Intrusive Thoughts (Short Film about OCD)

This film was created to show how disturbing Intrusive Thoughts can be personified through a character who represents OCD. Every person who suffers from mental illness doesn't have the same experiences but this is to help bring awareness about one part of OCD some experience.

WARNING: This is a film which is meant to portray how it feels and can be disturbing for some viewers.

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[rebeccachiafullo]

Thank you guys so much for all the love on my OCD short film - it has almost hit 100k WOWOWOW!

I am so glad it has been a good representation for our community & that I was able to combine my love for film & my passion for spreading mental health awareness into that short film.

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[a.v.]

That cursing in your head when praying was definitely on point

[TheNigttimeNightmare]

this is such an accurate depiction of OCD. I hope more people see this so we can break the stigma that surrounds it. its so much more than ‘keeping your surroundings clean’ and ‘being organised’. nobody ever talks about the intrusive thoughts and how exhausting it can become. this was a really good film.

[avx-od]

This is pretty good. The one big thing to note for those that don't have OCD is that unlike mental illnesses such as Schizo-spectrrum disorders, OCD does not present as hallucinations or external voices, it's an internal dialogue, like your 'conscience'. It's also important to note that people with OCD don't want these thoughts and don't act on them as they go against our values and they attack the things we love and value the most.

[Orange]

I am shocked at how much I related to this. I am not diagnosed but this makes me feel like I should find out for myself if what I'm dealing with could possibly be OCD.

[ookipuki]

As soon as he said "wanna know a weird fact?" I knew he was
the OCD. 🥶

[Green_girly]

The frustrating thing is when ppl tell you it’s just stress or “OCD is over cleaning “ it irks my soul

[gwynethanneradatz]

The guilt and stress and thinking you're a terrible person for even looking at anybody else while you're in a relationship is so real. My brain tells me I have to be rude and ignore other people at times because some higher being will see my thoughts and set them into my SO's head. It's infuriating and debilitating. I've never seen somebody represent that :(

Everything here is spot on though, and I heavily relate to everything. Thank you for making this.

[crackedLCDsalvage]

The last scene kicked the hardest. When you finally thought the feeling is gone, you start to worry were it is, and this worrying brings it back, which you kind of crave because it has become normal, but it isn't. Great movie!

[goofball]

I suffer from OCD and this is very very accurate. It’s an awful thing to suffer from and it’s definitely not cool. OCD is a bully inside of your head. To anyone else suffering from mental illnesses, I hope you get the help you need.

[shggy]

This is the greatest representation of OCD. It’s always there with you no matter what and there’s nothing you could do to stop it. It’s an endless, vicious, nasty cycle bc the more you feed into it the worse it gets. This short film really shows the cruelty of OCD and it’s so accurate that it gave me goosebumps. Whoever made this is a genius.

[emilygreaves]

It’s so strange seeing something that perfectly represents what I go through everyday. It’s helped me realise I’m not alone. I love this short film, thank you !

[LaveenaMakhaik]

This perfectly depicts the OCD.
The intrusive thoughts like stabbing, turning car over ditch, falling of stares. Paranoid with surroundings and people.

[fadwasadik]

Well done Rebecca, I experience OCD and it starts bothering me when I tried desperately to identify with any reckless idea that I had in mind. It started with doubting my sexuality to wanting to hurt other people... But none of it is true. They're simply ideas and let them flow instead of reacting to them or saying to yourself "how can u think of such thing" "u're such a psycho...". I think the key to understand OCD is by welcoming those feelings and let them go instead of judging ourselves

[lillynorthup]

I had an intrusive though earlier, while I was slicing fruit, about cutting my eye with a knife. It feels so terrible.

[maxandocd]

Rebecca, congrats on making an awesome film about how OCD can really be. I have it myself; the intrusive thoughts, images, sensations, etc. It can be absolutely horrfic. OCD attatches to things and people you love, and having to live with it day in and day out can be exhausting as your character said in the film. Thankfully nowadays there isn't the extreme stigma about mental illness as there was decades ago. It still is out there, but peeps are becoming more aware of it. Thanks for making this video!

[rebeccachiafullo]

Hello Everyone! The feedback I have gotten is incredible, I seriously cannot believe it and am so grateful for this community. I am so glad my team and I were able to create something others can relate too. I want this to provide a space for those who suffer with OCD feel understood, and people who want to learn, to learn in a different way.

[lanabobana]

I know a lot of other sufferers have been saying the same thing, but this depiction is incredibly accurate. I suffer from ocd, harm specifically, and can totally relate to this. My compulsions aren't as obvious because I don't really do patterns such as tapping or knocking, but rather I have the urge to call my parents at night to hide their knives since I know the code to their house, or to change their code. My worst compulsion that I take part in is actually staying awake all night, because "nighttime is when my family is asleep and most vulnerable and if I try to sleep I'll be alone with my thoughts and what if I give in and go hurt them. I have to stay awake until I know it's during the time they would wake up for work/school so that I'll know they're not vulnerable anymore and I won't be able to hurt them". Living on my own has made ocd that much harder to deal with, especially since it's isolated me from making any friends, but honestly this video helped in an odd way. The way you added the girl's voice to her obsessions is incredibly accurate, because we can see ocd as part of us and sometimes it feels like we're the ones telling ourselves these things. Hearing it in the boy's voice instead of hers helped me think of my own ocd that way, and that makes me feel better. Next time I feel a panic attack coming on or my obsessions get bad, I'll try and think of them as somebody else's voice or as if they're someone else spinning these images into my head. That way I can separate them from me. Maybe it'll help. Either way, thank you so much for making this film. You did a wonderful job and we appreciate the support for sure.

[Shanelhig]

Probably the best demonstration of OCD I’ve ever seen

[ScarEyedCharizard]

As a severe OCD sufferer, this brought me to tears. So many times I tried to explain to my family how bad ocd makes me feel but they can never really understand. I want to show them this video. Thank you for making it.