OCD therapist asks me my most freeing realization when it came to my recovery...

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The video offers a relatable and hopeful perspective on managing OCD, focusing on a powerful realization that allows for continued living despite suffering. The personal narrative and the therapist's engagement create an authentic and inspiring message.

Summary

The video features a conversation between an OCD therapist and a patient discussing the patient's most freeing realization about their recovery. The patient explains that while they suffered immensely, they learned to not let their condition completely control their life, enabling them to still experience joy and gratitude.

Structure

1Introduction of the question about freeing realizations
2Initial thought: non-engagement and attention
3Second thought: multiple things can exist
4Recalling a past state of suffering with OCD
5Realization: not letting OCD control life

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Don’t let ocd run your life #ocd #ocdrecovery

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@Lee_TheOCDTherapist I ACTUALLY WANNA ASK YOU. THIS IS MAYBE MORE QUESTION, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS ONE OF THE MOST FREEING REALISATIONS THAT YOU'VE HAD ABOUT OCD? KNOW YOU SPOKE NON ENGAGEMENT AND ATTENTION. THAT OR WAS IT. WAS IT SOMETHING ELSE? UM. MOST FREEING THING FOR YOU? QUESTION. SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'LL ALWAYS GO WITH NON ENGAGEMENT. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT COMES THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TOOLS. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CONCEPTS. AND IT'S THE FACT THAT MULTIPLE THINGS CAN EXIST. THIS REALLY HELPED RECOVERY JOURNEY. LET'S. LET'S REWIND AGAIN TO WHEN I'M HAVING DEBILITATING INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AND RUMINATING ALL DAY LONG I'M SUFFERING IMMENSELY. BUT EVEN THOUGH I'M SUFFERING SO BADLY, I DON'T LET IT COMPLETELY CONTROL MY LIFE. SO. THAT MEAN FOR ME? I WOULD STILL GO TO THE GYM, I WOULD STILL GO TO MY CLASSES, GO FOR THAT WALK. I WOULD STILL MY GIRLFRIEND. AT THE TIME, ALL THOSE THINGS TRIGGERED ME IMMENSELY. ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS SIT IN MY ROOM ALONE, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I WOULD NOT BE TRIGGERED THERE. BUT SOMEONE CLOSE TO STRUGGLED WITH O TOLD ME EARLY ON, WHICH WAS MY JOURNEY, TO NOT AVOID THINGS. RIGHT. SO HOW DOES MULTIPLE THINGS CAN EXIST. SO BADLY, ALSO ABLE TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT SERVE ME AND MY LIFE. I WAS ABLE TO STILL EXPERIENCE SMALL GLIMPSES OF JOY, OF GRATITUDE. AND IN THOSE TIMES, THERE WASN'T MANY SO MANY PEOPLE. AND I'M SURE WHEN YOU'RE REALLY IN THAT HOLE, IT'S HARD TO ELSE. ANYTHING. YEAH. IT'S HARD TO FEEL ANYTHING ELSE BUT SCARED, BUT ANXIOUS, BECAUSE OR FLIGHT. WE'RE LITERALLY JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE. MHM. SLOWLY, OVER TIME, WHEN I CONTINUE TO LIVE MY LIFE, WHEN I CONTINUED TO PRACTICE GRATITUDE, TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT SERVE ME, NOT TO REPLACE NOT TO GET RID OF THE THOUGHTS, BUT JUST TO WITH THE THOUGHTS AND STILL LIVE. THAT. THAT REALISATION RIGHT THERE THAT, JUST BECAUSE I WAY DIDN'T MEAN ACT A CERTAIN WAY. YEAH. I COULD STILL LIVE. I COULD. EVEN THOUGH EVERY BODY TOLD ME MY LIFE, I CONTINUED TO LIVE.

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I ACTUALLY WANNA ASK YOU. THIS IS MAYBE MORE QUESTION, BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK WAS ONE OF THE MOST FREEING REALISATIONS THAT YOU'VE HAD ABOUT OCD? KNOW YOU SPOKE NON ENGAGEMENT AND ATTENTION. THAT OR WAS IT. WAS IT SOMETHING ELSE? UM. MOST FREEING THING FOR YOU? QUESTION. SO, FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'LL ALWAYS GO WITH NON ENGAGEMENT. BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT COMES THAT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TOOLS. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVOURITE CONCEPTS. AND IT'S THE FACT THAT MULTIPLE THINGS CAN EXIST. THIS REALLY HELPED RECOVERY JOURNEY. LET'S. LET'S REWIND AGAIN TO WHEN I'M HAVING DEBILITATING INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AND RUMINATING ALL DAY LONG I'M SUFFERING IMMENSELY. BUT EVEN THOUGH I'M SUFFERING SO BADLY, I DON'T LET IT COMPLETELY CONTROL MY LIFE. SO. THAT MEAN FOR ME? I WOULD STILL GO TO THE GYM, I WOULD STILL GO TO MY CLASSES, GO FOR THAT WALK. I WOULD STILL MY GIRLFRIEND. AT THE TIME, ALL THOSE THINGS TRIGGERED ME IMMENSELY. ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS SIT IN MY ROOM ALONE, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I WOULD NOT BE TRIGGERED THERE. BUT SOMEONE CLOSE TO STRUGGLED WITH O TOLD ME EARLY ON, WHICH WAS MY JOURNEY, TO NOT AVOID THINGS. RIGHT. SO HOW DOES MULTIPLE THINGS CAN EXIST. SO BADLY, ALSO ABLE TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT SERVE ME AND MY LIFE. I WAS ABLE TO STILL EXPERIENCE SMALL GLIMPSES OF JOY, OF GRATITUDE. AND IN THOSE TIMES, THERE WASN'T MANY SO MANY PEOPLE. AND I'M SURE WHEN YOU'RE REALLY IN THAT HOLE, IT'S HARD TO ELSE. ANYTHING. YEAH. IT'S HARD TO FEEL ANYTHING ELSE BUT SCARED, BUT ANXIOUS, BECAUSE OR FLIGHT. WE'RE LITERALLY JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE. MHM. SLOWLY, OVER TIME, WHEN I CONTINUE TO LIVE MY LIFE, WHEN I CONTINUED TO PRACTICE GRATITUDE, TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT SERVE ME, NOT TO REPLACE NOT TO GET RID OF THE THOUGHTS, BUT JUST TO WITH THE THOUGHTS AND STILL LIVE. THAT. THAT REALISATION RIGHT THERE THAT, JUST BECAUSE I WAY DIDN'T MEAN ACT A CERTAIN WAY. YEAH. I COULD STILL LIVE. I COULD. EVEN THOUGH EVERY BODY TOLD ME MY LIFE, I CONTINUED TO LIVE.