OCD Isn’t Always a Fear, Sometimes it is a Feeling

OCD isn’t always a fear. This can confuse not only us, but even therapists. We can be digging and digging feeling like we are missing something, when in reality the problem is right in front of us.

OCD doesn’t have to be about fear. There are many OCD themes that center around a feeling. These can be feelings of disgust, grossness, not just right or a feeling of incompleteness to name a few.

The core fear is that these uncomfortable feelings may never go away. We tackle these feelings the same way we tackle any other OCD theme, by learning how to sit in the discomfort they bring.

In this week’s Youtube video I talk about how OCD doesn’t have to be a fear and can be a feeling instead.

Don’t have time? Click below to subscribe to my Youtube channel on anxiety/OCD and watch later.

This video is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace the guidance of a qualified professional.

[addisontaylor]

Thank you so much for this video. I have OCD and tend to invalidate myself when I hear other people talk about OCD because I have mainly “Just Right” OCD and this really helped me because other people always talk about the typical symptoms and feelings so I doubt myself and my diagnosis but this helped validate me ❤️

[sheriberrie]

thanks so much for this, I feel all day this looming feeling where I have to check my past just incase, its such a loathsome feeling of not feeling right

[chellemadzombie]

Thank you, this video and your YouTube channel has been very helpful than other YouTube videos I have seen. Alot of videos about OCD talk about with people who have OCD do compulsions because they're worried about something bad happening to them or to their loved ones, but most of the time with my compulsions I'm not necessarily thinking something bad is going to happen to me or to someone I love if I don't do these compulsions, it's more about making it feel right or the feeling of incomplete.

[tomboker]

is this about uncertainty? can we say that?