And people think ocd is just not liking things to be unorganized

My boyfriend suffers from OCD and its a terrible condition it hurts me to see him go thru that everyday it's like mental torture for him I just feel broken for him but I love him to death wouldn't want to be with anybody else 7yrs together.❤

OCD isn’t extreme cleanliness. It’s extreme compulsions and delusions that cannot be erased.

It’s hard watching things like this because OCD just mostly goes unnoticed in my life and just becomes a stressful, thoughtless routine. Watching these makes me emotional as I realize the severity of the situation 😢

How mentally draining this must be for them!!

I'm 60 now, but in my 20's and 30's I was crippled by OCD. Couldn't leave the house without checking the stove hundreds of times. Checking the faucets. Then when one set of compulsions went away, another took its place - excessive hand washing, etc. The only thing that helped me was Prozac and then Wellbutrin.. I've been on it for all these years. Never stopped taking it. OCD is all consuming. I still get it from time to time - needing to say certain goodbyes a certain way, or lock door a certain way, but I'm so much better.

I used to have OCD- counting, positive numbers, negative numbers, can’t step on lines on the pavement, etc If I didn’t follow the rules and rituals, something bad was going to happen. It was especially bad for my relationships. I kept thinking my ex was going to cheat on me, or that he was cheating. I kept questioning him about his whereabouts. After years of all of this, I challenged my OCD (because I was so tired) and got angry at it. I stopped the rituals, got lazy, would go to sleep, would basically do anything but the rituals. Eventually it lost its grip on me. The brain is a powerful thing and will reset, at least it did for me. Sometimes I still think certain numbers are bad and something bad will happen but I ignore it and it goes away. Right now I am battling something new and trying my best to defeat the new anxiety of feeling like I will fall or pass out. It’s a tough beast!

That first girls mom was an absolute delight. I wish I could have grown up with a mother like her. I don’t have OCD she’s just sweet.

I can’t imagine dealing with OCD and the normal day to day thoughts we all have. Just the other day someone told me they don’t have any inner thoughts, inner voice or monologue in their head… I thought that must be absolutely amazing. Even now as I’m typing this, I’m hearing myself in my head “say” the words as I type them. Yea so, that just seems to be so mentally exhausting and my heart goes out to anyone suffering from OCD.

This is such an accurate representation of OCD, it can be debilitating and all consuming, not the ridiculous attention seeking nonsense you see alot on social media.

I struggle with OCD daily. Extreme hand washing, constant checking to make sure my doors locked when I leave and so much more. It’s been like this since I was in high school, and am currently getting help. It’s so tiring, and I feel for those folks

I’m getting OCD from watching this

I lived with one guy who had ocd. His room was full to the top with stuff, he had a weird "no adhesives" rule so he washed his hands a million times if he saw tape anywhere. He washed his hands so much his wrists were cracked and bleeding

I use to regret getting help for my ocd because it changed me. But now I'm grateful i did before it spiraled out of control. People don't understand but it starts tiny and just slowly snowballs over the years. I truly hope everyone gets the help they deserve.

Living with nothing but water and trees and open space with no people is my dream. I don’t like crowds either! You guys are all great!

It warmed my heart to see these beautiful people figuring out how to adapt in the ways they can to have a successful life on their own terms.

I can't imagine having cameras follow them around is a lot of fun for their anxiety. I truly appreciate them dealing with that so people can better understand OCD. ❤

I have checking and intrusive thoughts OCD & its truly draining and can feel unrelenting. It's like being caught in an endless loop that's tough to escape, profoundly affecting my life.

Getting onto medication helped me so much with my OCD. I once drove all the way home from work during my lunch break because I couldn’t stop thinking if I left the stove on. The constant worrying is so exhausting. I hope these people all find peace and get well ❤

I compulsively check whether a door is locked or a socket unplugged. I can't really carry my phone keys or wallet anywhere that isn't within an arm's reach so I can check it often. It's something I don't consider OCD and I can always definitively push myself away from the compulsive throught but I just don't. I fear I might develop the proper illness in the future.

One situation at a time. Take care

THIS is OCD! I wish people would stop acting like it's a quirky little thing to say. "Those pans out of place is messing with my ocd" "that one dropped piece of cheese left on the counter has my ocd screaming!" Like, no tf it doesn't becky, shut upppppp!

Thank you

Praying for you guys 😢

I've had this as a kid , it lasted a year and gradually went away without any help .But 30 years later, I smoked weed one single time, to calm down my anxiety and it kicked back , in full force. Some years later I still have to deal with it, but it's mild .People should be aware that drugs can trigger some of these pre-existing conditions , even if they are dormant and never manifested before.Some psychedelics can trigger psychosis that quickly degenerates into paranoid schizophrenia.

How sad ....with whats gone on in the world the last 2 1/2 years!? Its probably just confirmed their thoughts are true. What torment it has to be. Bless your hearts. Hugs

I deal with OCD but not to this extreme. I cant imagine how exhausting this is for her, I am exhausted myself and again I don't have the severity she has. I have checking behaviors, picking behaviors. I obsess over the cleanliness of some peoples hands. I have a routine that I can not stray from or I get very stressed. It is so tiring!! I also have ADHD and anxiety and all of those things make the OCD worse or vice versa.

I have OCD according to my psychiatrist but it's more mild cause it happens in just a few scenarios. I have to open and lock my door and gate several times and pull the door to make sure it's really closed. When my sister and her bf travel and I take care of their house and cats, when I close the door I have to record with my phone it's really closed. When I get out of my house, I make sure all but the fridge is disconnected. Also just general intrusive thoughts, catastrophizing things and other stuff she's seen in me. Also I can't stand people having something on their face, like a lash or eyebrow or dirt. It makes me want to remove it. And I have trichotillomania. + I am having a hard time getting rid/letting go of stuff. That adds up to a list of conditions: GAD, persistent depressive disorder, paroxysmal anxiety episode (a.k.a panic attack disorder) and now OCD. Luckily the medication amd therapy are helping me.

An hour hair cut? Lord. Seriously I suffer from so many things it's not possible to live normally and i liked how she described this as being invasive into your life... and those around you who love you.

I suffered horribly with OCD for 20 years. Seroquel ended up helping me immediately when i was put on it. As long as they stay on it I’m completely good if I come off of it it comes right back.

What all these people have in common is fear...the underlying problem is fear :(

So, you can come over OCD just by yourself, or ease it up a bit. I am suffering rn with OCD, but nowadays it is so easy to get along, say no to doing OCD, my mental energy is not drained like before. I have now so little influence of OCD on a daily basis, its almost gone. Btw, I suffer from depression (like many others) since 2005, anxiety and panic disorder since 2014. I got some medical treatment but actually it was just some sleeping pill, ssris, so nothing special. What I realised, I had extreme OCD attacks with anxiety and panic attack together, but I learned to change my mind and just not "not think about the pink elephant". By me going out of my comfort zone worked (no skydiving or such thing just basicall) like washing your teeth with your other hand, writing with other hand, when the OCD wanted to come, just not focusing on it but on important task I had or movie I watched, when it was harder to finish I just counted 3, 2, 1 and immediatelly started doing something else (like I was making sure x times the cap of a bottle was right on, the OCD got on my nerves, started counting in myself like 3, 2, 1 and in the next second I opened the fridge or talked to my partner, basically forced my mind to priorities something else). So people just heads up, you can overcome it, maybe not entirelly but in some degree. And seek help, it would had made by me much much easier from the beginning, nothing to be ashamed for.

I have a bit of this. In 1980 I used to literally hammer the taps because I used to make sure the taps was closed properly. I still to this day at times still do it

for me OCD was, for the MOST part, pure O for me it manifests as skin picking/hair plucking (not off my head but body) I've gotten WAY better but for me doing things like picking/scratching have always been and may forever be a habit- I was diagnosed at 9, and a few years of SSRIs after somewhere in middle school my OCD is far more under control even now I've been off them, and as a long time sufferer of severe OCD all of this is just.... very accurate

It must be draining living in your head 24/7 😮

Prayers sent

I just recently found out there's tons of different types of OCD. I had no idea.

the watching the tap-thing at 12:10 , I do the EXACT same thing! I have to stare at it until it feel alright and I definitely know its not dripping and i put my hand under it aswell several times !

"it doesn't matter how many times, as long as I say a number" The number can change, even if you think you have settled on a number that works, your brain likes to throw a spanner in the works and mess things up. Sometimes I look like I'm just staring when I'm actually obsessively counting in my head and getting frustrated. Some numbers I don't like but that complicates things I wish I had the obsessive cleaning ocd. At least it's functional - if you ignore all of the bad things.

I can’t leave the house unless I check the stove or heater at least three times and even take photos

Ive had this since I was 2.Im still a prisoner in my mind to some rituals still but NOTHING like I was.We have the key to free ourselves❤Life is so much more!Just stop..its that simple.Its our minds playing tricks on us.Mind over matter. I do have several rituals..but over the years Ive simplified them & forced myself to stop some cold turkey..it was hard but with time gets easier. Retrain your brain/ thinking. I too fear bad luck & have to do things a certain way or bad luck will come. And I have to have things symmetrical & even numbers. My mom was very superstitious & that made my OCD and intrusive thoughts worse. Ive come a long way. And dont let it control my life anymore. But Im still alot like Nakita. I too have rituals before bed,when I walk into my living room,set multiple alarms even #'s apart,& flip lights in 2 or 4 times. I still have it..but nothing like I use to

This is so me and it’s exhausting I wanna unalive in my sleep 😢

Why dies this young woman with OCD have an hour long train commute to her job? It's wonderful that she is working independently but couldn't she find a job closer to her home that wouldn't be quite so stressful for her????

11:10 omg I feel that 😅 from 2-5 I was convinced I had a tapeworm. The fear is real, and doctors visits and logic don't work at all to help it

How is this an English documentary but you haven't made it available for people in England to watch? Please make it make sense.

Play the music louder 😞

My heart breaks for people with OCD disorders. As someone who doesn't have OCD, it almost seems as if it like being superstitious. As a Christian I go by Matthew 6:25-34, Do not worry about your life” (v. 25). “Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?”

My ocd involves odd numbers, specifically 3. If someone gives me one candy i'll be ok since its an odd number. But if somebody gives me 2 candies I would feel so uncomfortable because its 2 and an even number, so I would ask for another candy to make it 3. And I would feel better. Normally I stop at 3. But if somebody gives me 4 candies I have to make it 5. And son on and so forth. That applies to drinks, counting food, counting pasta noodles and even cigarette sticks when I was still smoking.😬 My other ocd is making the sign of the cross on my forehead before I drive because it makes me feel I will be protected and be safe when I go out. I also make the sign of the cross before I go to parties or go out on crowded areas because I hate crowds too and my anxiety sets it. Somehow doing this makes me feel better everytime I do it. I'm just quite happy that my ocd is not as bad as the ones featured here. But I can certainly empathize with them. There is always that voice and that feeling urging us even if its against our will.

Omg i be doing that the refrigerator door i opened like 6 times the bathroom door i opened and closed it like 5 times the clining have to be perfect i mop the floor all day if not i get a headache my friend was at my house she saw what i was doing specially moping she was wow you be moping all day i told her i need to do this every day my toilet super clean she was telling me that's not normal i told her i tried to stop i can't ,my clothes needs to be organized perfect i do see i Psychiatrist and i do take medication for my condition and i still keep doing my stuff like always i have 3 kids one have my condition he got ocd ,he's ocd its worth ,, if he gets a stain in he's clothes he won't used no more even if he's shirts cost $80 anything he's furniture every two months if he see a scratch he will give it to someone else, he's floor needs to be supper clean ,when i brunch my hair i be counting i do need to stop 🛑

I've read n heard that this disorder can be controlled, I disagree. We don't think it over, we don't notice our behavior, friends and family do. To me it's anxiety of needing to control my enviroment, it's a 24/7 mind torture

Very confusing. The young man wearing glove to pump gas had no problem touching the hair salon door going in snd coming out.

Here I thought everything I do is just because of superstitions…. Maybe it is OCD

19:19 *Does he really have an irraitonal fear when people are so insane?!?*

It is a pain in the bum

There are rx's that help take the bad thoughts away at least.

When i realized I'm going to effected by ODC i was started reverse everything against ODC. Now i feel comfort😊

So i grew up and didn't know what it was. Intrusive thoughts come with certainty that unless you do some stupid thing, something bad is absolutely going to happen. think of the worst thing that you fear? death of your loved one, perhaps? and then imagine that in your mind there is no doubt that is exactly what is going to happen unless you jump over that crack in the pavement. It is almost impossible to just ignore and power through even knowing as clear as day that these thoughts have no real power. because i didn't know what it was i came up with 2 techniques that let me live relatively comfortably. first is to imagine that you are looking at yourself from above, then zoom out, more and more until you can see the whole planet, solar system the galaxy. fill your mind with understanding that this is the reality, right now things are happening on other planets and this is not a fantasy unlike intrusive thoughts. juxtaposing vastness of reality with what my intrusive thoughts tell me make them look made up (which is what they are of course). this is a high effort technique. not very practical. takes minutes. the other technique is to imagine that you already performed the ritual and make yourself 'believe' it. in the made up world of OCD sufferers this does make sense.

For Nikita🧸🍵.

I would pay double for someone with OCD to do remodeling for me.

I have OCD…I always count.. what are some of your favorite OCD patterns?

My sure husband Ter has OCD but not as high up on the scale as these people used to illustrate OCD. I'm sure the pattern on the counter top will disappear soon before I step in. The dishes are washed and rinsed beyond need. I don't know no how he has managed to have skin on his bum from scrubbing his bum. LOL

I have had OCD like Nikita. But to a lesser percentage, however it’s incredibly bothersome and I have been tempted to hurt myself. This video has revealed to me what my OCD truly is. Don’t you see, The enemy knows you are God’s chosen warrior, a gem, and that you have power to defeat him, he will do anything to keep you distracted so you would not serve God and become great and a threat to the enemy. He would bully you with thoughts that someone or yourself would get hurt or it wouldn’t be safe if you didn’t do this or that, he’s taking up your precious mind and time by playing with your heart. My fellow OCD folks, I pray you recognize this evil for what it is, and I pray that you be delivered and start controlling that enemy by disobeying him and start trusting Christ for your and your loved ones safety.

This must be a different form of OCD, because I almost (I say this sarcastically) line up my house with a ruler and compass. I WILL notice a cup coaster, or a book moved, lol! I'd say this video is more ADHD, but I can't say for sure. BTW, I don't see rich people in this video (maybe 1). I thought medical information without bias was a necessary attribute of the medical society. If so, then what is this information? Just asking.

My ocd includes watching popcorn.

ikaw Nikita, panglimpyo nala sa inyong balay panilhig or panglaba kaysa sege kag worry diha og ritual2 diha

23:50 uhh glass. There’s glass there near those “locks.” Just saying. Somebody bent on getting in could easily do so anyway lol. Check it 100 times. It won’t make a difference. 😅😂

Is it insensitive to wonder how they all react to the toilet water splashing up on your bum hole when you have one of your poops hit the water just right? I am a firm believer in being able to laugh at yourself. It does not mean you aren't struggling or in pain etc...

I have tourette's and OCD. Not very fun lol

Rituals won't keep stuff from happening. Nothing will. If it's meant to happen it's going to happen.

So it looks like the first woman has schizophrenia

American here, I can't understand a word William is saying, except hairdresser.

this was really awful to hear. and im mainly talking about their accents.

It almost seems like autistic stemming ?

My god! She should just stop it all permanently thats just ridiculous, thats not living just existing

The fact that all these people have jobs tells me either the government doesn't buy any of this or they spent all of the benefit money on foreigners

Egg?

Sad. I feel like it would be really annoying being with these people though. I hope they get fixed

Easy fix …🥰 date a minimalist…🛍️

glitch in the brain

And very often British!

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And hoarding 😕 torturous

If only she could try channeling her OCD somewhere else .. Like maybe, if I don’t clean or everything’s a mess, something bad will happen 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

They don't mind pain...most of them are covered in tattoos!!!

Women Never Check Their Cars🫨

OCD persons should try: Spend more time in nature and do yoga everyday. Try and volunteer at a Care home (home for the elderly)

ocd is real but many people do it to be cool or to have attention.. even at home they will act out much worse when others are home.. dont believe me then test it.. put up some hidden cameras and see how they act when no one is around vs when everyone is there

Wtf😂 if they know it is wrong why do they do it? I can't believe this is real problem💡

So OCD is like a form of nuts then ?

They are literally time wasters!

she should be OCD about her diet instead

Oh she needs Jesus.. this is nothing for the Lord! I pray she calls on him for healing

I really like seeing documentaries like this because it makes you realize that there are other people around you that might look absolutely normal and calm but they're overwhelmed with intrusive thoughts and bound by countless rituals. I don't have OCD but I have generalized anxiety disorder and some symptoms are similar, though not to this extent. But what I struggle most with is how calm I look when I'm panicking inside, because on one hand that's exactly how I want to look so others don't see me shaking but then when I do tell someone about my problems, they don't believe me and say "but you always look so calm" 🥲

I was diagnosed with OCD too as a teenager