Video - ERP for Harm OCD

Hello,

What impresses me about people is their resilience and their grit. Watch this incredible video of Mark Freeman who suffers / ed from Harm OCD talk about how it needs to be dealt with. He talks about three important points in relation to ERP with Harm OCD but I'll let you watch the video and check it out for yourself.

Here it is:

Enjoy!

- Sunil

Video - The breakthrough (oceanofocd.com)

Hello,

One more cool video from the same source as yesterday - oceanofocd.com, once again with the text verbatim:

ocean originals #6: what can we do when OCD threatens to limit our freedom with its blocks and bricks of confusion and worry? do we allow OCD to box us in between fear and doubt? do we give up? at the end of the day, there's really only one thing to do: break through! it will take patience, courage and a grand leap of faith. it will be terrifying. but what great reward comes without glorious risk? and what better reward than a full, colorful life - a life free from the exhausting clock factory called obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Let's breakthrough, shall we? Can we all try?

- Sunil

Video - Cloudy Thoughts (oceanofocd.com)

Hello!

Here's a video from oceanofocd.com called Cloudy Thoughts and the accompanying text verbatim:

ocean originals #4: there's nothing like getting a bright idea - the excitement, the illumination, the hope. those of us with OCD experience an additional phenomenon: our brightest thoughts are soon clouded by a barrage of doubt and fear. we must hold on, through the storm, not giving up. our fears and doubts won't disappear completely, but they will become smaller, leaving an opportunity to reclaim what's ours. this will feel like a risk. take the risk!

Go for it!

- Sunil

Pdf - Threat System (Fight or Flight)

The fight or flight system automatically gets activated in the body when the body senses a threat. It prepares the body to either fight the threat or run away from the threat. The body experiences these changes automatically. Although these changes happen for the right reasons, the body experiences discomfort when these changes are triggered in seemingly 'safe' situations.

Here's a worksheet explaining the same. Get it here. (Click here)

Have a good week.

- Sunil

Worksheet - Intrusion Record (Psychology.tools)

There is wealth of resources available on the Internet, if only one looks hard enough.

Another interesting worksheet from Psychology.Tools - The Intrusion Record Worksheet.

Get it here. (Click Here)

I know that if we follow all these through, we shall be able to beat the OCD monster. Come on people, it is a race to the finish. Will you win or lose?

All the best!

- Sunil

Videos - Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners - Part II

Hi all,

Here are Part 3 and Part 4 of Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (Season 1, Episode 6). Enjoy!

Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (S-1, E-6, Part 3-4) 

Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (S-1, E-6, Part 4-4)

Cheers and have a good weekend!

- Sunil

Videos - Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners

Would you believe it? UK has had a television series called Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners. The idea is incredibly simple and brilliant. Get the obsessive cleaners in the city to clean up the houses of the excessively messy.

What I'm posting here is two parts of the 6th episode of Season 1 that I chanced upon on YouTube. I aim to watch all the episodes that are available on YouTube and see which other interesting things come up there.

Here goes:

Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (S-1, E-6, Part 1-4)

Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (S-1, E-6, Part 2-4)

Tell me what you think of this!

Cheers!
-Sunil

Quote from Norman Vincent Peale

Just one quote today. Hits the nail on its head, doesn't it?

Get up and do your bit!

- Sunil

Worksheet - Safety Behaviors (from Psychology.Tools)

Safety-seeking behaviours are a natural response to threat (think 'fight or flight' - people act to keep themselves safe). Unfortunately, some behaviours have the effect of reinforcing beliefs about threat, or mean that beliefs don't get challenged.

Found an interesting analogy from The Simpsons strip. Do take a look and figure out if you notice any Safety Behaviors in / around you.

Get the worksheet here (Click Here)

Let's try to get rid of them shall we?

- Sunil

Video - OCD & Anxiety Disorders: Crash Course

Hi all,

Here's an incredibly fast paced video on what the topic suggests - OCD and Anxiety Disorders: Crash Course.

Take a look and let people who do not understand these terms, view it too.

Here it is.

Enjoy!

- Sunil

PDF - OCD Diary

Hello,

One of the suggestions I got from a psychiatrist is, and I quote her, "We can add a self treatment workbook- Computer- based therapies have been found to be effective".

So I thought let me give out a few sheets in today's blog for sufferers to use and help themselves get better. 

Here goes:

1. Avoidance Hierarchy (Click Here) 
2. Behavioral Experiment Planning Worksheet (Click Here) 

Just two today. More the next time. There's wealth of help available, if you know where to look. Hope this helps.

all the best.

- Sunil

Infographic - Are you a hoarder?

Are you a hoarder? - Infographic

Take a look at this Infographic. Almost like a self-test to determine if you are a hoarder.

Strength to you all!

- Sunil


Courtesy: Hometown Dumpster Rental

Song - Unwritten by Natasha Bedenfield

Hello,

Who can deny or question the power of music in helping us deal with various issues? I came across a post that lists down thirty incredibly beautiful songs to help combat the anxiety felt during various moments, including when OCD hits us hard in the face.

Here's the first one. It is called Unwritten by Natasha Bedenfield. The song encourages us to not rue our present state and take charge for a better tomorrow.

Here's the video. And here are the lyrics to sing along:

"Unwritten"

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, oh, oh

I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins

Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten

Oh, yeah, yeah 

 

More strength, more power, more resilience to you, my friends!

 

- Sunil

Website - Ocean of OCD

Hi all,

I came across a wonderful website today - oceanofocd.com

the idea: watching videos that express the chaos in one's head will make one feel less afraid and less alone. watching from a distance is a big relief - now we can see it's obsessive-compulsive disorder, and we're not alone in this. The site has a few interesting videos. Go take a look.

Here's a link to the first video here to give you a flavour: (Click here)

Enjoy, be well and have a good weekend!

- Sunil

Song - Back to the start

Mental illness doesn't have to pull you down. Listen to this beautiful song composed by Mark Storey. In his tweet, he writes - Personal song about my relationship living with #mentalillness and #braininjury. 

Subscribe to his YouTube channel here - (Click Here) 
Follow him on Twitter at @Markstorey65

 May you find the strength to do what comes best to you, like Mark did. All the best!

- Sunil 

Video - A guide to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Professor Paul Salkovskis, a clinical psychologist and director of the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, discusses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. And Karen reveals how this form of therapy helped her overcome OCD.

(Credit: http://www.thehousepartnership.co.uk/therapy-cbt-cognitive-behavioral/guide-to-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-for-ocd-video/)

You can follow Professor Paul Salkovskis on Twitter at @psalkovskis

Video - "When I hear the word exposure" - Morgan R.

OCD Awareness Presentation: "When I hear the word exposure" - Morgan R.

Published on Dec 13, 2014

A presentation given during OCD Awareness Week 2014, presented at the Exposure Series, an event Powered by PechaKucha.

Watch Morgan R, a 19 year old fighter talk about OCD and Exposure and Response Prevention in this seven minute presentation. Follow her on Twitter - @MorgansVoice_

- Sunil

Recommended Books for OCD

Recommended Books for OCD 

Brain Lock by Jeffrey M. Schwartz

In Brain Lock, Dr. Jeffrey Schwartz presents a simple four-step method for overcoming OCD that is so effective, it's now used in academic treatment centers throughout the world.

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A Return to Innocence by Jeffrey M. Schwartz

In A Return to Innocence, Jeffrey M. Schwartz combines 3,000 years of wisdom with cutting edge brain and behavioral research to guide us in recovering our souls, our safety, our integrity and our capacity to love.

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Tormenting Thoughts and Secret Rituals : The Hidden Epidemic of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Ian Osborn

Ian Osborn is one of those who suffers from OCD, and his personal experience imbues this book with an exceptional clarity and understanding. Dr. Osborn discusses the various forms OCD takes and--using the most common focuses of obsession--presents detailed and dramatic cases whose objects are filth, harm, lust, and blasphemy.

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Mastery of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Workbook by Edna Foa and Michael Kozak

This workbook was written by Drs. Edna Foa and Michael Kozak, recognized experts in the field. The workbook helps OCD patients identify the symptoms of OCD and to develop and put into practice exercises to reduce these unwanted symptoms. It is available in both a therapist's and client's version.

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Stop Obsessing! by Edna Foa and Reid Wilson

Drs. Foa and Wilson, internationally known authorities on the treatment of anxiety disorders, have developed a revolutionary self-help program that can help relieve crippling obsessions and compulsions. 

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Hope these help. Cheers!
-Sunil

(Blog Courtesy: http://hope4ocd.com/books.php)

11 International Celebrities with OCD

11 International Celebrities with OCD

Here are a few international celebrities who suffer from OCD too. You are not alone. 

1. Leonardo Di Caprio

2. Harrison Ford

3. Jessica Alba

4. Howie Mandel

5. Charlize Theron

 6. Cameron Diaz

7. David Beckham

8. Katy Perry

9. Justin Timberlake

10. Donald Trump

11. Daniel Radcliffe

Take heart, my friends. If they can beat it, so can you. All the best!

- Sunil

Video - Habitus Mentis (A State of Mind)

Short Film Festival Winner - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). 

Habitus Mentis (A State of Mind) is a Short Film about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - winner of a short film festival competition in Malta.