Accepting Uncertainty

Thanks to Jessie M. Wilhelm for editing this video!

Whoa, weird lighting is weird.
I'll try to fix it, but I may just make it worse. D: We'll see....

Shalom, Kat

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(PS. Aimed for young adult/adult readers).

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[DonnaIRL]

I think accepting uncertainty applies a lot to growing up and growing as a person, in general. A lot of people love to plan out their lives so much that if one thing goes wrong in their plan, they crumble. Truth is, no matter how much you plan, you're not going to know. That's okay.

[shelbyking]

I feel like OCD (pure-O especially) is impossible because it's the only illness where the "cure" is to deliberately not have a cure lol. i hate it but knowing others are going through it helps. Thanks Kat!

[mitzivancleve]

Yep! Spot on Kat! Accepting uncertainty is one of the hardest things to do regarding our OCD obsessions. The anxiety is utterly compelling. It pushes and shoves us to keep on trying to figure it out; to get that one answer which we think will lay it all to rest. To do that thing which makes us feel temporarily reassured. But instead of being helpful, all that attending, only gives the obsessional theme even more weight, credence and validity. And when that happens it's really hard for our brain to focus on any other topic. Managing OCD definitely means living with feelings of intense uncertainty w/o continually seeking reassurance and searching for that perfect answer. Faith, hope and love are not things which we prove, they are things which we choose and, according to God, the are also the things which endure. Great job!! Thanks for sharing!

[squareheads]

I really needed this today. Thank you.

[lynnritchie]

It's not the uncertainty, it's the thoughts I have to make up for it.

[hassaanrauf]

Also, the uncertainties are irrational. Mostly I get uncertain of things that I was previously certain of before my OCD got triggered. All my brain wants is the feeling of relief from the intrusive thoughts but trying ERP therapy (basically preventing the response to an exposure) reduces the anxiety and things become either certain again, or uncertain but don't cause anxiety.

[nataliexox]

I like the idea behind this video! accepting uncertainty when you have anxiety is hard but I agree when you accept that you can't know everything it's a lot less stressful!

[easthooligunz]

I struggle with this severely and never thought to connect it with my ocd. I really really needed this message right now. It gives me so much peace to hear it come from someone else. thank you :)

[mrb]

From a former suffer of OCD of 13 years, I regained my faith in god interestingly enough. Because in the end faith is just that. Faith is a practice of believing in the unknown. Just like uncertainty.

Another thing I loved that you said, is “we don’t know anything”. I live by this every day myself! In a funny way I tell myself “thoughts cannot be trusted”. Only our actions!

[devincaesar-walker]

im trying so hard with this subject right now

"your gonna carry that weight"-Spike Spiegel

[chrisgrant]

A great piece of advice and really appreciated, thank you !

[thatgirlray]

This is literally me. The only problem I have is when ****I**** accept uncertainty, my **head** doesn’t. The voice in the back of my mind torments me and tells me the truth is out there and I’m just lazy/uneducated/stupid/don’t care about the truth enough to find it. Idk how to stop the thoughts ):

[zrayne]

hey ! this really helped me knowing that I am not alone in what I'm dealing with. I need to learn what you have taught in this video and share it with my therapist ( which is not really working very well for me, but I'll try ) . I am struggling with harm ocd and maybe some religious as well. I always feel like I might harm my family and pets with sharp objects so I stay away from knives and things like that. i love them all so much and I always feel so guilty thinking this. I always have doubts like " do I even love them if I'm thinking this?? " I have fear that I might hurt my class mates and or teachers with things as well. I am 15 currently and having a hard time I school with OCD and anxiety. sometimes it peaks so badly that I'm nervous over literally nothing even though I know the school well. please reply with ways I can heal (: I also deal with depression because of this and have thoughts and fears of hurting and even killing myself. my mother knows about this and I have seen a psychiatrist and I'm on 10mg Prozac daily. it has helped some but I might get my dosage up. please help me in knowing how you got where you are w your mental anxiety and ocd(: thanks love your channel

[natalief]

this was really good! i needed this today thank you xx

[dynamicmusic]

Uncertainty is not ignorance its juste à way of how ocd works

[tanviramin]

Great video. Please do more videos on uncertainty

[AnnaLeyland]

if you don't mind me asking, why do you wear a headscarf if you're christian? that's probably a really ignorant/offensive question ahhh sorry

[michaeltinghitella]

No disrespect at all intended by this comment just curious. Are you a christian? If yes then why are you wearing a hijab? I thought that only people who are Muslim wear that? Again not judging just curious. Thanks!