The thing that bothers me is that people say that they have OCD, when they don't even realize what it is and real people like me suffer from the anxiety of an organization disorder like OCD
kawaiideodorant ;3 but OCD isn't an organization disorder. I have OECID (obsession over exaggeration of common illness disorder). It also bothers me when people think that they have OCD because they are neat freaks.
my god yes. see, I can tolerate somebody saying casually they're ocd because they like things a certain way. it's not great, but I can deal with that. but one time, I told somebody I had ocd and they said, "yeah I have ocd I hate it when colors aren't in order" I wanted to punch them extremely badly. too bad our school is very strict on violence.
This isn't exactly portraying OCD very well. What about the obsessive thoughts that drive us sufferers to actually do these things. That's the whole idea
Edele C I used to have this weird thing that bothered me. If you were to start in a room and then walk around a wall I would HAVE to walk back around it to where I started.
I DO NOT HAVE OCD, BUT I HAVE ANXIETY DISORDERS. IN MY CASE THE VOICES ARE CONSTANT, AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE SOMETIMES HAVE INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS AND PEOPLE STARES AT ME. DEPRESSION IS PART OF ME, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY FAMILY DID NOT UNDERSTAND ME, DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINGS AND THOUGHTS THAT HAPPEN IN MY HEAD CONSTANTLY.
dude this is sad and my brother has ocd and i always misunderstood I feel terrible about asking him about the lights the locks and everything I have a new perspective
HEY PEOPLE WITH OCD, TAKE SAFFRON. YOU'LL GET BETTER CUZ IT WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SEROTONIN. YOU CAN GET BETTER. TRUST YOURSELF. FIND THE SOLUTIONS. LOVE YOU GUYS TO THE MOON AND BACK 💗
Same, every time I step on a crack, I just suddenly feel so unpleasant. Been that way since my childhood, I just have to do equal amounts of how I walk.
+Serena Huang SAME, but if I step on a crack or line it has to be with the arch of my left foot because I have an insane tingling sensation in the right side of my body. Is that normal?
Loved this short! As someone who has suffered from fairly severe OCD, I found the rituals that this man went through very relatable and well demonstrated. Its great to see a film about a disorder that is so often misunderstood. I also thought that the split screen shots were very cool! That said, I found the love story a bit sudden/abrupt. It seemed to skip from one point in their relationship to another without time passing. For example, in what looked like one day, they went from bumping into each other on the street to kissing. As a filmmaker myself, I know how hard it is to fit anything as complex as a romance into a 9 minute short-film but perhaps you could have used some visual metaphor to show that time has elapsed between each scene - basically just a fancy "One week later..." message. Just a suggestion :-) Also, he says "she didn't mind it at all [...]; she loved it" - I want to know why! The film left me asking why she was attracted to him despite his OCD. I'm not saying that people with OCD aren't deserving of friends and partners, I'm just interested to know what made her so accepting of him. Again, you probably weren't able to fit a backstory for both characters into 9 minutes, and I can't criticize you for that, but that is one question I was left with. I still really enjoyed it; I just thought you might appreciate some constructive criticism. :-)
+Isaac Blanc I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you very much for your feedback and criticism! Yes, we struggled a little bit with showing the passage of time for this short as you noticed. We felt titles were a little too "campy" in the editing room, and removed those, along with numbers appearing as he acted out some of his routines, but your'e right that there probably could have been a way to used titles effectively. Overall, I do agree that we could have found another way convey the passage of time, and the brevity of the story hurt our efforts to do so. We hoped that the repetitions of scenes with different outcomes would accomplish this. Here's a though that is from the original poem and was cut from the script due to time constraints: during the transition scene where the lights flicker on and off and the girl's mood/feelings change, we were going to show time elapsing by the sun and the moon circling the sky, and seeing your suggestion now makes me think that this could have been used throughout the film in an interesting way. Maybe useful for a future project! Also, maybe you would like to know my intentions concerning your next comment that could help answer the question you were left with. This story is from the man's (Neil's) perspective, sometimes literally. We get a few POV shots in this film, and all of them come from Neil, never from the girl. The voiceovers are all his thoughts, and as simple as it may sound, we made sure the entire film was from his perspective, thematically and mentally. The intention is to know Neil's feelings, thoughts, and emotions, and nobody else's. I've had some people tell me they dislike the girl because of how she hurt Neil, but that's not quite fair because we do not know her side of the story, we only know Neil's. The other man she is kissing may not even exist, it's simply Neil's thoughts and concerns. We can see when the girl is happy or upset, but only because Neil notices those details. Although it doesn't answer why she loved him or wheat her feelings were, I hope that we were able to accomplish our goal of telling Neil's side of the story. I would also love to know her side of the story! But that side hasn't been written or shown yet, leaving a nice touch of mystery and room for thought. Long story short, I agree with your wants! I also hope that we made the right choice focusing the film the way we did. And thanks again for your comment, I appreciate the criticism (which is always welcome) and the opportunity to discuss film making techniques.
Thank you very much for the thoughtful and lengthy reply. Its quite shocking nowadays how many people can't take constructive criticism. You restore some of my hope in RUclips haha :-) I completely understand your choice not to use title for time. The only films I can think of where I actually like the use of titles like that are Tarantino's movies - and that's only because he's sort of taking the piss out of them. Personally, I really like your idea of using timelapse in that scene but that's just my opinion. Talking of creative ways to show the passing of time, the one obvious example that springs to mind is the final scene of Kubrick's 2001. That said, I don't see how you could have applied that concept to your film :-) After reading your reply about the girl, I actually find myself agreeing with you. Valid as my point about wanting to know her side of the story was, perhaps its better that the film never explains. As has been said countless times, some things are best left to the imagination. Furthermore, perhaps the single-sidedness of the story reflects how Neil struggles to understand other people or (as the POV shots do a great job of showing) how alone he feels. As I said though, I did really love the film and think, for the most part, that the right choices were made. Hats off to you and your crew/cast. Awesome short!
I do the door thing but I lock the door then keep trying to open the door to see if it's locked and with my room door I close it and bang on it to make sure I can't function if I don't I'll worry about it.
I dont mean to be a downer because i really enjoyed the film (coming from someone who has ocd) but at 3:48 he steps on a crack on the kitchen tiles. It bothered me
+Miruesel The Mushroom Wow, good catch. We completely missed that in the editing room. Thanks, I'll definitely try to catch those type of things more in the future!
+Miruesel The Mushroom I recommend you go to the neast crack in the tile and stop on it all day, run up and down it and laugh and smile as you kick ocd and it's lies in the face. Many times it starts out with something like stepping on cracks but please know there are deeper levels of ocd torture. Which is why it is so important to get ride of it now. 1) Nothing will happen to you, your family or anyone or anything if you step on a crack... *Nothing* (all ocd lies). 2) It is imporant not to run but to spit in ocd's face by facing whatever lie it is telling you (it will run like the coward it is) 3) OCD is a liar all it does it tell it's lies to try and unsettle you to get you upset... ocd is a liar. 4) OCD is like quicksand the more you fight it the worse it gets. The more you ignore it (which is how you effectively fight ocd) the more you will find yourself suddenly being pulled out of the quicksand. Best wishes :)
Wow seeing this makes me feel bad for people with OCD. I could never imagine living with OCD, it would be like living in a nightmare. Doing everything in a even orderly way, wow. I hope one day there is a cure for this and can help many people.
I have moderate OCD and let me tell you, IT SUCKSSSSS!!! It makes everything so difficult and you always feel on edge. Luckily I’m getting treated but still, OCD is a monster.
Lps ._.katie well everybody gets occasional intrusive thoughts, its only a big problem when they become obsessive and control a big part of your thoughts and actions.
When they kissed the first time all I could think was, 'I ship them. I SHIP THEM SO HARD.' I have a problem. When she broke up with him, I was a bit pissed. No one wants to be like that. I still get it though. My mom used to get annoyed with my OCD as well because it took a lot of time in the mornings. Especially in the mornings and nights- it wouldn't let me sleep. >:\ But anyways, I love the video. I can relate. I have a different obsession( that I don't wish to go into right now since that would take too long- way too long thanks to OCD -.-) but I still get how it feels for you to NEED to do something a certain amount of times or whatever it is your mind wants you to do. I kinda feel sad because I have nobody to relate to with my specific obsession. It's pretty lonely, but whatever. I'm on some medication, but that takes time to finally work.
The type of ocd i have, gives me intrusive thoughts, so now, thanks to those bugs in the dudes hand, i am picturing them in my mouth.... repetitively, and it won't go away. Thanks.
I've loved the original poem for a long time now, but I've never seen a short film based on it. I'm glad to have stumbled across this one, because it's fantastic. I love it so so much!
I have an anxiety disorder that is similar to OCD where worries will become obsessive for long periods of time. This was really interesting to watch and to anyone suffering from OCD stay strong.
Teared up when he said she didn't mind any of it. Having people tell me how they don't give a shit or to just stop doing these things it means a lot that the one you love can support you. Lovely short
When I saw it before I did not see the title, OCD. Watching it now, the film makes so much more sense. Love it! Great job, everyone, including closing music!
It bothers me how people think that OCD is caused when you hate messy things. Cleaning these things repeatedly is caused when you have thoughts that makes you think you're going to suffer if you don't do these action
My OCD has been so bad I've never been able to really "connect" with anyone at all. I lost all my school friends to OCD, plunged into severe depression in high school, never gathered the guts to attempt suicide, somehow made it through to medical school and now I'm in the final year. All the "normal" people around me doing "normal" things while I deal with these thoughts in my head 24X7 used to make me feel terrible but now I'm numb. I don't feel anything. My parents have no idea what is going on in my head but it's not their fault. They try to help in all unhelpful ways. If there's one thing I've learned from this experience, it's that there's no god out there to help us. You pray all you want. Nothing happens. Despite everything, I like to lazily dream of a pleasant tomorrow where all worries are gone, "where troubles melt like lemon grass" as Eva Cassidy put it. It is this lazy dream that keeps me going.
I've never been diagnosed, but I have ADHD which makes me deeply focus on perfecting how I tie my shoes, removing any itch or discomfort, stress over germs I notice could be there that others don't seem to care about, make things I notice symmetrical. Accidentally scratch my hand? Make it even by scratching other hand. Does it hurt a tad more than the first one? Hurt the first one again. Make them even. I began repeatedly pressing space then backspace in a cycle while typing, but finally stopped. You could say this kind of slows me down.
gogo311 Like hair on the arms or something? I do that. I also used to have long hair and it distracted me soooo much. Was always digging for tangles, tossing it out of my face.
This comment sections have been filled with people with or without OCD. It doesn't matters. For once, people here respected us. It just bought me to tears how loving people is in this comment section. Yours truly, Person who have OCD.
Hey I really like your use of rhythm and montage to show the compulsions of Symmetry OCD and the worms to show the Contagion elements of his obsessions. It's visually super appealing and the actor does a great job with it. Congratulations on the win. Filming a short on OCD later this month so fingers crossed :)
I hate people who self diagnose. I remember in class, a bunch of people claimed they had ocd because they were just really neat people, then accused ME of self diagnosing despite them not even knowing what ocd was.
Dude, great short film. One quick question. What camera you use to film this? I want to start my own short films but I want a good quality camera. I dont know which one to choose: please help! :D Love ya
Felipe Nelson ASA Hey, Glad you enjoyed it! This was entirely shot on the Canon 5D Mark III, using different Prime lenses (only one shot was using a zoom lens), shot mostly 24fps and 60fps for certain shots. Your level/budget can alter which camera is right for you. The 5D Mark III is a bit on the expensive end, but it has always been my go-to camera for documentaries/small set films, and is an incredible DSLR. That being said, many cameras can produce quality films/images if you learn how to properly use it. Hope that answered your question, and feel free to ask anything else!
+JonathanDM hey i loved it! but i could not help noticing that you made this film last year, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make some other videos! i LOVED this one. i subscribed to you but i want to see some more videos;) please?
Banana Rain f you. You have no business saying that someone has a serious mental disorder like autism. It's extremely rude and people have killed themselves because of it. Just stop please.
Banana Rain Dude that isn't a joke, that is a serious matter and people do kill themselves because of it. So if you had autism would you like it if someone was making fun of you?
Although I don't have OCD anxiety disorder I do have social anxiety disorder. People who don't have anxiety do not realise how awful it is to feel that way and think it's something we can get out of. All we can do is control it but we have to learn to accept our condition in spite of the fact that it keeps us from doing everyday things normally. And it is important that if someone you love is suffering in any form of anxiety, please be patient, you have no idea how sensitive we get to be :)
I love this video. People shouldn't think about your partners problems and say "you take up to much time" but i still love this video. Thank you for posting it ❤️
Sucks eh. Im a bit OCD, when i eat meat, i cut it in squares, or i try to make the shape a perfect circle. When I blink, i feat that my left eye closed a millisecond too much. Then i blink again, the right one is off by alot maybe.. It rlly sucks.
With my eyes, sometimes if my eyelashes on one eye get stuck, I have to fix it with my finger and reblink. There's a couple other things when it comes to my OCD, but I figure since your comment is sticking to eyes, I might as well just do that.
King of the Everglades by King of the Eyesores. Don't think you can find the song online, it was made by an old friend of mine, but he has music online under that name and Saint Lazarus
JonathanDM it's a really great song, and how you said your friend made it makes me remember one song from pocket 38 when he was making the mice for his game board and I really liked that song but can't find it anywhere
I think I have OCD...whenever I touch something on accident I have to touch it again to make how many times I touched it equal and I hate seeing eyelashes on someone's face xD I just hate it
I also have OCD. Since kids, I always counting the floor before stepping on it, arrange my foods on my plate so it won't touch each other, and reread my text 3 times before press send.
Oh my goddd I relate to this so much. Mostly I count to 20 in my head over and over, I'm afraid of germs and parasites, I repeat things over and over until I'm satisfied, and I have a lot of upsetting intrusive thoughts but I can remember doing the sidewalk thing since I was super young and I have a tendency to have the same routine every single day. I have three anxiety disorders, including OCD, and I was also diagnosed with Autism.
imagine being in a horror movie with ocd. You would have to walk so slow avoiding cracks, and when you lock the door behind you from a murderer, you would have to do some combo shit.
OCD is a mental illness I struggle with. The part that is hardest is not the disease itself but at my school people they have OCD or as they call it "Obsessive Crippling Depression" I have both OCD and Depression so it's hard to hear at school when it's already bad enough...
I hate it when people say that they have OCD when they don't or say that something that they did is "so OCD" so for all of those people, here's a story. I told my friend that I had moderate to severe OCD (which I do) and she said to me "no you don't" it was infuriating, but I told her that she shouldn't make judgments like that, and that every time that the "voice" inside my head told me to do something that I would tell her (and do it, of course) and That's exactly what I did, I told her every time something had to be an even number or every time I counted things 10 times, I even told her her the next day after I didn't listen and had a mental breakdown and cried so hard for so long that I threw up and didn't sleep the whole night because I was cleaning and organizing everything to make up for it. I didn't write this comment for people to feel bad about misjudging OCD I just wrote it so that you understand what it's like to have OCD
The worst kind of relationships. The "She-Is-My-Saviour" type. It starts with a girl that wants something special, and a guy that probably has social anxiety or shyness. For the boy he considers himself lucky to have a girl like him at all, the girl on the other hand probably has no idea about the actual seriousness of his illness (ocd, major depression... etc). She just watched too much disney and thinks that she will enter his life and love will simply heal everything like magic. A couple of months later the guy isn't making the progress that she expected, his mental illness that she thought was "cute" is now boring, she is frustrated although the guy was straight up with her since the beginning. She leaves him and he is left with nothing. Those girls are abusers in the shape of angels, they have no bloody idea how that can entirely ruin the life of someone with mental illness. It's an abusive relationship. Mental illness isn't fixed by magic, it needs professional help and hard work and self-help. Depend on yourself and don't fall in the "my saviour" trap because they are unhealthy relationships. Healthy relationships should be between two independent and strong individuals, relationships that support and increase a person's dependency are toxic and dysfunctional. Get yourself the help you need and when you're up on your feet again you will see things more clearly and have more options and an ability to choose what feels right.
That umbrella I'm the corner was killing me. When you have something in the corner it should be in all four sides. If it is only on one side, the other side's are unbalanced
The thing that bothers me is that people say that they have OCD, when they don't even realize what it is and real people like me suffer from the anxiety of an organization disorder like OCD
kawaiideodorant ;3 but OCD isn't an organization disorder. I have OECID (obsession over exaggeration of common illness disorder). It also bothers me when people think that they have OCD because they are neat freaks.
my god yes. see, I can tolerate somebody saying casually they're ocd because they like things a certain way. it's not great, but I can deal with that. but one time, I told somebody I had ocd and they said, "yeah I have ocd I hate it when colors aren't in order"
I wanted to punch them extremely badly. too bad our school is very strict on violence.
1123581321 Genius bullshit
Misses KittyC I would defend myself and try to convince you that I'm telling the truth, but you wouldn't care.
people get OCPD and OCD mixed up
The. EYELASH.
Elsie Lindau it killed me
This isn't exactly portraying OCD very well. What about the obsessive thoughts that drive us sufferers to actually do these things. That's the whole idea
Not idea, but the whole point we carry out our rituals
+Red Edwards yeah the rituals something bad will happen if we don't do this or that 😂
+Gurumayum Narendra Deva Sharma I know haha. It's a nightmare and it's so hard to explain to people
ikr
I suffer from OCD too. Please drop me a line if you like.
R.I.P. Hand that touched crack.
stephan crump ikr
Sneakers N' Comedy 😂😂😂
Wow, the last time I got this many likes was when my mom told me she loved me.
I have this weird thing where if i accidentally touch something with one hand I have to touch it with the other hand too😂
Edele C same it gives me a weird feeling do unevenness
Edele C yesssss same
Edele C I used to have this weird thing that bothered me. If you were to start in a room and then walk around a wall I would HAVE to walk back around it to where I started.
What if you touch your other hand? 🙀
Taytaytaz13 then i touch my original hand with my other hand
When I only saw one toothbrush in the cup, that just shredded me
Oh my gosh, I started to cry when I saw only one toothbrush in the cup because of how OCD has affected me.
+BamItzZanna what's wrong ?
Nur Amirah They only like to see even numbers
Nur Amirah it's because she put her toothbrush in the cup before him so when she left him her toothbrush is gone and it's sad to see he's on his own
my parents didn't sign this permission slip for this F E E L S T R I P
EpicDiamondz Are you serious dude?
+Lasse Mark actually i was kidding
+EpicDiamondz actually, he meant *Feelstrip*, as a joke, because it was sad and he got the feels.
+aquewave yes like a trip into feelings , yes
I WANT TO GIVE HIM A HUG SO BADLY!!!
Why?
golden Mining 'cuz its sad. ;-;
Lindsay-Kate Shomaker same!
You'll have to hug him 11 times
I DO NOT HAVE OCD, BUT I HAVE ANXIETY DISORDERS. IN MY CASE THE VOICES ARE CONSTANT, AND
IS UNCOMFORTABLE BECAUSE SOMETIMES HAVE INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS AND PEOPLE STARES
AT ME. DEPRESSION IS PART OF ME, BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE, INCLUDING MY FAMILY DID
NOT UNDERSTAND ME, DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THINGS AND THOUGHTS THAT HAPPEN IN MY
HEAD CONSTANTLY.
Arce ART Eat some pink papaya pancakes. It will make you feel better.
Yomiles21 THIS HAVE WEED?
Arce ART Ask your doctor after you consume all of it. :D
Arce ART / is ur capslock key broken?
People stare at you because you are different. People will always think different people lower than themselves.
at first it was funny, then got cute, then sad.......😢
dude this is sad and my brother has ocd and i always misunderstood I feel terrible about asking him about the lights the locks and everything I have a new perspective
..."he only kisses her once" :(
Fuck OCD...It fucked many years of my life. Couldn't help crying...
Peivand Ryks true
HEY PEOPLE WITH OCD, TAKE SAFFRON. YOU'LL GET BETTER CUZ IT WILL INCREASE THE LEVEL OF SEROTONIN. YOU CAN GET BETTER. TRUST YOURSELF. FIND THE SOLUTIONS. LOVE YOU GUYS TO THE MOON AND BACK 💗
That does not help whatsoever.
it helps at least a bit.
Sorry but it doesn't work for everyone. It made it worse for me.
ouh really ?? Sorry. Hope you'll be healed soon. :(
Nur Fidhah Saffron in dang expensive tho!
I do the sidewalk thing I don't like stepping on cracks anywhere
Same, every time I step on a crack, I just suddenly feel so unpleasant. Been that way since my childhood, I just have to do equal amounts of how I walk.
+Serena Huang SAME, but if I step on a crack or line it has to be with the arch of my left foot because I have an insane tingling sensation in the right side of my body. Is that normal?
+Samantha Butler if it has to due with ocd then yes that's normal I'll sometimes get light headed from stressing about ocd related rituals
ME TOO I AM ALWAYS AFRAID TO STEP ON CRACKS
for me each foot has to cross over the crack alternating left, then right
Loved this short!
As someone who has suffered from fairly severe OCD, I found the rituals that this man went through very relatable and well demonstrated. Its great to see a film about a disorder that is so often misunderstood. I also thought that the split screen shots were very cool!
That said, I found the love story a bit sudden/abrupt. It seemed to skip from one point in their relationship to another without time passing. For example, in what looked like one day, they went from bumping into each other on the street to kissing. As a filmmaker myself, I know how hard it is to fit anything as complex as a romance into a 9 minute short-film but perhaps you could have used some visual metaphor to show that time has elapsed between each scene - basically just a fancy "One week later..." message. Just a suggestion :-)
Also, he says "she didn't mind it at all [...]; she loved it" - I want to know why! The film left me asking why she was attracted to him despite his OCD. I'm not saying that people with OCD aren't deserving of friends and partners, I'm just interested to know what made her so accepting of him. Again, you probably weren't able to fit a backstory for both characters into 9 minutes, and I can't criticize you for that, but that is one question I was left with.
I still really enjoyed it; I just thought you might appreciate some constructive criticism. :-)
+Isaac Blanc I'm glad you enjoyed it, and thank you very much for your feedback and criticism!
Yes, we struggled a little bit with showing the passage of time for this short as you noticed. We felt titles were a little too "campy" in the editing room, and removed those, along with numbers appearing as he acted out some of his routines, but your'e right that there probably could have been a way to used titles effectively. Overall, I do agree that we could have found another way convey the passage of time, and the brevity of the story hurt our efforts to do so. We hoped that the repetitions of scenes with different outcomes would accomplish this. Here's a though that is from the original poem and was cut from the script due to time constraints: during the transition scene where the lights flicker on and off and the girl's mood/feelings change, we were going to show time elapsing by the sun and the moon circling the sky, and seeing your suggestion now makes me think that this could have been used throughout the film in an interesting way. Maybe useful for a future project!
Also, maybe you would like to know my intentions concerning your next comment that could help answer the question you were left with. This story is from the man's (Neil's) perspective, sometimes literally. We get a few POV shots in this film, and all of them come from Neil, never from the girl. The voiceovers are all his thoughts, and as simple as it may sound, we made sure the entire film was from his perspective, thematically and mentally. The intention is to know Neil's feelings, thoughts, and emotions, and nobody else's. I've had some people tell me they dislike the girl because of how she hurt Neil, but that's not quite fair because we do not know her side of the story, we only know Neil's. The other man she is kissing may not even exist, it's simply Neil's thoughts and concerns. We can see when the girl is happy or upset, but only because Neil notices those details. Although it doesn't answer why she loved him or wheat her feelings were, I hope that we were able to accomplish our goal of telling Neil's side of the story. I would also love to know her side of the story! But that side hasn't been written or shown yet, leaving a nice touch of mystery and room for thought. Long story short, I agree with your wants! I also hope that we made the right choice focusing the film the way we did.
And thanks again for your comment, I appreciate the criticism (which is always welcome) and the opportunity to discuss film making techniques.
Thank you very much for the thoughtful and lengthy reply. Its quite shocking nowadays how many people can't take constructive criticism. You restore some of my hope in RUclips haha :-)
I completely understand your choice not to use title for time. The only films I can think of where I actually like the use of titles like that are Tarantino's movies - and that's only because he's sort of taking the piss out of them.
Personally, I really like your idea of using timelapse in that scene but that's just my opinion. Talking of creative ways to show the passing of time, the one obvious example that springs to mind is the final scene of Kubrick's 2001. That said, I don't see how you could have applied that concept to your film :-)
After reading your reply about the girl, I actually find myself agreeing with you. Valid as my point about wanting to know her side of the story was, perhaps its better that the film never explains. As has been said countless times, some things are best left to the imagination. Furthermore, perhaps the single-sidedness of the story reflects how Neil struggles to understand other people or (as the POV shots do a great job of showing) how alone he feels.
As I said though, I did really love the film and think, for the most part, that the right choices were made. Hats off to you and your crew/cast. Awesome short!
I also related so much
I do the door thing but I lock the door then keep trying to open the door to see if it's locked and with my room door I close it and bang on it to make sure I can't function if I don't I'll worry about it.
same
Ashyst Yeah I do that to except I kick the door too
Its Normal...
Ashyst One kind of OCD I suffer from is run-on sentences.
Jungkook X Taehyung
I dont mean to be a downer because i really enjoyed the film (coming from someone who has ocd) but at 3:48 he steps on a crack on the kitchen tiles. It bothered me
+Miruesel The Mushroom Wow, good catch. We completely missed that in the editing room. Thanks, I'll definitely try to catch those type of things more in the future!
:)
+Miruesel The Mushroom OMG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THAT
Same dude
+Miruesel The Mushroom I recommend you go to the neast crack in the tile and stop on it all day, run up and down it and laugh and smile as you kick ocd and it's lies in the face. Many times it starts out with something like stepping on cracks but please know there are deeper levels of ocd torture. Which is why it is so important to get ride of it now.
1) Nothing will happen to you, your family or anyone or anything if you step on a crack... *Nothing* (all ocd lies).
2) It is imporant not to run but to spit in ocd's face by facing whatever lie it is telling you (it will run like the coward it is)
3) OCD is a liar all it does it tell it's lies to try and unsettle you to get you upset... ocd is a liar.
4) OCD is like quicksand the more you fight it the worse it gets. The more you ignore it (which is how you effectively fight ocd) the more you will find yourself suddenly being pulled out of the quicksand.
Best wishes :)
This guy wants everything perfect... but love isn't perfect.
Harambe Is Still Alive Love is perfect to him
Sorry, i think i just puked in my mouth...
It’s not about being perfect !!!
I should have ended with him finding another girl with OCD
Wow seeing this makes me feel bad for people with OCD. I could never imagine living with OCD, it would be like living in a nightmare. Doing everything in a even orderly way, wow. I hope one day there is a cure for this and can help many people.
I have moderate OCD and let me tell you, IT SUCKSSSSS!!! It makes everything so difficult and you always feel on edge. Luckily I’m getting treated but still, OCD is a monster.
I have ocd and I don't experience any of that. I had irrational thoughts that I was lesbian and thoughts of killing 😕
From what I've read, that is a common fear (questioning their sexuality and harming others) that people with OCD have.
same :/
Mm I didn't think I had OCD but hearing that I feel like it do o.o
Lps ._.katie well everybody gets occasional intrusive thoughts, its only a big problem when they become obsessive and control a big part of your thoughts and actions.
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This is seriously my favorite poem, and the film was absolutely amazing. Great job. : )
This is so simplistic and narrowing.The hard part is about the obsessions not the compulsions, especially those that are so hard to control.
Really great short film. I hope he got the help he so desperatedly needed.
oh my god the second I heard Neil's poetry I was shook
When they kissed the first time all I could think was, 'I ship them. I SHIP THEM SO HARD.' I have a problem. When she broke up with him, I was a bit pissed. No one wants to be like that. I still get it though. My mom used to get annoyed with my OCD as well because it took a lot of time in the mornings. Especially in the mornings and nights- it wouldn't let me sleep. >:\ But anyways, I love the video. I can relate. I have a different obsession( that I don't wish to go into right now since that would take too long- way too long thanks to OCD -.-) but I still get how it feels for you to NEED to do something a certain amount of times or whatever it is your mind wants you to do. I kinda feel sad because I have nobody to relate to with my specific obsession. It's pretty lonely, but whatever. I'm on some medication, but that takes time to finally work.
The type of ocd i have, gives me intrusive thoughts, so now, thanks to those bugs in the dudes hand, i am picturing them in my mouth.... repetitively, and it won't go away. Thanks.
the window with the blinds in the bedroom made me go bezurk they were not hanging properly
Kayda Steele I think you have OCPD instead of OCD
It's a me Mario what is ocpd?
"She didn't mind it at all. Any of it."
4:24
*She steps on a crack*
"She loved it."
Idk man that would've broke my heart.
I used to measure each amount of carrot I was cutting
I've loved the original poem for a long time now, but I've never seen a short film based on it. I'm glad to have stumbled across this one, because it's fantastic. I love it so so much!
I have an anxiety disorder that is similar to OCD where worries will become obsessive for long periods of time. This was really interesting to watch and to anyone suffering from OCD stay strong.
i hat how people assume ocd means u cant step on the cracks on the sidewalk
HedgeHogGamer im pretty sure I don't have ocd
but I can. not! step on them! it's just so uncomfortable
LeHedgeHogGamer I can't step on them it's like one of my worst compulsions
Heart wrenching. Absolutely heart wrenching.
Teared up when he said she didn't mind any of it. Having people tell me how they don't give a shit or to just stop doing these things it means a lot that the one you love can support you. Lovely short
When I saw it before I did not see the title, OCD. Watching it now, the film makes so much more sense. Love it! Great job, everyone, including closing music!
this is beautiful in the most heart breaking way.....
This OCD is killing me from the inside.
Still somehow I survive.
is this the poem by neil hilborn?
Yes it is! With Neil's permission, we adapted his poem "OCD" into a short film
you did a great job!
+liv panasci 😁😁😁
zebra Kay ?
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT KNEW
the poem had me in tears.
It bothers me how people think that OCD is caused when you hate messy things. Cleaning these things repeatedly is caused when you have thoughts that makes you think you're going to suffer if you don't do these action
i watched this maybe a month ago then today I found Neil's poem and it reminded me of this and sure enough it based off it! so cool!
My OCD has been so bad I've never been able to really "connect" with anyone at all. I lost all my school friends to OCD, plunged into severe depression in high school, never gathered the guts to attempt suicide, somehow made it through to medical school and now I'm in the final year. All the "normal" people around me doing "normal" things while I deal with these thoughts in my head 24X7 used to make me feel terrible but now I'm numb. I don't feel anything. My parents have no idea what is going on in my head but it's not their fault. They try to help in all unhelpful ways. If there's one thing I've learned from this experience, it's that there's no god out there to help us. You pray all you want. Nothing happens. Despite everything, I like to lazily dream of a pleasant tomorrow where all worries are gone, "where troubles melt like lemon grass" as Eva Cassidy put it. It is this lazy dream that keeps me going.
This is such a beautiful, sad but also true video. It hit me really hard because I have OCD too. I hope someday I'll find someone like her.
The poem this is based on is my favorite. This portrays it so well. Great job.
I'm crying because this is EXACTLY how I feel every day.
OCD is terrible.
I've never been diagnosed, but I have ADHD which makes me deeply focus on perfecting how I tie my shoes, removing any itch or discomfort, stress over germs I notice could be there that others don't seem to care about, make things I notice symmetrical. Accidentally scratch my hand? Make it even by scratching other hand. Does it hurt a tad more than the first one? Hurt the first one again. Make them even. I began repeatedly pressing space then backspace in a cycle while typing, but finally stopped. You could say this kind of slows me down.
+Epic Fires I can relate, I often have to pick my hair which prevents me from focusing on my studies. Can't wear a jacket all the time, you know.
gogo311 Like hair on the arms or something? I do that. I also used to have long hair and it distracted me soooo much. Was always digging for tangles, tossing it out of my face.
I hate having OCD. But I know that I could never go back. Having OCD gives me a sense of happiness. But it takes a toll on my life.
This comment sections have been filled with people with or without OCD. It doesn't matters. For once, people here respected us. It just bought me to tears how loving people is in this comment section.
Yours truly,
Person who have OCD.
Integrity
Humble
A good person
To be bad is wrong
Entirely happy
Live you life to the fullest
In a great world
Finish off all my work
Enter happiness
Read all the first letters
Ever since I saw this video, I just can't stop repeating it. I LOVE IT!! I also love the song at the end. I love this!!
Hey I really like your use of rhythm and montage to show the compulsions of Symmetry OCD and the worms to show the Contagion elements of his obsessions. It's visually super appealing and the actor does a great job with it. Congratulations on the win. Filming a short on OCD later this month so fingers crossed :)
I need a part 2 and I need it now
"Now I just think about who else is kissing her. I can't breathe because he only kisses her once. He doesn't care if it's perfect." i died lmao
Oh I'm realizing this was a speech made by someone once, they made a video about it! That's so amazing!!!
I hate people who self diagnose. I remember in class, a bunch of people claimed they had ocd because they were just really neat people, then accused ME of self diagnosing despite them not even knowing what ocd was.
Dude, great short film. One quick question. What camera you use to film this? I want to start my own short films but I want a good quality camera. I dont know which one to choose: please help! :D Love ya
Felipe Nelson ASA Hey, Glad you enjoyed it! This was entirely shot on the Canon 5D Mark III, using different Prime lenses (only one shot was using a zoom lens), shot mostly 24fps and 60fps for certain shots. Your level/budget can alter which camera is right for you. The 5D Mark III is a bit on the expensive end, but it has always been my go-to camera for documentaries/small set films, and is an incredible DSLR. That being said, many cameras can produce quality films/images if you learn how to properly use it. Hope that answered your question, and feel free to ask anything else!
+JonathanDM hey i loved it! but i could not help noticing that you made this film last year, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE make some other videos! i LOVED this one. i subscribed to you but i want to see some more videos;) please?
JonathanDM can you make a part 2
OMG THIS IS MY FAVORITE POEM! An old friend of mine told me it and just omg
Can you do other disorders like Autism or Skitsifernia it's a great way to spread awareness.
That spelling of Schizophrenia is horrendous.
hahahaha
Banana Rain f you. You have no business saying that someone has a serious mental disorder like autism. It's extremely rude and people have killed themselves because of it. Just stop please.
Banana Rain Dude that isn't a joke, that is a serious matter and people do kill themselves because of it. So if you had autism would you like it if someone was making fun of you?
Your Butt = Hurt
Although I don't have OCD anxiety disorder I do have social anxiety disorder. People who don't have anxiety do not realise how awful it is to feel that way and think it's something we can get out of. All we can do is control it but we have to learn to accept our condition in spite of the fact that it keeps us from doing everyday things normally. And it is important that if someone you love is suffering in any form of anxiety, please be patient, you have no idea how sensitive we get to be :)
i cried
I love this video. People shouldn't think about your partners problems and say "you take up to much time" but i still love this video. Thank you for posting it ❤️
Damnnn this was some deep stuff
I'm a professional stand in and actor… If you're ever in the Utah area I would love to do a film with you! This was excellent!
Omg dude you're 11 subs from reaching 1k! Congrats!
Also this video sorta relates to me since I have OCD but not all of these things I worry about.
I'M SOBBING THIS WAS SO, SO GOOD
Sucks eh. Im a bit OCD, when i eat meat, i cut it in squares, or i try to make the shape a perfect circle. When I blink, i feat that my left eye closed a millisecond too much. Then i blink again, the right one is off by alot maybe.. It rlly sucks.
With my eyes, sometimes if my eyelashes on one eye get stuck, I have to fix it with my finger and reblink.
There's a couple other things when it comes to my OCD, but I figure since your comment is sticking to eyes, I might as well just do that.
The Potato Llamaz what do you have is called "perfectionism.."
The Potato Llamaz i have your same problem..
"a bit OCD" fyi OCD isnt a trait. its a disorder.
what's that song at the end?
King of the Everglades by King of the Eyesores. Don't think you can find the song online, it was made by an old friend of mine, but he has music online under that name and Saint Lazarus
Is it possible if you ask him to publish the song?
Im pretty sure he'll get lots of attention by that. (At least do you know a way to contact him)
JonathanDM it's a really great song, and how you said your friend made it makes me remember one song from pocket 38 when he was making the mice for his game board and I really liked that song but can't find it anywhere
Darude S... Nah
ZephaniahNoah Gaming you broke the curse
Man, thanks a lot, this made me cry (In a good way) and feel how others feel (I have OCD as well)
I do to and it's horrible I hate it I was doing it while I was watching the video and I didn't even notice till now
paige sampat I was thinking I Do everything except the germs me its really annoying and this made me cry
You probably don't. Search on RUclips "You probably don't have OCD, and this is why" by the channel Life Noggin
I think I have OCD...whenever I touch something on accident I have to touch it again to make how many times I touched it equal and I hate seeing eyelashes on someone's face xD I just hate it
this is also called sensation symmetry! it can happen for a lot of reasons and in a lot of neurodivergences too
I also have OCD. Since kids, I always counting the floor before stepping on it, arrange my foods on my plate so it won't touch each other, and reread my text 3 times before press send.
For those of you who don't know. most of this was more than likely based off of Neil Hilborn's poem "OCD" i highly recommend you listen to it.
Oh my goddd I relate to this so much. Mostly I count to 20 in my head over and over, I'm afraid of germs and parasites, I repeat things over and over until I'm satisfied, and I have a lot of upsetting intrusive thoughts but I can remember doing the sidewalk thing since I was super young and I have a tendency to have the same routine every single day. I have three anxiety disorders, including OCD, and I was also diagnosed with Autism.
bunnycat wow
imagine being in a horror movie with ocd. You would have to walk so slow avoiding cracks, and when you lock the door behind you from a murderer, you would have to do some combo shit.
this is so heartbreaking oh my gosh
that was very moving and a great perspective on a individual with OCD
do a part 2
OCD is a mental illness I struggle with. The part that is hardest is not the disease itself but at my school people they have OCD or as they call it "Obsessive Crippling Depression" I have both OCD and Depression so it's hard to hear at school when it's already bad enough...
I was so happy to see that he find some one to suport him help him but what she did it broke my heart....the ending was so painful😢😢
I'm crying over my sis making fun of me like this
I hate it when people say that they have OCD when they don't or say that something that they did is "so OCD" so for all of those people, here's a story. I told my friend that I had moderate to severe OCD (which I do) and she said to me "no you don't" it was infuriating, but I told her that she shouldn't make judgments like that, and that every time that the "voice" inside my head told me to do something that I would tell her (and do it, of course) and That's exactly what I did, I told her every time something had to be an even number or every time I counted things 10 times, I even told her her the next day after I didn't listen and had a mental breakdown and cried so hard for so long that I threw up and didn't sleep the whole night because I was cleaning and organizing everything to make up for it. I didn't write this comment for people to feel bad about misjudging OCD I just wrote it so that you understand what it's like to have OCD
hard to believe that ocd can take control over someone's life
omg loved this, please make a continuation of it
this is so amazing, i love it. you did good with filming this.
make a part 2 pleeeeeaaaaasssseeee
Such a cute story. Too people who say they have ocd that is bull because it is more than just putting things in order
While everyone with OCD has different ticks and obsessions, I can say very confidently and emotionally that this is what it is like to have OCD
I love that this all was based off of Neil Hilborns poem ♥️
GUYSS THIS IS FROM THE SLAM POEM "OCD"
I feel sorry for him. Double so because of the way he describes his pain of being left. She is part of the reason we have suicidal people.
my symmetry ocd WENT OFF when his hand touched the crack, my god
That Shit is Deep!! 😔
I shouldn't have cried as much as I just did.
locks door like crazy,
lets window stay fully open
This.. There are no spoken words for this.
The worst kind of relationships. The "She-Is-My-Saviour" type. It starts with a girl that wants something special, and a guy that probably has social anxiety or shyness. For the boy he considers himself lucky to have a girl like him at all, the girl on the other hand probably has no idea about the actual seriousness of his illness (ocd, major depression... etc). She just watched too much disney and thinks that she will enter his life and love will simply heal everything like magic. A couple of months later the guy isn't making the progress that she expected, his mental illness that she thought was "cute" is now boring, she is frustrated although the guy was straight up with her since the beginning. She leaves him and he is left with nothing.
Those girls are abusers in the shape of angels, they have no bloody idea how that can entirely ruin the life of someone with mental illness. It's an abusive relationship.
Mental illness isn't fixed by magic, it needs professional help and hard work and self-help. Depend on yourself and don't fall in the "my saviour" trap because they are unhealthy relationships.
Healthy relationships should be between two independent and strong individuals, relationships that support and increase a person's dependency are toxic and dysfunctional.
Get yourself the help you need and when you're up on your feet again you will see things more clearly and have more options and an ability to choose what feels right.
0:41 is me when i can't get paper shot in the bin and the paper lands on the ground
That umbrella I'm the corner was killing me. When you have something in the corner it should be in all four sides. If it is only on one side, the other side's are unbalanced