People need to realise that not everyone with OCD has a fear of germs only. It can manifest itself in many ways. Everyone is different. The fact that his room is messy is irrelevant and rather an ignorant comment. Do your research before leaving comments like that.
Looks like there needs to be more awareness about ocd and all mental illness in general. No titan is right ocd can manifest itself in many different ways. You can be really messy and even neglect chores and still have severe ocd.
For the people saying that for a person with OCD his room is really messy, there are different types of OCD, you don't have to have anxiety about a messy room to have OCD.
Anyone here with OCD I am terribly sorry. I have been diagnosed with it for 5 years and have been on 4 different medications with 4 different therapists. People don't know what it's like to actually suffer in this world. They worry about stuff that goes on around them but nothing near what we suffer with
does anyone else have that annoying trait where they touch something and it just feels...wrong?? so you keep touching it again until it feels right? And when you can't touch it again it just makes you crazy? :( If I can't touch that certain thing again I start pulling at my hand and rubbing them to help the sort of "pain"
***** for me it didn't happen too often, but when it did, I wouldn't be able to stop until I've touched it hundreds of times (no exaggeration there) But when I can't touch it again I will go INSANE. Once when I was little I was in a store with my parents, and I picked up something off the shelf and had to put it back because we were leaving, I put it down totally wrong (?¿) and I couldn't fix it cuz my mom had grabbed me and we left. So the rest of the car ride home, I was pulling at the skin of my hands and rubbing them against each other, even bitting them. By the time we got home I had a huge burn and different bite marks all over my hands. This still happens now when I'm like 15 years old, but not with the biting part, and I stop before I can physically injure my hand, and just shake my hands out
I have obsessive compulsive disorder too. I have too tap something three or more times, and if I don't I think something bad will happen. It's horrible
+Ronnie Luna i was there when i was 8 now i am 23 and my mental state is good cause as the years passed i learned that its me or it so now everytime i am about to explode i ve found myself ways to chill you just need to open that door and get away from those chains and never be harsh to yourself if something isnt done today it will be tomorow :) ocd is the reason i ve set up walls inside of my head and i ve playing hide and seek with it in my case everything is about time...it gets me very anxious even if i know i am right on time and everything i m eating or even walking when i was little have to do with double numbers 2 4 6 8 etc never let this bitch get you down you are better than that
Ronnie Luna would I have ocd? Things I do are not to step on cracks (only when I notice, when I do I get pissed) and when thinks go slowly back and forth I get really anxious and I start tapping things fast or I hear screaming and hollering and I also can never have the volume anything other than the intervals of 5.
Thank you for sharing, I have OCD too in the form of checking and I was thinking about making a similar video and wanted to see what other people had already made. I was stoked to hear a motion city cover playing in the background because I can highly relate to that band and that song. Right before I posted this comment I was playing their songs on the drums.
OCD is a serious condition, it can put large amounts of stress on people, leading to the possibility of random bursts of aggression, depression and what a majority of people would consider odd behavioural patterns, its not a healthy thing to have in your life.
Thanks for this video. I know just how you feel but seeing someone else's journey tells a different story. Much love and good luck in recovery whenever or however it may be.
the hand washing.... dear god that is my entire life. i'll spend 20 minutes after i shower just washing over and over 99% of the time no matter what lotion i use they're still raw and cracked from the friction. ocd and germophobia is killer
Thank you for bringing more attention to OCD. It's very important to keep talking about it so people understand how serious it is and that it's not only about cleaning or organizing. It's a very serious mental condition that can take over teh person's life. Thank you for helping bring awareness.
you did an UHmazing job w this informative video! :) You are gonna Overxome anything u want in life, just put ur mind in to it and Want it bad enouuugh!! :)
I'll go ahead and make this comment 777. This takes a lot of courage to post, and you should be proud of yourself. Having anxiety myself, I struggle telling others, in fact I fear people judging me for being scared. Life with anxiety disorders is not easy, and it takes guts to spread awareness. Bravo, sir!
My life with OCD really pulls the trigger out of me! I mean for goodness sake,I've spent almost ours just to make sure I have touched everything inside the house including the ceiling.And not just that,I'm trying to make sure that my hands are clean. And if I hold my right hand,I also have to hold my left hand and vice versa.I also have to touch the switch inside the house 4 times because if I don't,something terrible is going to happen.One time when I was excessively worried about dread and my death, my anxiety attack me more than a day,my family was so worried and they thought I was experiencing mild stroke by that time.Until now my OCDs ruining my life,including my daily activities and my duties inside the house and inside the campus.And even now,I have to type this correctly because I find it hard to resist it,so much...
Great video man. I live day in and day out with this torturous OCD. It weighs me down tremendously but I try and keep pushing. It's just always nice, and reassuring, that I'm not alone in this battle.
I admire your courage for making this video; not many would come forward and openly admit they have a problem with something like this. Some of the things you OCD about creep me out, but I found this video incredibly insightful. Kudos! :D
What has worked to help you? My 19 year old daughter has severeocd, and isn't willing to get psychiatric care at the moment although she has in the past, and was diagnosed with OCD. very very hard to live with her, but i have total empathy for her because I struggled with OCD too. AT one point she was taking 6 hour showers and still spends a lot of time in the bathroom hand-washing etc What would you recommend? ANy ideas are helpful, thank you. People don't get that OCD is a fear of being out of control in many ways.
I have OCD... srsly I stayed up until like 1:00 AM because the (get ready for this loooooooooongggg list!!!!) the closet door was open the nail polish box wasn't right the bed was slightly moved my door was ajar the pillow case was uneven the TV provider was crooked my chair was crooked the pig night light was crooked my clothes weren't in the basket properly my notebook stack was slightly crooked the underclothes droor was slightly open my poster was falling my pillows weren't in color order my blanket wasn't straight my shorts kept scrunching up the blanket under my feet wasn't comfy enough the curtains were out of place SOOOOOOO YAHHHHH XD that was my night
I have COD as well. Although I don't have the same symptoms it can still be quite bothersome. And disruptive as well. I've only known about my OCD since 2009 or 2010. So it's still fairly new to me. Some of my symptoms include compulsive hand washing and bathing, compulsively cleaning my home. Every thing has to be just right or I go nutsoid. Especially in my kitchen. Do not let me catch you putting things in the wrong place or the wrong order. I may well go postal if I do catch you. I do have times where it is not nearly as bad. But it is always there. And it gets worse when I'm under stress and feeling really scared. I'm really glad I watched your video. It was really good and I really identified with it. What l really liked the end because it showed that you have hope, and hope is so important. I hope to see more of your videos because they are really good. Thank you. Jude
Do any of you understand that OCD is a serious mental illness about negative thoughts which makes you feel the need to do unnecessary compulsions that stop the negative things from happening that make no sense but to someone with OCD it does make sense it annoys the shit out of me when people say I have OCD when really they are just perfectionists when really you don't understand the everyday struggle that someone has to deal with I have had OCD for over three years and I will tell you it has been hell I have had all sorts of negative thoughts harm to a loved one that really was the start of it all I have had some really bad ones it's scary so please don't say that you have OCD when you don't
I have been dealing with similar things. I have not told anyone but people have noticed. I am so scared becuase the thought are scary. They keep me awake at night and can't stop thinking about it. I don't know what to do. I feel useless and helpless. Can you tell me how you deal with it and what to do?
Sharing what you struggle with is a good start. It helps to have a strong community of support. Contrary to popular opinion, the condition can be overcome.
Do you get bothered by certain times in the day? Do you have to count the steps and land on a certain foot? i love odd numbers too. especially 3,9,11,19,29,39, and 73 but the best numbers for me change all the time
I just wanted to say that I found your video both extremely interesting and inspirational! I was diagnosed with mild OCD a few months ago so I know somewhat of what you are going through on an every day basis. My OCD have more to do with social interaction instead of environmental interaction. I have extreme trouble making/keeping friends and maintaining a relationship with a guy just because I also find something about them that drives me crazy. Just remember you are never alone!
i cant handle odd numbers, i was diagnosed and one more thing, if you have OCD then how comes your room is messy? i can't see my room disorganised i have to clean it also i have ticks and if i burn a bit of my right hand i have to burn the same bit on my left, to make it feel equal its so stressing!!
+Speedy Gonzalez I have severe OCD. I take 4 different pills for OCD and what OCD has caused me. OCD is not about being organized and cleaning your room. Yes, society has made it look like a cute little quirk one should have if say, they always like their room clean, or if you don't like odd numbers. OCD is thinking if you do not touch an object 14 times on each hand, something bad will happen. It is a non-stopping thought that you will kill your best friend, even though you love them and would never purposely hurt them. It is thinking if you do not know how many hours you slept, you will die or get insomnia. OCD is not about your room being clean. So before you say something you think you have because you simply are a perfectionist who likes a clean room, please educate yourself.
I'm 12 and iv'e had OCD since I was 11. I told my parents but they just told me to stop being silly and stop counting. However its very difficult to ignore and now I have a lot more ticks and rituals that slow my life down and it just gets worst by the day. How do I convince them to take me to a specialist?
when i eat food i have to make sure its even too, like i eat half of it on the left side of my mouth and half on the right but half of that has to be upside down and half has to be the right way round. it annoys me sometimes but ive been doing it for years and its just natural now.
Worrying about being too skinny in our society is not a problem most people feel. It's usually the other side that society would, in general, form obsessions about and then be compelled to do the compulsions (actions). I had it much worse as a child with OCD. I have developed my own coping mechanisms over the years. For example, being in public and surrounding myself around people prevents me from doing the compulsions and I end up following the social norms. Obtaining more education is my other coping mechanism as well as meeting new people. Just keep yourself so busy in life that you have no time to think about these day to day obsessions. OCD has a ton to do with superstitions. Originally, I just closed my eyes and told myself "everything is fine, nothing bad would happen by changing routine", then I proved it to myself by switching up routine, like testing a hypothesis to myself. If you are not able to cope like many of us can, just go for the drugs.
I have to do things in twos. I can't eat just one banana, I must eat two or I get anxious. I have to boil the kettle twice before making coffee, with two spoons of powder, two splashes of milk and two spoons of sugar. I go upstairs two at a time, and the number of steps I walk from the landing to my bedroom must always be even. I also must always know what time it is. I am diagnosed autistic but so far nobody thinks I have OCD. Do I have it? Or am I just being a typical Aspie?
i have OCD too,but now i'm on medication and psychoterapy,but i'm just curious,can you get rid of this disorder or you have to live with it your entire life?
What icons? I can't have any icons on my desktop unless it is a task I'm currently working on. My files and folders are also very organized. I got aggrivated with the months not being in order on my pictures so I put numbers in front of the months so that they would fall in the right places. Anything I create has a place it must go into.
hi i too have ocd. mine is too severe.the doctor has rated my case as severe.i hav been battling with ocd since i 17 yrs.i too spend lot of time in bathroom.i cant brush my own teeth becoz if i do i will do it till my gums start to bleed . i cant stop brushing my teeth or washing my hands.becoz of my ocd i cud not go to college or to work. if you dont mind cud you tell me what do you do to make a living.i mean do you go to work anywhere?
Yeah, its so frustrating especially when things take a turn for the worst (i explain in it my latest video) but you just gotta keep fighting because everyday we are closer, a beautiful truth!
beautiful video. I have OCD too, right now I mainly struggle with irrational thoughts and stuff. I am in 10th grade, When I was in 6th grade and such I struggles with counting and stuff. You are so brave for sharing and even just talking about it:)
Eric Medina, you have a real gift! You probably know that. People have a hard time understanding OCD and its different forms and you did a great job giving people a feel for your own experience with it. As I read through the many comments in response to your film, I see that there are many young people questioning if they "have OCD" or not. I am a social worker and professor and I just want to say that people should reach out for help if they need it or think they need it. I am acquainted with OCD and know that people can be helped. There are many myths about OCD and what it is and there are many variants and degrees of severity. OCD can make people feel that they are strange in some way, but they are not--many people (and kids) have this problem. It waxes and wanes and sometimes can even go away over time. In fact, people with OCD are often highly intelligent and creative, from what I have learned about it, so OCD might be a price of sorts for having other gifts and talents! No one goes through life without encountering challenges and OCD is just one of the many kinds of challenges people can face. My advice is to seek help and not let yourself hide! BTW, Eric, I have shown your film to my graduate social work students who feel that they learned a lot about OCD from it. Thank you for your courage in sharing your experience with others--it helps to diminish stigma and increases public awareness.
I've gone a long time learning about different things and gaining awareness about issues such as OCD, because I hope to help people who are struggling with it. Little did I recognize that after all of the times I've gotten in trouble for being "unorganized" , rushing (after spending obscene amounts of time in the mirrow changing clothes) that I struggle with OCD as well. Thanks for this video, I see alot myself in it.
I do a lot of these things but never thought it might be because of mental illness... is it possible that I do these things because thats how I am? Or do I maybe have OCD...?
Stay strong edm. I've been grappling with OCD for coming up on 25 years now, and it does get better with time and treatment. :-) Also, I applaud you for having the strength and bravery to make this video for a school project. Coming forward and publicly stating that you have OCD (or any major neuropsychological issue) is a tough thing for most people. There are few of us that can do it. Thusly... [applause] :)
if i place something incorrectly i keep trying to put it down correctly and it can go on for AGES, also everything has to be aligned in the direction im looking at it.....on my table everything has to be placed correctly. If there is a label on a box or something i must turn it around so i cant see it, i dont like breaks in patterns like that.
I am 16 years old. I have OCD. For me I have to check sink faucets, doors and my phone. It will take me up to an hour before I finally get to bed. Unfortunately America has gotten this idea that OCD is like ADHD where you do everything fast. I check the same thing over and over. It drives me crazy :(
Two sugggestions for you...Have you tried timing yourself on tasks to see if you can reduce time spent on repetitive behaviour, ie. set time limits? Also, challenging yourself to let lesser somethings BE (in the wrong place or not quite perfect in some way). Over time this can assist in desensitizing your anxiety. Some tasks/situations are more controllable than others. Maybe experiment and see?? These things can help, although timing stuff can take on a life too, lol !! All the best to you :)
I love writing too and I have OCD for 7 yr now.But you will not really now what OCD feels like, unless you make deeper reasearches in this.Good luck writing your book.
Thank you for uploading this, you are very brave. The one problem I had though was right after you washed your hands you touched the sink handle which re-contaminates your hands and you did not wash them over. So you basically just washed your hands and unwashed them instantaneously.
@MrJediAres OCD was killing me too. My life was consumed with rituals for everything..and I mean EVERYTHING. From handwashing to counting, to double checking that doors were locked, appliances turned off. I got to a point where I thought, if I dont get help now I am going to end up either involuntarily checked into the psych ward or suicide. After working my way thru it I can now say that I finally have my life back..you can do it too man. Stay positive, it'll all work out :)
8:41 bothered me because you had 2 extra up there that were discluded and uneven to the group. it didn't make the tray even and it blew my mind that you didn't point that out
You are a very handsome young man. I'm sure you are very intelligent and liked by everyone. I felt so bad for you watching your video. I can't imagine what your life is like. I pray you can get some help so you can live a normal life. God bless you.
Am I crazy for thinking that it feels wrong to have the row with two mozzarella stick and both be on one side? If I had a row of two like that, then I would feel the need to place one on the left and one on the right.
Yeah, it is similar with me. I almost always have to have all the doors in the house firmly closed and any doors accessing the outside locked (and checked at least 3 times). I also like to have all the lights off except for one (no more than that) if a person in the room (also partially due to my urge of not wanting to waste electrical energy).
Me too :( But you have the power to change it and get it to a stage where it doesn't affect you as much anymore. It is possible. Have you seen Mark Freeman's youtube channel? He is a case of someone who has fought his way through OCD and has great motivating videos and tips to get it under control
thanks for posting this video, my ocd is getting worse! :( i have the same pattern with numbers but not number 6 (for the same reasons as yourelf) also colours but not red for similar reasons. its so tedious and stressfull having to do these rituals. anyway i feel for everyone who has this and hopes everyone can find a way of getting out of it (once u have let me no the secret :)
Of OCD was a person I'd yell at the top of my lungs, "Fuck you!!!". I'd threaten OCD, "Let me enjoy my life!!! I just want to enjoy The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim like everyone else!!!".
Lol the arranging part like the cabinet, my brother does that, but it's like, if no one is watching t.v. he turns the volume down or he always has to put the toilet seat down and if he sees something unfinished or not right like the carpet being folded up, he will fix it... To me it gets a little annoying lol
Thanks for the video I have minor ocd like when I write it has to be a certain position I don't like dots spread all about and only sometimes something has to be set down an even number not odd. This happens not often and it doesn't really affect me
0:55 it bothers me the time doesn't go by fivesssss ugh. I count everything to make sure it goes by fives. Like words in a sentence. Walking to the bus is hardest for me, because of the sidewalk, certain colors and crossing the streets and stuff. What shoe I put on first, how I tie it. Color order, and alphabetized order. I like everything to be by fives, sometimes I count things I do by fives or else I have to add or subtract from it.
I have OCD too and I need to hve everything on an even number . Doesn't matter if it's the volume of something brightness , just has to be even . Also if I'm itchy on my left arm I scratch my right arm too!
Reggie, I'm a 45 year old woman who lives with ocd, since I was 10 years old. Checking, rechecking locks, turning on and off sinks, switching on and off light switches until right, checking my car is lock all the time. Making sure everything in its place, when I get home from work. Making sure all the dishes are clean right. I know what your going through.
I understand the number thing. Uneven numbers seem more even to me because there is an exact middle. Like 3 should be half of 5 because it is directly in the middle.
i have O.C.D. and i do the same with the light switch as you. I also have to smile at a mirror whenever i walk by one and always close doors until im pleased with the correct amount of light escaping through the door
People need to realise that not everyone with OCD has a fear of germs only. It can manifest itself in many ways. Everyone is different. The fact that his room is messy is irrelevant and rather an ignorant comment. Do your research before leaving comments like that.
Looks like there needs to be more awareness about ocd and all mental illness in general. No titan is right ocd can manifest itself in many different ways. You can be really messy and even neglect chores and still have severe ocd.
For the people saying that for a person with OCD his room is really messy, there are different types of OCD, you don't have to have anxiety about a messy room to have OCD.
Anyone here with OCD I am terribly sorry. I have been diagnosed with it for 5 years and have been on 4 different medications with 4 different therapists. People don't know what it's like to actually suffer in this world. They worry about stuff that goes on around them but nothing near what we suffer with
I'm here I have server ocd if u need help or advice
does anyone else have that annoying trait where they touch something and it just feels...wrong?? so you keep touching it again until it feels right? And when you can't touch it again it just makes you crazy? :( If I can't touch that certain thing again I start pulling at my hand and rubbing them to help the sort of "pain"
ya i feel the same :(
***** for me it didn't happen too often, but when it did, I wouldn't be able to stop until I've touched it hundreds of times (no exaggeration there) But when I can't touch it again I will go INSANE. Once when I was little I was in a store with my parents, and I picked up something off the shelf and had to put it back because we were leaving, I put it down totally wrong (?¿) and I couldn't fix it cuz my mom had grabbed me and we left. So the rest of the car ride home, I was pulling at the skin of my hands and rubbing them against each other, even bitting them. By the time we got home I had a huge burn and different bite marks all over my hands. This still happens now when I'm like 15 years old, but not with the biting part, and I stop before I can physically injure my hand, and just shake my hands out
Ugh yes
Yes.
yes I do that
That cabinet thing is so me😂it's bugged me for years lol
I have obsessive compulsive disorder too. I have too tap something three or more times, and if I don't I think something bad will happen. It's horrible
I have been professionally diagnosed
Same I have OCD I have to do something in the exact order and everything has to be clean or I'll think something bad will happen
+Ronnie Luna i was there when i was 8 now i am 23 and my mental state is good cause as the years passed i learned that its me or it so now everytime i am about to explode i ve found myself ways to chill you just need to open that door and get away from those chains and never be harsh to yourself if something isnt done today it will be tomorow :) ocd is the reason i ve set up walls inside of my head and i ve playing hide and seek with it in my case everything is about time...it gets me very anxious even if i know i am right on time and everything i m eating or even walking when i was little have to do with double numbers 2 4 6 8 etc never let this bitch get you down you are better than that
+George Brezerakos Thanks bro you really inspired me
Ronnie Luna would I have ocd? Things I do are not to step on cracks (only when I notice, when I do I get pissed) and when thinks go slowly back and forth I get really anxious and I start tapping things fast or I hear screaming and hollering and I also can never have the volume anything other than the intervals of 5.
I hate when people leave cabinets and drawers open.
Thank you for sharing, I have OCD too in the form of checking and I was thinking about making a similar video and wanted to see what other people had already made.
I was stoked to hear a motion city cover playing in the background because I can highly relate to that band and that song.
Right before I posted this comment I was playing their songs on the drums.
Those cargo pants would drive me crazy & I don't have OCD. Wrinkly pockets!!!
you are brave for participating in this. thank you. wishing you all the best
Man, god bless you, you have OCD and you do your best and strive to do the best. Plus, you play guitar, how cool is that!!
if he had not OCD would it still be cool ?
OCD is a serious condition, it can put large amounts of stress on people, leading to the possibility of random bursts of aggression, depression and what a majority of people would consider odd behavioural patterns, its not a healthy thing to have in your life.
Cullen, nice comment!😊
Thanks for this video. I know just how you feel but seeing someone else's journey tells a different story. Much love and good luck in recovery whenever or however it may be.
and good luck with yours! great songs by the way!
the hand washing.... dear god that is my entire life. i'll spend 20 minutes after i shower just washing over and over 99% of the time no matter what lotion i use they're still raw and cracked from the friction. ocd and germophobia is killer
Thank you for bringing more attention to OCD. It's very important to keep talking about it so people understand how serious it is and that it's not only about cleaning or organizing. It's a very serious mental condition that can take over teh person's life. Thank you for helping bring awareness.
Thank you so much for this documentary. Very informative and really touching x
You are an impressive young man, Eric. And you have a fabulous attitude. The world is your oyster.
Thank you for sharing this with the rest of us.
Excellent Video. I Have Severe OCD Too Since Childhood.
Thank You For Making This Video!
you did an UHmazing job w this informative video! :) You are gonna Overxome anything u want in life, just put ur mind in to it and Want it bad enouuugh!! :)
I'll go ahead and make this comment 777. This takes a lot of courage to post, and you should be proud of yourself. Having anxiety myself, I struggle telling others, in fact I fear people judging me for being scared. Life with anxiety disorders is not easy, and it takes guts to spread awareness. Bravo, sir!
My life with OCD really pulls the trigger out of me! I mean for goodness sake,I've spent almost ours just to make sure I have touched everything inside the house including the ceiling.And not just that,I'm trying to make sure that my hands are clean. And if I hold my right hand,I also have to hold my left hand and vice versa.I also have to touch the switch inside the house 4 times because if I don't,something terrible is going to happen.One time when I was excessively worried about dread and my death, my anxiety attack me more than a day,my family was so worried and they thought I was experiencing mild stroke by that time.Until now my OCDs ruining my life,including my daily activities and my duties inside the house and inside the campus.And even now,I have to type this correctly because I find it hard to resist it,so much...
I have serve ocd if u need a chat I'm here or advice
You are so beautiful, gentle and talented. Please never give up 😊.
awesome job bro! You have skills, good songs too
Great video man. I live day in and day out with this torturous OCD. It weighs me down tremendously but I try and keep pushing. It's just always nice, and reassuring, that I'm not alone in this battle.
God bless you for making this video
You're so brave to have done this. Well done buddy! :)
I admire your courage for making this video; not many would come forward and openly admit they have a problem with something like this. Some of the things you OCD about creep me out, but I found this video incredibly insightful. Kudos! :D
Great Video!! I have OCD and I can totally relate to you.
What has worked to help you? My 19 year old daughter has severeocd, and isn't willing to get psychiatric care at the moment although she has in the past, and was diagnosed with OCD. very very hard to live with her, but i have total empathy for her because I struggled with OCD too. AT one point she was taking 6 hour showers and still spends a lot of time in the bathroom hand-washing etc What would you recommend? ANy ideas are helpful, thank you. People don't get that OCD is a fear of being out of control in many ways.
I have OCD... srsly I stayed up until like 1:00 AM because the (get ready for this loooooooooongggg list!!!!)
the closet door was open
the nail polish box wasn't right
the bed was slightly moved
my door was ajar
the pillow case was uneven
the TV provider was crooked
my chair was crooked
the pig night light was crooked
my clothes weren't in the basket properly
my notebook stack was slightly crooked
the underclothes droor was slightly open
my poster was falling
my pillows weren't in color order
my blanket wasn't straight
my shorts kept scrunching up
the blanket under my feet wasn't comfy enough
the curtains were out of place
SOOOOOOO YAHHHHH XD that was my night
I have COD as well. Although I don't have the same symptoms it can still be quite bothersome. And disruptive as well. I've only known about my OCD since 2009 or 2010. So it's still fairly new to me. Some of my symptoms include compulsive hand washing and bathing, compulsively cleaning my home. Every thing has to be just right or I go nutsoid. Especially in my kitchen. Do not let me catch you putting things in the wrong place or the wrong order. I may well go postal if I do catch you. I do have times where it is not nearly as bad. But it is always there. And it gets worse when I'm under stress and feeling really scared. I'm really glad I watched your video. It was really good and I really identified with it. What l really liked the end because it showed that you have hope, and hope is so important. I hope to see more of your videos because they are really good. Thank you. Jude
Do any of you understand that OCD is a serious mental illness about negative thoughts which makes you feel the need to do unnecessary compulsions that stop the negative things from happening that make no sense but to someone with OCD it does make sense it annoys the shit out of me when people say I have OCD when really they are just perfectionists when really you don't understand the everyday struggle that someone has to deal with I have had OCD for over three years and I will tell you it has been hell I have had all sorts of negative thoughts harm to a loved one that really was the start of it all I have had some really bad ones it's scary so please don't say that you have OCD when you don't
I have been dealing with similar things. I have not told anyone but people have noticed. I am so scared becuase the thought are scary. They keep me awake at night and can't stop thinking about it. I don't know what to do. I feel useless and helpless. Can you tell me how you deal with it and what to do?
There are different levels of OCD, some people have to walk through a doorway multiple times or have to close a door and then tap it with both hands.
Sharing what you struggle with is a good start. It helps to have a strong community of support. Contrary to popular opinion, the condition can be overcome.
I've had ocd for over 20 years and then other problems developed. Yes it is hell even worse when people treat you like crap.
Thank you so much for sharing this video :)
This is a truly amazing video. I can't believe you were brave enough to show this video in your school. I sort of know what you're going through.
is there anyway to get rid of it for good or do you take med for life, if you have it really really bad
Do you get bothered by certain times in the day? Do you have to count the steps and land on a certain foot? i love odd numbers too. especially 3,9,11,19,29,39, and 73 but the best numbers for me change all the time
You brave dude! Go On!!
I just wanted to say that I found your video both extremely interesting and inspirational! I was diagnosed with mild OCD a few months ago so I know somewhat of what you are going through on an every day basis. My OCD have more to do with social interaction instead of environmental interaction. I have extreme trouble making/keeping friends and maintaining a relationship with a guy just because I also find something about them that drives me crazy. Just remember you are never alone!
i cant handle odd numbers, i was diagnosed and one more thing, if you have OCD then how comes your room is messy? i can't see my room disorganised i have to clean it also i have ticks and if i burn a bit of my right hand i have to burn the same bit on my left, to make it feel equal its so stressing!!
+Speedy Gonzalez I have severe OCD. I take 4 different pills for OCD and what OCD has caused me. OCD is not about being organized and cleaning your room. Yes, society has made it look like a cute little quirk one should have if say, they always like their room clean, or if you don't like odd numbers. OCD is thinking if you do not touch an object 14 times on each hand, something bad will happen. It is a non-stopping thought that you will kill your best friend, even though you love them and would never purposely hurt them. It is thinking if you do not know how many hours you slept, you will die or get insomnia. OCD is not about your room being clean. So before you say something you think you have because you simply are a perfectionist who likes a clean room, please educate yourself.
How long did you have this? When did it start?
I'm 12 and iv'e had OCD since I was 11. I told my parents but they just told me to stop being silly and stop counting. However its very difficult to ignore and now I have a lot more ticks and rituals that slow my life down and it just gets worst by the day. How do I convince them to take me to a specialist?
when i eat food i have to make sure its even too, like i eat half of it on the left side of my mouth and half on the right but half of that has to be upside down and half has to be the right way round. it annoys me sometimes but ive been doing it for years and its just natural now.
Worrying about being too skinny in our society is not a problem most people feel. It's usually the other side that society would, in general, form obsessions about and then be compelled to do the compulsions (actions). I had it much worse as a child with OCD. I have developed my own coping mechanisms over the years. For example, being in public and surrounding myself around people prevents me from doing the compulsions and I end up following the social norms. Obtaining more education is my other coping mechanism as well as meeting new people. Just keep yourself so busy in life that you have no time to think about these day to day obsessions. OCD has a ton to do with superstitions. Originally, I just closed my eyes and told myself "everything is fine, nothing bad would happen by changing routine", then I proved it to myself by switching up routine, like testing a hypothesis to myself. If you are not able to cope like many of us can, just go for the drugs.
I have to do things in twos. I can't eat just one banana, I must eat two or I get anxious. I have to boil the kettle twice before making coffee, with two spoons of powder, two splashes of milk and two spoons of sugar. I go upstairs two at a time, and the number of steps I walk from the landing to my bedroom must always be even. I also must always know what time it is. I am diagnosed autistic but so far nobody thinks I have OCD. Do I have it? Or am I just being a typical Aspie?
i have OCD too,but now i'm on medication and psychoterapy,but i'm just curious,can you get rid of this disorder or you have to live with it your entire life?
What icons? I can't have any icons on my desktop unless it is a task I'm currently working on. My files and folders are also very organized. I got aggrivated with the months not being in order on my pictures so I put numbers in front of the months so that they would fall in the right places. Anything I create has a place it must go into.
hi i too have ocd. mine is too severe.the doctor has rated my case as severe.i hav been battling with ocd since i 17 yrs.i too spend lot of time in bathroom.i cant brush my own teeth becoz if i do i will do it till my gums start to bleed . i cant stop brushing my teeth or washing my hands.becoz of my ocd i cud not go to college or to work. if you dont mind cud you tell me what do you do to make a living.i mean do you go to work anywhere?
Yeah, its so frustrating especially when things take a turn for the worst (i explain in it my latest video) but you just gotta keep fighting because everyday we are closer, a beautiful truth!
Thanks cool video, what is the name of that song; i really like it?
cool rendition of "no surprises"
I used to brush my teeth for about an hour at night. I can relate to a lot of what you have shown here in your video. Thank you for sharing.
Its good to see teenagers take in their mothers cleaning and doing things them selves.
just wonderful
whats the song called when hes fixing his hair someone please??
beautiful video. I have OCD too, right now I mainly struggle with irrational thoughts and stuff. I am in 10th grade, When I was in 6th grade and such I struggles with counting and stuff. You are so brave for sharing and even just talking about it:)
But what will happen if you who have OCD dont do it? or if someone prevents you from doing whatever you have to do?
great doc wat are you doing to improve and conquer it?
Eric Medina, you have a real gift! You probably know that. People have a hard time understanding OCD and its different forms and you did a great job giving people a feel for your own experience with it. As I read through the many comments in response to your film, I see that there are many young people questioning if they "have OCD" or not. I am a social worker and professor and I just want to say that people should reach out for help if they need it or think they need it. I am acquainted with OCD and know that people can be helped. There are many myths about OCD and what it is and there are many variants and degrees of severity. OCD can make people feel that they are strange in some way, but they are not--many people (and kids) have this problem. It waxes and wanes and sometimes can even go away over time. In fact, people with OCD are often highly intelligent and creative, from what I have learned about it, so OCD might be a price of sorts for having other gifts and talents! No one goes through life without encountering challenges and OCD is just one of the many kinds of challenges people can face. My advice is to seek help and not let yourself hide! BTW, Eric, I have shown your film to my graduate social work students who feel that they learned a lot about OCD from it. Thank you for your courage in sharing your experience with others--it helps to diminish stigma and increases public awareness.
I've gone a long time learning about different things and gaining awareness about issues such as OCD, because I hope to help people who are struggling with it. Little did I recognize that after all of the times I've gotten in trouble for being "unorganized" , rushing (after spending obscene amounts of time in the mirrow changing clothes) that I struggle with OCD as well. Thanks for this video, I see alot myself in it.
I have dyslexia ADHD and OCD 😞😞
I do a lot of these things but never thought it might be because of mental illness... is it possible that I do these things because thats how I am? Or do I maybe have OCD...?
My OCD and panic disorder have almost complete control of my life. It was very brave of you to make this video. I hope you got a good grade on it.
I know what you mean, but there is help and it just shows how hard working you are!
Oh my god, I finnaly found why I need to do things twice. This is one of the greatest things I have ever discovered.
Stay strong edm. I've been grappling with OCD for coming up on 25 years now, and it does get better with time and treatment. :-)
Also, I applaud you for having the strength and bravery to make this video for a school project. Coming forward and publicly stating that you have OCD (or any major neuropsychological issue) is a tough thing for most people. There are few of us that can do it. Thusly...
[applause]
:)
if i place something incorrectly i keep trying to put it down correctly and it can go on for AGES, also everything has to be aligned in the direction im looking at it.....on my table everything has to be placed correctly. If there is a label on a box or something i must turn it around so i cant see it, i dont like breaks in patterns like that.
I am 16 years old. I have OCD. For me I have to check sink faucets, doors and my phone. It will take me up to an hour before I finally get to bed. Unfortunately America has gotten this idea that OCD is like ADHD where you do everything fast. I check the same thing over and over. It drives me crazy :(
We don't all think the same way, hope your coping better. Please don't lump all Americans together friend.
@Brittany Hansen thank you for the kind feedback. I hope all is well with you.
great job
I do that too. I have to close doors and flick lights on and off to make sure that it is perfect. STAY STRONG!!
Two sugggestions for you...Have you tried timing yourself on tasks to see if you can reduce time spent on repetitive behaviour, ie. set time limits? Also, challenging yourself to let lesser somethings BE (in the wrong place or not quite perfect in some way). Over time this can assist in desensitizing your anxiety. Some tasks/situations are more controllable than others. Maybe experiment and see?? These things can help, although timing stuff can take on a life too, lol !! All the best to you :)
help me plz ...m suffering from mild ocd...i only check my alarm again and again....what should i do?? plz tell me any sort of treatment..!
I am writing a creative writing story and this video has helped me. One of my main characters has OCD. Thank You.
I love writing too and I have OCD for 7 yr now.But you will not really now what OCD feels like, unless you make deeper reasearches in this.Good luck writing your book.
I usually get a thought in my head and can't stop thinking about it. It causes great anxiety. It's horrible
Thank you for uploading this, you are very brave. The one problem I had though was right after you washed your hands you touched the sink handle which re-contaminates your hands and you did not wash them over. So you basically just washed your hands and unwashed them instantaneously.
This is really good especially the ending. It really got to me. I have OCD that is probably the reason why.
@MrJediAres OCD was killing me too. My life was consumed with rituals for everything..and I mean EVERYTHING. From handwashing to counting, to double checking that doors were locked, appliances turned off. I got to a point where I thought, if I dont get help now I am going to end up either involuntarily checked into the psych ward or suicide. After working my way thru it I can now say that I finally have my life back..you can do it too man. Stay positive, it'll all work out :)
8:41 bothered me because you had 2 extra up there that were discluded and uneven to the group. it didn't make the tray even and it blew my mind that you didn't point that out
good camera angles! :)
Get well soon bro
You are a very handsome young man. I'm sure you are very intelligent and liked by everyone. I felt so bad for you watching your video. I can't imagine what your life is like. I pray you can get some help so you can live a normal life. God bless you.
I would really like to get that music box that plays no surprises by Radiohead.
Am I crazy for thinking that it feels wrong to have the row with two mozzarella stick and both be on one side? If I had a row of two like that, then I would feel the need to place one on the left and one on the right.
So I have a problem with pimples every time I get one I scratch my face so hard until theres a permanent scar and its bleeding. I need help.
Exactly what happens to me... This is painful...
Yeah, it is similar with me. I almost always have to have all the doors in the house firmly closed and any doors accessing the outside locked (and checked at least 3 times). I also like to have all the lights off except for one (no more than that) if a person in the room (also partially due to my urge of not wanting to waste electrical energy).
Me too :( But you have the power to change it and get it to a stage where it doesn't affect you as much anymore. It is possible. Have you seen Mark Freeman's youtube channel? He is a case of someone who has fought his way through OCD and has great motivating videos and tips to get it under control
thanks for posting this video, my ocd is getting worse! :( i have the same pattern with numbers but not number 6 (for the same reasons as yourelf) also colours but not red for similar reasons. its so tedious and stressfull having to do these rituals. anyway i feel for everyone who has this and hopes everyone can find a way of getting out of it (once u have let me no the secret :)
Very nice thanks for sharing
but how? my brother has ocd and i want to help him, i've done alot of research but nothing has helped
Of OCD was a person I'd yell at the top of my lungs, "Fuck you!!!". I'd threaten OCD, "Let me enjoy my life!!! I just want to enjoy The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim like everyone else!!!".
Lol the arranging part like the cabinet, my brother does that, but it's like, if no one is watching t.v. he turns the volume down or he always has to put the toilet seat down and if he sees something unfinished or not right like the carpet being folded up, he will fix it... To me it gets a little annoying lol
Thanks for the video I have minor ocd like when I write it has to be a certain position I don't like dots spread all about and only sometimes something has to be set down an even number not odd. This happens not often and it doesn't really affect me
thank u for making this. one of my things is i wear gloves 24hours a day
different to mine but we will get through but nice video showing different kinds of ocd
0:55 it bothers me the time doesn't go by fivesssss ugh. I count everything to make sure it goes by fives. Like words in a sentence. Walking to the bus is hardest for me, because of the sidewalk, certain colors and crossing the streets and stuff. What shoe I put on first, how I tie it. Color order, and alphabetized order. I like everything to be by fives, sometimes I count things I do by fives or else I have to add or subtract from it.
•social angstiety• thats not ocd
I have OCD too and I need to hve everything on an even number . Doesn't matter if it's the volume of something brightness , just has to be even . Also if I'm itchy on my left arm I scratch my right arm too!
Reggie, I'm a 45 year old woman who lives with ocd, since I was 10 years old. Checking, rechecking locks, turning on and off sinks, switching on and off light switches until right, checking my car is lock all the time. Making sure everything in its place, when I get home from work. Making sure all the dishes are clean right. I know what your going through.
I understand the number thing. Uneven numbers seem more even to me because there is an exact middle. Like 3 should be half of 5 because it is directly in the middle.
i have O.C.D. and i do the same with the light switch as you. I also have to smile at a mirror whenever i walk by one and always close doors until im pleased with the correct amount of light escaping through the door
is there any way to get rid of ocd?