18. OCD Treatment - How to deal with intrusive urges, sensations & emotions

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[RendraHehuwat]

It is not easy.. Always cry a little happy tears that someone out there is actually helping people with these obsessions. Thank you Katie..

[carter]

I love this because it really expands on the whole intrusive thoughts perspective. So many times I've felt emotions and then quickly jumped to the conclusion "Did I just enjoy that thought?", which gives me even more anxiety. It feels good to know you're not the only one!

[zaidzaid]

I was suffering from insomnia, anxiety and depression for 6 years s now I have recovered from all of them by GOD's will by following ur program thanx...

[rafmak]

It's not easy to accept your intrusive thoughts and stop fighting with them, but I'm doing my best to do it. You changed my way of thinking about OCD. Thank you.

[NN-wdvi]

Thanks! this actually helped me a lot! mostly 60% of this information is already known to me, but for whatever reason, when my condition worsen I always need this information to be fed to me by a third party. I think that actually have someone that you believe is qualified and that knows the answer to your problems - is a vital part of starting the treatment. Simply reading the said information in your videos is not enough to convince me. After all, we are social creatures which rely on each-other.

[louisemiles]

Thank you so much for this video.. you don't understand the positive impact these videos have on people. Please, please continue to do videos on intrusive feelings and urges because i cn't find help anywhere about them

[imarivaljean]

Who knew Tina Fey was so knowledgeable about mental health

[WelshDub]

Thank you for this, I almost automatically feel guilty and anxious

[cherryblossom]

Thanks for saying that. For me it’s the emotions and sensations that bother me, the thoughts not so much. I have segsual (just censoring) intrusive ocd. And my fear isn’t that I would act it out, because I would never. It’s the guilt that I might not stop a feeling soon enough and even enjoy it. And that makes me question who I am and my morality and really makes me feel terrible. I understand that the ocd targets what I am least likely to actually want to do, but the feelings feel so real.

[chlover]

This is amazing thank you! I get intrusive emotions along with panic sensations and it makes it feel so much more real. People dont talk about this enough, i appreciate you shedding light on it! Intrusive emotions are the hardest to sit with for me they always bring fear and thoughts with them...

[theredbeard]

It’s really nice that You are the only one who Speaks about intrusive emotions

[kingmarcus]

Dr D'Ath I hope that you see this comment: Thank you so much! You are a God-send. Your videos have helped me so much. I've learned so much from you. While I still struggle with OCD, the knowledge I've gained from your videos have helped me to understand what I'm dealing with and how to handle it. God Bless you!

[scottadams]

Thanks Katie, This make so much sense to me...I have tripped up with this a lot over the years, where i would have an intrusive emotion along with an intrusive thought & would automatically assume this meant something! I have been practicing this for a while now... When a intrusive thought and emotion pop up i try and just separate myself from them & get back to what i value the most in any given moment... Can be bloody painful at times... I feel this will help me in the long run! Thanks for your amazing videos Katie
Scott

[soundslikeaguineapig]

This. I needed this today. /someone suffering from intrusive emotions about ”wanting” to hurt/kill my cats…
it’s the worst feeling ever in the history of humankind and i wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

[Drummer]

Thanks for clarifying this and i am sure you have helped alleviate the fears of many people who felt that their unwanted/intrusive emotions meant something about them. I still suffer with thoughts/emotions about disliking myself and others but knowing i am not my thoughts or emotions i realise i can decide how i see myself and others.

[shashank]

i don't have words that how much i thanks you... your all videos about have changed my entire life and i am living happily now.... once i lost all hope but now i am much better.... thank you so much mam.... 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[in-tuition-fj]

2:37 I have strong feelings of guilt and also emotional intrusions where I feel for people knowing they would never feel the same about me. I end up avoiding connections because these images and emotions make me feel off. I also feel that groinal response makes me feel very odd though I know is part of OCD. 😔 Thank you for the video! ❤

[Pyroverrückt_Austria]

Why does the Groinal Response feel so real 😢

[warriorspirit]

I couldn't be more thankful to you dear Katie you are the angel for me and all of the OCD sufferers .

[craigbusick]

Thank you so very much Katie.You may not believe this but I struggling with this and arrived at the same conclusion minutes before I found this video.I have struggled wirh OCD all my life.Im 56 now.It first noticed it or it became most accute for the first time when I was 15.Ir dragged me into a major depression on several occasions.Thank you again.I struggle with sensation ocd as well.