Contamination OCD: How Does It Affect Sufferers?
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2022
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Thats exactly what I deal with everyday 😢 it gets tiring
Same. Everyone thinks I'm crazy and a psycho and when I tell them that I might have ocd (I match the other symptoms too) they just laugh at me and call me overdraumatic. I don't know what to do at this point 😭
@@getolivesundermybed people are just mean. Best to just ignore them. It's more like they are the crazy ones
Yet drínking that eempure thing, ick...
...and with wòm’n (eempure beings by design) in the same house...
But anyways, I have the most sèvere case of that and am the pure being!
It's truly a fate worse than death to be a prisoner of your own mind.
Yes
You get used to it
@@manuisgood1233 I have. It doesn't mean I like it though.
@@JB-pu6ek i used to have contamination ocd but ye it’s pretty bad
@@JB-pu6ek I have somatic ocd now
Mad Respect to all Mental illness sufferers 🫡🫡
It’s eye opening seeing someone else do the same things you do with contamination OCD
But its possibile if you are 5 yrs old
For my freind, they are unable to live with anyone long term, they want to return back to their clean contamination free zone.
the "remote" and the "not touching anything with my hands" is so relatable :'(
He is living in a prison, poor guy.
It's exhausting and time consuming. I have a freind with OCD who has it since 10. They are in their mid 30s now. Spending 3 to 4 hours in bathroom.
I was diagnosed with ocd years ago as a symptom of my generalised anxiety disorder, I had absolutely no idea when I was younger that ‘If I didn’t find x,y & z / didn’t fold something correctly / didn’t tap a can of drink 5 times & open it on the number 6 something dreadful would happen to a loved one’ was ocd related. It progressed into quite severe hand washing. I still feel my hands are dirty just from leaving the house, I can physically feel the filth of the outside world on them, & it still gets so bad at times I just have to turn around & go home.
I can’t imagine the exhaustion having to go through this every single day, my heart breaks for him x
Exactly the same for me! I've had my GAD since my early teens and simultaneously developed what I now know is secondary OCD symptoms. For me it started off with knocking on stuff (mostly doors) and counting/doing something within a certain time or else something bad would happen. Then I got more and more afraid of all types of corrosive chemicals (for example cleaning products) and that progressed to excessive hand washing. For the longest time I just assumed these were all anxiety issues, not OCD. I still struggle sometimes as well, even though I'm the best I've ever been. I hope you're doing alright all things considered. ❤️
Go for Gamma Knife
FINALLY SOMEONE WHO GETS IT. I’ve never felt so understood saving this to show to everyone
I have the same diagnosis, it's miserable. Everyday I want to be better, even my family gets tired of my ways. There is no where else to turn most days.
Its so exhausting mentally and physically. Mine is personal hygeine and I spend about an hour and a half every morning in the bathroom purely because if i need to have a poo i obsessively wipe myself over and over and check the wipes/toilet paper constantly to make sure theres nothing on it then i have to wash my hands thoroughly under the nails and everywhere. Then i have to wash myself diligently in the shower to make myself feel clean. I dread going anywhere else other than my house for a poo. It frustrates my family and myself.
Please don't act on those intrusive thoughts... They will go away if you ignore them.. You are strong. 🎉
Watch mark freeman and Ali greymond
@@aryastargirl5593 incase ur still suffering from this. try using some water to wash after pooping. for example, get a plastic water bottle, fill it up and then drop water on that area while rubbing with ur fingers. then you can check with some toilet paper. sorry if this is a bit graphic but theres no other way to explain. :p
Jesus is there for you bro . He was always there and will always be there too . Call upon Him .He's near always . As someone with a type of ocd but not nearly as severe as all these people , He's been my only peace . I'm praying for you all
I have ocd and went to a very effective treatment center which teaches exposure response prevention which kinda means just gradually adding exposures of what you don’t want to do and adding in skills to help you cope with ocd. It really works
I also have really bad germophobia, it gets so tiring. If I want to dry my face, I just use a fan, same with my hands. When I touch something I think is dirty, I know exactly which parts of my hands are contaminated and go wash them. It gets so tiring. So many other instances, like right now, typing of my screen. My fingertips are dirty. I’m afraid of even touching my own arms and hair, even though they are clean. I’m just drained at this point. I hope i get better :(
You exactly explain the way my OCD I have. I have contamination ocd and symmetry and orderline ocd.
@@jhennysandig3648 finally someone I can relate with
I could so much relate to you.. ! 😢
Poor baby this is torture
I feel like i becoming more burden to my family, they don't know I'm suffering too. They think I'm wierd, I'm embarrassed 😢😢
I was diagnosed with OCD when I was nine, and it was and still is so tiring, it does get better, but for me it will probably never be completely gone
Mine is undiagnosed. I have the hand washing problem, wiping things many times, disinfect my hand when I touch stuff, can't even touch the doorknob anymore without tissue. HOWEVER, I can eat in restaurants. One would think that this does not make sense. I can't explain it myself I like eating out to much that my brain is allowing me to cope enough so I can do this.
May be bcz the food is served in plates ..if it looks clean we think it's safe .. same goes with the packaged food...
Atleast this is the excuse I give to myself ... Unless my eyes see someone touching the food with their bare hands.. i feel safe
Its such a strange feeling to find someone with similar affliction and thoughts.
Same goes for me.
It's been literally years since i last touched a doorknob (or rail at public transport, or basically anything of public use) through something other than a tissue (I ALWAYS carry a great load of them arround; also would NEVER leave a house without hand sanitiser)
Surprisingly - my germophopia started while I was at working at F&B Industry as a waiter.
Now I could never even step in into the last place I was employed in (though it was years ago now) due to disgust I feel to that place.
Even to this day.
But still going to Reasturants is something i could not give up on.
I still feel very anxious and unease there.
But somehow I managed to convince my brain that thermal processing kills the bacteria (even tough it's not entirely true).
Most of them anyways.
I wish I didnt know 'the backstage' of this idustry though. I'd be so much at ease now
Ignorance is a bliss afterall I guess...
I hope you're doing well and still live your ife to the fullest despite your inner phobias!
The thing with ocd Is, it's completely illogical and often random. which could be why it's fine for you to eat in a resturaunt but not okay in your own home.
Me too, OCD is just very illogical and subjective because it’s the emotional or thought process that causes the distress rather than having a straight pattern
Same here. My family thinks I’m crazy for not eating the food they prepared while being perfectly fine getting fast food or going to restaurants. To me, it’s more so about the fact that I don’t know what has happened to the food before it’s put in front of me. Most people would probably be MORE unnerved by that, but for some reason I can tolerate it more that way
My daughter struggles with this very thing, as well as other types of OCD, ADHD, cPTSD, ASD, and several food allergies. I try to help her, but im almost 65 and disabled. There are no decent therapists available in our area. Its so VERY diffficult for her, because she wants friends and a happy future.
KEEP IN MIND THAT CONTAMINATION OCD IS NOT THE ONLY FORM OF OCD AND OCD PRESENTS ITSELF IN AN INFINITE NUMBER OF WAYS
(Contamination OCD is still 100% valid)
This sounds like it came from "nowhere", i.e. trauma (I can only base my guess on what we see here, I have not viewed the source video). If only because it's so severe and, again, seemingly sudden-onset. I hope he's getting therapy and, if he needs/wants it, medication for his anxiety (OCD is basically an anxiety-based disorder, so treating the anxiety aspect also treats the OCD). He seems like a really sweet boy.
I'm extremely thankful that I only have a lesser case of cocd. My more extreme types aren't fun, but I couldn't imagine the torment of this.
There is help out there, please anyone suffering from this get help (I have OCD myself and I know the pain, torment, despair). Exposure Response Prevention is the gold standard in OCD treatment. Please find help, there is treatment and you don’t have to live like this. I pray for all of us with OCD
I have a relative with the same disorder. Is there any advice on how to deal with it and what is a real cure?
Thanks so much for sharing this story. It REALLY opened my eyes
How relatable this is.😢
I got it I got therapy which helped but honestly in the toilet im constantly looking to make sure nothing “germy” can touch me. Before therapy I would basically change like 5X a day, cry myself to sleep in fear and every day a constant fear. At school I would wash my hands 3-5 minutes straight. After therapy I do a lot better I wash my hands now for like 20 minutes. Mine was around toilets and stuff..
I also suffer with toilet ocd I wash my hands many times a day and i hate touching the toilet, bathroom doors the faucets etc I also suffer from urine incontinence and that worsens my ocd
My 19 yr old daughter started having contamination OCD over the summer. She is doing better. She is getting out of the house more which is good and she asks for my help when she needs support. She is seeing a therapist and just started taking medication. I am worried sick about her. I pray to GOD for this to go away and she will be able to go to school or work. Please GOD I beg YOU don’t let her ever hurt herself. Please GOD protect me Michael, Rachael and Katie from all evil. Amen 🙏
It's painful to watch because I do the same things and that's why it hits so close to home. It's such a nightmare
Getting that tatoo musta been fun
I can only imagine them again he's so clean that it probably healed so quickly! I can't imagine what would happen if he'd need a surgery and have drain tubes after. I wouldn't do my drain tubes I found them nauseous on top of the pain I can only imagine what would happen if I had that type of OCD lol
@@stephanieann6622 we need bacteria to heal, most of our body is good bacteria. B12 is a bacteria.
maybe he got it before he got ocd. i used to share my bubbletea with my friends until i got ocd, now i cant share anything at all
I also have contamination ocd (diagnosed when i was a child) from a medical trauma 😢
He's not alone 🩷
Ocd is terrifying. I don’t want it but yet here I am. I’m failing in every way. I’m not a neat freak I have other compulsions and it’s still awful. Can’t just exist.
I always wash my hands and use my left hand to open doors as i use my right hand to eat. I belive this guy can overcome this but will need the right therapy and maybe some challenges. Good luck!
Yeah meal times are the hardest,seeing my parents do everything carelessly makes me traumatized😭
The absolute worst is when people "pity" you for having OCD.
I remember one mate saying "There's no Make A Wish Foundation for OCD Afflicted people". They just say "Get over it"....
Its extremely frustrating... tiring...time consuming process to settle our constant fears due to irrational thinking/facts which is most hurtful... painful episodes..🥺...Sooo much to say but...😔....Hope all the OCD Sufferers find peace nd speedy recovery to have a healthy...happy life.. Aameen..🙏
Bruh! That's definitely me. This isn't how my life should be! 😔
I still want to see someone with my type of ocd so I know I am not alone or crazy
whats your type?? i assure you you're not alone
Guys I just want to let you know that this isn’t the only type of ocd.I was diagnosed with ocd myself and this is just a different type of case. I’m really messy and sometimes unorganised so tbh this is just the stereotypical “ocd”
Wow, although I don't have his condition I can relate to this and tend to sanitize almost everything I use before and sometimes after I use it.
I used 6 hours and 44 minutes just to make a burger once and I didn’t even finish cooking because my parents got home.
I've have a freind who has been bathing for upto 4 hours.
I'm suffering from contamination ocd too😥
me too it's not diagnosed but I have every symptom
I have contamination OCD too, but I overcome it by just not thinking about germs at all.
My dad's chief this. Thankfully not this severe so he's learned to work around it. My OCD isn't like this and I'm so glad. I feel bad for this dude
I have the same. I've been slipping back into it more recently because I've been stressed, but I never let myself fall back too far these days.
Also, to anyone like "NO, it can't be because he's not doing this" or whatever, this stuff doesn't make any logical sense. I can't tell you why I know with my entire being that something has been laced with dr×gs or that botulism is definitely in a totally normal canned good and why some things are 'safe', because it's illogical and it's centered around the fear of death and losing control. It takes a long time to deal with it, and the only way out is through trusting other people and giving up the illusion of control.
What started your thinking the first time. Was it something you watched, read?
Really asking because I am curious and I don't want someone to come over that has ocd and feel...left out?
Bless this man
Omg I felt that. Such a ridiculous way to live but you literally can't switch it off. How do you make it go away man!!?!?
Hang there Jack! It just have been tough getting tattooed
Mine has returned big time I was like him years ago now it’s coming back
Same here.. any idea what the trigger is?
@@Nutrizenhealth feces
@@donew1thita11 aw that is a horrible one ❤️ i hope it goes as fast as it came
I feel u bro
God bless you brother god is with you we love you
I have it, too. But I start IOP today, so let's hope!! 🤞
its so horrible. I cant believe people can live like this
It sucks 😭I clean everything i touch
Oh bless his heart how bloody horrible for him
i don't have that as bad as him, but i do it with food. "What if this poisons me?" to the point where i don't really eat it. I have chronic ocd and mine is self damaging.
(POSSIBLE TRIGGERING SUBJECTS BELOW)
My ocd gives me the thoughts of sexually assulting my family members, mainly girls. To the point where i said "if i did something like that i will kill myself." i had the way i would kill myself all mapped out in my head." or i would say "before i would ever do anything like that i will break my hand with a sledge hammer". even though i don't want to do these things, my ocd tells me i want too, every single day, every single hour. Sometimes i can control it, but i distance myself from others, not spending the night at peoples houses cause of that fear. (when j say control it i mean the thought i have never harmed anyone) this has gotten so bad I have developed many mental issues. I have no self worth, I am depressed, i have panic attacks etc.. there are more things my ocd obesses about but this is the worst one in my opinion.
I am sure this guy was his family's hero in covid times..pandamic rockstar..
Dude fr. I've had contamination ocd my whole life but have kept it to a manageable level, then when covid hit it went rogue cus the whole world was making out that it's the right way to be. Madness.
Hahahaha Lol... Exactly...!!!
Sending hugs 🤗.
I feel Bad for him i was like that befor but im a Little better now coz i was verry tired of this Évery day it's a real nightmare you have to bé strong and try the Exposure and lack of response, that is, touching things, and try as much as possible not to wash hands. I know that it is difficult and requires a lot of courage, but think about the outcome when you are free again from this lonely prison. I tell you that your life is precious. I tell you that your life awaits you on the other side of the line. Obsessive-compulsive disorder only have courage and daring in this case and you will gradually win
I can leave this all but my i think if after bath or lattering I'll touch my skincare products nd apply on face so they will not work for my darkcircles nd pigmentations that's why I've to wash several time I'm tired (, sorry for bad English)
It's the same I am completely like this from8years ago and still get harder and worst by time you don't understand that I count numbers for checking that my hands are completely clean, maybe sometimes more than 3hours in 24hours I hate that my family, Mom and everything I can't deal with this and overthinking and obsessed with every single fuc*king little things
damn same here buddy...🤝
Its not like he didnt know they are clean. Its the urge and it keeps coming back.
came here bc i have a new ocd trigger :( ugh should do compulsions but i want to feel understood
Where is the whole video?
Poor baby
Yep!!! It's awful
BROOO!!! I relate to this guy so much :(
AHH same everything is so relatable I don't know what to do . My family is frustrated with me . i am done with my self . i Literary finishes every hand wash bottle within 3 days and takes hours to shower and make something 😭😭😣
@@GOODBOY-px8bi it's awfulllll!! have you tried any medication or exposure therapy yet?
@@little.pixiedoll Nahh it was too much worst like last month but ( i think ) i am slowly getting better till now but still i am too tired of this thing . Plz god it will just end by itself 🙏🏻😐
@@GOODBOY-px8bi Lexapro helped me but also delaying the compulsions helps as well. So when you get the urge to do something you know is a compulsion wait a few minutes before doing it. Unfortunately it probably won't go away on its own and usually gets worse if you don't put an end to it. Good luck 🤞🤞
And also i dont have this disorder since i was born i got this disorder since the covid19 arrived. I've been suffering ocd for about 3 years ish.
whatever he did to be able to get a tattoo, he should try to do again since it got him that far that time(if he did have ocd at that time). i wonder if gloves would help him for now.
How was he able to get those tattoos??
The way he does everything is so much like how i used to do things before i got meds e.g, opening the door with my leg, avoiding eating with hands, rubbing soap EXACTLY the way he does in this video etc.
I'm still on meds, and i dont think i can recover, so I'm waiting for my death 🙃
Btw does anyone have this guy's contact info or something? I wanna talk to him since he is literally a copy of me, especially the food part
What type of meds do u take? And what are the side effects?
I avoid doing what he does because the minute I get inside the house, I get changed in the bathtub, wipe down my phone with hospital grade wipes, and puts everything that touched outside in a bag in the bathtub. And wash every part of my body that was exposed to the outside. There is also an air purifier in every room. This way, I can live like a normal person inside the house. Just don't expect me to throw a dinner party for other people lol. People can't tell I have ocd because I act normal outside, but I see the world outside like Fallout and my home is my vault.
Hey man I suffer from contamination OCD just like this. It is interfering with my life so much. Just to wash a sink full of dishes can take me 4 or 5 hours because i have to deep clean everything first and wash the dishes twice and so much more. I need to seek help because i can't even function at this point.
I hate touching doors to refrigerate and microwave 😢
@@Loloeve1986 😢
How many people have this OCD who were also treated with corticosteroids for asthma during childhood?
You need deliverance, I wish you can get help.......this is too much! I also had the same problem but it's wasn't like this😢 it's was okay more especially during COVID....
This is similar to my condition i waste a lot of water bcz i think everything around me is contaminated with urine and i need to wash them
My ocd is door checking especially if I’m stressed .
Check my hands and always wash them 😔 I feel like everytime I touched something there's a germ so again and again I wash my hands.
Mans living an Invader Zim episode 😬
I would never open door with my dirty sock you are leaving the germs there for everyone else. I clean it with soap and water and then I'm relieved.
Fell sad for him tbh
I guess im lucky i haven't gotten this bad, tho i could be. Im not that germ crazy i wash my hands, probably 10 times a day because I hate how my hands feel dirty from food dirst and sometimes germs like when i touch the flusher or the toilet
Iam jack
😢
Well I'm a dirty mfer💀
No way! How do you use your shoe to open your home door? I would go crazy and wipe it like crazy..
So me 😢
My ocd
Does he know our mouth is a breeding ground for bacteria?😅😅😅
Frequency urination symptoms
Ironically there ARE germs everywhere
Even after disinfecting a surface?
Yep@@Zonum1
😢😢😢
Nobody tell him that the organizations that regulates food, like the FDA, actually permits a certain percentage of insects, hair, and feces in food.... 😅
he needs his mother. but what does he do in 30 years without his mother? what wman will allow him doing this? i bet wmen in a relationship with him would leave, the only one tolerating this from a man is his own mum.
thats why its a mental disorder. no one is saying this is normal or should stay this way
😣
if she does this for him forever he'll never get better... i hope he can recover
What a horrible way to live. Has he tried therapy? I wish him well.
Bro vaccinates the vaccines
Afraid of contamination and uses his feet to open doors……😮
you need to know alot of the stuff with ocd doesn't make any sense its just a way the brain copes
he doesn't care because he won't touch the door handle with his hands, which is his point.
@@Zonum1 so he just spreads it to others and not himself? Sad world
@@jermymac8129 That "others" is only one person, his mom living with him. Also, he is not wearing his shoes to open the door, so maybe they leave the shoes on the door entrance, so it is a more hygienic environment. Just guessing.
@@jermymac8129 Yeah it doesn’t make any sense. It’s not about logic. It’s pattern in brain that tells you do this or that.
Since 7.
I’m even worse
If he does this, the germs must be important...
So if he hates contamination, how did he end up with that HUGE arm tattoo?? Tattoo parlours can be germ havens.
Im guessing he isnt totally rational
I’m not sure where you live, but tattoo shops here in the UK definitely aren’t ‘germ havens’. They have to be incredibly strict on health & hygiene practices by law. I have a neighbour / friend who owns a tattoo parlour, everything needs to be stripped down, sterilised, disinfected, checked & re-checked before another customer even enters the shop. I’m more than sure this lad did thorough research & worked closely with the tattooist before entering into getting ink, not only that but not all contamination OCD sufferers have the exact same fears; his triggers seem to be towards cleanliness & sterilisation, whereas someone else’s may be towards fear of getting HIV - which means they wouldn’t even consider the thought of a tattoo. No two people are the same with any mental health issue.
OCD isn't rational.
@@SomeKidFromBritain ocd isnt rational
I bet he gets sick all the time he’s hurting his immune system doing all this
Well, at least he goes outside from time to time so maybe his immune system isn't doing so badly especially if his diet is good.
I have contamination ocd and I haven’t been sick in years
@@Capybara2240 I guess this would be the upside of contamination ocd.
@@Capybara2240 I've Never been Diagnosed with Contamination OCD but Lately I've noticed that there are certain routines I have to Follow When Making Food. It's Definitely not as bad as his, but I fear that it might get there because of my fear of Getting Sick. I also Have not been Severely Sick in Years. I also might Have Emetophobia which Leans into my fear of Getting Sick.
@@Sir_Double_D I’m finally getting therapy after 2 years with it so hopefully my immune system adapts to the germs
how he had tattoo? 🤭
I wonder what did it in, for him to process life like this.
I wish I would pour the milk for my son, boy you can starve. Get over it or don’t eat
Your the same type of person to tell a homeless person to just buy a house
Post or pre 2020
Any tamil people's here
Oh Lord bless this man. Jesus Christ is the Way the Truth and the Life! The Son of God!!!
i do have some empathy for this guy, but he needs to get help, god only knows your routine for going on the toilet, you must be good fun to go on a date with, your mum isnt always going to be there so get some help for your own sake you deserve to have a proper life