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5 Myths: Harm OCD & POCD

Name: 5 Myths: Harm OCD & POCD
Uploaded: 2024-01-03T21:11:05+00:00
Duration: 59 s
Channel: Danielle Jhiani
Description: The video (by Danielle Jhiani) lists five common myths about intrusive/harm-related OCD and POCD: (1) people who have inappropriate thoughts want to do…

3 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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The video (by Danielle Jhiani) lists five common myths about intrusive/harm-related OCD and POCD: (1) people who have inappropriate thoughts want to do them, (2) such thoughts are abnormal, (3) feelings arising from thoughts must mean something, (4) thoughts need to be taken seriously, and (5) having these thoughts means something is wrong with you. It then presents four realities: intrusive thoughts are uncomfortable/anxiety-driven; everyone gets random thoughts (non-anxious people ignore them); taking thoughts seriously produces uncomfortable feelings (so learning not to decreases their impact); and having intrusive thoughts does not mean there is something wrong with you—OCD is common.

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The first myth is that somebody with inappropriate thoughts want to do those things. That is false. Number two, these thoughts are abnormal. People get them, they just don't give them attention. Number three, the feelings that I get mean something. Again, false. Number four, I need to take thoughts seriously. You don't. And number five, there's something wrong with me. You may be experiencing intrusive thoughts, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you. The four realities. Intrusive thoughts are just uncomfortable thoughts. What you're experiencing here is anxiety. Number two, everybody gets random thoughts. People without anxiety just don't give it attention. Number three, thoughts create uncomfortable feelings when we take them seriously, so learning not to take them seriously will decrease the thoughts. And lastly, there's nothing wrong with you. OCD is so much more common than you think.