OCD (Obsessive and Compulsive Disorder) sits upon anxiety, and this is often misunderstood. It also manifests in many ways that each experiencer believes are unique to them. However, if somebody can show you that all OCD has the same causation, just different (but definable) symptoms, you will begin to realise that the symptoms are not where you need to focus (as they just morph if you accept them) you must understand what is the cause of the OCD and rectify those conditions – I can teach you how to do this.
Goal of video
A detailed look into what OCD is (and isn’t). With the view that unless you can really understand what you are dealing with what chance do you really have to overcome it?
Key messages
Know that there is very little you can control in life except your attention, attitudes, perspectives and responses. Can e learn to be comfortable with vulnerability and discomfort?
People are not born with OCD; they develop it.
Category 1 – Normal anxiety escalated to new levels.
Category 2 – Physical compulsions
Category 3 – Cycles of thinking/doing (mental compulsions)
Category 4 – Intrusive thoughts
Stay at home -prisoner.
Self-employed controller.
The ‘get on with it anyway’ pragmatist.
The ‘high functioning pedantic.’
“How can I find more silence in my mind, recharge my biological battery, recondition the brain’s fear responses, recalibrate my central nervous system, become more optimistic, trust more and retrain my cells to be calmer?
Your OCD thoughts do not mean anything – they are just what your unconscious mind is using to trap you with.
We are looking to ignore thoughts/place our conscious awareness elsewhere rather than stop or try to understand the unrequested thoughts.
Are you gaining a secondary gain by having OCD? For example, does the state pay you money that you would lose if you started working? (Secondary gain is a huge topic).

My top 100 list of types of OCD
This may seem a little jokey, but it is not; OCD can sneak up and grab you with almost any unconscious thought that might agitate or distress your conscious mind, and if you can see it here in writing, you can see it is just a trick of the (unconscious) OCD – because you consciously know you wouldn’t do it or that it it is ridiculous.
- Contamination OCD
- Checking OCD
- Symmetry and Order OCD
- Intrusive Thoughts OCD
- Hoarding OCD
- Harm OCD
- Relationship OCD
- Sexual Orientation OCD
- Religious or Scrupulosity OCD
- Counting OCD
- Pure Obsessional OCD (“Pure O”)
- Health Anxiety OCD
- Perfectionism OCD
- Existential OCD
- Responsibility OCD
- Magical Thinking OCD
- Somatic OCD (Body-Focused)
- Emotional Contamination OCD
- False Memory OCD
- Superstitious OCD
- Fear of Losing Control OCD
- Fear of Blasphemy OCD
- Moral Perfectionism OCD
- Environmental Harm OCD
- Cleaning OCD
- Fear of Accidental Harm OCD
- Touching or Tapping OCD
- Sympathetic Magic OCD
- Sensorimotor OCD
- Fear of Arousal or Attraction OCD
- Aggressive or Violent Thoughts OCD
- Fear of Disrespect OCD
- Compulsive Reassurance Seeking OCD
- Fear of Forgetting OCD
- Fear of Saying or Writing Something Offensive OCD
- Mental Checking OCD
- Time-Wasting OCD (Deliberation Over Decisions)
- Reverse Perfectionism OCD (Fear of Things Being Too Perfect)
- Fear of Unjustified Guilt OCD
- Fear of Unfinished Tasks OCD
- Fear of Letting Others Down OCD
- Fear of Making Mistakes OCD
- Symptom Checking OCD
- Hypersensitivity to Sound OCD
- Fear of Touching Certain Materials OCD
- Fear of Certain Colours OCD
- Odd/Even Numbers OCD
- Pattern OCD (Following Specific Visual Patterns)
- Breathing Awareness OCD
- Swallowing Awareness OCD
- Eye Blinking Awareness OCD
- Compulsive Praying OCD
- Fear of Inappropriate Sexual Thoughts OCD
- Fear of Misinterpreting Reality OCD
- Fear of Sleeping OCD
- Fear of Waking Up OCD
- Fear of Spreading Germs to Others OCD
- Fear of Becoming a Bad Person OCD
- Compulsive List-Making OCD
- Fear of Forgetting Daily Routines OCD
- Fear of Specific Words OCD
- Fear of Specific Names OCD
- Rewriting OCD (Fixing Words/Sentences to Feel “Right”)
- Avoidance of Certain Numbers OCD
- Fear of Overwhelming Emotions OCD
- Fear of Damaging Items OCD
- Fear of Losing Sentimental Items OCD
- Fear of Sympathising with “Bad” People OCD
- Fear of Dark Spaces OCD
- Fear of Bright Lights OCD
- Fear of Negative Omens OCD
- Compulsive Reading OCD (Re-reading for Clarity or Understanding)
- Fear of Breathing Contaminated Air OCD
- Compulsive Chewing OCD
- Avoidance of Certain Foods OCD
- Ritualistic Eating OCD
- Fear of Lying by Accident OCD
- Fear of Not Locking Doors OCD
- Fear of Not Turning Off Appliances OCD
- Fear of Touching Other People OCD
- Fear of Saying the Wrong Thing OCD
- Fear of Being Watched OCD
- Fear of Being Misunderstood OCD
- Fear of Ruining Relationships OCD
- Fear of Neglecting Loved Ones OCD
- Fear of Evil Spirits or Possession OCD
- Fear of Sexual Attraction to Unacceptable Individuals OCD
- Fear of Forgetting Important Details OCD
- Fear of Causing Accidents OCD
- Fear of Specific Animals OCD
- Fear of Leaving the House OCD
- Fear of Receiving Bad News OCD
- Compulsive Symmetry OCD (Making Items Look Aligned)
- Fear of Incomplete Tasks OCD
- Avoidance of Certain Phrases OCD
- Fear of Unjust Consequences OCD
- Fear of Losing Control of Speech OCD
- Fear of Losing Control of Movement OCD
- Fear of Sudden Outbursts OCD
- Fear of Becoming Someone Else OCD
None of these are real! It is just OCD, and the course will prove this to you! (If you take it and do the work!)