The Truth About Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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OCD or obsessive-compulsive disorder affects 1 in 50 people and psychologists and psychiatrists estimate that less than 10% of those suffering receive any OCD treatment. And almost half of all OCD sufferers had the condition in childhood, though it likely wasn’t recognized because of the stigma of OCD portrayed in society & in the media. OCD expert and clinical psychologist Dr. Jenny Yip sat down for a full series dedicated to erasing that stigma through in-depth education on everything you need to know about the disorder. She even shares her own personal struggle with OCD and what she did to overcome it.

In this first-of-its-kind series, you'll get in-depth education on OCD & how to find the right care. Dr. Jenny Yip also breaks down...
What OCD feels like
How to spot the signs of OCD
How to get an OCD diagnosis
How to find OCD treatment

She even shares what it was like to grow up with OCD.

#ocd #ocdtreatment #ocdawareness

[emayzing]

Yes! It is exreamly annoying when people down play the disorder as if its something everyone has or that it's a joke. People that don't have it have no idea how terrifying and upsetting it can be. Thank you for making these videos.

[joi]

I don’t like that cleaning is stereotypically associated with OCD. Yes people with OCD anxiously clean at times habitually. But it’s so much less of what you see and so much more of what goes unseen or unable to be seen. As a person that suffers with OCD.

[trtlduv]

Having OCD really is like living in a nightmare.

[anonymouschange]

I think that kids should get educated on mental illnesses. In health class we only get taught about symptoms of being suicidal, but I know that a lot of schools don’t even do that. We should get taught about stuff like this

[evanandersen]

The torture is the stuff you don't see. The thought train is terrible. I know it, cope with it, and struggle with it everyday.

[Chonkpanda]

As someone who has ocd, it is terrifying, I find it disgusting that people are associating it with being a neat freak, I had extremely disturbing and violent thoughts, and having these thoughts when I was kid was a nightmare

[jamieguthrie]

It brings me comfort to see others are going through the same thing as me and not to feel shame ❤

[ASMinor]

I am an avid #MentalHealthAwareness advocate and performer, and I love this so much. I travel the country trying to bring that awareness on stages, in classrooms, hospitals, and on my YouTube channel, so I get excited when I see other advocates. 💙❤

[jeremiahwest]

Dr. Jenny Yap Thank you so much for spreading light and clarifying the true Pain of OCD / obsessive compulsive disorder thanks for bringing awareness.

[mentalhelp]

Just started my own channel and its taken a lot of guts as I have suffered all my life with OCD but your site is amazing and really encourages me and others to challenge OCD. thank you so much for spending the time to help people like me.

[theotherway]

Thanks. Another helpful resource is that book "30 Days to Stop Obsessing" by Harper Daniels.

[mlsokty]

I hate that I have ocd. I realized that i had it just recently and it is severe and has been affecting my whole life and i wasn't even aware of it. It sucks and it makes everything so so hard...

[likeliterally]

was looking forward to this video but it really didn't say much. bummer.

[wattsup]

Kinda disappointed, I have Tourettes Syndrome, OCD with anxiety. Could you please do a couple videos on TS and more on OCD and anything else related to these disorders. I went to the link you provided on OCD. It was so nice to learn more about it. Thank you. Something or anything on Tourettes with OCD, ADHD and anxiety would be greatly appreciated

[doglady]

Would you be able to discuss the difference between OCD and OCPD?
And perhaps what the affects of being targeted by someone w OCPD, and how to respond to it. Thanks.

[helenchen]

It's rather unbearable to me living with OCD people. My hygiene standard is not low but those OCD people around me always demand more.

[caitparker]

Me and my family reckon my 11 year old sister has had some form of OCD for quite a while, she's starting to get support from school but my mum has absolutely no way of dealing with her she's not great with children or their problems and just shouts and calls her names-which I think only makes it worse

[HRHprincesspiper]

I can watch umpteen videos on narcissism, personality disorders, even on depression; but I simply cannot sit through one about obsessive compulsive disorder. It’s so triggering to me that it’s not worth it to watch to the end. It’s like my brain writhes around.

[judeboy]

Thank you So much ! I really need this, help me so

[belinda]

I have several intrusive thought which i believe is pure OCD, cause its hard to get rid off, and my psychiatrist told me it just cognitive distortion and im actually fine, its broke my heart cause i hve put my hope to my psychiatrist which alr take me for a year. And i hve never share my strugle with anyone else since, cause im afraid being missunderstood. and now i hve to suffer alone. 😢