How to support - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
I'd say the best way to support someone is to just stop and think, kind of, oh what could their brain, what process could be going through their brain right now, and just even just talk it out with them and kind of talk through that, because if you just all of a sudden get frustrated with the person with the having the OCD attack or whatever, it's just not going to help. It's just going to make things worse and then the person with OCD is going to feel worse and more stressed because they, you just aren't able to realize what's really happening in their brain.
Video 2 Transcript
Try not to judge, really. I kind of had to take a break when I was dealing with scrupulosity. Kind of take a break from so much religion, to be honest, and I think it was helpful and nice that just everybody I was with and everybody I was around was just supportive and not judging me for just taking things a little bit slower. So, just being non-judgmental.
Video 3 Transcript
So OCD can be really tricky because they are definitely one of those things that can be hard for people to cope with, especially if they don't have a diagnosis. So definitely getting professional help can be really helpful, but also understanding that those tendencies are things that they have and not something that they can necessarily control, only cope with. And so this is something that can help when things are getting really difficult.
Video 4 Transcript
If someone you know or someone you love is dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder, I think the first thing to do is just be very, very kind and very accepting of the fact that the thing that is going on in their brain feels so real that like even if to you, you're like, that's not even a concern. Like to them, it could be life or death, you know? And so I think just like, yes, you can't obviously like put yourself in your shoes if you've never experienced it. I have friends with OCD that's different than my OCD and sometimes I'm like, what? But even just like accepting that like, while I don't understand it, I understand you're distressed and I'm here for you and just letting them know that you love them and you're like, no matter what, you're there for them. I think that that's what I would want personally when I'm having a good old OCD train spiral. So yeah. And also I think really encourage them to get therapy. It helps so much. So yeah.
Video 5 Transcript
How to support somebody with OCD. It sounds completely nuts but don't give them the reassurance that they need. Because we as people with OCD always are seeking reassurance. But if you don't give that person the reassurance then it's not feeding back into their belief system that they need to check for reassurance, that they need to keep checking. You will want to give that person, your loved one, that reassurance that they have turned the tap off. But it's not helping them. It's just reinforcing the fact that if they ask that person that, then they will have that temporary reassurance. Because OCD looks for problems and then wants to give you the reassurance through that temporary fix. And that temporary fix is never enough because it will always want more.
