watch them everyday and they bring me joy! Just know that most of us are here to support you in what ever you are going through! You’re the best, love you lots 💕✨
She just mentioned you in her vlog love!:)))
congrats on getting noticed :)
Me: Sees title
Me: Omg I was right for once I TOLD YOU MOM AND DAD
Fax
I loved this!
#yes wanna be friends
I had a sty a couple years ago but I did have to get it surgically but luckily they numbed it and it didn’t hurt!!
Hi
i know a person with that disorder and when they do that helps them is to put glue on there hands, wither it be on her hand or around her nails so when they peel of the glue it helps cause they say it feels kinda the same as peeling of the skin. Hope you feel better Colleen, I with you the best of lucky on your journey xoxo
I have been watching your for years I love you keep going great
My first thought from the title was:
oh, she has a nest of black widows in her house....
LOL
Ahh the fear 💀
I laugh every time she says that they don’t invade the home of bugs so the bugs shouldn’t invade hers... cut to the many scenes where Flynn has bugs in a jar 😂
Can y’all stop with the “FiRST” and the “NO YOUR’E NOt I WAS” like seriously why does it matter
Same!
It literally ruins the entire comment sections.
Ikr
Because I was the first and no one else was 😂😂
You’re
Omg I watched that movie "I'm thinking of ending things" it's legit so weird......... I can't explain it....... But I liked it??
Charlie Kaufman films are usually like that. Tbf I think it’s maybe one of his best, up there with Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
@@kashoot4782 Oooooooo haven't watched that one yet, I'll put it on my list ahaha
Thank you so much, my whole family has different BFRBs but I have trichotillomania and everybody treated in a way that they would never want someone to treat them for a long time. I think finally they understand that it just is, and stressing about it only makes it worse
girl! so happy for you! the road to recovery its never lineal, theres up and downs and we need to recognize what makes us feel better and makes us grow as people. thanks so much for sharing i wish u happiness ♥️
i’ve had multiple therapists say they couldn’t help me and i finally found a very good one who i like and she likes me
Getting a new therapist isn’t a failure, it’s just the next step! When working on big projects, you work with different people who all have different opinions and resources. This is the same thing! You worked and got all you could out of this one therapist, and are moving on to talk with someone else who has a different set of knowledge :)
I had a dream that I meet colleen ........and I was so happy I literally cried .....but it wasn't real 😭
God has a plan for u colleen ....and all of u guys
You talking about your BFRB has helped me so much, Colleen. I have been picking my skin literally for years, as long as I can remember. I was always a nail biter growing up, still am, and I always thought this was just a progression from that bad habit, like a more extreme version but there was nothing else to it, but after watching your videos and then doing some research I realized how damaging this was. I was obsessing over everything, sometimes spending hours trying to get a piece of nail or skin off from my fingers. Sometimes I would be late to things because I couldn't stop or I wouldn't be able to finish my homework because I got distracted and spent three hours ripping the skin out from around my nailbeds instead of writing my essay. I literally just brushed all of this off as a bad habit until you talked about having a similar behavior. I finally brought it up with my therapist and am finally realizing that I have a problem. Literally ripping off my nailbeds and picking scabs for months and months so that they leave a scar that would've never been there in the first place or pickingthe calluses off of my fingers as soon as I build them up which makes my fingers practically unusable until I grow back a layer of skin has been something I never really bothered to acknowledge until now. So seriously, thank you. You have no idea how much it has helped me and I will always be grateful that you shared your experience with your audience.
Your videos relieve me from anxiety. Such a breath of fresh air, just simply watching your cook with your son
I saw the title and automatically thought
"Of course, why wouldn't I be?" 😂
Cooking With K that’s kind of rude. She was just kidding
Cooking With K self confidence is a good thing
guys it not rude its called a joke.
Layla Garmadon how is that rude- it’s literally a joke and if it wasn’t it’s not rude it’s funny and I’m sorry u couldn’t understand it since u don’t have a sense of humor
Cooking With K how is it rude- she’s probably joking and if she wasn’t, it’s not rude it’s funny and I’m sorry u don’t understand that apparently u don’t have a sense of humor
Noo Colleen don’t feel like a failure!! It’s a fresh new start! Finding a good therapist is like dating!! Some people find they’re soulmate with their first relationship but others find their soulmate after a few others! It’s okay!!
Me: watching Colleen talk about her dermitillamania and feeling bad for her and understanding her stuggles
Me two months later: therapist tells me I have bfrb/dermitillamania
I've been struggling with it all my life, but I didn't know that is what it was until Colleen talked about it
Jenny Syse I think I might of been too
Thank you for sharing your mental health journey. I know it’s not easy. I have anxiety and depression and dermatillomania as well. I’m not currently in therapy because I’m a PhD student taking a full class load, teaching, and doing research, all while raising a feisty toddler. I feel frayed at the edges. I look forward to watching your videos and honestly feel really validated when you talk about your OCD. It’s brave and hard and something that really is helping others. So thank you. ❤️
Flynn is just so adorable! Can’t believe how fast he is growing