This is OCD's secret weapon against you
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- OCD can trick you in many ways. One is the backdoor spike.
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OCD can be tricky, making you doubt if you even have it. This video breaks down how OCD uses denial to keep you stuck. Here's what you'll learn:
1. How OCD acts like a shape-shifting trickster
2. What a backdoor spike is and why it happens
3. Why OCD makes you think "this time it's real"
4. How to spot when you're downplaying your symptoms
5. Practical tips to outsmart OCD's tricks
As someone who's dealt with OCD, I'll show you how to recognize these sneaky tactics. By the end, you'll have the tools to see through OCD's illusions and take back control.
- - - Disclaimer - - -
For information purposes only. Does not constitute clinical advice. Consult your local medical authority for advice.
If you were wondering, Nate's course is so good! I wish I took the plunge and bought it earlier but I didn't know how helpful it would be, especially for someone who can't afford to start therapy. Definitely recommend!
Is it different than the videos on TH-cam?
That is so kind of you to say! Thank you so much for your support. I'm glad to hear that it's helping. Best wishes my friend!
@@crookscorner7894 Yes and involves lots of exercises that really helped us start to emerge from some very tough times.
@@ocdandanxiety Hi, so I don't have OCD, but I do have severe anxiety, can your videos still help me? When you describe OCD, it also really says me to a T. So, What's the difference between OCD and anxiety? My therapist has been really helping me, and I'm starting to calm down more, but my anxiety does come back from time to time, and my therapist is seeing that I don't have OCD but is helping me to manage my anxiety
@@ocdandanxiety Seconded! But...I'm still having a terrible time at times. As usual. All my life. But with God's grace, in Him, and with great stuff like yours, Nathan, I keep pressing on. Gotta. Wouldn't want it any other way. OCD must NOT win, folks.
The tricks that my OCD plays on me:
• Your situation is very different from others and nobody will understand you
• You are using OCD as an excuse to deny the fact that you are a bad person or you want to do inappropriate things or you have done inappropriate things.
• You are undeserving of compassion.
Although I'm doing a little bit well now after suffering from HOCD, Real Event and False Memory OCD, I would give some tips to the people who are dealing these problems:
• Don't compare yourself with others. Everyone is different and everyone have their own unqiue struggles.
• Don't get fooled by the thoughts those I mentioned above. Your OCD is Not different. Treat those thoughts like you don't care about them. Respond with "Maybe, maybe not" or totally agree with those thoughts in a way like you don't care. Allow yourself to feel any discomfort or anxiety. Remember that *NO PAIN, NO GAIN.* So, don't seek reassurance.
• If your OCD says you don't deserve to engage in your favourite hobby, do the opposite of what your OCD tells you.
• Be patient with yourself and remember that recovery is not a destination, it is a gradual process by which you can become more resilient. Use setbacks as opportunities for improvement.
This is so helpful thankyou ❤
Hello there, thank you for your comment. I am really struggling with my thoughts lately and they make me feel like an evil person, even though I don't want them and I know they are terribly wrong. Any suggestions like to work with them? Please and thank you
@@marketaturicikova8177 Having a thought doesn't mean you are evil. You can't control your thoughts. And thoughts are not themselves good or bad inherently. Thoughts are just thoughts. If you treat a thought like a thought, then your anxiety will fade away.
Nathan is not only a pro at what he does, he's also innovative, studies the latest science, and actually talks to people in a way that is just like talking to another person at your level, even though he is really skillful. No pretense, like talking to a smart friend or coach. All of which makes him uniquely effective. I bought his course and find it really useful, long term.
Thanks for the kind words! This really means a lot to me and keeps me motivated to keep providing help.
Thank you so much, nathan. We really do appreciate all the lessons and learnings you shared in the video. All the way from the Philippines here 🇵🇭
It's insane that this video topic dropped when I feel the exact same way described. I suddenly haven't been feeling anxious and the thoughts/triggers I've been having don't give me anxiety (nearly as much) as they did a few days ago. Now my only worry is about why I'm not worrying about things.
I just wanna let everyone know that you can get yourself out the OCD bubble. Just like Nathan explained at the beginning of the video, my symptoms have drastically improved. However, I had a turbulent moment at work the other day. I was reading about trauma when, all of a sudden, I got the thought “What if I'm psychotic and I don't know it? What if I'm feeling or hearing things that aren't actually there?” I immediately went to Reddit and opened up ChatGPT, lol. But then I realized quickly that I was compulsing and couldn't do it. So, I closed out all the tabs and sat with that gut-wrenching anxiety. I made it back home in one piece and even had a humorous conversation with a friend on the phone. I don't even remember where that thought came from. But in any case, stay strong, OCD warriors! It gets better!
5:11 OCD's ultimate trick ahaha, exactly the same, word by word this intrusive thought came to me. YOU ARE AWESOME, I CAN'T RELATE TO YOUR VIDEOS MORE, you're a life saver! Definetely the best OCD specialist ever. I've taken your course as well. I am really grateful that you exist and that I found your channel!
It's like a magician in our heads always coming up with new tricks as we're about to grasp what is going on and keeps deceiving. But it's incredible how you know this so well, that as if you are the magician himself, you know what the thought says word by word. I can't stress enough how helpful and amazing and spot on your videos are. Thanks once again.
Thank you for being here. The thing about OCD is that it tries the same techniques on each person. I'm glad you've been able to stay a step ahead! 😉
Joining the thanks queue here.
Nate, your course is amazing, its the first time I feel like I actually understand the mechanism I was leaving by for so long.
You work is of the highest value a person can provide IMO. Thank You!
1:03 is a BIG thing my brain does. it goes "you don't seem scared about what you could do, that means you probably WANT to do it"
"it can be a sign of progress". Yes! It is because it's happening to me and I know it is! Keep on going, my friends! God will help you, ask Him!
Amen! I hope he blesses you and your brain ❤
I have,asked god he hasnt helped me.
Ocd is thoughts>>feelings>>behavior
If you cut the thoughts the feeling will not be increase anymore and its gonna be faded by its own by the time, dont Wait the feeling to be instantly fixed just cut the thoughts, and feeling will be fixed after some minutes, try it.❤
It was so good to come home from school to this because I've been suffering with these types of thoughts all day and it been like this for a while. OCD is soo good and making us feel like we're the ones at fault and it can cause us to fall into this endless loop. So thank you Nate - you are honestly an amazing person for helping people like me, even if its through a screen ❤
The timing here is insane. You posted this at the height of me spiking in the aftermath of a years worth of therapy and medication. Thank you for all you do.
As another mental health professional, thank you so much for the work that you do.
I needed to hear this. I have made progress with my OCD therapist but recently not been doing so well and thought that I had not made progress but this makes perfect sense. ❤❤
Every time a new theme comes in, it feels like it is the most terrifying, serious, important thing ever.......but it happens for every theme. Every OCD theme is unique but the OCD cycle in your head is always the same: OCD thought -> fear/guilt/shame/urgency -> compulsive thought/behaviour -> temporarily feeling better -> OCD thought. That's the OCD cycle that continues forever until you stop engaging.
Yeah bro same ...
Every theme is different and seems that its the hardest to go through it but you should know the way you get through others you will get through this tooo 😊
OCD thinks it's a virus within the matrix, when really it's just a glitch that will get resolved with the next software update.
Wow thanks Nate! You are the slayer to our OCD demon
Nathan, you are such an amazing human!
Whatever content you make it relates some much to what actually is happening but cannot be put into words. But you are definitely helping with a lot. Thank you so much for spreading so much awareness about this. Is it possible to have these intrusive thoughts without having cleaning compulsions? But compulsions only related to the sub type of OCD I am dealing with?
This channel has helped me a lot ❤
Thank you ❤
You are so right, this monster does exactly as you say.
Thank you for empowering us to confront this inner devil.
I owe you my life🌹
Now that I think about it. My mother used to behave like the OCD with me. Just like in this video. She was all the time making me doubt in everything when I was a child, doing exactly like what you explain how OCD behaves. Now I’m an adult with OCD, sometimes feels like my mothers playing the same doubts and tricks on me…
this was perfect timing
I will be very thankful ,greatful
Same question
God bless you sir
O thanks u .. feeling great today 😺
Sir can you please explain the difference between OCD and addiction. I can't differentiate whether it's OCD or some behavioural addiction. For addiction I had watch dr anna lembke podcast where she was describing complete abstinence from the addictive behaviour or drug as it will help us to rewire our reward pathways but when it's OCD we are asked to do ERP .
These two concepts are overlapping and bit confusing I wish if you could educate us about these two topics .
So how do you know once you've actually healed and can stop therapy 🤔 or is therapy a lifetime?
Thanks for your videos.. its really helpful . I have couple of questions can you help,
I get thoughts like jf rebirth exist there is no point in life and there will be no spark in life. So i do lot of research in proving there is no rebirth. Is this existential ocd? Do i really believe that there is no point in life if there is no rebirth or ocd fear creating tht doubt. Also can you provide me what should be my response for these thoughts. I really need your support here i am struggling with this since 13 years now.
I’m worrying that I don’t have OCD but I did not do official recovery work, I don’t know if I did without noticing or making it official. It’s just that back then I feel like it was more clear that I had OCD, but now that I’m less anxious (at least I think I’m less anxious) and feel less urgent to figure things out (of my main/strongest theme I guess) I’ve been doubting if I even have OCD.. I am not diagnosed, I know it is probably best to go to a therapist but I don’t think I can do that because of some reasons. I want to recover from OCD but me questioning if I even have it makes me think if I should or shouldn’t do recovery.. or am I using OCD as an excuse to stop researching this topic I’m worried about or something, I don’t know man, someone help or give me your thoughts, sir Nathan or anyone, I am 16 years old btw it started when I was 15.
I had a GF try the backdoor spike on me once... Blocked it👍
i really wants help .
brother if any one of you is reading my comment please help me , I belong to a lower middle class family and can't afford his online course but I want to be ocd free as i am the only boy child of my parent i want to does some thing great for my parent but it is really the worst disease .
if any of you reading my comment please help me buying the course
i will definitely return his money slowly
i dont want any money but just want this course because my country exchange rate is 82 times less than dollar
if nathan sir you are reading it please let me have your course, I will pay you when i would get well and get financially well please it's a humble request
Hey. Send me a message my friend.
@@ocdandanxietyFrom which app, sir?
@@ocdandanxietyHUMBLE REQUEST Sir, I am a student and belong to a poor family therefore I can't purchase your MASTER YOUR OCD COURSE . PLEASE LET ME HAVE IT AND INSHALLAH ONE DAY WHEN I WOULD GET WELL I WILL PAY YOU BACK SIR
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@@ocdandanxiety Thank you sooooo much sir
may allah bless you
My ocd is philosophical type it feels WEIRDESTTT everrr
basically it was tht all humans r evil n we're just driven by biological instincts n survival n also we created all rules of goodness n morals too for surviving
Like humans r just thinkin we're just like machines n we created this morals n stuff to feel better n bla bla
It is soo bad it makes me feel so selfish 😢😢 n it tells me I should die bcz life is ultimately suffering
N it triggers into DPDR
PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME IT'S ACTUALLY JUST OCD I'm suffering so bad😞😔
@@Seriously_Warda Hi , this very much sounds like scrupulosity or religious OCD themed around morality and guilt. Yes I can relate to it.
@UmarAstro I previously had blasphemy and religious Ocd but it just disappeared and since my 20th birthday last year I'm stuck with this one.
Maybe its more like philosophical or existential ocd cz mostly it's thoughts such as "Is life just suffering" and about death anxiety and such stuff
It makes me suicidal sometimes😭
@@UmarAstro Did you experience the same thoughts??
@@UmarAstro can we talk please??
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please i only want course not money
anyone please help me
Hey brother would recommend ai therapy not instead of real one but for the start, you are not broken you wiil be better
Hold on there you got this
I remember thinking that I was never gonna get better. But Nathan really helped me to see things in a different way. Love yourself. Accept these thoughts. Respond with “maybe, maybe not.” Doesn’t work right away, but I’ll tell you brother, it gets easier with time. I’m still not fully recovered but I’m much better than 8 months ago. Try to find any sort of resources as well with therapy. Having multiple tools on your belt is good. I wish you luck on your prosperous, fulfilling journey to getting better. Remember, you’re not alone. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you can really make progress ❤️
You can try the OCD groups which are online
oh, seven minutes ago
This is the thing like the stage of Ocd i am going through is exactly like this I am a muslim and whenever i started to pray i get this that i have intention to break my prayer or like ... This feel and i dont know if i feel doubt or am i confirm that its my intention tbh its hard like i have went through many stages of ocd and it always feels that its me and not my ovd 🫤