ASMR for OCD │ OCD Explained and How to Treat Your OCD

Today's video is ASMR for OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). I'll explain OCD, what it is and is NOT. Plus I tell you know to treat your OCD -- hint: it's not with ASMR. I hope the whispering and mic scratching make a tough topic a bit smoother for you! 😊🤗

I've taken a break from creating any content for a while. I'm not sure if I'll be back or not, but I appreciated the kind comments in the meantime!

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[kendan]

I just looked up "ASMR for OCD" and didn't expect to find anything like this. This video is really helpful. I'm not diagnosed but I'm pretty sure I've had OCD since childhood and recently I've really been struggling with intrusive thoughts and obsessive spirals but learning more about this disorder helps me feel less alone.

[doalux]

ever since i was young i’ve struggled with obsessive compulsive behaviors and was always made fun of by my parents for it like closing a door over and over again until it made the “right sound or right feeling” or putting a cup down repeatedly until it “felt right”. or even touching one corner of a table and having to touch each corner in a similar spot. i can remember locking the sliding door and checking it over 10 times in an hour after spiraling, thinking if it’s open someone is going go break in and everyone is going to hate me. It’s really tough when people think having ocd is JUST being a perfectionist when most time for me it will affect almost every moment of my day to day life.

[frogie]

I have OCD and it's really nice to see things like this, the amount of times I've broken down because of it, the horrifying thoughts, the decrease in my wellbeing, almost landing myself dead because I just wanted to escape, just for all or the suffering to be labeled as a "cleaning" and "being perfect" disorder just shattered me, and it's so hard to explain, it's so hard to say why it's so difficult because it's just seen as "not a big deal" is so infuriating, , im so happy that this video is here to help and educate, , , , thank you so much

[literalhamster]

i recently got diagnosed with ocd it really feels like your brain is torturing you and the people around me don’t get it at all, it’s nice to feel understood, ty for this video💜

[gavenross]

I’ve been struggling with my Pure O OCD a lot lately, thank you for this.

[MayaLouiseHolmes]

This is so accurate! I have POCD, HOCD and ROCD. I was diagnosed in my late teens but I've had it since I was a child. It's absolutely crippling but I'm happy to say I'm on medication and it's helping me. It preys on what you love most!

[frurmind]

Wow! Im SO glad I came across this video. I realized for my ENTIRE life I've been obsessed with making sure I don't harm anyone. This manifested itself into me going into health care profession where I gravitated to truama informed care and practices and even started a huge project on implementing new policy change in my organization. I've watched hundreds of webinars, podcast, and read books so I could "perfect" every interaction with people so that I don't offend, judge or harm them. I'm just realizing this obsession is deeply rooted in my own childhood truma in being blamed for the deaths of animals we had growing up. Thank you for this. I can finally face these events, not take the blame and appoint it to neglectful parents and heal my inner child❤.

[draineater]

I was diagnosed with OCD when I was 10 years old, I'm 21 now and I've definitely come a long way. I used to compulsively wash my hands around 50 times a day to the point where I'd have extremely dry and cracked hands, my obsession was about "getting germs on my belongings" weirdly enough and not about getting germs on myself. I'm no longer like that, I managed to overcome it with counselling and exposure therapy. I managed to taper off of the Clomipramine I was on for years with the help of my GP and I'm feeling alot less tired and down thanks to that.

However I have a new issue, the obsession/fear over my devices having imperfections. I'm a gamer and I bought myself a new Nintendo Switch, I've been using an ergonomic grip case with it and recently I noticed it left a teeny tiny pencil dot sized "scratch" or rather a removal of the "finish" they use on the plastic. You really have to look closely for it and it's practically unnoticeable. I've been giving myself some sort of exposure therapy by looking at photos of normal use wear and tear on devices, which has helped relieve me quite a bit. I've also gotten into the habit of telling myself that "nothing is going to stay pristine forever" which was the case with my 3DS that has a similar thing going on which for some reason I'm fine with and don't care about.

This video made me feel more comforted in knowing that I'm not alone and that I can get through it as I've managed to do in the past. Thanks for all the hard work you do and keep it up.

[speedtrialss]

i love that you talked about the religious aspect that may occur with ocd. i grew up with religious trauma, and before i began to let go, i would cry and pray to god every night out of fear that he hated me or that i had sinned, as those around me planted it in my brain. great video tho

[maariyahm]

Thank you for this video! I think I have OCD with germs and can’t remember my life before all the rituals etc that I do. I’ve never seriously thought about getting officially diagnosed with it or going to therapy etc, as it is a bit of a taboo subject especially within the Asian community and it’s something people make fun of or you get told off for.

[ayseturkoglu]

Thank you for this video, I was diognesed with OCD today and my therapist already explained this to me but hearing someone talk about it the way you are made my experience feel valid and gave me hope.🙏🏻

[amywilliams]

Wow this really helped me. I thought I was crazy, I feel like you just explained my life away to a tea. I should go get a therapist…

[AThoughtfulFrog]

To whoevers reading this, i believe in you! Keep going soldier 💪

[stormie]

i have contamination ocd and i live in a gross house. like, physically. we have many pets which exacerbates my ocd at times and it's a nasty cycle - i've started to spiral to where i cannot even go to certain parts of my own house, let alone leave it. i cant touch my counters, the shower ( ONLY the shower handle ), i cant touch walls or floors. my blankets have to be inspected for "bugs" and anything related to them. i don't have access to health care or therapy so i'm raw doggin it out here :] sorry for using this as a lil vent space but. it's an ocd video 😭😭

[clara_echoflower]

Thank you so so much for this video, this video is a blessing to me 🥺 I have pure OCD since I was 4, I had violent thoughts of my parents dying everyday, but they couldn't understand why that was happening and said all I needed was to have more faith in god. I used to pray as a compulsion, used to call my parents hour after hour a day to make sure they were alive, and I simply couldn't stop the needing to call them because of the insanely guilt and thought that if I didn't check on them, they would be dead because of me not being able to save them. They couldn't understand my panic and would get very annoyed with all the calls, I had anxiety crises everyday for about 8-10 years, having sickness, throwing up, bellyache, fever and asthma crisis. It took me 18 years of suffering to get a therapist, against my parents way of thinking, and one more year to start medical treatment with a psychiatrist, also against my parents desire. I had so many suicidal thoughts that my aunt had to take me to see a psychiatrist or else I could have k1lled myself :c and today, even with the medicine, I had another serious crisis because I had to stop taking my medicine for four days because of personal reasons, your video really helped me. Thank you so much! I'm subscribing and hoping the best for the channel

[MisterMusicMouse]

You're a wonderful counselor and fantastic ASMRtist, Curt! I enjoy your channel very much. 🤗

[lachiimolalaaa]

i've ocd and it's really nice to see things like this vid. I honestly didn't expect, that i will find videos like this but- i did! Thank Youu~♡

[conorduh]

Thank you for mentioning how people throw around the term WAYYY too easily, ngl it frustrates me when someone simply aligns there pencils for example and no suddenly they think they have OCD

[gabesj]

This overall made me feel more positive, thank you

[mompols]

I havent been diagnosed but Im pretty sure I have some sort of OCD. I have some serious skin condition that made me pick my skin so much. Sometimes two hours have passed picking my skin and I wouldnt even notice.