these three letters get thrown around way too casually does your raccoon house
way too casually does your raccoon house
way too casually does your raccoon house CD maybe welcome to watchmojo.com
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Stallman we’re counting down the top
Stallman we’re counting down the top five myths about OCD also known as
five myths about OCD also known as
five myths about OCD also known as obsessive compulsive disorder
obsessive compulsive disorder
obsessive compulsive disorder before we begin we publish new videos
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the Tim OCD is used quite liberally
the Tim OCD is used quite liberally often as a joke or to insinuate that
often as a joke or to insinuate that
often as a joke or to insinuate that someone is fixating too much on a given
someone is fixating too much on a given
someone is fixating too much on a given task but in reality OCD is a serious
task but in reality OCD is a serious
task but in reality OCD is a serious anxiety disorder that can have a
anxiety disorder that can have a
anxiety disorder that can have a significantly negative impact on one’s
significantly negative impact on one’s
significantly negative impact on one’s ability to lead a productive
ability to lead a productive
ability to lead a productive well-balanced life come along as we
well-balanced life come along as we
well-balanced life come along as we break down the common misconceptions and
break down the common misconceptions and
break down the common misconceptions and generalizations pertaining to this
generalizations pertaining to this
generalizations pertaining to this condition they’re hard to diagnose so
condition they’re hard to diagnose so
condition they’re hard to diagnose so people don’t always appreciate that
people don’t always appreciate that
people don’t always appreciate that they’re serious problems this number 5
they’re serious problems this number 5
they’re serious problems this number 5 OCD is all about cleanliness and
OCD is all about cleanliness and
OCD is all about cleanliness and organizations we’ve all seen depictions
organizations we’ve all seen depictions
organizations we’ve all seen depictions of OCD in popular media it usually
of OCD in popular media it usually
of OCD in popular media it usually involves meticulous cleanliness or
involves meticulous cleanliness or
involves meticulous cleanliness or people repeatedly washing their hands
while the compulsion to keep things
while the compulsion to keep things extremely clean and well-organized or a
extremely clean and well-organized or a
extremely clean and well-organized or a fixation with personal hygiene are
fixation with personal hygiene are
fixation with personal hygiene are certainly common among those who suffer
certainly common among those who suffer
certainly common among those who suffer from the disorder such tendencies are
from the disorder such tendencies are
from the disorder such tendencies are far from Universal but some anxiety
far from Universal but some anxiety
far from Universal but some anxiety manifesting alternative obsessive
manifesting alternative obsessive
manifesting alternative obsessive compulsion such as irrational chronic
compulsion such as irrational chronic
compulsion such as irrational chronic fears ranging from accidents to certain
fears ranging from accidents to certain
fears ranging from accidents to certain numbers or colors or the need to repeat
numbers or colors or the need to repeat
numbers or colors or the need to repeat certain actions ritualistically like
certain actions ritualistically like
certain actions ritualistically like locking doors a key example that
locking doors a key example that
locking doors a key example that undermines the neat-freak stereotype is
undermines the neat-freak stereotype is
undermines the neat-freak stereotype is hoarding which is in fact a very common
hoarding which is in fact a very common
hoarding which is in fact a very common symptom of OCD myth number 4 OCD is an
symptom of OCD myth number 4 OCD is an
symptom of OCD myth number 4 OCD is an adult problem when I was a kid I counted
adult problem when I was a kid I counted
adult problem when I was a kid I counted colour phone calls from the car if I
colour phone calls from the car if I
colour phone calls from the car if I missed one
missed one
missed one we’d crash kids can be a mystery just
we’d crash kids can be a mystery just
we’d crash kids can be a mystery just ask any parent a child’s development
ask any parent a child’s development
ask any parent a child’s development takes countless twists and turns and
takes countless twists and turns and
takes countless twists and turns and newly developing behaviors can be hard
newly developing behaviors can be hard
newly developing behaviors can be hard to keep up with it’s often tricky to
to keep up with it’s often tricky to
to keep up with it’s often tricky to distinguish a tidy hygienic or safety
distinguish a tidy hygienic or safety
distinguish a tidy hygienic or safety conscious kid from one exhibiting
conscious kid from one exhibiting
conscious kid from one exhibiting symptoms of OCD the anxieties and
symptoms of OCD the anxieties and
symptoms of OCD the anxieties and rituals if present are similar to those
rituals if present are similar to those
rituals if present are similar to those of their adult counterparts just
of their adult counterparts just
of their adult counterparts just transposed onto a child’s life it’s
transposed onto a child’s life it’s
transposed onto a child’s life it’s estimated that one in every 200 kids has
estimated that one in every 200 kids has
estimated that one in every 200 kids has OCD although other studies have
OCD although other studies have
OCD although other studies have suggested
suggested
suggested it’s more like one in every 100
it’s more like one in every 100
it’s more like one in every 100 obsessive-compulsive disorder can be
obsessive-compulsive disorder can be
obsessive-compulsive disorder can be particularly hard on kids as most have
particularly hard on kids as most have
particularly hard on kids as most have little knowledge of OCD and likely like
little knowledge of OCD and likely like
little knowledge of OCD and likely like the vocabulary to clearly express the
the vocabulary to clearly express the
the vocabulary to clearly express the abstract anxieties they’re experiencing
abstract anxieties they’re experiencing
abstract anxieties they’re experiencing myth number three it’s untreatable OCD
myth number three it’s untreatable OCD
myth number three it’s untreatable OCD can be a source of shame or
can be a source of shame or
can be a source of shame or embarrassment for those who suffer from
embarrassment for those who suffer from
embarrassment for those who suffer from it why are you doing or important
it why are you doing or important
it why are you doing or important questions why are you just to have it
questions why are you just to have it
questions why are you just to have it while any mental illness can prove
while any mental illness can prove
while any mental illness can prove challenging to overcome those who
challenging to overcome those who
challenging to overcome those who suspect they’re experiencing symptoms of
suspect they’re experiencing symptoms of
suspect they’re experiencing symptoms of OCD should seek treatment because it
OCD should seek treatment because it
OCD should seek treatment because it exists and it often works there’s no
exists and it often works there’s no
exists and it often works there’s no magic pill to make the feelings go away
magic pill to make the feelings go away
magic pill to make the feelings go away general anxiety medication may be
general anxiety medication may be
general anxiety medication may be prescribed to take the edge off the
prescribed to take the edge off the
prescribed to take the edge off the perhaps the most effective treatment is
perhaps the most effective treatment is
perhaps the most effective treatment is exposure and response prevention or ERP
exposure and response prevention or ERP
exposure and response prevention or ERP this type of cognitive behavior therapy
this type of cognitive behavior therapy
this type of cognitive behavior therapy exposes the patient to anxiety triggers
exposes the patient to anxiety triggers
exposes the patient to anxiety triggers in the form of ideas images videos or
in the form of ideas images videos or
in the form of ideas images videos or items with help from the therapist the
items with help from the therapist the
items with help from the therapist the patient learns to appropriately process
patient learns to appropriately process
patient learns to appropriately process their anxiety rather than resorting to
their anxiety rather than resorting to
their anxiety rather than resorting to ritual soothing myth number 2 people
ritual soothing myth number 2 people
ritual soothing myth number 2 people with OCD are unaware of their actions
with OCD are unaware of their actions
with OCD are unaware of their actions and really think that I’m obsessed when
and really think that I’m obsessed when
and really think that I’m obsessed when you’re constantly getting stuck in
you’re constantly getting stuck in
you’re constantly getting stuck in rituals or experiencing intrusive
rituals or experiencing intrusive
rituals or experiencing intrusive anxious thoughts your issues become self
anxious thoughts your issues become self
anxious thoughts your issues become self apparent most OCD sufferers are well
apparent most OCD sufferers are well
apparent most OCD sufferers are well aware of the condition they simply don’t
aware of the condition they simply don’t
aware of the condition they simply don’t wish to discuss it there are however
wish to discuss it there are however
wish to discuss it there are however people who are unaware of their own
people who are unaware of their own
people who are unaware of their own obsessive need for order and control but
obsessive need for order and control but
obsessive need for order and control but they likely have obsessive compulsive
they likely have obsessive compulsive
they likely have obsessive compulsive personality disorder or OCPD and not OCD
personality disorder or OCPD and not OCD
personality disorder or OCPD and not OCD it’s similar for ultimately a different
it’s similar for ultimately a different
it’s similar for ultimately a different beast with OCPD everything stems from a
beast with OCPD everything stems from a
beast with OCPD everything stems from a need to control your environment because
need to control your environment because
need to control your environment because these compulsions relate to upholding
these compulsions relate to upholding
these compulsions relate to upholding unreasonable personal standards rather
unreasonable personal standards rather
unreasonable personal standards rather than soothing intrusive thoughts via
than soothing intrusive thoughts via
than soothing intrusive thoughts via ritual individuals with OCPD often view
ritual individuals with OCPD often view
ritual individuals with OCPD often view their compulsions as quite simply the
their compulsions as quite simply the
their compulsions as quite simply the right way to do things and see them is
right way to do things and see them is
right way to do things and see them is entirely normal I just I have things a
entirely normal I just I have things a
entirely normal I just I have things a certain way myth number one it’s all
certain way myth number one it’s all
certain way myth number one it’s all about repeating the same actions I’m
about repeating the same actions I’m
about repeating the same actions I’m obsessive compulsive one two three four
obsessive compulsive one two three four
obsessive compulsive one two three four one two three four we’ve already touched
one two three four we’ve already touched
one two three four we’ve already touched on this briefly but it’s worth going
on this briefly but it’s worth going
on this briefly but it’s worth going into phase of detail because when it
into phase of detail because when it
into phase of detail because when it comes to OCD this is arguably the most
comes to OCD this is arguably the most
comes to OCD this is arguably the most pervasive myth when someone performs the
pervasive myth when someone performs the
pervasive myth when someone performs the same action multiple times or finds
same action multiple times or finds
same action multiple times or finds themselves unable to stop
themselves unable to stop
themselves unable to stop forming a certain task it is referred to
forming a certain task it is referred to
forming a certain task it is referred to as getting stuck while this is a common
as getting stuck while this is a common
as getting stuck while this is a common issue for individuals with OCD the
issue for individuals with OCD the
issue for individuals with OCD the assumption that is the default
assumption that is the default
assumption that is the default behavioral pattern is a seriously
behavioral pattern is a seriously
behavioral pattern is a seriously service that this nuanced disorder some
service that this nuanced disorder some
service that this nuanced disorder some patients exhibit no external symptoms
patients exhibit no external symptoms
patients exhibit no external symptoms whatsoever experiencing what is known as
whatsoever experiencing what is known as
whatsoever experiencing what is known as purely obsessional OCD in such cases all
purely obsessional OCD in such cases all
purely obsessional OCD in such cases all anxieties and subsequent soothing
anxieties and subsequent soothing
anxieties and subsequent soothing rituals are performed mentally while it
rituals are performed mentally while it
rituals are performed mentally while it may sound preferable many sufferers
may sound preferable many sufferers
may sound preferable many sufferers describe it as a constant exhausting
describe it as a constant exhausting
describe it as a constant exhausting mental battle do you agree with our
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