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For information purposes only. Does not constitute clinical advice. Consult your local medical authority for advice. The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, October 11, 2022.

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[wreckerthegoat]

bro i literally cant, i know that it's my ocd but the thoughts are SO horrible i just cant ignore them, they're so bad ive literally stopped eating for 2 months

[Raja]

the most effective way to cure ocd is to ignore it altogether. the point is don't do something because of ocd and don't leave something because of it, think of him as a crazy person talking behind your back, and be like normal people in general, and believe that ocd won't harm you. do this continuously and be patient until you recover from it 😉😉

[dahyunbunny]

Me: *happily listens to the teacher of my favourite subject and takes notes*
My OCD: You are just going to insult the teacher out loud.
Me: W-what? Why da heck would I do that!?
My OCD: Because you will.
Me: *Shuts her mouth with her hand*

[jetpond]

I never really thought of it this way genuinly thanks so much

[flymypg]

While I never had OCD, as a kid I used to have an array of "nervous behaviors", mainly forms fidgeting (without a fidget spinner) or moving side-to-side (like shaking my head, very similar to the "head bobble" used in India to indicate "yes" or agreement). My pediatrician assured my mother they would fade with age.

Unfortunately, they persisted as I grew older, so I tried to reduce their visibility. While I could mask them easily enough while standing or walking, they were most visible while sitting. First, I consciously moved them to my legs, bouncing on the ball of my foot, like the seated "knee jiggle" some folks get from too much caffeine. As I entered adulthood, the jiggle also became disruptive, so I was able to further reduce it to rubbing my right big toe against the top of my shoe, making it totally invisible.

But, boy, did I tear holes in lots of socks, and sometimes even the top of my shoe! Only when I reached my mid-50s did all such "nervous behaviors" finally fade. Not completely gone, but much less costly to my footwear. Sometimes, my shoes now wear out from the bottom!

Looking back, I suspect they may have been responses to agitation, perhaps due to anxiety or emotional/social stress. Which may make them what today we'd call "self-soothing behaviors", rather than something in or related to my muscular nerves.

[memehorse]

Guys, good or bad thoughts they're just thoughts. Treat them like an object.

[jennicablack]

The "Ill do it later" used to work for me and now if i think that my brain makes me feel like i have to do it NOW so thats literally all i can think about.

[rhinoboy]

Sounds like ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) This approach can be a helpful adjunct to standard CBT.

[christianolive]

That’s a great tip to record myself because what I already do gets stale after a while.

[edward]

Well, my OCD is harm I cannot say it out loud 😂

[kenx]

Ignore / Delay the action when the thought come! Like asking you to press button or wash hand one more time you don't do that leave it and focus other things you will feel uneasy but its ok!

[you_dont_wanna_know]

Wouldn't this be dwelling more and more into the obsessions?? (Listening 45 minutes, singing it, writing it) wouldn't this mean to exacerbate it even more?

[a.r.]

Postponing it kind of helps me, when I catch myself in a compulsion, I am able to stop and think of picking it up later and sometimes I forget to so I don't do it later

[izio]

ok i will try the writing down method the next time i get an unwanted compulsion 👍

[Mushroom-]

Wow..great tips for people who hav Ocd...

[pieisthebest]

The funny and sad thing about it is that the cure is so simple, ie Just don’t do the action, but at the same time so difficult.

[yocyler]

THIS IS SELF DESTRUCTION! I NEED TO OVERCOME

[s]

Corrupt the OCD is how I beat it I used to do everything in 3 because of the OCD so I changed it to random numbers and I eventually beat it

[martlinx]

I understand this and it makes sense but the part that gets me and I struggle with is being able to distinguish intuition from fear based OCD thoughts. Like my mind will come up with these thoughts of “what if” but it feels like fate sometimes and like a “sign” to do that thing and then I’ll do it and then have thoughts and fear of “oh crap did I do it again? What if this was the wrong choice? But it feels like the right choice…I think”

So it feels like I constantly can’t really trust myself with anything and that eventually my OCD will ruin things for me again, like relationships, jobs, family matters, life choices, etc

[ana-maria]

It actually a bit works like that. My compulsion to wash hands etc. I try to do a few things that are considered to get my hands dirty before rewashing my hands. It's difficult though.