How To Deal With Scary Intrusive Thoughts
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This guy knows what he’s talking about.
Agreed
OCD is a weird monster just latches on to everything 😞 thanks Shaan!
I’ve found that diet and exercise really helps. The reality is, thoughts don’t stop. They just change. The trick is, to not attach emotions to them. Even the good ones. Just embrace the moment and remember that you’re not only where you’re suppose to be. But you get to where you’re going. Stay blessed and keep your head up.
P.S. prioritize sleep
I just want to say that at some point we all go through it, nothing lasts forever, nothing, we can always get ahead in one way or another.❤
I think it sucks that therapists like to stick you with labels because then it seems like you can't overcome it even though at the heart of it, it is just anxiety. It has symptoms like physical distress and mental distress. I for example had this fear about my mental health.
the label of OCD has limited me so much because while I am listeninf to Shaan's content, i still feel they don't apply to my situation because I am experiencing OCD and not "non-OCD" anxiety. And then there will be people who say that you can recover from anxiety but OCD is a different beast.
Shaan, your ability to post the EXACT video I need EXACTLY when I need it is really quite creepy. After a relapse last week, I now understand that I was accepting my symptoms but not the thoughts around them, and that’s exactly what this video discusses.
hey this is exactly me at the moment! i had a few questions if you don't mind. last week i had the word "dying" pop up in my mind a lot and it was kinda scary but it eventually didn't bother me. But i got hooked on the "what if having that word means i have OCD?" thought. now i don't have any obsessions/compulsions and yet, i keep thinking omg since i have that word popping up (the word doesn't even scare me) maybe i have ocd? And that having ocd thought is really triggering more than anything else. is this just another intrusive thought from anxiety?
@@ichiigo-chan Hey,
While I’m obviously nowhere near as qualified as Shaan and co to answer such a question, I’d say that sounds exactly like an intrusive thought. You’ve pretty much said that you don’t think you actually have OCD, just that the thought scares you, and this is probably a habit that’s been built through your reaction. I had/have a similar thing with thinking that I’m going to pass out while out walking. Now, this has never happened, and I’m actually at the point where I don’t even think it will happen, yet the thought still unsettles me. My previous response was to argue with such a ridiculousthought and try and shut it up, but all my mind registered was the importance I was placing on it. Now I’ve tried to take more of a ‘whatever’/accepting response to it, and it seems to be holding less power over me. I’m sure the same would be true of your thought! :)
@@rubbersoul. hey, thank you for responding! it really helps to read it from someone else's perspective. it does make sense now. i guess i'll allow it to be there and carry on too
@@rubbersoul. Im not a doctor, therapist, etc. But im going through the EXACT same thing as you. Ive been thinking about death (not wanting to die- just the topic of mortality in general) for about a month now. Through working closely with my therapist she has discovered I am experiencing really bad PTSD from my dad passing away in January. When he passed I went right back to work within a few days and suppressed my thoughts and emotions. Now that I’m off for summer its been coming out and this is my grieving. This is why my obsessive thoughts about death are surfacing bc i didnt give myself proper time to grieve and digest whats going on. So now that Ive recognized that im working through it and its getting easier everyday! I also tell myself theses are JUST thoughts. Yes, the thoughts are exhausting but theyre getting much better with time. Hang in there! Hope this helps!
@@ichiigo-chanare you better now ?
Working in the public safety field of emergency response and law enforcement, our job is to quickly figure out the issue at hand and mitigate/solve it. Having been trained in that type of work, and doing it constantly at work, requires a big shift in thinking to try and not think about and figure out the anxiety problem (big, scary thing) and just accept and let it be to burn itself out. I come back to these videos pretty often to re-enforce the need to just accept and let it be..... Thanks.
Man, I know you get this all the time, but thank you! Thank you for putting all this out there for free! When people are divorced and barely making it……….just thank you!!!
You should deff do more videos on this topic for sure please
I have ocd... it sucks. I worry bout everything haha! Honestly health "professionals " have made my ocd worse. Putting a label on it and telling you that you have some sort of serotonin imbalance. Then they turn you into a lab rat trying different meds. Sometimes they help but sometimes they make worse. It sucks!
Has it improved a bit as of now?
@@vksharma3730 I still battle everyday... have better days and worse days. Thanks for asking 🙂
@@aaronklein7730dont focus on that paying not attention to it..just live your live as normal as possible overtime it will vanish its a temporary..if u fear from this condition its continuing..rather than u dont have to do anything just focus on yr life ..and it will automatically disappear..dont watch it every time just allow yourself..whatever happens..happen!!! I don't care..
This is the proper acceptance..
I hope it will help you🙂
AGREED 1000%... psychiatry made things so much worse. now they even took OCD out of the anxiety disorder spectrum when the issue is just a manifestation of anxiety. Say what they want, but they will never change my mind regarding the label, the overuse of pharmaceuticals, and their push for the biomedical-chronocity narrative of it.
This is exactly what i was worried about right now!! Thank you so much
@ichiigo-chan are you better now ?
Same
Hey Shaan! I love your videos. I just started watching them over the weekend. Thank you for accepting me into your Facebook group. I think you are really going to help me. I'm learning so much already.
How do you get on the FB group
you describe me at 100%my thing Is heart attacks and going crasy!even though nothing has ever happened to me.
Hey how are you now and do you have compulsions?
@@Atomexotic I’m fine! I had a small relapse 2 days ago with a 10 minute panic attack,it had been over a year free! I’m working and going to places ! Way much better.
Me with GAD, OCD, Panic disorder, Agoraphobia
What caused it for you?
@@Gong14921 started as a kid @14 after smoking laced weed with friends and just gradually got worse
I go through this what if situation everyday... At least now it's clear
How are you now bro?
PERMISSION over resistance. Prevention works for alcohol, drugs Overt behavior. For Thought based anything(obsessions, compulsions) PERMISSION is the mojo or magic that exposure therapy because it is opposite of our undoing behaviors.
It’s scary to tell the doctor or therapists because they have protocols like having thoughts of hurting yourself or others well ughh yeah isnt that what intrusive thoughts are ? I mean that doesn’t help people want to discuss these things your mentioning because your afraid they are going to think it’s something else ? Especially when the Doctor doesn’t want to deal with it just wants to give meds . Then you get these LSW that just talk about grounding , breathing and mindfulness ? It’s such a scary thing to hope they can help
Thank you shaan 🙏
Found the word that i was searching for.Thank you Shaan
I get this I get intrusive thoughts I think I damaged my body because a of the sensations in my throat from my intrusive thoughts
Thank you shaan ❤
Its such a blessing to find your channel thanks i got recovered
What did you do exactly when it happens ? Mind explain it to me ?
@@JHgjvdb actually its easy but really according to your condition you just have to do one thing no matter what kind of thought whether it is weird or fearful example I used get thoughts like I am mentally ill person I have schizophrenia blah blah but nothing changed that's why I just to my whatever goals in my life are I will just focus on them and I will never get my focus on anything like that and you know what my memory was fine my focus improved everything got normal but even after this thoughts were still but they cant me to completely vanish those thoughts I did mantras chanting so god could help me I am actually a Hindu i belong india that' why I did that and the mantra was Gayatri mantra but you have to do it for like 21 days continuously for 108 times and now any kind of intrusive thoughts were there not in my mind so what you have to do is hardwork for your dreams and completely shift focus to it and there will be times in which you will say God I completely forgot I had this problem and also mantra you can check in TH-cam
@@JHgjvdb one more thing if you are not believing me when I said mantra you can check on TH-cam just right this topic "Govinda celebrity Gayatri mantra" and a important rule when you will Chant this mantra you should not have wish in your mind and if it is coming automatically don't focus on it just on mantra because at that you are not chanting actually you are calling a Mother who can get you out from any kind of odds you will not believe that's why I said you to check on TH-cam the things I said you . And believe me if you I can then you can too hearts
@@JHgjvdb if any other problem you can contact me and believe me this is just a phase
Nice video! puts a lot into perspective. Do you get better at ignoring the thoughts over time?
Once again you came in clutch! I got this
Somebody i knew has commited sucide and this triggered me badly that i might end up doing the same also my intrusive thoughts changes this thing is really creating anxiety in me again because i was nearly recovered hearing someone died really scares me help me some one on this
You’re fine bro. Everything is good. God and the universe will give you long life.
I have obsessive thoughts like The fear that I won't get better and i have had this for 6 years. Also, i have obsessive thoughts about mental health. My mind is basically full of anxiety, mental illness, people who have commited suicide. I cant seem to accept them. They get me everytime. What can I do?
What started them? Or was it something you always had as a kid?
Nope. But I did have my hormones checked and they are off. Hormones can be off for men as well. Also food intolerances can cause anxiety. Mine started when I was 38. Get your health thoroughly checked. I had to go to someone who does more tests than normal doctors. They just do surface testing
@@hueso5071 good luck on your journey. It will all work out!
@@kristybrown9273 thank you. I hope for the best. Blessings.
How has your recovery been? Has your mind and body healed somewhat? Do you still accept them
shaan do a video on social anxiety and suffer with depression
thank you for always breaking things down so well
Thankyou♥️ I am starting my journey from today.
This is very helpful thank you
Whenever I work through a thought or a symptom and get better my brain decides to focus on something else then! Its like i move from being better with one thing to worse with a different thing. Any tips on how to work through that? Should i just keep chugging thorough each thing until nothing is left to obsess on?
same here!
How are you now...i also think of the same thing
@@vksharma3730 good thank you! Turns out I was diagnosed with celiac disease. Cut gluten and the OCD went away. Very common for OCD and other disorders to be present with undiagnosed celiac. Including anxiety and depression!
@@JayLuhx Can you guide me a bit actually I am stuck with the intrusive thoughts and they are damn ferocious just like what if I jump off my terrace and all this they are brutal... please give me some important tips because it matters a lot i know
@@vksharma3730 I was totally there and still often am. I tell myself that thoughts are just thoughts. They do NOT mean I am going to act on them. In fact, these thoughts mean the opposite. They come from what we fear. The more you let it get to you the worse they come. So accept them, ingest them, and then distract yourself with other thoughts!
Awesome Man thanks
shaan i love you man
THIS VIDEO IS A CERTIFIED HOOD CLASSIC
I’d pin this comment if I could.
He's a spiritual gangter man. Fo Sho
OCD is much more than having general anxiety! OCD is horrible. It manifests your daily life and takes over it. It debilitates a person to the point that they can have a shower for 6 hrs a day or be afraid of breathing air, wash their hands for 2 hrs, use a bottle of shampoo a day, be unable to focus or concentrate on school, perfecting your hair for 3+ hours, slapping yourself because you are angry with yourself etc. It's so much more than just having intrusive thoughts and people 'wondering' if they have it. There is no wondering. If it interrupts your daily life then you will know how debilitating it really is.
Have you gone through this how are your issues now I want to discuss with you on something
He is making a point that ocd is just a label that is also anxiety, and people shouldn’t be too occupied with the label. It is as bad as GAD. Talk another taking it personal and missing the point.
"OCD" is just a label! Stop putting yourself into a box. I was diagnosed with it and when I focused on acceptance and anxiety it went away on its own. Obviously you have to address the behavioral patterns it put into you, but so do individuals with general anxiety! Drop the victim mentality!
@@Eliminton Thanks. the comment made me think OCD is worse than anxiety. I would ask that person to f*** off.
@@ElimintonI’ve never had ocd. Internet my life. I was never an anxious person until I had an edible induced panic attack and sense then my life has gone down hill I’m a radio of intense anxiety. Gladly I’m getting better. But I’ve did have depression after I started to accept ect. I would cry over nothing and anxiety would come back making me feel if I had medical depression and I had some kind of imbalance. I do have adhd but it never really bothered me and I stopped taking pills. But ocd and anxiety not really. It was until I started to suffer from HOCD which kinda made me think I had ocd. I’m starting to recover from that now and accept it. But yeah I think it’s just anxiety
Great video man. subscribed!
Very well explained
This is real bad I'm trying to listen but the anxiety I deal with that in depression
I took covid vaccine yesterday it was fine at first but when i went to sleep i felt like my heart is about to stop i was having body zaps waking up by an electric shock then i took a xanax went out did some exercise came back and i slept easily.....now it's day 2 I'm not feeling that much of heart anxiety but I'm kinda dizzy and weird
That's a reaction from the vaccine.. call the FDA
@@carlaphelps7111 it's not i have anxiety my anxiety increased at that time, I'm 💯 fine now
What about groinal responses during sexual intrusive thoughts...why is that happen?
you focus on the sensation bc you fear what it might mean. It’s that judgement of the sensation followed by the meaning making that makes it a problem and more likely to reoccur. the brain being so helpful continues to bring the thoughts to ur attention bc you had a strong reaction to it. It can also seem automatic to track or notice the thoughts and sensations but it only feels like that bc you’ve strengthened this muscle in your brain. Like with any other sensation or thought or feeling we need to practice allowing. thoughts are just thoughts no matter how “terrible” and a sensation is just as neutral. you may cringe at the next line but it’s useful to start to shift that judgement that is so strong with ocd sufferers. It’s simply a sensitization of an organ and it’s normal/neutral for it to react to the thought bc it’s sexual in nature. Yes the content may not be something your comfortable w but its just reacting to sex. It’s what you do with the appearance of the thought and sensation that decides whether it all continues or dies down. I’ve been there and I’ve recovered by just allowing (not chasing certainty) and redirecting my attention. You either continue responding with fear and discomfort or decide that trying to chase certainty is not necessary and you would rather learn to allow and refocus on the present moment. Chrissie Hodges here on yt has some content breaking this down. hope it helps 🦦👍🏼
wow i love you man
I have racing thoughts on ppl hurting me
This is so true it makes you think up so much tho so how to deal with them advise me..I don't know nobody that recover from it yes I need to work with you
I am scared ocd will destroy my life😢
Is anyone afraid of just thinking? Like, no specific scary thought, but just the fact that you think? It freaks me out lol
Yes. I have same thing that sometimes shakes me to my core.
@@Muhvikast-ed2hd Sorry to hear that. It must be really hard for yo. Can you explain symptoms a bit more?
Hey! How is it going for you guys?
@@csih903how are you now?
@@Gong14921how are you now?
but is about stuff like ekzema and stuff like that?
What he is saying is when what if thought comes we have to say it's what if or intrusive thought & it get burnt itself or goes away?
How much time can it take for complete recovery if i follow the right steps?its been 8 months since my 1st panic attack..and still i have physical symptons which is changing everyday
It’s different for everyone depending on how well you apply the steps
Expecting for recovery IS and avoidance itself and can keep you atached because deep down you are not accepting the problem
How are you now
@@sureshshah4995 what caused your panic attack?
I am now scared more to this bs anxiety leading it to a stroke .
Hey Shaan, does this work on people 50+? I see many negative Nancy’s, people cant recover as they age or say “It worked when I was younger. Its hard now that I’m older.”
Hey Brenda, I was in Shaan’s program. Age is just a number. I came across many different age groups in the program who have recovered from anxiety.
@@lusineoganessian172 Thanks for the response. I’m glad to hear this. Gives me a relief that no matter our age, we can recover.
My grandmother is 70 and she recovered without any meds.....age is just a number don't worry about it.
@@koshakro6121 Good to know. Thank you. This was making me anxious already
@@koshakro6121 do u also suffer from it
You are soooo helpful to me and I think your really cute too! Awesome to learn from someone who is nice to look at!!
I don't know much about OCD, although there is a bunch of symptoms which overlap with each other. I had / have 3 different diagnoses: panic disorder, health anxiety and neurasthenia.
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You’re not answering how to deal with anything. Very misleading title to get people to watch your videos and buy your book.
Yes, he’s making a living doing this. It’s always upsetting to me when people who have made it through this process (journey from hell) and then make a living off of it ergo people who lack wealth do to this problem I can’t get the “better professionals). I’m 61 I have been going through this since age 11. Talk about beyond livid!
Hope everyone here gets better, you can do it. ❤️🙏👣
Speak up! & Get to the point already
Lmao