honestly it’s not “eVeRyThIng HaS tO bE sTrAiGhT” it’s “hit the light switch 5 times or else you’ll have heart attack”

Nobody: My brain: clap 3 times or someone will die

Holy shit, when you said “it feels heavy” when washing your hands I was shocked. I went through a really bad hand washing phase with my OCD and I had that exact thought. My hands literally felt heavy and sticky and I was hyper aware of the way my fingers were touching each other. It’s so insane how powerful the mind is at convincing you of physical feelings that are not actually there.

As someone with severe OCD, the hand-washing part made me burst into tears. THAT exact clip is what I live through every single day. I wash my hands maybe 30 or more times per day unless I had a more calm day with less things to touch as well as less stress on me. I cried mainly because my entire family doesn’t understand my OCD. Some of them think I’m annoying and stupid. They think that my OCD should be easy to fix (sometimes they tell me to “fix” my OCD), but, unfortunately, it isn’t as easy as they think it is. I’ve struggled with this for years. Im scared to touch anything in my house, I have to wear long sleeves or a jacket the entire day, so that I may open and shut doors, turn off the faucet, grab certain things, and protect my arms from getting dirty. It’s a pain. I cry because of how lonely and miserable I feel. The only person who truly understands and supports me is my boyfriend, but my mom also supports me but lately it doesn’t seem so. None of my friends know how bad my OCD is-only a few of them even know I have it. It’s terrible. Every day I have a certain way to do things otherwise I break down. There was a time when I was washing my hands and I accidentally touched the soap dispenser (which was located directly behind the sink) while rinsing my hands and wrists. I cried as I washed my hands again. I’m unable to control how long I wash my hands for. I could wash for 30 seconds to even 3 minutes. My hands may crack and my wrists may burn but I can’t stop it. If I don’t wash my hands after touching something my brain says is dirty, my hand (or hands) will feel detached from my body. They will feel numb to me. The only way to regain the feeling would be to wash them, no matter how long it takes or how many times I have to wash them. I would show my family this video but I feel like it wouldn’t help any.

Me as a child: spins 2 times in one direction Me again: spin another 2 times in the other direction so I don't become unbalanced for the rest of my life

Me : touch something with my right hand 1 times My brain : u should touch it with left hand too so it would be balance

I'm a veteran, was actually addicted to alcohol and cigarettes. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Got diagnosed with OCD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.

I am so sorry for all the people who are going through this, it really breaks my heart knowing that people live a life like this, it must be so hard. I just want to let all of you know that I love you and please don't give up in life, I'll pray for you 🙏🏼🥺❤

Me: accidentally hurts arm on the corner of the table My brain: now hit the other arm so it can be equal

can people understand OCD is not just cleaning your room?

My heart melted watching this. Growing up, I didn’t rlly know what ocd was and the people around me often use perfectionism and ocd interchangeably. This video rlly opened my eyes to what an individual with ocd may experience. Hopefully, more people learn the difference between ocd and perfectionism and make better informed decisions when using the terms

The comment section really did it. People keep mentioning that someone close to them has OCD and it made me feel good that they are watching this and being aware of how OCD affects the life of their love ones. They are opening their minds to understand how hard having OCD is. I hope I have someone like ya'll. Being supportive and all.

I hate when people mix up a perfectionist with having ocd when they are literally 2 completely different things

I hate it when my friends are like " I have OCD" when most of the time they don't know what it means. Just because you clean your room once a while doesn't necessarily mean u have OCD

my heart goes out to all the people with this illness!!

This video is: ✔ Life changing ✔ Informative ✔ Inspiring ✔ Heartwarming ✔ Useful ✔calming ✔Enjoyable ✔ Other

Nobody: My Brain: “you better touch that door three times or the whole world is going to explode”.

Anyone else freak out when she put the hot iron directly on top of wood???

it's actually really comforting to know that there are others out there who also have the same thoughts as you :) thank you for making this

I have OCD, I was really bad with it when I was around 14-15 years old. I had to do stuff a certain number of times if I didn’t I thought something bad would happen. It got so bad I had to speak to my Mum about it and she was honestly amazing! The relief to talk to someone about it made me feel so much at eased and less stress. Since my Mum passed away in 2020 my OCD has been really bad. Whoever is reading this I hope you find someone who you trust to talk about it because it will make you feel so much better and you will feel like a ton of bricks have been lifted off your shoulders!

Can’t relate, my ocd is more like “don’t think of the word Satan or else you’ll become possessed” ... then proceeds to loudly talk nonsense so that I can’t inevitably hear myself think of the word Satan repeatedly 🙃

i have OCD and i hate how little the world knows how serious this disorder is. I hate when people use mental disorders/illnesses as adjectives.

i'd just like to point out that your handwriting is absolutely gorgeous !!! i don't have ocd but i've read a lot about it and was recently told by a neurologist that i have obessive compulsive "traits". this definitely seems very bothersome and hard to live with but i'm glad to see that you're somehow managing. stay strong

I’m really OCD Recovery really has some good videos and the methods have been very helpful for me. I’ve struggled with lots of intrusive thoughts; harm OCD, religious OCD (scrupulosity), and existential OCD. I’ve been learning how to accept myself and my life unconditionally and it’s proving to be a huge improvement in my life.

As a person with OCD, It makes me mad that some people say that others have OCD just because they are a perfectionist.

My grandmother had severe OCD. She used to wash her hands first with water 50 times, then with a handwash 100 times, and then again with water another 50 times. And then she just kept counting it. As a kid, I never understood it. All my family made fun of her and thought she was some psychotic woman; even her own children and husband. But now I understand, what she was going through and how hard it must have been for her. Grandma, wherever you are now I love you.

I watched this a few years ago when I was 11, and it helped me realize that I probably had OCD and I needed to tell my mom. I told my mom but she pushed me away. I’m 15 now, got diagnosed with it a few months ago. When I told my mom how she pushed me away, she said she didn’t remember and she would never do such a thing. Remember, if your parents push you away, keep fighting. You will eventually get help. They won’t remember it in the end.

Very interesting video. I have worked with a guy that has OCD. He liked working with me, because I did my best to smile politely and be eagerly patient with his rituals. He said he got more relief and felt less anxious doing them around me. He started doing some of them less often, the need for them wasnt as strong when he felt less judged. I guess the anxiety spiral lessened when it felt OK that he had them. Miss that dude, he was so smart. Pained me that I couldnt hug him and magically make it all go away. Man... I wish I had magic hugs ;-;

If I was ironing that shirt I would have been like: “well I’ve ironed this part. Now it’s unbalanced so I need to do the rest..”

I’m almost in tears. My little sister has recently been diagnosed with OCD. She gets intrusive thoughts all the time. She even says she’s rather die than having those obsessive thoughts all day. She’s 12

As someone with OCD, I feel relieved to see the comments that im not the only one who have this OCD. The video is very accurate, with someone who have ocd can relate in this video and i feel the same too. Hope you guys to become more happy and feel alive everyday. We all got this❤

Okay but did you just leave hot iron facing wooden floor? 😅

JUST A PSA: just because you like to have a clean house does not mean you have OCD whatsoever, so stop telling everyone and their grandma you have it. Got it? Good.

a friend of mine was diagnosed with ocd few years ago and she opened up to me about it, and recently she got diagnosed with ptsd as well. it isn't easy living with ocd. how burnt out u feel everyday, this video educated me alot about her situation and gave a very good practical representation about ocd.

My OCD is like, “Check on them, what if they got in a car crash?” Or, “Don’t think about this or you’ll die”. The thoughts won’t go away and it’s pure torture.

There was a video I watched that explained ocd a bit differently. Here’s how they explained it; “OCD and or obsessive compulsive disorder is when your mind tells you to do things a specific amount of times or way to do it and tells you if you don’t, something bad will happen. You’re being lied to by your mind and you are aware of it, but you aren’t in control of it and it forces you to listen.” *That hit hard man.*

This is very accurate, and I could tell because I used to have it myself. I had many rituals and behavers that I wound need to complete to feel relaxed, but the worst out of all of them was closing doors. I remember specifically I would be doing something then this very overwhelming voice in the back of my mind would repeatedly tell me that my icebox door wasn't closed well. I would then need to go back to my icebox door at least every two minutes and push on it 10 to 20 times before I felt calm again. When I had one of these thoughts there would always be some stupid reason why I would be doing it. like the voice would tell me that if the icebox door wasn't closed well all of the food would spoil. However, most of the time it would be completely unrelated like I would have to turn on and off a light switch twenty times or I thought something bad would happen to my family, yeah just random stuff basically. Oh, and a lot of the time it wouldn't even be me doing something physically it could literally be like I would need to repeatedly say a word in my head, or I would just be fighting with myself in my own mind. So basically, if you are struggling with OCD or other any other related disorders just know that it won't always be like this you can overcome it, it might not be easy but it's worth a shot❤👍

Thank you for making this video, my struggles with OCD has been a quietly life long one, until it really got out of control when I was 35 years old, and I decided to finally get the help that I needed. I'm 54 years old right now, but I always knew that I was different in many ways, but the worst part of it all was, that I thought that I was crazy, and that is why I never spoke bout it before. I'm still living with it, and will live with it for the rest of my life, but with the help of my psychiatrist and what I love to call my crazy meds, I have been able to overcome many of the obstacles that OCD has put in my path. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking your time and effort, in trying to show others, what living with OCD is like. One more things that I would like to add is, that OCD manifests it self in many different ways, no two people experience the exact same symptoms. I know this through my own experiences and talking to others. #OCD #ObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder #MentalHealth #Addiction #Alcoholism #Anxiety #AnxietyDisorders #SocialAnxiety #Depression

It's like when I touch an object I have to touch it again with my other hand so it's even and fair otherwise a weight on me will never leave and my head will be on a constant loop of thoughts

Me: **thinks of someone who's a bad person and touches table** Brain: do it again but this time think of someone whos a good person or else everyones gonna think you're a bad person

My thing is with checking things compulsively. No matter how many times I SEE that everything is right I have to keep checking it out. Also, I usually repeat things 3 times for no reason whatsoever.

I believe I have OCD, because I struggle with many things, such as, skip every stair or this will happen, both feet even on crack or this, mismatch your socks or, put 7 of these or this will happen, make this sound 7 times or else, wear this shirt or this, if you don't say bye to mom she could die, do this or dad will die. Do I have OCD? I have asked my parents for a testing, but they think that I am faking and don't know what it is! Please help.

I have ocd and I hate how people think that having OCD is good.

“Bang your head against the wall” “Now the other side” “No that didn’t feel right do it again”

I remember when my ocd was really bad and i just hoped that I wasn’t all alone doing stuff repeatedly and just hurting myself mentally and physically. It was so much stress everyday just trying to negate that voice in my head which brought me so much difficulty to do even the simplest day to day things. It used to waste so much of my time which made me late to lots of occasions and just school in general and it overall brought my family stress too. It’s been a long journey since a few years ago and i can say that its much better now, thanks to the support my family has given me and to the counsellors that I have spoken to. Controlling your mind is not an easy feat at all but the journey becomes worth it when you just keep going. I still have ocd and it really sucks sometimes but its just another part of my life that i want to control instead of letting it control me.

when i was 10 i used to like panic and w the hand wasning it used to be 30 times a day, then 40, then 50…it was actually insane

As someone with OCD, I’ve found that the quickest, easiest, most comprehensible way to describe it is “having to fight for control of your own thoughts”

*repeats the same prayer in my head 5 times until I'm finally satisfied*

My OCD is the intrusive and unwanted thoughts that will replay over and over and where my brain will tell myself things that are just disgusting and not me at all. it’s so exhausting and mentally draining.

Thank you for making this video, I have severe ocd (as said by my behavioral testing) and I have been to a part hospitalization program but it resurfaced around a year and a half later and about 3 years after I went to the program-as of now my hands are red and ashy with cuts all over them. I started to simply give up on trying to make myself stop because it doesn't feel like I can control it no matter how hard I try or regardless of what I do and it is so physically draining when I try to stop the thoughts and behavior it commonly negatively affects my executive function, makes me upset at myself, makes me lose a lot of energy, trigger depression episodes, ruin my day, make me not want to get out of bed, make me not want to go to the bathroom, deprive myself of food, deprive myself of water, causes mental tiredness, worsens paranoia, makes me punish myself, makes me sad that I can't seem to get rid of it, and get stuck in thought loops (these are only some of the experiences I have and problems this creates). I have always felt alone with my struggle with ocd. I appreciate you making this video to bring awareness to it and also because it makes me feel like there is someone I can somewhat relate to, I am also glad you made this video because now I can somewhat explain what it feels like.

The woman: *imediately puts toothpaste on toothbrush and brushes teeth* Me: Oh come on I dont have OCD but U GOTTA WASH THE BRUSH FIRST.

50% of the comments are about her wearing socks with chanclas the other 50% are stories about experiencing OCD or suspecting that you have it

My biggest problem with this is that on the way to class they dont run back to their house to make sure the iron is turned off more than once, making them late in the process

Going to share this right now because I feel like that it's the right time to do so: Although I have never been diagnosed with OCD, I do feel like that I exhibit symptoms of it (and yes, the things in this video, are the things I also do feel from the constant and repetitive voices in the head and the constant and repulsive). And there have been some months and times (especially a lot last year) that I have the worst OCD panic attacks (I got one just a few hours ago after doing the business in the toilet, now writing this). And yes as a person that exhibits those symptoms (because I won't really say that I have OCD because I'm not yet diagnosed though I have the symptoms of it), it mentally hurts 24/7 and it's surprising that I'm stil alive besides having those symptoms, and only myself and my family has helped me to go through it. Now my OCD is not as worse as other people have it though, but even then it still hurts to have it. And because it mentally hurts, I usually don't like to watch these types of videos, because it hits so close to home so much/I can relate so much too it that it hurts me even more mentally. I honestly wish I could heal it through drugs (because I live in the Philippines and it's hard to get mental help due to it being so expensive due to not having free universal healthcare similar to Cuba and the Global North countries and the process of trying to get help is difficult), I've tried self-help but it's still kind of failing and counseling I think would fail like self-help due to on how self-aware I am. The only way to actually really relieve at the least of my OCD is to keep on exercising every Friday by jogging around my house, and it really helps. And I'm also glad that there are people out there who are in a common struggle with me (yes there are different obstacles, but they are still obstacles), and that thought also makes me on keep on moving forward. So thank you all ❤

The fact that if they won't do this, they could almost go insane, I'm really proud of someone who survive this everyday pretending like a normal human being among the crowd when genuinely all they wanted to do is cry and ran away from all that pressure.

I always thought OCD was being obsessed with cleaning. That’s why when I actually got it, I didn’t even notice it was OCD. I thought it was just some weird habit that I do. Walking in an even amount of steps. Having to apply the same pressure on my right and my left so it would be balanced. Having to step within the boxes of my tiles. It’s only now that I realized what was actually happening. It even affected my thoughts, I would have to do certain gestures in certain places

I have had severe OCD for the last 40+ years and its debilitating and you feel so helpless at times because it does take over so much of your day. The routines and rituals are enough to drive a person insane. I hate it and ive been trying to stop it for years but revert back to it when under stress or something negative happens. My heart goes out to those who share this awful condition. My prayers go out for happiness and healing to you all ❤

Wow! I thought I probably had OCD, but after watching this, I now know I do not. This is a great accurate representation of it. This taught me what is truly is.

As somebody who also has OCD, thank you for showing the world that being diagnosed with OCD does not always mean that you are a perfectionist

I hate when people says “I have ocd that’s why my room always is clean!” OCD isn’t about having a clean room. I have been diagnosed with ocd, by many doctors, and my room is a mess. But I know where all my stuff is, and if I don’t, well, I’ll have a panic attack.

I have no signs of OCD EXCEPT for the fact that when i watch any video or movie i really REALLY hwve the urge to skip back 10 seconds to get EVERY last detail, and it takes me double tue amount of time to watch something than the runtime and its REALLY annoying. I looked it up and apparently people with OCD do that, and i wouldn't think much i have this SO BADLY. Ive tried stopping but i cant. Also i used to have the urge to walk back in my steps just because the thought of it popped up in my head. Plus my brother has OCD. So i feel like i might have it lightly, although it doesn't bother me that much. OH and i also sometimes keep drinking more glasses of water to have my mouth perfectly lubricated. Actually after watching this I'm starting to notice a lot of things I do that I never really thought about.

Ah, it was totally relatable. I felt like i saw myself in this video. It was so emotional and made me smile many times. I hope i would get out of this disorder soon so that it would not affect my life.

Just a reminder: OCD can also be an internalized thought process that you cannot always see. There isn’t always textbook physical manifestations for everyone.

Them: * puts hot iron face down on wooden floor * Me: * *anxiety* *

I had serious OCD at the time of covid! I wouldn't use to sleep before doing tons of unnecessary things like washing my hands 9 times or maybe closing the curtains in a special manner! I hated doing that and still had no control over myself... But one day I decided to change myself! I started forcing my mind to stop doing unnecessary or repetitive things, it was pretty hard for me but I managed to train my mind like that! Now I don't have it, I have overcome it and that's how everyone can!

Could we just take a quick moment to appreciate that really cool closet at the beginning of the video? The shape of it is just so unique omg

I’m sending this vid to that ONE girl who says “I have OCD,teehee I’m SO quirky 😝”

"Wash 3 times" is triggering because every time you do something like that more than once it has to be an even number. So it is balenced... Atleast for me

This brought tears in my eyes, i just want to hug all the people with OCD ❤️

i dont have OCD myself, but this video does help me understand a bit better what it's like to have it. i slightly broke out in tears because i didnt realize how much of a struggle just simply washing your hands can be... i feel bad for anyone who has OCD and i hope they do well in life. ❤

Ocd makes me lose so much time repeating certain movements, it makes me lose so much happiness, its a constant fight with myself and with irrational fears. Im rlly happy to see that im not alone. Hope ur doing well

Me: *Looks at something I own to make sure that it's still there, and not moved the slightest bit* Brain: *Touch it... But make sure you touch it correctly, then stare at it*

The difference is that I'll also brush my teeth multiple times, and freak out when outside events happen to my stuff when it's out of my control. I take medication to help often, but I need more to cope with everything. It's always been washing my hands so many times, making sure nothing happens to my stuff, and doing things like cleaning often and brushing my teeth a certain amount of times.

My ocd is hard to explain, I basically have to do everything 5 times e.g check the time,I have to do everything in sets of 3, ,5 or 10, If I touch something with one hand I have to do it with my other hand, I have to count every little thing. It wastes so much of my time, but I can’t stop, I have not been diagnosed, but I am positive it is ocd. Everyone else that is suffering from this, God bless you🙏

The comments literally broke my heart. I am so sorry for anyone going through this I can't even imagine what it's like to live with those thoughts. Wish you all the best.

no one: My brain every time i eat: ok you just ate three gummies, you can't leave it this way please PLEASE EAT ONE MORE AND MAKE IT AN EVEN NUMBER

Feeling so understood watching and reading the comments ❤

I wasn't expecting this video to hit so hard. I really started developing OCD around 12 yo, at the beginning it was pretty much about double-checking, hitting every light switch in my building a certian number of times, positioning flip-flops in a specific certain way before going to sleep, counting every white line in crosswalks... Then came more complex rituals which really started to take my time away, there was a point where it seemed to be integrated in almost every aspect of my life and even started to "link" with my social anxiety (idk if it sounds weird, english isn't my first language so forgive me). But when the thing started to get pretty fucked up for me was when ROCD and other Pure O subtypes kicked in, there isn't anything worse for me than the endless loops of rumination and the fucking endless doubts slowly burning my mind. It's like my mind is an unstoppable engine. Less to say the personality features that lay beyond OCD itself: overthinking and obsessing easily about any problem, procrastination, high levels of perfectionism (which makes me feel slow and stupid af), in summary letting my mind take control over me. Doomed to have two brains, one arguing with the other, it's like having a mental eczema (idk how weird it may sound again sorry for any uncommon expression)

This is heartbreaking. My love to anyone who goes through this everyday. May the power be with you all❤️

better without overdramatic sad piano music

Mine is pretty bad too, whenever I do something it has to be equal, for example when turning up the volume, it has to go up in increments of 2, but if it is 1 off an increment of 5, then it must round up to or down to 5. Same goes for when I blink or tense a muscle. And if i tense my right shoulder, I must tense my left to balance it. I also wash my hands 5 times instead of 1 time, and touch everything the equal amount of times with each 1 of my hands to keep balance (door knobs, clothes, shower ect)

here is how i cured my ocd completely, i believe ocd happens because of unresolved trauma, and i was suffering from ocd recently because of triggered trauma, and my ocd intrusive thoughts increased, so every time when i got triggered, i started noticing physical sensations in the body instead of fighting my thoughts and feelings, i started being present with the feeling in the body, i started giving my attention to that physical sensations whenever intrusive thoughts came, or feelings, i grounded my self, and took deep breaths 4 inhale and 8 exhale through pursed lips about 10 times with each completion of breath i said to myself “ i am okay, i am safe and i am alright “ and ocd went away after few days, and also i began to do chakra meditation every night, these problems i believe are mostly due to imbalance in life forces. Do this it has helped me hope this help you too. wish you guys peace and love.

No one: My brain: Blink twice at each corner of the room or u will fail as a human

My ocd.. after washing my hands for 10 minutes and I walk out to touch anything my brain says I touched germs again and now I can’t eat until I wash my hands again

I have a question for the viewers. I don’t know if I have OCD but I think I do I usually have to walk in a certain way or else I walk back to the original place and walk back. Also, something that messes me up is I can’t look at a spot or move my eyes in a certain direction without moving my sight out of the way of the object. I know it sounds complicated and hard to understand but it’s hard to describe. I will try to describe it better, so if I look at a certain thing around me I have to move my eyes around it instead of going through it or else I backtrack my eyes and go around it! I also can't wear a hoodie without making the strains perfectly straight or else I have to keep doing it till I get it right.😢 as you read about the seeing issue it is hard for me to read as I need to read a word over and over again so I look at it right. It makes it so hard to read comments sometimes to, it's getting better tho Edit: ITS GONE! I’m not like that anymore.

I spent 12 years in an OCD 'bubble' (got out of it in 2018), and 'woke up' in a really ****** up life (severe family neglect and trauma, no positive relationships to speak of (friend or family or lover), neglected health, not 'socialized', no skills or career opportunities, barely a job) I told myself I couldn't possibly have OCD because my 'obsessions' weren't hand-washing or lightswitch flicking. I was raised in a very neglectful household, so I didn't even know anything (not my severe isolation, or severe social anxiety, or severe depression) was wrong with me. I just thought I was 'ambitious' and I was 'getting ahead' in my career. My 'obsessions' were idea-based. I was convinced I would be a writer and an artist, so I needed to have a great well of ideas to work with. I would spent hours getting 'inspiration' for new story ideas or new monster ideas and I would jot them down in notebooks. Or I would clean up digital documents or folders involved in a story idea. Or I would decide that my written notebooks weren't 'neat' enough, and would rewrite them. Or that I needed to get through my Google bookmark folders of 'inspiration' and the cycle continues. And continues. And continues. Notebooks and documents and things just never quite being enough, and I never get any closer to my goals because I just keep ADDING THINGS TO THE LIST. I nearly failed high school classes other students claimed you had to TRY to fail, all because I would whip out my collection of notebooks to rewrite during class. I would stay up late into the morning rewriting and rechecking and redoing and rewriting. ... After learning that OCD behavior is an 'escaping' behavior, it's made me (unfortunately) more aware of my problems and the REASONS why I escape(d). The 'burst' of the OCD bubble and the subsequent onset of major depression and severe anxiety (and probably a large degree of ADHD) have made life... difficult. (I've always had these things. I was absolutely miserable 90% of the time while stuck in the OCD cycle, but that 10% of pure high I got was convincing enough for so long to make it 'worth it' in my eyes) I can't lie and say I don't miss the days when I was able to hold down a full-time job and could sleep at night because every ounce of my will was devoted to 'finishing' my tasks. And some days I wish I could go back in time and sabotage myself to stay in the bubble. It's all very challenging now. Because now I have to physically restrain myself whenever someone quirkily goes 'I'm so OCD', now knowing how crippling actual OCD is lol

Me: *touches something* My brain: Wipe it before detectives come

Why don't people understand that ocd isn't only about washing hands and keeping things perfectly ..it's more about thoughts... Excessive thoughts that leads to compulsions... The symptoms may not always be similar for different individuals... Written by an Ocd patient

I have diagnosed OCD, it's different for everyone, the repeating thoughts and the compulsions are hard to live with. Sometimes i freeze up when im about to say something, or when i need to say something, my mind is repeating and screaming at me over and over "say it, say it" but i just cant get my words out. My experience may be different from other people's experiences, but please don't try and put someone down who has troubles like this just because someone else with OCD "has to be more perfect or more clean", the compulsive thoughts can be lots of things and they can range from mild to very severe and dangerous thoughts

i have the urge to not step on tile cracks and step on dark coloured tiles with my right foot and dark ones with my left. both number of steps must be equal. i keep checking if i turned on my alarm or not again and again at night and keep checking my closet. the whole stepping on tiles thing gives my an advantage in terms of rhythm for some reason so i do drums. also whenever i clean the back glass thing of my phone it has to be spotless. like not even a grain or speck of dust should be there so i clean it once in like every 30 mins

Did anyone notice she payed the hot iron face down with the hot part on her wood floor 😬😬😬😭

my brain: pick up something and put it back down or somethings gonna happen

Does anyone else have that urge to just like touch every corner or edge of everything? Like the wall you have to put the tip of your nail to the edge or else you can’t stop thinking about it for the whole day, and also like when you do something, like close the fridge you have to do it a certain amount of times or else it bothers you?

I have OCD but it is not too severe thankfully, but it still makes things harder everyday. I have to do everything the same amount of times on each side, or it feels like my hands are itchy and uncomfortable. I'm sorry to those who have severe OCD😢

Omgwhen she put the iron face down that really botheredme

I hear A LOT of people say “I have OCD”, when in reality those who do have it tend to keep it to themselves. Perfection and OCD are TWO different things!

As a person whos a negative thinker, I dont have OCD. But watching this video made me sad... for those who are suffering , remember me. a person with no OCD but a negative thinker. that can ruin my brain but im working on it, and remember lets fix this together! and lets become better! Your not alone, Remember! dont be shy to tell you parents, friends, relativies, Dont be shy.! dont think that "OH SHE WILL SAY NO ITS NOT A BIG DEAL" dont think that! share your emotions, informations and why you have it. Think before you speak. or they mght not understand, to be honest i wanted to turn on the AC and i was thinking my mom would say " No dont and why?" and i was not about to tell her then, I just went to her and she glady said Yes, And dont forget to Pray and also tell God. How you felt. And Pray that someone will help you.. Dont worry, Your not Alone. Im here, A negative thinker. >3 that can ruin your brain. And dont give up! u can do this! >3

I had Ocd and was obsessed with cleaning up water and picking up in my siblings rooms so they didnt trip but i got treated for it and things are a lot better. I can relate to this video

As someone who has this and has been dealing with it for there life I can tell you right now that you dont hear voices telling you what to do you just have the instinct.