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John Glanvill - Complex Anxiety Specialist
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Приєднався 10 чер 2010
This information is to provide hope for anyone dealing with anxiety, OCD, or depression. I'm currently 60 years old & living a calm, happy, and fulfilling life. However, for the first 30 years, I struggled with anxiety, OCD, and episodes of bipolar depression, which eventually led to a complete mental breakdown. I want to show you that change is possible. I discovered I was the root of my problems. You can't simply remove mental health issues and stay the same - you must transform yourself into a new person. On this channel, I guide you to sign up for my anxiety and OCD recovery course, the result of twenty years of research into understanding practical actions we can consciously take to retrain our unconscious minds. The videos are based on common sense and a firsthand account of my experiences to re-engineer myself.
An average guy with an engineering brain and an emotional heart, and how he bridged the gap to unite them - with more calmness, self-awareness and self love.
An average guy with an engineering brain and an emotional heart, and how he bridged the gap to unite them - with more calmness, self-awareness and self love.
Social Anxiety Disorder can be helped by moving from self-consciousness to Self-Awareness
This is a clip discussing social anxiety from my anxiety recovery course the full video can be accessed here www.patreon.com/posts/video-33-moving-65798194
Social anxiety disorder is a common mental health condition characterised by an intense fear of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in social situations. It can lead to feelings of self-consciousness, embarrassment, and avoidance of social interactions. People with social anxiety may experience physical symptoms such as sweating, trembling, rapid heart rate, and difficulty speaking.
There are several things that can be done to manage social anxiety. Firstly, seeking professional help from a therapist or counsellor can be extremely beneficial. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found to be particularly effective in treating social anxiety. Additionally, practising relaxation techniques such as deep breathing or meditation can help manage anxiety symptoms.
Gradual exposure to feared social situations in a supportive and understanding environment can also help reduce social anxiety over time. Developing good self-care practices, such as regular exercise, a healthy diet, and sufficient sleep, can contribute to overall well-being and better manage anxiety.
It's important to remember that overcoming social anxiety is a process that takes time and patience. Seeking support from friends, family, or support groups can also be a valuable part of the healing journey.
#SocialAnxiety #MentalHealth #Therapy #CBT #RelaxationTechniques #SelfCare #SupportGroups
Social anxiety disorder is a common mental health condition characterised by an intense fear of being judged, negatively evaluated, or rejected in social situations. It can lead to feelings of self-consciousness, embarrassment, and avoidance of social interactions. People with social anxiety may experience physical symptoms such as sweating, trembling, rapid heart rate, and difficulty speaking.
There are several things that can be done to manage social anxiety. Firstly, seeking professional help from a therapist or counsellor can be extremely beneficial. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been found to be particularly effective in treating social anxiety. Additionally, practising relaxation techniques such as deep breathing or meditation can help manage anxiety symptoms.
Gradual exposure to feared social situations in a supportive and understanding environment can also help reduce social anxiety over time. Developing good self-care practices, such as regular exercise, a healthy diet, and sufficient sleep, can contribute to overall well-being and better manage anxiety.
It's important to remember that overcoming social anxiety is a process that takes time and patience. Seeking support from friends, family, or support groups can also be a valuable part of the healing journey.
#SocialAnxiety #MentalHealth #Therapy #CBT #RelaxationTechniques #SelfCare #SupportGroups
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Depression & Bipolar Disorder - Are they natural biological responses to stress and exhaustion?
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Let me help you to help yourself back from depression or bipolar disorder www.patreon.com/posts/depression-what-110045650 I thought I'd like to animate the essay I wrote last week suggesting that depression might actually be the natural state humans drop into when they worry too much and are not living a happy life or living in line with their DNA personality (video 16). I know this is a little...
This is why thinking makes anxiety worse - we must go back to evolutionary basics
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Why thinking makes anxiety worse! The full video can be watched here www.patreon.com/posts/video-2-what-you-25517483. It's from my calmness course, where I explain how I overcame my anxiety and OCD. Please check it out. The following excerpt highlights the root cause of all anxiety disorders: the inherent disparity between conscious thought processes and unconscious emotions. Our conscious mind...
Anxiety and depression cause exhaustion - So, might understanding energy speed up our recovery?
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This is a free clip from my anxiety & depression course; the full video can be accessed here www.patreon.com/posts/video-48-using-86346660 We are energetic creatures, and perhaps we need to connect with the energy of nature to enhance our recovery from anxiety and depression. In today's fast-paced and modern world, many people find themselves struggling with feelings of anxiety and depression. ...
OCD scary thoughts about psychosis and schizophrenia - how might Pure O see the mind differently?
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The full video can be accessed here www.patreon.com/posts/video-35-new-by-68454050 in my OCD and anxiety treatment course People with pure OCD, also known as Purely Obsessional OCD or Pure O, experience intense, intrusive thoughts without engaging in physical or observable compulsions. These individuals often have vivid imaginations and internal experiences which may cause them to fear the poss...
Does ADHD / ADD cause or influence Pure O (OCD scary ruminations) if repressed in childhood?
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My full essay can be accessed here www.patreon.com/posts/light-blue-touch-107380992 It is my experience, from two decades as an OCD therapist (and recovering from OCD myself) that very often, a person with Pure O OCD (which includes harm OCD, relationship OCD, sexual OCD, religious OCD and Contamination OCD) had ADD or ADHD in childhood but learned how to pretend to pay attention and fit in rat...
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) - A therapist's perspective and explanation
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Many people often ask me about OCD and how to determine if they have it, as I work as an OCD therapist. OCD can manifest in numerous diverse ways, making its diagnosis easily overlooked or misunderstood due to the wide range of symptoms such as Pure O, Harm OCD, Relationship OCD, hypochondria, and various compulsions and intrusive thoughts. OCD sits on top of anxiety and other anxiety disorders...
Can we still care without feeling another's emotional pain? Becoming lovingly detached
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This is a free clip from video 29 in my anxiety & OCD education course www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist - please check it out. 00:00 John Glanvill - Anxiety Specialist 00:11 I care, but I don't care! 00:30 One person suffering is enough! 00:57 Becoming lovingly detached 01:16 Keeping your emotional battery recharged 01:32 Do we need to give an opinion? Is being too sensitive, emotional and ...
Placebo helps to reduce anxiety and raise confidence - But, only if you do it!
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This free clip is from my video discussing what placebo is and how to do it effectively to reduce anxiety - the full video is in my anxiety recovery course www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist The placebo effect is a fascinating and complex phenomenon that has intrigued scientists, healthcare professionals, and the general public for decades. The placebo effect refers to the beneficial effect e...
Reticular Activating System (RAS) reprogram your brain for more calmness and direction
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The full video (from my anxiety recovery course) can be accessed here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist Why reprogramming your RAS - Reticulating Activating System is fundamental for personal growth. Plus it forces you to ask yourself who you wish to become and what you want from your life. The Vision Board Video - I reference can be viewed here ua-cam.com/video/9JUR9L0Fic0/v-deo.html I can'...
Might anxiety & OCD be eased by less left-brain thinking and more right-brain spiritual connections?
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The full video can be accessed here www.patreon.com/posts/video-50-part-5-99482013 It is from my anxiety and OCD treatment program where I document how I recovered from those mental health conditions. If you have tried everything to recover from anxiety yet still feel anxious and exhausted, then maybe the solution you are looking for resides in a place you've yet to explore. I would like to sha...
Is your birth (DNA) personality conflicting with your domesticated personality & causing anxiety?
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Access the whole 45-minute video here www.patreon.com/posts/video-16-your-to-40786793 As I have been teaching in this anxiety and OCD education course, you can't simply think your way out of anxiety, nor can you just "take it out" of yourself. This is because anxiety is usually a symptom of who you are. It's about the way you worry, the way you control things, and how you handle fear and confli...
How to help anxious (and OCD) people who won't help themselves - what can YOU do to help THEM?
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If you live with an anxious or OCD adult and they are not doing all they can to help themselves - here are my recommendations for what you can do to help them (and, therefore, yourself!) Here are tips and advice from how I overcame anxiety, OCD and depression and what I learned as an anxiety therapist and two decades of mental health disorders research and experimentation. I don't think enough ...
Here's how to train others to treat you better - Introducing our Virtual Reality Stories
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The full video can be accessed here www.patreon.com/posts/49428033 This is a clip from my personal growth course where I teach how to overcome anxiety, OCD and low self-esteem. In this video, I discuss how we each have a virtual reality story in our brains about all of the people around us and we treat them in line with this virtual reality story even if it is wrong or out of date. Therefore it...
These tips will make your relationship calmer and more loving | John Glanvill
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The whole video can be accessed here in my course www.patreon.com/posts/video-19-love-44457084 This is a clip from my anxiety, OCD and depression recovery course/program where I discuss what love is and sensible tips for a good relationship. I discuss how love and care might operate and give examples. We need to learn how to love others the way they wish to be loved and focus more on what we do...
Learning how to stop doing drama will help reduce anxiety and emotional exhaustion
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Learning how to stop doing drama will help reduce anxiety and emotional exhaustion
Dr Hawkins Map of Consciousness - Applying an energy mindset to anxiety & OCD recovery
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Dr Hawkins Map of Consciousness - Applying an energy mindset to anxiety & OCD recovery
Stop feeling Guilty - What I would tell my younger self to better understand Guilt
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Stop feeling Guilty - What I would tell my younger self to better understand Guilt
Learn how to develop and trust your intuition, as this will reduce anxiety
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Learn how to develop and trust your intuition, as this will reduce anxiety
Reducing anxiety/OCD by understanding Myers-Briggs MBTI Emotional Stacks with an INFJ example
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Reducing anxiety/OCD by understanding Myers-Briggs MBTI Emotional Stacks with an INFJ example
Why ERP is more effective on your life than on your anxiety (or OCD) symptoms! Watch this...
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Why ERP is more effective on your life than on your anxiety (or OCD) symptoms! Watch this...
Some thoughts about ADHD from an OCD therapist
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Some thoughts about ADHD from an OCD therapist
Is it sensible being too nice, or does it cause anxiety, exhaustion and the need to please others?
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Is it sensible being too nice, or does it cause anxiety, exhaustion and the need to please others?
Here's why you should Live in the NOW to lower anxiety and stress - There is only NOW!
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Here's why you should Live in the NOW to lower anxiety and stress - There is only NOW!
Releasing trapped trauma (or stuck energy) - Guided meditation
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Releasing trapped trauma (or stuck energy) - Guided meditation
ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention) Use it in your life as well as on your symptoms of anxiety
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ERP (Exposure & Response Prevention) Use it in your life as well as on your symptoms of anxiety
Helpful advice on Health Anxiety, Hypochondria and Contamination OCD
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Helpful advice on Health Anxiety, Hypochondria and Contamination OCD
Anxiety & OCD therapist John Glanvill talks about how he overcame OCD and anxiety
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Anxiety & OCD therapist John Glanvill talks about how he overcame OCD and anxiety
My Big Theory of Everything! What is Reality? Subjective Reality versus Objective Reality...
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My Big Theory of Everything! What is Reality? Subjective Reality versus Objective Reality...
What is courage & how might you access it? Dom & John discuss how bravery helps to overcome anxiety
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What is courage & how might you access it? Dom & John discuss how bravery helps to overcome anxiety
This made me cry and changed my entire perspective on existence. Thank you isn’t a good enough thing to say.
Good for you! I have a whole course on helping to understand/change yourself here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Thank you so much. This video described my life in perfect detail. By the time I was a teen everyone said I was blank faced and uptight, which I have been since then except for major emotional breakdowns. People only saw me functioning because I put all my work into if for their sake. But inside my mind was absolute torture with racing upsetting thoughts that made me feel disgusting and scared. Pretty much like you said, I obsessively feared that I would somehow do the things I feared and hated the most. And it made me not want to be around others, because somehow they would find out who I really am and hate me for it. It helped so much when I learned that these distressing thoughts are not who I am, but a symptom of my anxiety itself.
You are very welcome - there is much you can learn about yourself here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Interesting video i can tell you one benefit of ocd and that is the drive and obsession is really good for business and starting a business i know this first hand and i've had two successful businesses when of medicine and let those businesses fail when i went on medicine because it took away whatever factors the ocd presents in my life that was an important factor in my drive and determination to overcome whatever obstacles come when you're starting a new businesses and overcome failure.
You are right - if you can use OCD positively, it is like a superpower, I talk about that in other videos.
Great info..I've been this way all my life (68 now)
There is much you can do to escape it even further - at any age! www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
Bravo, this is me in a nutshell...OCD all my life.
Well, there is much you can do to lessen or escape it... www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist check it out 🙂
hey john, i recently noticed my subconscious pattern switched up, the ocd trying to throw me back into the old ways of thinking again, i go days without thinking almost at all, just living in the subconscious and body and its wonderful, little things are so enjoyable, but the sometimes i feel like it is reallying trying to tug of war with me and try to make think of things consciously, and if i do it then wants to "punish" me by thinking of whatever the original thought was but in reverse or in opposite, yeah annoying right? Now Im not doing it, because dear god its exhausting and literally causes physical, i just dont get why its still trying to get me to think so much, its very much pesky demon, and i want to understand a little more about the little 8 year old inside, what are your thoughts my friend?
I would suggest - it is likely one of two issues. Some environmental factor - like wrong job/ no job - wrong relationship/no relationship - boredom etc., therefore something you know needs to be addressed but you haven't stepped into doing it. And the second is mitochondrial health - getting enough energy into your cells - so your body (unconsciously) can sense you are biologically recovering after years of stress (video 4). This is done through sunlight, a ketogenic diet (avoiding carbs and sugars) walking in nature - following your passions etc. Every time anxiety/OCD/depression flares up you need to ask yourself - what needs to change in my life that has been exhausting me? Then change, accept or move away from those stressors. I know me saying this seems simplistic, but it is the truth - though I do know how hard it is to change your life, especially from a place of fear and exhaustion - however, this is your life, so the effort is always worth it in the long run! This is why my course is so full of teaching life skills, courage and direction - to give a person the tools to go out and try.
The thing that amazes me about OCD and BDD is that some people function and have structure in their lives are in effect able to cope with the disorders while others are completely destroyed by such disorders, existing only, not living.
Yes, it is about 50/50 from my experience. However, it is possible for both parties to find a way through, but very often, the ones 'only living' are more reluctant to learn and try new things.
What I hate is when your intuition tells you one thing and the logical mind tries to cut you off from it like "nuh-uh, you need MY approva,l the rest is mumbo-jumbo". Thanks for the video.
Yes, rising above our (or below) our programmed intellect is so hard, yet so effective! There is much our minds don't know, but try to kid us that they do!
"They can read my mind" holy shit that was a very big deal in my life
This might interest you... ua-cam.com/video/D8jpjgnZjRA/v-deo.html
I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with OCD. Spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 6 years totally clean. Much respect to mother nature the great magic shrooms.
I'm so very happy for you, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
Hey mates! Can you help with the source? I suffer severe anxiety, panic and depression and I usually take prescription medicine, but they don't always help. Where can I find those psilocybin mushrooms? I'm really interested in treating my mental health without Rxs. I live in Germany don't know much about these. I'm so glad they helped you. I can't wait to get them too. Really need a reliable source 🙏
YES very sure of Mr.medmushies. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, BPD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
Mushrooms are very medicinal. This is why anybody familiar with psilocybin and any other kind of fungi will tell you, "They are alive." They have a very ancient wisdom. To my experience, all mushrooms have always said, "Pay attention to your life. How you think, how you feel, and what will you do with the information that you always knew, but now are seeing in this point of view." This is why mushrooms are so respected in tribal cultures. This mental health treatment works for me too. Half micro doses do the trick for me. At least a few days at a time with lengthy time in between. Never addictive. Thank you for sharing this point!
Things that help to expand your mind, so you are no longer run by your mind will usually help a person to break free from the negative patterns that have been trapping them. I have some views about depression here ua-cam.com/video/GvujDfpytMg/v-deo.html
This video was so helpful. I randomly typed ocd & adhd as i always felt I've been experiencing more than one disorders, as the details of each matched my feelings. But my ocd brain always convinces me that i don't have any XD. I still remember the exact time when my evil mind took over (as i used to call it before), i used to be a different person before that traumatic incident. And I'm still caught in that loop, I'm unable to experience happiness as when i start feeling happy my mind immediately goes back to that time. I still try to figure out why exactly did that happen & until I don't I'm not able to live freely. No therapists or psychiatrists are able to help me resolve that yet. I always keep on playing different theories in my head & many seem to be the cause yet it can't be that many which takes me back to zero. The incident i refer here is my board exams, i used to be an excellent student back then who was a promising candidate for the boards.. but i wasn't able to hold my pen steadily due to panic attacks.. it was hard to understand bcuz i knew all the answers, i couldn't explain it to others or to myself. After that incident all my life has been going backwards, I'm too afraid to do the things i used to love.. I'm not living as my true self anymore, just borrowing traits from other people to blend in to survive.
This is very common (sadly) - there is much you can do to help yourself - this is why I made my course, to teach people how to help themselves. Perhaps check it out; it really will help you :-) www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
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For me its very often my stomach problems which causes so much anxiety
Yes indeed, this is one of the ways our unconscious sabotages us to tell us we are not living as nature intended - I talk about this in video 11 of my course.
Gut-brain connection is real! I hope you find something that works for you.
Thank you bro
No worries - I have a more modern version of this video here - ua-cam.com/video/OCjK6g83ZVk/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for your dedication to this world. I am really hopeful, after OCD tricked me into believing I can’t enter a committed healthy relationship. So I am so happy to have found your channel and to learn to understand it from the depth you are providing here. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you - I have over 60 full videos now in my course teaching how to see yourself and the world differently. Enjoy :-) www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist
I will definitely join your patreon! :)
I appreciate that - you won't be sorry!
I would say to everyone - always find a profesional help, dont suffer in silence, we all have diffrent Brain chemistry
Indeed!
I have a bipolar disorder,my father also has a bipolar disorder. Me and my wife were planning for a baby. Is there any treatment available so that the bipolar disorder does not pass on to our baby. Pls help?
Hi, I am not a doctor; I am an engineer/therapist, so I don't know how the genetic side might operate. However, I might suggest a different perspective. It's my experience that Bipolar is the condition/state (symptom) that people fall into when they become emotionally exhausted from not connecting with life, being their true selves, being in love and having a creative outlet for their life. And the type of person that deteriorates into that state is often the more extroverted, creative, non-conformist, ADHD types (who sometimes are very clever too) - however that aspect of their true nature may have been suppressed in childhood. You might like my video about ADHD here ua-cam.com/video/ip-fXAoqkik/v-deo.html So, the question you might ask yourself might be this: should my child be born with these traits (and about 20% randomly are), and that is normal! How can I ensure that I raise him to understand that while he may not be "normal" compared to everyone else, he is normal compared to the 20% he is in? They are fun, spontaneous, creative, and social, so he should lead a life that suits his personality and not suppress his uniqueness in childhood to fit in, as doing so will only lead to suppressed anger and frustration. My wife has ADHD. She is an artist, and she loves life. She is not "normal," but she is happy, expressive, and uniquely creative, and people love her natural energy. ADHD is just a brain configuration - and Bipolar is the emotional state they sink into when emotionally exhausted and bored - and being too nice when it is in their nature to be more selfish and hedonistic. Anyway - we are all differen;, we each need to find what works for us and not sheepishly try to fit in! Just a few thoughts :-)
always find a profesional help, bipolar is serious condition, and we all have diffrent brain, and diffrent circustmes in life..*
Nice😊some people have problem with decisions because prefrontal cortex doesnt work properly, or they are exsasted 😊
If the lymbic system is overwelming it need helps..behind of that it can be insulin issue, high cortisol that person thinks all the time, i would say it is neurological issue 😊
The only help the limbic system needs - is for the person to live as nature intended, not as the intellect has been programmed to wish for... - Natural food - Sunlight - Engaged with community - Creativity - Work 8 hours, Rest 8 hours, Sleep 8 hours - Only to be thinking when thinking is required - Self-love/respect/worth/integrity/awareness - To be a part of nature, not something that nature should be serving us - To have a dream that inspires you to jump out of bed each morning (either survival or creative passion) All these things come naturally (from the limbic system) when we stop identifying with our logical, reasoning intellect and reconnect with our heart, Soul and divinity - IMHO :-)
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist you wrote perfect "scenario" but unfortunaly not all people has this choice, people can be chronical ill and they cant just jump from the bed in the morning, they can go thorugh severe life threatening situation and they develop ptsd, and have massive flash backs, and their lymbic system is overvelming, and they dont go out, and alot of other stuff..So it is all depend on the circustames and situation person is in
I agree with you wholeheartedly. I believe that in addition to medication, individuals can take proactive steps to reprogram their unconscious mind, adjust their attitudes and beliefs, and enhance self-awareness. This could potentially lead to the retraining of their inner chemistry and the improvement of mitochondrial health within their cells. By investing energy into their cells, they might have an opportunity to break free from their current exhausted cycles. Unfortunately, many individuals seem to exhaust their energy battling the very limitations that confine them, rather than trying new approaches when it's clear that their current methods are not optimal.
This is why clever people get OCD and CFS/ME - they are trying to think their way out of exhaustion, not realising that it is the thinking that is trapping them.
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist unfortunately ocd is alot of time ego-dystonic, had nothing to do with subconscious, and even believes sometimes are not enough when people got sick, it is all corelated, from hormones, food, infections, and so on :)
Thank you
You are very welcome - best wishes - John
im finally getting around to watching these videos, I went down a bit of a bad spiral this year & am now kind of seeing the light. Things got so bad that I ended up on SSRI's (briefly) against my own judgement & intuition, and tapered off after about 2 months on my own accord. I haven't been on them now since mid may. I saw an OCD specialist too though that didn't work out as I felt like she never took me seriously and even chucked when I told her my theme. She did help me to understand ocd to a degree though, and how I just need not give it power. This has helped a lot but need to dive further into other areas of anxiety such as my agoraphobia. In no means am I perfect and I have a long way to go. What DID draw me to you though was how perfectly you explained ocd, even better than this therapist. Almost immaculately to my experience. I was going through some really, really bad anxiety last year due to where I am in life. Funnily enough a year to this date. This seemed to have stemmed from my job that I would go to day in & out which I know isn't who I am and have most certainly outgrown - But due to agoraphobia and being stuck in the same fkn 10km (which I overcome but seem to slip back & forth), I IGNORED all these feelings because I felt like I didn't have a choice. and there was a clear indicator that this was the issue. I had this feeling of stress in my body that developed that just wouldn't go away and I kept trying to fight through. Eventually my brain pulled out the big guns & it developed into this whole pure OCD thing. Makes total sense. I am still at that same job but that feeling of stress has since dissipated to a degree, I believe because I am now working on ways of getting myself out of that place (or just the place I am in life). Since we briefly spoke in early January about ocd in the comments, I have now started studying a course trying to fix these issues. I have a long way to go, but the journey has begun. I just need to fix my focus, and stop pretending everything is fine. because its not.
Good for you man! The secret to finding calmness is through courage, self-esteem, understanding your innate personality type, seeing the world differently, updating your belief systems, finding your voice, retraining your brain, desensitising your body and accessing energy. My process teaches all of this. Good luck.
From what I can inter from my experience I was crippled by OCD and anxiety but now I am able to work finely. I will say that the treatment of OCD is not like a take medicine and do therapy type work, it needs work in some other directions also, it's more about knowing oneself more and understanding the core concept of "I am that". What I mean Its primarily an issue with your brain and mind but you should also know that those are not the only things in our consciousness. We say we get repetitive thoughts but tell me what is repetitive in this, your mind will never stop reacting to everything around you unless it understand the emptiness of it all. Like in the deep sleep we achieve such states after which dream initiation takes place and in those dreams you see some reality. I waking states you are plagued by what then? The delusional reality, everything that is happening around you isn't it just another repetition of things? Your awareness is something that is always pure you can keep having pain physical and mental but your awareness of that pain or something can bring out it's true nature then all of pain becomes nothing and what about pleasure it is also the same. Just bring your awareness which is nothing but your curious attention to things and observing things from a curious person's viewpoint you will find the true nature of reality, our mind's nature which seeks to find the causal relationship between things has to be let go off and only then you begin keeping track of things, multiple aspects of things will come to your mind, that is true consciousnes and it is this mind which is healthy which is whole and doesn't feel any bondage because of the thoughts and emotions, it has to completely surrender to one central aspect of living which that of being an observer and nothing else.
Absolutely true!
That's a good perspective.
Thank you! I overcame OCD, but I only managed it by seeing it completely differently - The first 4 lessons from my calmness course are free here (if you are interested :-) ua-cam.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/v-deo.html Best wishes - John
I struggle with guilt and pets.
Both can be reconceptualised and desensitised - here are some video clips that might help. Guilt - ua-cam.com/video/0OPBJGfH3kE/v-deo.html ERP done correctly - ua-cam.com/video/T1uwCPzqLHo/v-deo.html
What is the name of that song you used in your advertisement? I heard your ad on a youtube video and liked the song and decided to check out the channel which I also like lol. But I was wondering if you knew the name of the song because I enjoyed it hahaha
ua-cam.com/video/9JUR9L0Fic0/v-deo.html the song details are in the credits at the end of the video :-)
This is me. To a tea, unfortunately.
Well, there is much you can do to reverse the OCD - though ADHD is just how you are - my wife has it an is as happy as Larry!
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist I managed to keep it together for 42 years as a workaholic. Then I hit perimenopause and unfortunately had a nervous breakdown and now have agoraphobia. It's going to take time.
The secret is all about recharging your emotional battery... ua-cam.com/video/sKqMJbr_caA/v-deo.html
Great
Thank you!
I just experienced it for the first time on Monday please anyone i need help
Now's the time to get help before it sets in - or two start by watching the first 4 free videos here in my channel - here is the first one ua-cam.com/video/nXk75ezkRK4/v-deo.html
Dear Sir, I am watching your videos and I have taken your membership videos and I am getting charged every month. Sir, I am asking myself that if I am not able to pay that amount then will I be able to access those videos or not because right now I am not able to do so.
Sorry, UA-cam only offers a subscription service - you can access the files all the time you area member.
Hello Dr, I’m from Syria and unfortunately the doctors here are stupid I’m lost with anxiety and pure O ocd And I always fear that what if I have depression and now I hate life I have bo passion I care about nothing and I really hate myself for being that person The doctor I went to gave me Paroxetine and it made me worse I’m afraid that It’s going to be this way my whole life I wanna get better bust I don’t know how I guess some medicine might help but I don’t trust doctors anymore Could u offer me some help please ? Any advice or sth
This might give you a better understanding of Pure O - ua-cam.com/video/XlVXzaf46jg/v-deo.html
Meybi you need diffrent meds😊
John, you are a constant source of inspiration 🙌🏼 Thank you and stay well 🎩
Cheers, man!!
@@mikeshelton8254 thank you for listening to me talk about ENERGY !!!!! ;-)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU I LOVE YOU THANK YOU
You are very welcome!
Good
Thank you!
I don't know if I have OCD or if it's my autism or anxiety. I fear and obsess about death a lot and every sensation in my body brings me into a spiral in which I can't stop googling about it and I can't stop seeking reassurance that I will be ok. I know the thoughts are irrational but I just can't stop. I have a lot of thoughts that I'm scared to talk about because people will probably look at me differently. My mind just won't stop and when I have calmed down about one topic, a new one starts. I don't even know what are my normal thoughts anymore. Sorry for dumping this here, I just needed to write about it somewhere and came across this video.
This seems more like Pure O OCD - I discuss that here ua-cam.com/video/XlVXzaf46jg/v-deo.html
great as always
Thank you, much appreciated!
brain need support, i couldnt function without meds, even if i know everything of this, it was imposible to function, and of course nutrition play alot of role! this "stories" paralysed the person with intrusive thoughts and imagies, even if i believe myself all the time, this imagies didnt stop, and i couldnt function..so is your program based on telling positive afirmation to ourselfs?
Totaly agree, but for me only carnivore and meds stop this. it i all corelated, with high cortisol, adrenalin, insulin..it is all depend how much "amygdala" is "damaged" from traumatic events..person with delussional thinking need treatment, and also for ocd, severity can disable person*
I follow the carnivore diet too - it really changes how the brain function when it is fuelled from fats, I blog about it in my course.
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist really, i didnt see it..i have to watch it 🤗
PLEASE HELP!!! I am Spanish and therefore my entire message will be written by a translator. I hope you can understand me. I am Víctor from Spain, I am 20 years old and I have had anxiety since I was little, it used to occur in class, in restaurants, in a movie theater to give some examples... well the fact is, I have been in this hell for 2 years, on May 9, 2022 I I woke up having thoughts that in my life I had had about harming myself, I remember that the day before before going to sleep I read a news story about a boy who took his own life, logic tells me that this could have been a possible trigger, I at the same time At first I was scared because I didn't want to do that nor do I want to and I didn't know what was happening to me, I had a lot of anxiety, my chest hurt, I was short of breath, I felt terrible... in the middle of that hell I thought, well, this is going to be a bad day and Tomorrow I will be fine, because the days went by and it was still the same, even because of the fear I had, I even slept with my mother, imagine... a few days after this, while I was in my room, this thought occurred to me, which I remember perfectly. What if I kill my mother? If after the thoughts of hurting myself I was already bad, imagine after that crossed my mind... literally, I couldn't even see my mother, it was terrible, if before I had anxiety, then after thinking that I had twice as much... investigating why Google I found content about intrusive thoughts and such, at that time while reading about the subject I came across a phrase that helped me at that moment (you are not your thoughts) and that literally eliminated the physical symptoms that I had even though those thoughts were still there. A few days after this I went to the psychiatrist to tell him exactly what I am telling in this message and he told me about impulsive phobias, I went home and a few days after this the typical news that they give at night was on Antena 3's news. Well, well, they talked about a news story about a boy with schizophrenia and what happened to me is that I was literally in shock, I hardly slept that night, literally when I heard that I was like, I have this. I started looking for symptoms throughout the summer and a few more months, in total 4/5 months followed day by day on Google, on UA-cam videos of people with schizophrenia, videos about psychotic breaks, about other mental disorders and well from there I am not bad, the following. I literally began to pay attention to sounds and for example I was watching a UA-cam video of whatever and if I heard something that could be outside of that video, I would rewind the video to see if I heard it again, that was an example of what What I did and sometimes I continued doing it, I was aware of what I saw or if I saw things out of the ordinary, sometimes out of the corner of my eye I see like a flash and I wonder if you are freaking out in case it is a hallucination, I also read about delusions and paranoia and to give an example, reading that these people think they want to kill them and from then on I have thoughts of that style, "paranoid" thoughts even though I know they are a lie, I don't know if after everything I'm saying Are you finding out what is happening to me or if perhaps in your consultation you have had cases of this style, because in Spanish I have barely found information as if I have found it in English and they relate it to OCD called OCD Going Crazy, but literally that Sometimes I doubt that this could be OCD, this seems serious, I'm afraid it's psychosis or schizophrenia, I'm shit, I need help, it seems like I'm delirious at times, although I repeat, I know that certain thoughts don't make sense... I think that reading symptoms has messed with my head because in my life I have had these thoughts and I think I am very suggestive. 3 psychiatrists tell me that they are impulsive phobias but come on, sometimes it seems like he's really crazy.
This sort of OCD is common in people who were a little ADHD in childhood but were forced to fit in and be good, so repressed their nature creativity and self expression. I talk about it here ua-cam.com/video/ip-fXAoqkik/v-deo.html
Super Helpful Content! Thank you!🙏
Thanks for letting me know!
As someone who has struggled immensly with crippling pure o (many subtypes) and rocd for forever, and recently finally also been diagnosed with adhd (which makes a lot of sense- ofc besides the moments where my ocd gaslights me into thinking i do not have adhd😂) i cannot thank you enough for this insightful video which has just been mindblowing and VERY much fits what my therapist is trying to explain to me about my life and why i have this excitable adhd nature and at the same time these abhorent Obsessions as well as a harsh inner critic. I still think i need some time to get this into my head, how my pure o has arisen to keep my adhd nature at bay, and how this plays out for the different themes but i wanted to thank you for helping us out with your insightful video, this makes so much sense to me:) also, in case you know: do you have any tips for medication when it comed to the adhd and pure o combination?
Personally, I would try to avoid any medication because a person with ADHD has super sensitive responses to alcohol, medication & recreational drugs (more than the average person) so any medication to try to stimulate the person - works for a day or two, then absolutely exhausts them and makes their anxiety worse. Beta blockers tend to cause a dependancy. Anti-psychotics make you a zombie and the jury is out whether SSRI's actually work or are simply a placebo! The secret is to understand how the OCD operates and then to disarm it through using clever psychology and biology reprogramming. For example, your OCD is an unconscious response - so the only way you can change that is by consciously tricking your unconscious into running new automatic programs. This means you will have to consciously see that logic and reason (of the conscious mind) are not what the unconscious mind uses. However, if you are taught how the unconscious mind operates you can see what you need to do to consciously reprogram it. Then learn new ways to accept your ADHD nature and not fear it - and learn new ways to see the world and interact with it. That is why I have spent 5 years making my OCD recovery course - so a person can learn what is happening to them and what they can do to change themselves. It is here www.patreon.com/theanxietyspecialist - you might be really surprised how much you can do to change yourself. The course is only £10 a month to subscribe to as I wish for everybody to be able to access really professional help at a fair and affordable price as there is far too much anxiety in this world - and there is much you can do about it :-) Best wishes - John
Bear in mind that though you will wish to help yourself, your ADHD will sabotage all efforts to actually take action - therefore you might need another person to 'make you' watch the videos and do the work - I talk about it here ua-cam.com/video/eZ8QanEwYLs/v-deo.html
This is really interesting! . I only recently discovered Pure O OCD and I’m sure I have it. I was late diagnosed autistic, I possibly have the inattentive type of ADHD but I’ve never been tested. Do you think the link could extend to overall ND being suppressed/masked, not just ADHD in childhood?
Yes, I do!
Unconscious PureO targets the opposite of who that person really is. Example: they consciously desire to travel, but unconsciously fear traveling. They consciously desire to be social, but unconsciously fear of abusing those whom they meet. Or unknowingly they sabotage their relationships. They consciously want to break rules, but unconsciously fear other people being upset and telling them off. 🟥 Pure O (OCD), Complex Anxiety This is mind blowing and it perfectlty makes sense.
Its obvious really - I don't know why main stream psychology can't see this?
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist I wasted 20 years on CBT - following it blindly to cure my social anxiety. CBT instructed me to believe: 1) that my fears are irrational, that toxic people do not exist but in my cognitive distortions are making me scared - which was not true. 2) that am I abnormal since I lack social skills, and that I am sick because I do not have assertiveness - and I must develop shame and guilt to improve my errors and flaws. This ended as toxic shame. I ended up being crippled with panic - since CBT explained me that social anxiety is my fault. While in reality - I learned that social anxiety is byproduct of ACE and ACoA - toxic ambient where we learn to suppress our natural healthy anger and we push it down. Then other parts inside us take the role of anger - unsuccessfully and creating panic in the process - since it is similar to sending children to war front. I suppressed my army and miliary and police parts - that are specialized for establishing boundaries and alarming intruders when they cross common sense social agreements. CBT never explained it like that. CBT is automatic default therapy for social anxiety - anyone struggling with social anxiety will buy self help books or enter into medical therapy - which will be based on CBT. With CBT I developed fawning and people pleasing and self blame and toxic shame and PureOCD and inner critic - since I never had been told that I am suppressing my anger. No one told me that is the only problem and nothing else. Before social anxiety I was social, I was outgoing, I had social skills - this is not something that I was unable to have, as CBT explained it.
@@ranc1977CBT is not very effective for OCD - especially pure o. ERP on intrusive thoughts must be to normalize fears not step into them. For example - a fear of stabbing a person must be visualised as cooking that person a loving meal using knives appropriately then eating it with them using a knife and for.
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist Yeah. My PureOCD theme was around rude, violent aggressive people who yell and scream at me - either because I did something wrong or they accuse me of something I didn't do. Their anger was something that came back to me as intrusive thought and I could not shake it off. Either physical or verbal abuse form someone I know or someone random, at work or in street, this was my PureOCD obsession - how to fix their anger, how to shield from it, how not to feel unworthy and inept and guilty about it. This was my obsession theme that plagued me - and CBT had no other explanation other than blaming my "cognitive distortions". While in reality - it was my own suppressed anger - inability for my anger to handle toxic people and hence create invisible shield so that they can't hurt me inside as they did.
@@ranc1977 That makes sense.
Complex Anxiety - This is the first time I hear of this term and I love it!!! Genius! Yes, PureOCD comes from repressed anger. PureOCD is also worry about other people's anger and their hate. Most common at toxic job or in dysfunctional family or living in shame culture country where people are constantly expressing their negative and intruding opinion about some person, ad hominems, other person real or imagined flaws mistakes and errors.
It's my experience that people with Pure O are very clever, creative, extroverted and artisan - they are just not living (or seeing themselves) in this way. They must stop comparing themselves to others, stop trying to fit in - and find their own unique path. My course tries to teach people how to do this.
@@TheComplexAnxietySpecialist Amazing work! This is similar to IFS Model and Coherence Therapy. IFS model speaks about our suppressed parts which are unable to perform their specialty - their expertise - and then other parts take over to do the job done - without doing it correctly since these other parts are not equipped to do it. For example, If I have social anxiety - this is not because of lack of skills as CBT explains it. While in reality - social anxiety is byproduct of suppressed anger. Where our other parts take over the role of anger with catastrophic results: not being able to socialize. Without anger I will allow my compassion to socialize the most, and this will end up as fawning and people pleasing and being easily exploited by toxic people such as narcissists and psychopaths (Mate Crime)-
Hey John, i suffer from sexual orientation obsessions/ruminations (worrying if im gay has morphed into what if im in denial). At first i thought it targets the opposite so that means im straight but I was triggered and confused as to what my conscious desire is versus the unconconsious OCD sabotage.
I have ocd, adhd and depression. Several therapists have said it sounds like ocd developed as a result of my adhd being repressed as a kid. Maybe I was more susceptible? Idk. I’m medicated for both though now and have gone through years of therapy. ADHD feels like who I am, like I need to manage it rather than it ever going away, whereas my ocd I feel like I work hard to keep it in “remission” sort of. Idk if that makes sense! But this is sooo interesting.
It makes sense. The meds usually exhaust the ADHD person as they have a very sensitive nature to drugs and alcohol. They work for a few days, then wipe them out emotionally. Yes, just embrace your ADHD, live in the now and focus on that which interests you.
I think this group also have bi-polar depression. I have a theory about this and will make a short video about it soon.
You might like this video too ua-cam.com/video/XlVXzaf46jg/v-deo.html
Ooh. I love this! My curious brain is like “I figured! I just need to know who I am.”
Better to ask yourself, "Who you wish to be!" :-)
You have no idea what kinda impact these videos have on people that are facing such issues. Thanks a million
I know it helps, I wish I could reach more people :-)
I had no idea.i have been diagnosed with depression, anxiety, ptsd, and emotional personality disorder. But this pretty much describes me to a tee.
@@user-oj6ue5px3s Yes, it is about reconnecting with who you feel you are not who you think you are, be yourself, but realise you are different (in a good way) from the other 80% of sheeple :-)
Thank you so much for the explanation!
You are very welcome.
John, I’m 36 yo man. Currently I’m struggling with intrusive ideas, I feel terrible. Is there hope for me? I feel hopeless and like I’m wasting my days. I’m not functional rn. What can I do?
Hi, I suggest you watch this video ua-cam.com/video/ip-fXAoqkik/v-deo.html - This is video 1, and I have 60 videos! it is just a process of going through them, and you'll see there is a process. However, your OCD will try to sabotage you from watching them all! So, your battle is between doing the required work and stopping your OCD from stopping you from doing it! It's possible, if you trust me - watch the videos and do what I suggest in each video. John
This is spot on. Thank you for sharing.
Funny how once you see it - it makes sense, but living it is so invisible!
This is very helpful - Thankyou
Glad it makes sense; it can be quite a revelation for some people.