Things Can Get Better | International OCD Awareness Week
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2021
- Hi! I’m Claire, and this is my channel, Woodshed Theory. Here you will find the awkward ramblings of an adult autist. I love being creative and sharing my experiences with you. Subscribe to see more DIYs, Discussions, and Bunnies on your feed!
International OCD Week is October 10-16. Today I am sharing my experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Imma comment here because I don't remember the actually video you said it in... Anyayws!
I wanted to thank you for something you said that was just extremely validating and really helped me a lot in understanding how I'm feeling about autism. I've been suspecting it for a while and in a video you said "Most people who don't have autism don't think they're autistic." That actually really hit me hard and means a lot. Thank you!
Hi Sam that thought got me too! It really helps me through my doubts actually
OCD takes so many forms, I think we fail to take "uncommon" OCD into consideration. It's just not hand washing or excessive cleaning. Thanks for your transparency.
Hi yes, I think it is more common than one would think it’s just that people who have purely obsessional ocd - or more innocuous compulsions, then you can’t see it - making it appear uncommon
Thank you for your courage and clarity, Claire!
Hi Garth! Thanks for coming back!
Thanks for your honesty Claire, I appreciate it.
Being honest and open about self is a relief that becomes comfort as time goes by.
Regrets about your unchangeable past will only break you.
as an aside… I was me before an event led to me spending 4 months in full-time post trauma rehab with 6 wonderful psychologists that taught me tools and strategies for many things in life but everything was always about their feelings/the norm, I learned about 'being normal' and learned a lot about them, after I left I understood more about them than they understood about me, they didn't change me. They did teach me coping skills that I value highly and still use. They also taught me social skills that were too much hard work and after a while i settled back into being me.
However I did learn that every day that I wake up the past is gone and only the future is ahead, it's a comforting thought (if I remember, my executive function is poor) to wake up knowing that the day is as you make it, sometimes I decide it's a day in bed today and I don't care.
as usual I got side tracked. I funnel my OCD into making lists on paper, I make databases on my laptop, I make them in my head and need to download them. I don't need to keep them or even update the old ones, I just start new ones and never finish them because I start another one. It's just a brain thought dump - reset. I look at some of the old ones and can't remember making them, some of the better ones I spent months researching and 1000's of accurate entries, all unfinished because I moved on to yet another one.
Wow it sounds like you have a busy mind - I can totally relate to that. I’ve never heard of trauma rehab thanks for bringing that up
Awesome video as usual Claire ! bringing awareness to OCD is so important, and your very brave for sharing your story about how you experience it, and successfully cope with it.
Hi Gemma :) thank you for your support
Thanks so much for sharing this. I have students with OCD, and your sharing this will help them and their families and communities. Taking away the stigma of mental illness helps so much.
Thanks Cathy! Thanks for your support
Good job claire hang in there, rang your bell.
Thanks friend! Ring the belllllll
You are right -- family does see the worst of it. As someone who deals with this as well I am glad you have received help.
Hi Micheal grateful to have you here!
Hey Clair! You're awesome 🔥
Ah Thanks Scully, welcome!
Thank you to spread awereness. OCD is my invisible cage.
Hey friend, I totally get it.
I think it’s incredibly important to talk about mental illness. To take some of the stigma away there are still people out there quietly suffering because they can’t talk about it or are afraid to mention it to loved ones. If me talking about my chronic depression or you talking about your OCD saves only one person from becoming a statistic then it’s totally worth it.
I agree! Worth it!
Stay strong! 😃
Thanks your comments - I fan girl every time. You’re the best, Olaplex!
@@WoodshedTheory You're most welcome!! We are so happy to have your support as well!! 😍
@@WoodshedTheory Our pleasure!! ✨
my dad thinks ocd is bullshit and always complains about it
Well I would respectfully disagree with him, but of course he is entitled to think whatever he likes
my mom has ocd, but i have autism and adhd, but i do think i might have ocd