Stop compulsions, absolutely no compulsions. If you ignore in very initial time when obsession just come, it is very easy to handle. If you try and start to correct obsessions by saying something or doing physical compulsions, it will worsen the situation. Remember my dear friend, you don't have to correct anything by compulsions because Everything is already in a corrected state. Just say or think THIS IS OCD 😊🌹🌹🌹🌹
Im constantly doing rituals in my head about stuff I already know how i feel about ... I am repeating the same thing over and over and it drives me insane cuz i know the rituals dont need to be repeated.
One thing where I get stuck often is when I get high anxiety or even a panic attack, you know everything kind of goes surreal or blurry, I get many what if thoughts that make it worse, what if I did something wrong or inappropriate (I'm mainly suffering of sexual OCD) while I was in such state, since you can't really think or remember clearly, that's when all the ruminate and reassurance seeking starts.
you probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@Brett Kaiser i really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm in the hacking process atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
You are a blessing !❤❤❤❤ The best coach ever who understands OCD mind very accurate. Pls talk about that theme "in which person keeps obsessing what others said to him/her or it might affect her/him"
In my experience, I can have an OCD thought that I can't get rid of for maybe even 3 days, but it doesn't take days to dismiss it. I find that if another OCD thought arises, it then replaces the 3 day old thought sometimes very quickly. Comments are welcome. Thanks
@@cerealis_5432 I have improved recently by really trying my very best to follow exactly what Ali says over and over. DISREGARD, AND FORGET THE THOUGHTS AND DO YOUR VERY BEST NOT DO THE COMPULSIONS. IT'S EASIEST TO DO THIS WHEN YOU JUST GET THE THOUGHTS BEFORE YOU POWER THEM UP. I hope this will help you and others.
You helped me save my relationship... I have rocd and for a minute there my bf and I were close to breaking up... But your advice helped me so much. I am still getting there but I feel better
I’ve been watching your videos for two months and been trying so hard not to emotionally attach myself to my thoughts but I am finding it impossible. My heart feels broken about this it’s getting worse each day it feels like my life is legitimately over. 💔
I have OCD thoughts every single second. How am I supposed to function when the thoughts constantly come? Not one every hour. Not one every half an hour. Not every few minutes. CONSTANTLY.
I have not been diagnosed with OCD but I feel that I have the symptoms and have done online tests that have showed me that I could have ocd, but because I haven't gone to the doctor to get a proper diagnosis, everything happening in my head still makes me feel uncertain which is why it is so hard for me to move on from a thought. :(
my worry is whether something happened or not. I tried the tips in the video about saying"ok this is just an ocd thought" how do I know it's not something I just forgot and it did happen?
Hi Ali, I wanted ti ask what to do with thoughts that automaticaly gives me super anxiety in my gut and all of my body. And already the scary images pop in my mind before I get the chance to ignore them. What then? The fear is already in my body and Im scared. How to ignore that intense fear? How to be able to not be afraid?
Hi Ali, if someone acts out one of there urges from there OCD what does this mean and do they need more help, maybe from a psychiatrist? For example if someone had a blasphemous though and ignored it, but then had a urge to say it and said it like they didn't care and meant it but it was harmful and bad is this still OCD or does the person need to seek more help. Thanks for answering our questions x
U have mainly talked about ur harm ocd.. situations.. but its not about harming or feary situations.. the things which u know.. logically.. like why we have a name.. or whatever logically concept u studied.. u understood. But soonly ocd brain send so strange illogicall thoughtss related to that concept.. which is completely a mess in head.. we know consciously about that its ocd brain sendingit out.. and logical concept we knw.. but the intense signal creates anxiety
Ur erp is of great use.. great workk.. butsome people r hitted not just by harm one.. but also.. wverysort or. Like why colours look different, why some words have samne pronunciation sound?? All r illogicall many more but its due to brain striatiumm. Defectiveness.. which creates in false neural wiring.. and i agree. Medication is just a help. 10-20%
I have ocd thoughts about my ex....like i could be doing...watching...listening to or even looking at anything and my brain immediately makes it about my ex...and it's so annoying becoz they're not who i want to think about...and most times it's like my brain wants to think about her...I'm literally like "wtf" most times coz it's annoying...and i really don't give a flying F about her but she's in my head...it's literally so damn annoying...they're less now but it's annoying...i get so frustrated with myself...becoz i just want to be present...that first thought was her...and now it's just them...my gf and the relationship I had with her was the most important thing to me 10 months ago...we broke up in december last year...and i still have the ex before her in my head...it's annoying...it makes me feel like I'm not over her when i really don't care...and just want to get my gf (recent ex) back...
Im thinking I need meds, cus I dont know if these ocd exercises are gonna help me. Been suffering a long time. Cant read books. Hard to process simple things in my mind sometimes
Hi Ali can OCD religious OCD make you want to say the thing you don't like in purpose. Can it give you the urge to say the bad thing you don't want to as if you don't care. I said to myself I don't care I want to say it and I mean it. And then said it on purpose only after felt guilt like no I didn't mean that I am sorry to God. Is this OCD or did I chose to say this. Or is this just a part of OCD as I have never heard people wanting to say it on purpose and not care. X thanks Ali
Hi Ali, I made the mistake of writing OCD thoughts down, as a compulsion, basically analyzing the thoughts. And one note retrospectively kind of reads as if the thing actually happened... now I fear like I'll have this forever
Βαγια Ιακωβακη I'm 90% better - it helps to grasp an understanding of the root causes. The obsessions/compulsions are just placeholders for deeper emotional issues. In the sense I believe that ERP alone will only get you half-way, with the other being dealing with bottled up emotions and the underlying trauma. ERP however is the necessary condition to deal with the deeper issues.
+Bahadur shah +OCD Victory Before telling my story, I thank for the article above. Like many, I too started having this intrusive thought at the age of 14-15. I scored 90% marks in schools, for me, I am the greatest in the world, if anyone score 1 mark above I used to cry, a kid of ego. Then one day a thought came to me. Just striked on my Mind. It just echoéd on mind repeatedly, 'hey, You[that means me] are going to destroy the entire world". I started worrying about this, like a poor kid. I almost forgot what a smile would be.Thinking and thinking and thinking. My Academic Grades were poor and poor. My studies showing a downward graph. A thought just eaten a Poor, innocent and Dreamful person. Got failed on all my exams, got zero marks, not attended exams, not respectful with lecturers. Jealous on others when they laugh or fun with others. After suffering for 4 years with intrusive thoughts, I just planned to commit suicide. I googled all methods, attempted too, but failed, thank God now. All my friends who were below my study level, were in better position in life compared to me. I did not wanted to share the thoughts with anybody, because I was very sure, week minds will get affected once told. One day, Out of tired, I stopped the intrusive thoughts, I started doing things happily, only fun and no other serious things in my life. Then I joined college, again the intrusive thought affected me, this time, with some more intense. suffered for two years. Now I become dull, less studious, moneyless person. After completing college, I recovered. I thought I may not be interested in theory. For the last 10 years I handled these intrusive thoughts very wisely, I am happy. My life got some values. Everything goes fine. I hate God, I am philosophical. I am a very intelligent person, I know. But these thoughts just made me like a Joker. But I am challenging. When I turn back, those 6years very bad. All songs, people and place that I came across in that period of time - i dont like. I just wondered here online, how people frankly share their stories. Kudos. I dont like Kitchen. I dont like knife. I always take and keep the knife out of my sight. I wont stand near train tracks. I dont like politicians. I blaspheme God. Because I GET Intrusive thoughts. I never took tablets. Only once in my life, I took two/three sleeping tablets, dont try plz. 10 years back I went to meet psychaitry, paster, etc, nothing worked. Only recent days only I come to know that, What I have suffered was intrusive, ocd etc, and many have this. Advice: Enjoy the challenge, handle wisely, Live happily.
Thank you for turning your experience into help for all of us. Thanks for not leaving us alone. You are our angel on earth.
Yes you are right.
Stop compulsions, absolutely no compulsions. If you ignore in very initial time when obsession just come, it is very easy to handle. If you try and start to correct obsessions by saying something or doing physical compulsions, it will worsen the situation. Remember my dear friend, you don't have to correct anything by compulsions because Everything is already in a corrected state. Just say or think THIS IS OCD 😊🌹🌹🌹🌹
Im constantly doing rituals in my head about stuff I already know how i feel about ... I am repeating the same thing over and over and it drives me insane cuz i know the rituals dont need to be repeated.
That is reassurance. You have yo sit with uncertainty
One thing where I get stuck often is when I get high anxiety or even a panic attack, you know everything kind of goes surreal or blurry, I get many what if thoughts that make it worse, what if I did something wrong or inappropriate (I'm mainly suffering of sexual OCD) while I was in such state, since you can't really think or remember clearly, that's when all the ruminate and reassurance seeking starts.
How you recovered now?
you probably dont give a damn but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an instagram account..?
I was stupid forgot the password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me!
@Will Ezra instablaster :)
@Brett Kaiser i really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Brett Kaiser It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my ass!
I like what you teach. Mindfulness and awareness of catching your OCD thoughts and not playing ball or interacting with it.
You are a blessing !❤❤❤❤ The best coach ever who understands OCD mind very accurate. Pls talk about that theme "in which person keeps obsessing what others said to him/her or it might affect her/him"
I have also that same obbssession very often and many times in a day and many others also
Same as me
You and wonder bro are my hero's
This sounds very similar to things Dr. Michael Greenberg is saying now and you said it in 2015! Very helpful. Thanks so much.
GodlessPhilosopher. Yes, I have just discovered him. Both similar & v helpful. They both had it themselves too🙏
In my experience, I can have an OCD thought that I can't get rid of for maybe even 3 days, but it doesn't take days to dismiss it.
I find that if another OCD thought arises, it then replaces the 3 day old thought sometimes very quickly.
Comments are welcome. Thanks
Has your situation improved? If so do you have any advice?
@@cerealis_5432 I have improved recently by really trying my very best to follow exactly what Ali says over and over. DISREGARD, AND FORGET THE THOUGHTS AND DO YOUR VERY BEST NOT DO THE COMPULSIONS. IT'S EASIEST TO DO THIS WHEN YOU JUST GET THE THOUGHTS BEFORE YOU POWER THEM UP. I hope this will help you and others.
I'm struggling with that too
It shows that the content of the thought is not real.
thanks very much. I'm ocd religious
You helped me save my relationship... I have rocd and for a minute there my bf and I were close to breaking up... But your advice helped me so much. I am still getting there but I feel better
absolutely amazing
Omg its working i told myself FU OCD your fake im busy leave me alone been ok all day today! Im feeling positive thanks so much!
I’ve been watching your videos for two months and been trying so hard not to emotionally attach myself to my thoughts but I am finding it impossible. My heart feels broken about this it’s getting worse each day it feels like my life is legitimately over. 💔
Dont give up i also have this issue but when i see everyone has this kinds of thought and its normal
I have OCD thoughts every single second. How am I supposed to function when the thoughts constantly come? Not one every hour. Not one every half an hour. Not every few minutes. CONSTANTLY.
Always shift your attention.Try it
Ali is amazing. Thank you x
Thank you very much beautiful soul. Much love from Philippines ❤️❤️❤️
So in other words you have to remain calm because what if the OCD has to do with daily life?
What's the best way to deal with harm OCD.
I have not been diagnosed with OCD but I feel that I have the symptoms and have done online tests that have showed me that I could have ocd, but because I haven't gone to the doctor to get a proper diagnosis, everything happening in my head still makes me feel uncertain which is why it is so hard for me to move on from a thought. :(
What about riding out the anxiety and letting it happen until it no longer effects you.
my worry is whether something happened or not. I tried the tips in the video about saying"ok this is just an ocd thought" how do I know it's not something I just forgot and it did happen?
Go check Mark Freeman's videos on memories :)
U r right same thing with me
Have you recovered now?
Thankyou
you are very welcome
Ali i love you soo much. Thanks for everything .you are the best
Very excellent and clear.. Thank You.
Hi Ali, I wanted ti ask what to do with thoughts that automaticaly gives me super anxiety in my gut and all of my body. And already the scary images pop in my mind before I get the chance to ignore them. What then? The fear is already in my body and Im scared. How to ignore that intense fear? How to be able to not be afraid?
Hi Ali, if someone acts out one of there urges from there OCD what does this mean and do they need more help, maybe from a psychiatrist? For example if someone had a blasphemous though and ignored it, but then had a urge to say it and said it like they didn't care and meant it but it was harmful and bad is this still OCD or does the person need to seek more help. Thanks for answering our questions x
U have mainly talked about ur harm ocd.. situations.. but its not about harming or feary situations.. the things which u know.. logically.. like why we have a name.. or whatever logically concept u studied.. u understood. But soonly ocd brain send so strange illogicall thoughtss related to that concept.. which is completely a mess in head.. we know consciously about that its ocd brain sendingit out.. and logical concept we knw.. but the intense signal creates anxiety
Ur erp is of great use.. great workk.. butsome people r hitted not just by harm one.. but also.. wverysort or. Like why colours look different, why some words have samne pronunciation sound?? All r illogicall many more but its due to brain striatiumm. Defectiveness.. which creates in false neural wiring.. and i agree. Medication is just a help. 10-20%
Hii ujjwal I m Ritesh Jha
I have ocd thoughts about my ex....like i could be doing...watching...listening to or even looking at anything and my brain immediately makes it about my ex...and it's so annoying becoz they're not who i want to think about...and most times it's like my brain wants to think about her...I'm literally like "wtf" most times coz it's annoying...and i really don't give a flying F about her but she's in my head...it's literally so damn annoying...they're less now but it's annoying...i get so frustrated with myself...becoz i just want to be present...that first thought was her...and now it's just them...my gf and the relationship I had with her was the most important thing to me 10 months ago...we broke up in december last year...and i still have the ex before her in my head...it's annoying...it makes me feel like I'm not over her when i really don't care...and just want to get my gf (recent ex) back...
Im thinking I need meds, cus I dont know if these ocd exercises are gonna help me. Been suffering a long time. Cant read books. Hard to process simple things in my mind sometimes
Amazing thank you!
Do you teach ERP and flooding.
Can you contact me. I wiuld like to know what you charge for a session?
I need some help please
Hi Ali, can OCD be joined or linked to impulse disorder. Were the person can't help but act on urges or impulses?
Compulsions? Most definitely.
Hi Ali can OCD religious OCD make you want to say the thing you don't like in purpose. Can it give you the urge to say the bad thing you don't want to as if you don't care. I said to myself I don't care I want to say it and I mean it. And then said it on purpose only after felt guilt like no I didn't mean that I am sorry to God. Is this OCD or did I chose to say this. Or is this just a part of OCD as I have never heard people wanting to say it on purpose and not care. X thanks Ali
But is scare and the heart is pump very fast if I ignore the thought
What if someone wants a session for therapy purpose.?
You are wonderful
Its very helpful
I thought you had to acknowledge the thought was there but then just shift your focus of attention to something else?
Is this for any type of OCD?
What should I do?
Hi Ali, I made the mistake of writing OCD thoughts down, as a compulsion, basically analyzing the thoughts. And one note retrospectively kind of reads as if the thing actually happened... now I fear like I'll have this forever
Hi, have you recovered from false memory ocd?
Βαγια Ιακωβακη I'm 90% better - it helps to grasp an understanding of the root causes. The obsessions/compulsions are just placeholders for deeper emotional issues. In the sense I believe that ERP alone will only get you half-way, with the other being dealing with bottled up emotions and the underlying trauma. ERP however is the necessary condition to deal with the deeper issues.
miss Ali is it ocd that I strive to remember actual past events from the past? it is exhausting
hiRaymond Duarte I have something similar, could be false memory OCD or real event ocd
hiRaymond Duarte your compulsion seems to be ruminating
My story - intrusive
+Bahadur shah +OCD Victory
Before telling my story, I thank for the article above.
Like many, I too started having this intrusive thought at the age of 14-15.
I scored 90% marks in schools, for me, I am the greatest in the world, if anyone score 1 mark above I used to cry, a kid of ego.
Then
one day a thought came to me. Just striked on my Mind. It just echoéd
on mind repeatedly, 'hey, You[that means me] are going to destroy the
entire world".
I started worrying about this, like a poor kid. I almost forgot what a smile would be.Thinking and thinking and thinking.
My
Academic Grades were poor and poor. My studies showing a downward
graph. A thought just eaten a Poor, innocent and Dreamful person.
Got
failed on all my exams, got zero marks, not attended exams, not
respectful with lecturers. Jealous on others when they laugh or fun with
others.
After suffering for 4 years with intrusive thoughts, I just planned to
commit suicide. I googled all methods, attempted too, but failed, thank God now.
All my friends who were below my study level, were in better position in life compared to me.
I did not wanted to share the thoughts with anybody, because I was very sure, week minds will get affected once told.
One
day, Out of tired, I stopped the intrusive thoughts, I started doing
things happily, only fun and no other serious things in my life.
Then I joined college, again the intrusive thought affected me, this time, with some more intense. suffered for two years.
Now I become dull, less studious, moneyless person.
After completing college, I recovered. I thought I may not be interested in theory.
For the last 10 years I handled these intrusive thoughts very wisely, I am happy. My life got some values. Everything goes fine.
I hate God, I am philosophical.
I am a very intelligent person, I know. But these thoughts just made me like a Joker. But I am challenging.
When I turn back, those 6years very bad. All songs, people and place that I came across in that period of time - i dont like.
I just wondered here online, how people frankly share their stories. Kudos.
I dont like Kitchen. I dont like knife. I always take and keep the knife out of
my sight. I wont stand near train tracks. I dont like politicians. I blaspheme God.
Because I GET Intrusive thoughts.
I never took tablets. Only once in my life, I took two/three sleeping tablets, dont try plz.
10 years back I went to meet psychaitry, paster, etc, nothing worked. Only
recent days only I come to know that, What I have suffered was
intrusive, ocd etc, and many have this.
Advice: Enjoy the challenge, handle wisely, Live happily.
Bahadur shah don't blasphemy God This is not His fault
how to stop compulsions
Thank you for your question, I replied on July 21 OCD Live show.
I deal with this friend. The word of God can cut it off