This is a good and fun reminder that random thinks you think about aren't special - everyone is capable of them. And they don't mean anything unless you decide to give them meaning! Thanks!
This story makes me laugh and smile, not take myself so seriously. Really helps take the edge off! And the last two stanzas make me well with tears of gratitude. I will get on with living ❤️ thank you
I come back here to remind myself that everything is okay, oh the thinks we can think! none of it is important so we shall let it pass by as it came, very inspiring video, thank you for all your work.
Amazing Katie! It really is the perfect reminder! I'm looking forward to more videos and thank you for posting regularly; you're helping people more than you know (:
Wow that was an amazing poem presented in a lovely way. This will definitely help. I'll come back to this whenever I am short of motivation to deal with OCD.
Hi Katie, firstly I'd like to thank you for all the work you do for us and it's been so so helpful, please never stop as you are making a real positive difference in people's lives. I have a question about dealing with thoughts that work on a pattern, for example looking at a photo of a person or even thinking of a person or anything related to them will trigger a thought that is simply an upsetting word. I have been letting it come in and disregarding, not engaging and basically ignoring it. This has been happening for a year since my OCD "started". The frequency varies depending on stress and anxiety levels and is worse when I'm having a bad day. This particular thought does not trigger anxiety anymore. I wonder if there is a better way to tackle this to try and break the association, is there any other ERP I could do in this situation? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Have you done any deliberate exposure work with this? By that I mean rather than just letting the thought be there actually go towards the thought - e.g get the kind of triggering photos and say the thought outloud while looking at the photo, record the word/thought and listen to it on loop for say 5 minutes at a time etc.
@@23katied I just wanted to say I’ve been practicing your teachings and I’ve significantly improved the ocd symptoms. I’m so grateful for your videos because I was struggling for many many years. Thank you.
Generally most effective treatment for OCD would involve ERP at some point.... but that is not to say someone couldn't overcome it without ERP but it's usually the most effective route when done correctly.
Hi Mam I have Contamination OCD I am from INDIA I have improved so much by just watching nd following ur RUclips videos.... Thank you so much mam.... I wish to improve Myself more... Plz help me about how to get in touch with ur therapy....
I'm afraid I'm not able to do any more individual therapy at the moment but hope that you find the videos and the book useful in your journey at overcoming OCD.
@@23katied Thank you so much for Replying mam🤗 Yes mam...Iam finding ur book nd videos as a complete blessings.... I'll definitely overcome my OCD nd help others to overcome it by establishing a platform focused on OCD cure....
Hi Katie I get this what your saying through all your videos however my mind is now trained to naturally produce the thoughts they are automatic in my head and the techniques I adopt don't help to change this. I need to change this this I the issue but I haven't got a clue how to do it? Any ideas?
Why do you need to change it? That is what is maintaining your problem - the idea that you should change the thoughts that come into your head rather than learning to relate to them differently.
@@23katied Thank you for your reply. However my mind will say I can do it I can do it if I don't say this then then I automatically say please please I promise I will do it. If I do whatever my mind tells me I would just do a compulsion or overreact this is where I need to change or relate to the thoughts differently but not able to it happens so fast and automatically
I got OCD about contamination but I just see posts saying that people who got OCD about contamination have to wash their hands many times a day because they think this is not clean, they have fear of dirt; but I do not see any posts about my problem. I do not just scare that it is not clean. I always think about bad effects can come to me if I do not have compulsive actions. Can you help me with this? I am so confused and scared now. I do not know what to do next. The fears of those happenings seem very real and it haunts me every day, every hour. I am really tired.
I have contamination OCD and it can trigger with a thought that I touched something and then it goes on and tells me I might have touched and contaminated another thing from the first thing and then another thing and on and on so I spend hours trying to trace what I might have touched and cleaning it. ERP is unbelievably hard but it's the only way to decrease the thoughts and manage OCD. If you can, get a therapist who knows how to treat OCD with ERP, even for a little while. It will give you some good ideas about how to handle the triggers and help you understand how OCD works and why it's so very hard to cope with. RUclips also has some excellent programs with experts who discuss OCD in depth. Hope you can find help.
@@harynn4231 There are lots of ways contamination type ocd can manifest. As Jane says if you can find someone to help you design an ERP program that will be really helpful. You might like to try www.ocdchallenge.com - this is a totally free tool to help you do ERP on your own.
dr kath i need help currently im trying erp based on the videos you make but im kinda off unsure if im doing it right or not before i watch your videos i would think about the fear in my mind and i would try to make arguements to make my self feel better basically chasing certainty which you explain dosent work but now i let the fear and thoughts into my head but i dont argue with it anymore i just let it be there if for a second i try to argue with it i always say stop and force my self not to argue the problem i have is that the though still lingers in my mind it dosent go away and some times i feel anxious but ultimately i dont argue with it it just lingers. would you say that i am doing erp correctly and yes sometimes i drliberatley think of these thoughts
If you are choosing to let the thought be there when it randomly comes and not argue with it that is good anti-ocd behaviour - where you choose not to engage in the compulsions. If you want to do effective ERP you need to deliberately expose yourself to things that are likely to bring more thoughts and then continue practicing not engaging with the thoughts. Regarding the thoughts lingering the whole idea is to stop paying attention to the thoughts not to get them to go away, so if the thoughts are there it doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong it just means they are there - if you aren't trying to get rid of them or push them away why does it matter that they are there?
I do not see OCD as chronic - it does slightly depend what you mean by 'cured' - but yes, I have plenty of people who I have worked with who would not consider that they have OCD anymore. I'll make a video about this.
Sorry you're feeling hopeless at the moment. Hang in there and tap into videos like mine and other helpful resources and hopefully you will feel stronger against the OCD.
I want to ask you when ever reach to point of sad feelings even i try to ignore thought and not resistant reach to point of can speek with any one every thing and feeling of guilty and need reassurance
I love u kite ok i will permit thinking but what i do with feeling if down and guilty and flying in other place u dont say what we do about that we need to off light from brain
You can do the same with feelings - maybe write your own version 'Oh the feels you can feel" - I've added it to my list but might take me a while to get to it!!
What is the causation of OCD? Could it be a learnt behaviour and response? I can remember my first event in OCD. I was a child, about 7 years old. I was lying in bed and suddenly the thought came to me, was my heart still beating? So I got up and ran around my bedroom until I could feel it beating. The significant issue was that I had no idea that running would give me the effective response I was looking for. The assumed solution was independent of my then understanding and the beginning of 60 years of hell on earth.
Yes, me too, I starkly remember how it started, the very first event, I kept on checking again and again, then.. the dominos fell, sword and shield approach after that only, i.e. fighting it and living with it.
Have heard amygdala is responsible for it, it’s in constant fight or flight state.. So, can it be treated through surgery or operation ?, I mean just remove it and reattach it, kind of rebooting, I know it sounds stupid, but I can literally go to any length to get rid of this hell.
@@AgedPeppermint No, there is something different with an OCD sufferer’s mind. The wiring is different and misfires. Know your facts and don’t just talk out of your ass.
@@rickrobert9319 The amygdala is the primitive part of the brain. It's already gotten the scary thought before it goes to the younger, rational part of the brain which tells you that there's no need for alarm. By that time though, your body might have started to react to the amygdala and increased heart rate, breath and sweating so your body interprets the thought as a real danger. With OCD it's hard to backtrack and tell yourself everything is ok.
- "Is this pee on my face, you out of your mind??!!" - "It's my doctor's prescription" Seriously, I have a question about the blasphemous thoughts ERP. IT is so tricky because those ERPs are considered sins and one with this type of OCD does not wanna sin..It's even trickier because of the fear of punishment which may be LATER not instantaneous. I admire if you have time to reply this, as it is overwhelming.. I heard someone says "we don't ask u to sin in this erp", So, it got more confusing whether the ERP being done is a "sin" or a "therapy"
God is All Merciful, He wont forsake you in this tribulations nor will judge you like anybody else, because we're not like anybody else with no OCD. He wants you to get cured, so it's okay
M8 ik it's fucked fucking fucked but remember thoughts are thoughts even though u hate them don't do the compulsions watch all her videos so u can understand more
Hi ! I’m new to ocd and I’ve been struggling for a couple months now I just had a question for anyone who wanted to answer. Recently Iv been scrolling on the social media app called tik tok. Their was a tik tok saying how ignoring ocd was harmful and why. I was so confused because ignoring the thoughts actually helped me not care for them or engage with them. After seeing the tik tok it made me question if I was even recovering the right way. Any thoughts ?
I would say: do not ignore OCD. That is not the same as ignoring thoughts. I mean OCD is the fact that you have intrusive thoughts, but you can help your situation by how you relate to those thoughts. Hope this helps! I myself am only at the beginning of understanding how to help myself.
That made me cry as I only wish I'd heard this as a child.
You guys got this! Take a deep breath. It’ll be okay
and let the thoughts take care of themselves! Thanks for the encouragement Ellen.
This is a good and fun reminder that random thinks you think about aren't special - everyone is capable of them. And they don't mean anything unless you decide to give them meaning! Thanks!
This story makes me laugh and smile, not take myself so seriously. Really helps take the edge off! And the last two stanzas make me well with tears of gratitude. I will get on with living ❤️ thank you
This is amazing. Thank you so much. It is incredible to think that my thoughts don’t have to mean anything if I don’t want them to!
I come back here to remind myself that everything is okay, oh the thinks we can think! none of it is important so we shall let it pass by as it came, very inspiring video, thank you for all your work.
Loved this so muuuuuchhh! Thank you. Please keep doing this videos. They bring me so much peace and understanding. You´re the best.
Thank you mam for your selfless help to us.its helping many people living in cage of thoughts.
this made me tear up, thank you for this :)
Katie does it again! Brilliant! Love it
That was a great idea to read this out for OCD sufferers -thanks Katie - own copy on the way!
Amazing Katie! It really is the perfect reminder! I'm looking forward to more videos and thank you for posting regularly; you're helping people more than you know (:
Thanks Devinder.
this is so catchy! i'm going to write some of them down as affirmations to remind myself of this.
Maybe you can have it as your ring tone (if only I knew how to do a smiley laughing emoji here I would!!)
Wow that was an amazing poem presented in a lovely way. This will definitely help. I'll come back to this whenever I am short of motivation to deal with OCD.
That's great to hear!
Thanks for this and your other fantastic videos.
Thanks Elliot. I really had fun making this and I hope it helps you to remember not to take those pesky thoughts too seriously.
This is my favorite book ever with your rendition 👏🏼
Aw thanks!
This is wonderful 💭
Love this. Pure genius..
This was truly amazing, and inspiring! Thank you for this Katie, this made my day :)
This channel is so underrated
Thanks Ryan. Glad you like it. Feel free to share with others so we can help as many people as possible.
Thank You for your videos Katy! They mean alot to me!
You are an angel!
Loved this!
So pleased!
Ahh yes I definitely needed this. Thank youu
You're so welcome!
You are so helpful
❤❤❤ you've helped me so much. Ty.
I'm so glad! Thanks for sharing.
Here for a reminder as getting tempted
Hi Katie, firstly I'd like to thank you for all the work you do for us and it's been so so helpful, please never stop as you are making a real positive difference in people's lives. I have a question about dealing with thoughts that work on a pattern, for example looking at a photo of a person or even thinking of a person or anything related to them will trigger a thought that is simply an upsetting word. I have been letting it come in and disregarding, not engaging and basically ignoring it. This has been happening for a year since my OCD "started". The frequency varies depending on stress and anxiety levels and is worse when I'm having a bad day. This particular thought does not trigger anxiety anymore. I wonder if there is a better way to tackle this to try and break the association, is there any other ERP I could do in this situation? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Have you done any deliberate exposure work with this? By that I mean rather than just letting the thought be there actually go towards the thought - e.g get the kind of triggering photos and say the thought outloud while looking at the photo, record the word/thought and listen to it on loop for say 5 minutes at a time etc.
Amazing! x
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you i owe you, hopefully i CAN LEARN FROM YOU
Ur videos are so beneficial thanku so much
you're welcome!
You are the definition of what fine wine looks like. Better with age
This is so helpful, thankyou
Love from India...your videos have helped me a lot...Thanks!
Hi Nabadip. I'm so happy to hear this. Thanks for sharing with me.
AMAZING VIDEO
Hilarious AND therapeutic. Nice
Thanks Steve - I really enjoyed making this one.
Brilliant!!!!!
Thank god for you. ❤
You're very welcome.
@@23katied I just wanted to say I’ve been practicing your teachings and I’ve significantly improved the ocd symptoms. I’m so grateful for your videos because I was struggling for many many years. Thank you.
wonderful & helpful reminder 😀
Thanks!
Thank you for this.
Can ACT therapy alone help overcome ocd or ACT with ERP or ERP alone madm pls reply
Generally most effective treatment for OCD would involve ERP at some point.... but that is not to say someone couldn't overcome it without ERP but it's usually the most effective route when done correctly.
@@23katied thank you madam
Why are you not active on your channel since two years mam
Hi Mam
I have Contamination OCD
I am from INDIA
I have improved so much by just watching nd following ur RUclips videos....
Thank you so much mam....
I wish to improve Myself more...
Plz help me about how to get in touch with ur therapy....
I'm afraid I'm not able to do any more individual therapy at the moment but hope that you find the videos and the book useful in your journey at overcoming OCD.
@@23katied Thank you so much for Replying mam🤗
Yes mam...Iam finding ur book nd videos as a complete blessings....
I'll definitely overcome my OCD nd help others to overcome it by establishing a platform focused on OCD cure....
That was Great !!!
Thanks Larry.
brilliant !
So glad you liked it!
It’s so hard for me to live with this.. I wonder if I will ever overcome it and be normal
There is no reason why not - the treatment can be hard work but it is effective when done well.
Great content 😄
Thanks Callum. I appreciate the feedback.
@@23katied I always come back to this video when my ruminating gets on top of me 👌🏻 possibly one of the best videos I’ve seen on ocd
Hi Katie I get this what your saying through all your videos however my mind is now trained to naturally produce the thoughts they are automatic in my head and the techniques I adopt don't help to change this. I need to change this this I the issue but I haven't got a clue how to do it? Any ideas?
Why do you need to change it? That is what is maintaining your problem - the idea that you should change the thoughts that come into your head rather than learning to relate to them differently.
@@23katied Thank you for your reply. However my mind will say I can do it I can do it if I don't say this then then I automatically say please please I promise I will do it. If I do whatever my mind tells me I would just do a compulsion or overreact this is where I need to change or relate to the thoughts differently but not able to it happens so fast and automatically
I got OCD about contamination but I just see posts saying that people who got OCD about contamination have to wash their hands many times a day because they think this is not clean, they have fear of dirt; but I do not see any posts about my problem. I do not just scare that it is not clean. I always think about bad effects can come to me if I do not have compulsive actions. Can you help me with this? I am so confused and scared now. I do not know what to do next. The fears of those happenings seem very real and it haunts me every day, every hour. I am really tired.
I have contamination OCD and it can trigger with a thought that I touched something and then it goes on and tells me I might have touched and contaminated another thing from the first thing and then another thing and on and on so I spend hours trying to trace what I might have touched and cleaning it. ERP is unbelievably hard but it's the only way to decrease the thoughts and manage OCD. If you can, get a therapist who knows how to treat OCD with ERP, even for a little while. It will give you some good ideas about how to handle the triggers and help you understand how OCD works and why it's so very hard to cope with. RUclips also has some excellent programs with experts who discuss OCD in depth. Hope you can find help.
@@janehillen2771 thank you so much. By the way, if you feel free, can you recommend me some programs? If not, it is still okay. Wish you a happy day.
@@harynn4231 There are lots of ways contamination type ocd can manifest. As Jane says if you can find someone to help you design an ERP program that will be really helpful. You might like to try www.ocdchallenge.com - this is a totally free tool to help you do ERP on your own.
@@23katied thank you
dr kath i need help currently im trying erp based on the videos you make but im kinda off unsure if im doing it right or not before i watch your videos i would think about the fear in my mind and i would try to make arguements to make my self feel better basically chasing certainty which you explain dosent work but now i let the fear and thoughts into my head but i dont argue with it anymore i just let it be there if for a second i try to argue with it i always say stop and force my self not to argue the problem i have is that the though still lingers in my mind it dosent go away and some times i feel anxious but ultimately i dont argue with it it just lingers. would you say that i am doing erp correctly and yes sometimes i drliberatley think of these thoughts
If you are choosing to let the thought be there when it randomly comes and not argue with it that is good anti-ocd behaviour - where you choose not to engage in the compulsions. If you want to do effective ERP you need to deliberately expose yourself to things that are likely to bring more thoughts and then continue practicing not engaging with the thoughts. Regarding the thoughts lingering the whole idea is to stop paying attention to the thoughts not to get them to go away, so if the thoughts are there it doesn't mean you are doing anything wrong it just means they are there - if you aren't trying to get rid of them or push them away why does it matter that they are there?
Thank you mam can i compare thoughts with clouds and I also think like it is passing? Is these correct way mam?
Hi there, I responded to you on another video - hope you got it.
Is Ocd chronic Or after recovery it will be completely cured
I do not see OCD as chronic - it does slightly depend what you mean by 'cured' - but yes, I have plenty of people who I have worked with who would not consider that they have OCD anymore. I'll make a video about this.
You are so pretty
Hi all I’m struggling a bit a the minute I can’t get a song out my head and it’s stressing me out it’s been days now , can you help
Best thing would be to stop trying to get it out of your head!
Great spproach
Glad to help Mystic Mouse
🙏🏼
You're welcome!
Dear katie ,i get sexual vulgar and unthinkable ocd thoughts abt
No new video kiete i miss u honey 🍯
More coming up very soon!
im tierd of recurrance of the evil ocd it dissaster i cant help my self
Sorry you're feeling hopeless at the moment. Hang in there and tap into videos like mine and other helpful resources and hopefully you will feel stronger against the OCD.
@@23katied when ever i reach to dark place i saw your video and you support me even with your sound
I want to ask you when ever reach to point of sad feelings even i try to ignore thought and not resistant reach to point of can speek with any one every thing and feeling of guilty and need reassurance
I love u kite ok i will permit thinking but what i do with feeling if down and guilty and flying in other place u dont say what we do about that we need to off light from brain
You can do the same with feelings - maybe write your own version 'Oh the feels you can feel" - I've added it to my list but might take me a while to get to it!!
@23katied, where can I find the feels you feel
What is the causation of OCD? Could it be a learnt behaviour and response? I can remember my first event in OCD. I was a child, about 7 years old. I was lying in bed and suddenly the thought came to me, was my heart still beating? So I got up and ran around my bedroom until I could feel it beating. The significant issue was that I had no idea that running would give me the effective response I was looking for. The assumed solution was independent of my then understanding and the beginning of 60 years of hell on earth.
Yes, me too, I starkly remember how it started, the very first event, I kept on checking again and again, then.. the dominos fell, sword and shield approach after that only, i.e. fighting it and living with it.
Have heard amygdala is responsible for it, it’s in constant fight or flight state..
So, can it be treated through surgery or operation ?, I mean just remove it and reattach it, kind of rebooting, I know it sounds stupid, but I can literally go to any length to get rid of this hell.
@@AgedPeppermint No, there is something different with an OCD sufferer’s mind. The wiring is different and misfires. Know your facts and don’t just talk out of your ass.
@@rickrobert9319 The amygdala is the primitive part of the brain. It's already gotten the scary thought before it goes to the younger, rational part of the brain which tells you that there's no need for alarm. By that time though, your body might have started to react to the amygdala and increased heart rate, breath and sweating so your body interprets the thought as a real danger. With OCD it's hard to backtrack and tell yourself everything is ok.
- "Is this pee on my face, you out of your mind??!!"
- "It's my doctor's prescription"
Seriously,
I have a question about the blasphemous thoughts ERP. IT is so tricky because those ERPs are considered sins and one with this type of OCD does not wanna sin..It's even trickier because of the fear of punishment which may be LATER not instantaneous. I admire if you have time to reply this, as it is overwhelming..
I heard someone says "we don't ask u to sin in this erp", So, it got more confusing whether the ERP being done is a "sin" or a "therapy"
God is All Merciful, He wont forsake you in this tribulations nor will judge you like anybody else, because we're not like anybody else with no OCD. He wants you to get cured, so it's okay
I am very tired
I can't more
I want to die from my brain
I know the feeling. You’re not alone.
watch all katie's videos and subscribe to nocd,
Also read her book
M8 ik it's fucked fucking fucked but remember thoughts are thoughts even though u hate them don't do the compulsions watch all her videos so u can understand more
Some time we need to analyze what important thing for us bec ocd choose it and hits ourselves by these thing
ruclips.net/video/yxqlVrD0Jc4/видео.html
Hi ! I’m new to ocd and I’ve been struggling for a couple months now I just had a question for anyone who wanted to answer. Recently Iv been scrolling on the social media app called tik tok. Their was a tik tok saying how ignoring ocd was harmful and why. I was so confused because ignoring the thoughts actually helped me not care for them or engage with them. After seeing the tik tok it made me question if I was even recovering the right way. Any thoughts ?
I would say: do not ignore OCD. That is not the same as ignoring thoughts. I mean OCD is the fact that you have intrusive thoughts, but you can help your situation by how you relate to those thoughts. Hope this helps! I myself am only at the beginning of understanding how to help myself.
Amazing!