This is how I stopped suffering from OCD

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Why it worked

The video offers a counter-intuitive but relatable solution to a common struggle, framing OCD as a 'bully' that feeds on engagement, which resonates with viewers seeking practical advice and a sense of empowerment.

Summary

The creator explains that OCD thrives on doubt and intrusive thoughts, which are amplified by trying to fight or fix them. They discovered that true relief came from ceasing to engage with these thoughts, likening it to not reacting to a bully, and instead focusing on being oneself and living life.

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1OCD thrives on doubt and intrusive thoughts.
2Fighting or analyzing thoughts makes OCD worse.
3The key is non-engagement and allowing thoughts to exist without reaction.
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This is how I stopped suffering from OCD YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER YOU OCD. OR NOT. BECAUSE WHAT'S THE ISSUE WITH OCD? IT'S BECAUSE DEEP DOWN, OCD MAKES YOU DOUBT YOUR BELIEFS, YOUR MORALS. HOW DOES IT DO THAT? VICIOUS, INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS YOUR MIND. URGES, IMAGES, PHYSICAL ANXIETY. THESE THINGS DO IS CREATE DOUBT IN YOURSELF AND CHALLENGES YOUR BELIEF SYSTEMS. AND FOR A LONG TIME, I THOUGHT I COULD WIN THE FIGHT. I THOUGHT IF OF THESE THOUGHTS OR ANALYSE THEM OR FIX THEM, THAT I WOULD CONVINCE MY BRAIN OF MY BELIEFS, THAT I'M A I WOULDN'T DO THAT OR THAT THAT THING WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. I TRY TO FORCE MY BELIEFS AND MY VALUES ON MY OWN MIND, THE WORSE MY OCD GOT, BECAUSE I WAS GIVING IT WHAT IT WANTED. IT'S JUST LIKE A BULLY. IS ANNOYING YOU, ON YOU, IT'S LIKELY BECAUSE IT WANTS TO GET A REACTION OUT OF YOU. CONTINUE TO GIVE IT A REACTION, IT JUST REINFORCES IT AND IT'S DO IT. BUT IF YOU STOP ENGAGING WITH THE BULLY, EVENTUALLY IT LEAVES YOU ALONE. THAT IS THE SAME THING WITH AND ALL OF ITS SYMPTOMS. I ONLY STARTED TO FIND RELIEF WHEN I WITHDREW FROM THE FIGHT AND COMPLETELY STOPPED THE GAME. WHEN I STARTED TO PRACTICE NON ENGAGEMENT, MEANING I LEARNED TO ALLOW THE THOUGHTS TO BE THERE, TO COEXIST WITH THEM, NOT TRYING TO GET RID FIX THEM, ANYTHING, BUT NOT DOING ANY COMPULSIONS. OF RUMINATION AND MENTAL COMPULSIONS. JUST LET THE THOUGHTS BE THERE AND HAVE NO REACTION. THE THOUGHTS MADE ME WANT TO QUESTION MY BELIEFS, PROVE MYSELF, BUT I STOPPED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE TO YOUR BRAIN THAT YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON OR THAT THAT THING WON'T HAPPEN. OCD. JUST BE YOURSELF AND STOP PLAYING THE GAME. THAT EXACT STRATEGY IS HOW I STOPPED 15 YEARS OF SEVERE ANXIETY AND OCD. I SUFFERED ON ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE. BUT NOW I'M FREE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID.

Transcript

YOU GET TO CHOOSE WHETHER YOU OCD. OR NOT. BECAUSE WHAT'S THE ISSUE WITH OCD? IT'S BECAUSE DEEP DOWN, OCD MAKES YOU DOUBT YOUR BELIEFS, YOUR MORALS. HOW DOES IT DO THAT?VICIOUS, INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS YOUR MIND. URGES, IMAGES, PHYSICAL ANXIETY. THESE THINGS DO IS CREATE DOUBT IN YOURSELF AND CHALLENGES YOUR BELIEF SYSTEMS. AND FOR A LONG TIME, I THOUGHT I COULD WIN THE FIGHT. I THOUGHT IF OF THESE THOUGHTS OR ANALYSE THEM OR FIX THEM, THAT I WOULD CONVINCE MY BRAIN OF MY BELIEFS, THAT I'M A I WOULDN'T DO THAT OR THAT THAT THING WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO ME. I TRY TO FORCE MY BELIEFS AND MY VALUES ON MY OWN MIND, THE WORSE MY OCD GOT, BECAUSE I WAS GIVING IT WHAT IT WANTED. IT'S JUST LIKE A BULLY. IS ANNOYING YOU, ON YOU, IT'S LIKELY BECAUSE IT WANTS TO GET A REACTION OUT OF YOU. CONTINUE TO GIVE IT A REACTION, IT JUST REINFORCES IT AND IT'S DO IT. BUT IF YOU STOP ENGAGING WITH THE BULLY, EVENTUALLY IT LEAVES YOU ALONE. THAT IS THE SAME THING WITH AND ALL OF ITS SYMPTOMS. I ONLY STARTED TO FIND RELIEF WHEN I WITHDREW FROM THE FIGHT AND COMPLETELY STOPPED THE GAME. WHEN I STARTED TO PRACTICE NON ENGAGEMENT, MEANING I LEARNED TO ALLOW THE THOUGHTS TO BE THERE, TO COEXIST WITH THEM, NOT TRYING TO GET RID FIX THEM, ANYTHING, BUT NOT DOING ANY COMPULSIONS. OF RUMINATION AND MENTAL COMPULSIONS. JUST LET THE THOUGHTS BE THERE AND HAVE NO REACTION. THE THOUGHTS MADE ME WANT TO QUESTION MY BELIEFS, PROVE MYSELF, BUT I STOPPED. YOU DON'T HAVE TO PROVE TO YOUR BRAIN THAT YOU'RE A GOOD PERSON OR THAT THAT THING WON'T HAPPEN. OCD. JUST BE YOURSELF AND STOP PLAYING THE GAME. THAT EXACT STRATEGY IS HOW I STOPPED 15 YEARS OF SEVERE ANXIETY AND OCD. I SUFFERED ON ALMOST MY ENTIRE LIFE. BUT NOW I'M FREE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DID.