Thank you so much for this series!!! As a loved one of a person with OCD these videos are so insightful and helpful. It’s so distressing to witness a loved one with OCD struggle. Would you consider a video on how to best support someone with OCD? Because the usual helping instincts can be detrimental to someone combating OCD.
What if someone cant stop thinking about a potential health problem that may happen several years from now and although it may be uncertain it is a legitimate concern?
My latest video could help. Keep in mind you can't doubt yourself based on a possibility. If you feel healthy and everything's fine right now, the best thing you can do is trust that. A possibility becomes relevant when it's actually happening!
I'm about to start I- CBT. Something i cant find info on is fear of ones intentions or the fear of the meaning of my actions. My main obsession is my intentions. I question them all. I'll have a thought and then I'll do a thing which activates intense anxiety. Did I do the thing because of the thought? Its to a point where my body is almost unable to move outta fear of what the movements mean. Am I trying to hurt this person cuz I had a thought about it? How do I implement I CBT when the though is so closely attached to "evidence" that I'm a horrible and violent person?
This sounds like a case of doubting what you already know to be true. The truth is that people with OCD actually know stuff about themselves. Just like anyone else. OCD just convinced you that you should doubt and/or reject what you know about yourself. Whenever I meet someone with OCD who is doubting what they want or desire, I always ask them what they really want, and they can always answer the question!! The key is to realize that you can, not only, trust what you know, but it should be central to your reasoning.
Thanks for watching. And such a great question. Keep in mind that a lack of information is still information, and can be a cue that there is no reason to doubt. That silence can be trusted. But I suspect there is a nuanced situation underlying your question, and so I would definitely encourage you to find an ICBT therapist if your interest in peaked. There's a lot of reasoning to explore that leads one into a place of obsessional doubt!
We people find the silence- deadening- like something bad is brewing in our atmosphere or whatever- just going to grab our knees. I don’t know why but it reflects how important it is to understand just as described by you, Mike, that silence has to be trusted as an indication that nothing is happening. An obsession is like that- so much fluff.
Very clearly explained as always. Thanks Michael.
Thank you!
Thank you for posting! I have been checking weekly
I'll try and keep it up!
Well done. I will assign this to my clients. Thanks for your contribution to the I-CBT body of work.
Awesome, thank you!
Oh, that's you Armando. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this series!!! As a loved one of a person with OCD these videos are so insightful and helpful. It’s so distressing to witness a loved one with OCD struggle. Would you consider a video on how to best support someone with OCD? Because the usual helping instincts can be detrimental to someone combating OCD.
That's a great idea. I'll add that to the list. Thanks for watching!
So clearly explained and immensely helpful, as always. Thank you Mike!
Thank you. Happy to be helping!
Welcome back! It's been too long 😇
Thanks. Happy to be back!
Very helpful! Thank you.
You're welcome!
What if someone cant stop thinking about a potential health problem that may happen several years from now and although it may be uncertain it is a legitimate concern?
My latest video could help. Keep in mind you can't doubt yourself based on a possibility. If you feel healthy and everything's fine right now, the best thing you can do is trust that. A possibility becomes relevant when it's actually happening!
I'm about to start I- CBT. Something i cant find info on is fear of ones intentions or the fear of the meaning of my actions. My main obsession is my intentions. I question them all. I'll have a thought and then I'll do a thing which activates intense anxiety. Did I do the thing because of the thought? Its to a point where my body is almost unable to move outta fear of what the movements mean. Am I trying to hurt this person cuz I had a thought about it? How do I implement I CBT when the though is so closely attached to "evidence" that I'm a horrible and violent person?
This sounds like a case of doubting what you already know to be true. The truth is that people with OCD actually know stuff about themselves. Just like anyone else. OCD just convinced you that you should doubt and/or reject what you know about yourself. Whenever I meet someone with OCD who is doubting what they want or desire, I always ask them what they really want, and they can always answer the question!! The key is to realize that you can, not only, trust what you know, but it should be central to your reasoning.
What if you can't get proof in the real world because your obsessions cannot be proven in this world? Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching. And such a great question. Keep in mind that a lack of information is still information, and can be a cue that there is no reason to doubt. That silence can be trusted. But I suspect there is a nuanced situation underlying your question, and so I would definitely encourage you to find an ICBT therapist if your interest in peaked. There's a lot of reasoning to explore that leads one into a place of obsessional doubt!
Great question.
We people find the silence- deadening- like something bad is brewing in our atmosphere or whatever- just going to grab our knees. I don’t know why but it reflects how important it is to understand just as described by you, Mike, that silence has to be trusted as an indication that nothing is happening. An obsession is like that- so much fluff.