I am so glad they are sharing personal experience and showing this is real. I am 33 and have suffered from severe OCD since before kindergarten age 5. I am in therapy now and it does help but I wish there was a real cure or a real way to treat it. The intrusive thoughts are still awful and I still struggle. I still have days I can't even leave my house because it is so bad. Thank these people for sharing.
I'm currently 20 an over a year ago my ocd had amplified an I notice there's something with me an learning about ocd I can notice really far back of me doing ocd things I still do today that I was doing an had no idea it was ocd. I'm not diagnosed but I'm pretty positive I have ocd an honestly been wondering if I have aspergers too an probably ptsd. Sorry for my long rant I have really no one in real life to talk about this with an my social life is so low that it is so easy for no one to ever know these things about me unless they see me on the down low doing a compulsion. Shalom too you sister God bless you. I know the stuff sucks.
I am 46 and just got my diagnosis a few months ago, I'm so glad they share their stories, hopefully it will help spread awareness about ocd so people can get diagnosed sooner. this entire video is so relatable, hope everybody is doing better ❤😊
Meg is so pretty. My name is Shey and I too have OCD. I just wanted to find someone elses story tonight, so I wouldn't feel so alone in the fight. Love from the United States of America.❤
I have obsessive skin picking as well. My face and back is a mess from my picking. I totally understand and it is truly miserable. It causes low self esteem and my depression slightly stems from the skin picking.
me, too... ppl always initially think I'm a meth addict or something. I finally started therapy and going to a dermatologist. hope we're both blessed with better habits and more peaceful brains ❤
@@delaneystorm Good luck on your recovery! I wish you the best on your endeavors. ❤️ my mom and step dad have literally told me I look like I’m on meth. :’)
I understand all of this I remember my OCD starting at 10 it gets very frustrating at an early age to try to explain to a doctor how I was feeling and what I was going through. I tried to hide it so much then it got to a point where it was effecting my social life. I went through therapy and medicine to help. It got a little better ,but I still face rituals that get agrivating. Thank you for this documentary because some people don't understand OCD.
I had bad ocd in my teens, I’m 34 now. I got over it by just not doing the rituals anymore and you’ll see that nothing bad happens and when you realize that little by little you get better until it’s completely gone. As tough as it is not to do the ritual you just have to get through the anxiety part and you’ll realize that nothing bad will happen! Good luck to anyone that still has it, everything will be ok!
I have OCD and I know exactly how they feel. I suffer from that every day. people who don't have it have no idea how suffering it made one feel. But I manage to keep it in control. I work and do arts. I refuse to let it hinder my creativity. And it benefits me in a way in my art creation.
I don’t have ocd but I am a perfectionist so when I do something it has to be perfect, when I was 13 I used to pick at my face for hours just to make sure I had no bumps and it gave me permanent scars, now I touch my nose a certain amount of times each side just to make sure it’s perfect, I’m not use if it’s ocd
I have bed equalization OCD along with a few other kinds, and a few of these peoples different rituals make me feel sick due to ‘oh they didn’t do that in the same place on each hand’ or something, but god it’s so interesting to watch so I can’t stop.
I have more of mental rituals than physical. It’s really annoying. I want to do something fun but then I get anxiety saying I can’t do this if I do that or something bad will happen. It’s about everything. If I’m watching or hear about a topic/ documentary I have to research it even if I don’t like the topic. Idk it’s weird
It's so strange for me, hearing about the intense anxiety surrounding things like not closing drawers. I'm the exact same way with doors - especially closet doors, bathroom doors, and bathroom shower curtains. I also get intense anxiety when I can see something moving out of the corner of my eye, like blinds or curtains being hit by air or a breeze. I literally have to look away from these things when they happen, because the panic is so intense. I've had ceiling fans taken out of rooms I've stayed it, because they cause me such anxiety. I also have weird things with numbers, which, in part, have caused a decades-long eating disorder that I am still entrenched in now. I've been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, insomnia, but never OCD. But I can totally relate to some of the things shared and spoken about in this series.
I’m very similar. I have rituals about opening and closing doors, and I get very anxious about seeing things move out of the corner of my eye. I often hallucinate things moving and shadows etc which makes me very stressed - I also see a face peering around corners and doors which is very unnerving. Part of the stress of seeing shadows and things move is because of my extreme spider phobia (even typing the word makes me shudder!) because I think that there are spiders crawling around the room. I was diagnosed with autism and I know that ocd can come alongside that. Im not sure if I have ocd, or if my rituals and phobias are due to my autism. It sounds to me like you might be dealing with a similar set of anxieties to me? I think doing some research into ocd or asd might be interesting for you, not necessarily to diagnose yourself but maybe just to gain a better understanding of your brain or the way you think. It definitely helped me 🩵🩵
It's way too easy to make fun of people with severe OCD, but I understand how awful having it is, I open and close cabinets every time I enter the kitchen in my home, not to look for food, but for no reason at all.
My # is 4 for things especially doing dishes. And organizing over and over. Omg! I thought I was the only one who skin picks! I didn't know it is ocd I thought it was my allergies because I itch alot. Definitely speaking to my doctor about this. Thank you
Hi Mendi, just to mention dairy products are responsible for many people's allergies, it starts to become more known. Each time I'd take a big glass of milk in the evening, the next morning I'd sneeze repeatedly for 1 hr. When I eat dairies it also makes my skin itchy before acne comes out (I'm sensitive to vegan proteins too). I share because it took me 20 years to find out, no doctor ever told me; they would just prescribe medication... Hope this can help!
I used to struggle with pure O as a kid and it got worse and worse. Around when I was a teen i had to wash the front and back of my hands for 10 seconds then my nails for 10 seconds and then between each finger 10 seconds, tap corners I walk by, knocking on the wall etc.. I still do I’m 26. My grandmother says she had it and that she stopped she was never even diagnosed and says I can grow out of it and stop which i personally don’t think is true. I think it can be helped and dimmed but not gone.
I have ocd and have since age 7. For 2 years now I have been working on a hypothesis that this is an addiction caused by the neuroplasticity of the brain at any age and should be treated as such. My question to those in this video and out there in the real world is if you have OCD, is there any other addiction you have or have had in the past? (Substance, gambling, video gaming, social media...etc). Your support and candidness is very much appreciated. BTW - it took me 3 hours to get through this video with constant rewind and playback, starting over and over again.... OCD took me over again..... Together we can find the solution to this problem.
I live with it every day some days are better than others one day I catch myself don't let anyone see me other days I don't care I gotta do what I gotta do for anyone with OCD you know what I mean when I say everyone has there own but my number is 3 and to me that number keeps everyone I love safe and I think everyone is this video is wonderful people and everyone is great in there own way so like me I don't feel different love yourself for who you are and love every day of it,and annie I do the tapping thing also every night your not alone !
Maybe instead of tapping she could pet the dog until she feels calmer? I do have anxiety, stemming from my ptsd, but I don't have the repetitive behaviors. I know when I'm anxious petting my cat helps me. I just wonder if maybe the animal could help in some way.
Is it possible to just have a very mild case of OCD? or is it considered something different? I'll explain my personal situation in short.. as a kid I remember patting my legs in drull moments, like when I'd be sitting in the car, I'd tap my leg with one hand, not remembering if I was "leg drumming" or not, but I'd continue patting between my left and right legs feeling like I hadn't patted one enough, so I'd pat it, but if I felt like one leg had gotten more pats, I'd have to pat the other one. And this would go back and forth for maybe up to ten minutes. I also did this "uneven feeling" with a few other things too, no biggie really but I knew it was odd, yet had no control. It was a strong urge. Anyway, Grew out of it, but now as an adult I have other mild issues like.. I will spend more time washing dishes by hand as we don't have a dishwasher, and I feel like those get dishes so much cleaner so I hand clean until I get a dishwasher shine but, I over rinse due to fear of soapy dishes, and sometimes I do spend way too much time rinsing and scrubbing to make sure I get every single millimeter, front and back. I will not let someone do the dishes if I know they don't wash the whole dish. I'm the same way with many things, I tend to overdo it. But I am pretty sure it's not considered as the same thing as what these folks have. Just wondering if anyone knew.
I think it really comes down to how much this impacts your life. Has it stopped you from other things you wanted to do/have? Do you feel a lack of control? If its a problem in your life then go and talk to someone. If not, then I think its not really an issue....
Can never understand how a person who is afraid of other people.s germs etc can marry!!! She said its even strange to share the same bed!!! How can things go well😮
I sometimes wonder whether these pathologies like OCD/anorexia etc are evidenced in 3rd World countries like, say, the poorer parts of Africa/India; not being funny but (at least in videos) I see these sick people all live their modern lives with a very high standard of living - (personally I couldn't even afford all that soap consumption) - does anyone know if this is correct?
It’s true~ they ARE demons. Who addresses the problems of demons- it’s Jesus Christ, son of God! Call on the Name of Jesus, ask Him for His help- you CAN be set free! God bless you all 💝✨🕊
@@shauncarriere779 People who have their brains so corroded by religion that they feel compelled to tell random people on an OCD comment board about demons are a lost cause. I cannot understand why anyone thinks it’s a good idea to try to force their religion onto anyone else. People have to find what, if anything, is right for them.
I am wondering if anyone has ever tried Gabapentin for the intrusive thoughts. I have severe anxiety and depression for over 10 years and have medicated. I got shingles last summer in my ear and was given gabapentin for the severe pain in my jaw. I can't even begin to tell you the difference it made in the intrusive thoughts. After over 10 years of medicating with effexor and Wellbutrin without it ever really stopping. Not only did it stop, but I was productive, not sleeping from anxiety medication. One 300mg would work a whole day for me, the second day taking it was even better. I don't understand why it is not used more often for break through or to stop a chronic cycle giving the patient a chance to see it can be stopped.
I'm Meg from this and wow, i haven't seen this in years and I'd forgotten how bad my OCD was!
Thank you for sharing your story. I hope your living a great life 😊
Glad to hear your doing better
I have severe OCD, and could feel this. This video made me feel less alone, thank u so much :)
I am so glad they are sharing personal experience and showing this is real. I am 33 and have suffered from severe OCD since before kindergarten age 5. I am in therapy now and it does help but I wish there was a real cure or a real way to treat it. The intrusive thoughts are still awful and I still struggle. I still have days I can't even leave my house because it is so bad. Thank these people for sharing.
I really hope you are doing well, and I really hope things will get better soon! Please take care of yourself
I'm currently 20 an over a year ago my ocd had amplified an I notice there's something with me an learning about ocd I can notice really far back of me doing ocd things I still do today that I was doing an had no idea it was ocd. I'm not diagnosed but I'm pretty positive I have ocd an honestly been wondering if I have aspergers too an probably ptsd. Sorry for my long rant I have really no one in real life to talk about this with an my social life is so low that it is so easy for no one to ever know these things about me unless they see me on the down low doing a compulsion. Shalom too you sister God bless you. I know the stuff sucks.
I am 46 and just got my diagnosis a few months ago, I'm so glad they share their stories, hopefully it will help spread awareness about ocd so people can get diagnosed sooner. this entire video is so relatable, hope everybody is doing better ❤😊
I have severe ocd. It makes me so frustrated and depressed. Watching this suddenly just feel less alone. Nobody really knows I struggle with it 24/7.
Meg's dad, omg, you can see how much he loves his daughter 😥😪😭
This brought me to tears, because I used to be OCD as a teenager. After having my first child, it disappeared.
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@Sue Sue No OCD.
@Sue Sue So sorry to hear.
Lucky you
Meg is so pretty. My name is Shey and I too have OCD. I just wanted to find someone elses story tonight, so I wouldn't feel so alone in the fight. Love from the United States of America.❤
I have obsessive skin picking as well. My face and back is a mess from my picking. I totally understand and it is truly miserable. It causes low self esteem and my depression slightly stems from the skin picking.
me, too... ppl always initially think I'm a meth addict or something. I finally started therapy and going to a dermatologist. hope we're both blessed with better habits and more peaceful brains ❤
@@delaneystorm Good luck on your recovery! I wish you the best on your endeavors. ❤️ my mom and step dad have literally told me I look like I’m on meth. :’)
@@delaneystorm how are you doing?
Yup I definitely know this feeling. Was much worse as a child since I’m on meds now. I wouldn’t want my worst enemy to have this.
I understand all of this I remember my OCD starting at 10 it gets very frustrating at an early age to try to explain to a doctor how I was feeling and what I was going through. I tried to hide it so much then it got to a point where it was effecting my social life. I went through therapy and medicine to help. It got a little better ,but I still face rituals that get agrivating. Thank you for this documentary because some people don't understand OCD.
When she said I think I'm done now I felt the relief through the screen.
I had bad ocd in my teens, I’m 34 now. I got over it by just not doing the rituals anymore and you’ll see that nothing bad happens and when you realize that little by little you get better until it’s completely gone. As tough as it is not to do the ritual you just have to get through the anxiety part and you’ll realize that nothing bad will happen! Good luck to anyone that still has it, everything will be ok!
Well done to You. You overcame it
I have OCD, and it’s a very difficult. I wish people didn’t look at ocd like its a good thing bc there’s people out there that do
It would be interesting to see how they're doing now with coronavirus.
This girls with OCD are so clever and beautiful person. Hope they will be better. ❤️
I can so relate to how OCD can be so overwhelming and mentally painful. Great video.
Sending lots of love to all, brought tears to my eyes this. I feel you all after struggling myself for years. Stay strong ❤❤
I have OCD and I know exactly how they feel. I suffer from that every day. people who don't have it have no idea how suffering it made one feel. But I manage to keep it in control. I work and do arts. I refuse to let it hinder my creativity. And it benefits me in a way in my art creation.
I have mild OCD and this made me very greatful that it's not as bad as this
Same
Same here
How difficult for them to go thru life with this disorder, they are brave in their battle. The boy who was to be a doctor looks like Robert Pattinson.
I don’t have ocd but I am a perfectionist so when I do something it has to be perfect, when I was 13 I used to pick at my face for hours just to make sure I had no bumps and it gave me permanent scars, now I touch my nose a certain amount of times each side just to make sure it’s perfect, I’m not use if it’s ocd
Sure
Do you have intrusive thoughts? That's the driver if ocd
I have bed equalization OCD along with a few other kinds, and a few of these peoples different rituals make me feel sick due to ‘oh they didn’t do that in the same place on each hand’ or something, but god it’s so interesting to watch so I can’t stop.
I had ocd since my teens probably way before that I’m 23 now and it’s much better
I have more of mental rituals than physical. It’s really annoying. I want to do something fun but then I get anxiety saying I can’t do this if I do that or something bad will happen. It’s about everything. If I’m watching or hear about a topic/ documentary I have to research it even if I don’t like the topic. Idk it’s weird
It's so strange for me, hearing about the intense anxiety surrounding things like not closing drawers. I'm the exact same way with doors - especially closet doors, bathroom doors, and bathroom shower curtains. I also get intense anxiety when I can see something moving out of the corner of my eye, like blinds or curtains being hit by air or a breeze. I literally have to look away from these things when they happen, because the panic is so intense.
I've had ceiling fans taken out of rooms I've stayed it, because they cause me such anxiety. I also have weird things with numbers, which, in part, have caused a decades-long eating disorder that I am still entrenched in now.
I've been diagnosed with anxiety, depression, insomnia, but never OCD. But I can totally relate to some of the things shared and spoken about in this series.
I’m very similar. I have rituals about opening and closing doors, and I get very anxious about seeing things move out of the corner of my eye. I often hallucinate things moving and shadows etc which makes me very stressed - I also see a face peering around corners and doors which is very unnerving. Part of the stress of seeing shadows and things move is because of my extreme spider phobia (even typing the word makes me shudder!) because I think that there are spiders crawling around the room. I was diagnosed with autism and I know that ocd can come alongside that. Im not sure if I have ocd, or if my rituals and phobias are due to my autism. It sounds to me like you might be dealing with a similar set of anxieties to me? I think doing some research into ocd or asd might be interesting for you, not necessarily to diagnose yourself but maybe just to gain a better understanding of your brain or the way you think. It definitely helped me 🩵🩵
It's way too easy to make fun of people with severe OCD, but I understand how awful having it is, I open and close cabinets every time I enter the kitchen in my home, not to look for food, but for no reason at all.
I had mild OCD as a teen/young adult...and it is not as bothersome now in my 40s. Perhaps some of these people will grow out of it too.
Imagine what im seen everyday with my autism OCD daughter...shes 19..at least you all are healthy 😞☹️😥
I suffer from ocd. Follow my journey as I get better and offer support to others!
My # is 4 for things especially doing dishes. And organizing over and over. Omg! I thought I was the only one who skin picks! I didn't know it is ocd I thought it was my allergies because I itch alot. Definitely speaking to my doctor about this. Thank you
Hi Mendi, just to mention dairy products are responsible for many people's allergies, it starts to become more known. Each time I'd take a big glass of milk in the evening, the next morning I'd sneeze repeatedly for 1 hr. When I eat dairies it also makes my skin itchy before acne comes out (I'm sensitive to vegan proteins too). I share because it took me 20 years to find out, no doctor ever told me; they would just prescribe medication... Hope this can help!
My number is also #4 it is very stressful for me and makes me want to cry and I haven't told anyone but my sister about this
I had this as a teenager. I was worried to watch this documentary incase my OCD came bk.
I really hope you are doing well. Please take care of yourself!
I used to struggle with pure O as a kid and it got worse and worse. Around when I was a teen i had to wash the front and back of my hands for 10 seconds then my nails for 10 seconds and then between each finger 10 seconds, tap corners I walk by, knocking on the wall etc.. I still do I’m 26. My grandmother says she had it and that she stopped she was never even diagnosed and says I can grow out of it and stop which i personally don’t think is true. I think it can be helped and dimmed but not gone.
I have pure o ocd and it sucks . Nobody would know I have it because I don’t have physical compulsions
I have routine driven ocd which leads to eating disordsr so can relate
I have ocd and have since age 7. For 2 years now I have been working on a hypothesis that this is an addiction caused by the neuroplasticity of the brain at any age and should be treated as such.
My question to those in this video and out there in the real world is if you have OCD, is there any other addiction you have or have had in the past? (Substance, gambling, video gaming, social media...etc). Your support and candidness is very much appreciated. BTW - it took me 3 hours to get through this video with constant rewind and playback, starting over and over again.... OCD took me over again..... Together we can find the solution to this problem.
I live with it every day some days are better than others one day I catch myself don't let anyone see me other days I don't care I gotta do what I gotta do for anyone with OCD you know what I mean when I say everyone has there own but my number is 3 and to me that number keeps everyone I love safe and I think everyone is this video is wonderful people and everyone is great in there own way so like me I don't feel different love yourself for who you are and love every day of it,and annie I do the tapping thing also every night your not alone !
Thanks for sharing
Excellent doc.
Maybe instead of tapping she could pet the dog until she feels calmer? I do have anxiety, stemming from my ptsd, but I don't have the repetitive behaviors. I know when I'm anxious petting my cat helps me. I just wonder if maybe the animal could help in some way.
No repetitive behaviors in ocd are unhealthy and replacing one ritual with another won't help it
I have OCD as well
Is it possible to just have a very mild case of OCD? or is it considered something different?
I'll explain my personal situation in short.. as a kid I remember patting my legs in drull moments, like when I'd be sitting in the car, I'd tap my leg with one hand, not remembering if I was "leg drumming" or not, but I'd continue patting between my left and right legs feeling like I hadn't patted one enough, so I'd pat it, but if I felt like one leg had gotten more pats, I'd have to pat the other one. And this would go back and forth for maybe up to ten minutes. I also did this "uneven feeling" with a few other things too, no biggie really but I knew it was odd, yet had no control. It was a strong urge. Anyway, Grew out of it, but now as an adult I have other mild issues like..
I will spend more time washing dishes by hand as we don't have a dishwasher, and I feel like those get dishes so much cleaner so I hand clean until I get a dishwasher shine but, I over rinse due to fear of soapy dishes, and sometimes I do spend way too much time rinsing and scrubbing to make sure I get every single millimeter, front and back. I will not let someone do the dishes if I know they don't wash the whole dish. I'm the same way with many things, I tend to overdo it. But I am pretty sure it's not considered as the same thing as what these folks have. Just wondering if anyone knew.
I would get assessed by a therapist.
I think it really comes down to how much this impacts your life. Has it stopped you from other things you wanted to do/have? Do you feel a lack of control? If its a problem in your life then go and talk to someone. If not, then I think its not really an issue....
God bless you!
I dont think i could live with someone like this.
I wonder how Serin will handle bodily fluids with intimacy.
Can never understand how a person who is afraid of other people.s germs etc can marry!!! She said its even strange to share the same bed!!! How can things go well😮
Dad should fix her drawers
She said she can’t be by bodies and bodily fluids. Is she planning on having children? That is scary
Marriage after 1.5 years omg
i call it. doing the chek
This is ridiculous by the time checking and cleaning you are dead tired
They can't help it
Yep, it doesn't make sense but we can't stop
More habits than "rituals" ocd doesn't just appear.
I sometimes wonder whether these pathologies like OCD/anorexia etc are evidenced in 3rd World countries like, say, the poorer parts of Africa/India; not being funny but (at least in videos) I see these sick people all live their modern lives with a very high standard of living - (personally I couldn't even afford all that soap consumption) - does anyone know if this is correct?
instead of 10 do 5
there is medince for this go on some you will back to normal not doing these things your doing
get the girl some new draws.
It’s true~ they ARE demons. Who addresses the problems of demons- it’s Jesus Christ, son of God!
Call on the Name of Jesus, ask Him for His help- you CAN be set free!
God bless you all 💝✨🕊
It's not true. Not even close.
@@shauncarriere779 People who have their brains so corroded by religion that they feel compelled to tell random people on an OCD comment board about demons are a lost cause.
I cannot understand why anyone thinks it’s a good idea to try to force their religion onto anyone else. People have to find what, if anything, is right for them.
@@pinkmonkeybird2644 thank you! Exactly my point 😊
@@pinkmonkeybird2644 Who is forcing? Do you even know what forcing means?
Are you an antivaxxer too?
Jesus can cure ocd
Believe me he can't
Oh, for Pete's sake..
Amen
no he cant
Tell that to someone with religious/scrupulosity OCD
First world country problems
What a dumb, ignorant comment. OCD affects people all over the world, it just may not be as talked about in third world countries.
I am wondering if anyone has ever tried Gabapentin for the intrusive thoughts. I have severe anxiety and depression for over 10 years and have medicated. I got shingles last summer in my ear and was given gabapentin for the severe pain in my jaw. I can't even begin to tell you the difference it made in the intrusive thoughts. After over 10 years of medicating with effexor and Wellbutrin without it ever really stopping. Not only did it stop, but I was productive, not sleeping from anxiety medication. One 300mg would work a whole day for me, the second day taking it was even better. I don't understand why it is not used more often for break through or to stop a chronic cycle giving the patient a chance to see it can be stopped.