Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Based on themes arising from real life interviews, TOUCH WOOD looks at the nature of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The action takes place over one night where we see a man preparing for bed. However instead of falling asleep he spends the time checking and rechecking lights, doors and clocks, obsessively securing the house for his night's rest. Stylistically the animation highlights the divide between the character and his attempt to control his increasingly malevolent environment. The film explores the uneasy balance between the man's desire to control his life and the compulsions that try to possess him. Director: Vivienne Jones Producer: Orly Yadin & Gillian Lacey. Production Company: Halo Productions. Contact Information: orly@yadinproductions.com. Creative Commons license: Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Repetitive behaviors such as handwashing, counting, checking, or cleaning are often performed with the hope of preventing obsessive thoughts or making them go away. Performing these so-called "rituals," however, provides only temporary relief, and not performing them markedly increases anxiety. Signs & Symptoms People with OCD may be plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals. They may …
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@moreajosh
i feel the same way my friend
And sometimes if I just watched a movie before going to bed, I have to replay all the events of the movie in order in my head TWICE before I go to sleep. You have no idea how long that takes especially if it was a long film. It's so horrible and I hate my OCD. No one knows I have it, really. When I'm out, I make sure people don't notice.. I also suffer from some sort of paranoia. It's bad!
What I have to do every single night is click on and off my light an even number of times, walk in and out of my bedroom door 10 times and then close the door unlock and lock it 10 times or more. Then I stand there in the dark with the lights out and look at my window and if I see a light shining in, I have to move over to the window and then back away multiple times until It feels right. Then I sit on my bed and get up and then sit back down again. Then I finally sleep! Sounds crazy, I know.
hard life
i know someone who have this disorder…
I've got like that before, not as bad as in this video but the thing with having to touch the wall with both hands or walk on certain steps. But for me it came for a while and then went, came and went, came and went. Now if I start to get like it I just have to be aware of it and force myself to stop and it goes away. But I think it happens more frequently to people in nervous situations.
@iLUFFFu
check it about twice< if the door was locked
at night, i would check to make sure my door is locked, check twice if my alarm was on, close the light and open it to make sure my blanket was perfect. if i was home alone, i would check it about twice and same with the stoves– i don't see fire but i go up to the stove, look at it, and turn knob to feel it so i know that it would not accidentally turn on by itself
@skllpirates12457 I feel ya'. I have to wash my hands or the dishes a lot. I have to have certain thoughts when I do something; and it's really difficult because some other undesirable toughts invade me, and then I have to think some other thoughts, in order. Probably I'm gonna check this message like hundred times and write the same word over and over again because "I didn't do it right". It's annoying.
This is a fantastic visualization of the thoughts someone with OCD has. This mounting anxiety, being pulled everywhere, not making sense of the world, constant discomfort. This is a great video to try and help people who do not have OCD understand.
@skllpirates12457 i copy-paste and delete stuff for a few minutes once i start -_-
amazing video
I have minor OCD and just watching that dude step on the cracks on the ground even tho it really didn't exist made me nearly flip out. And the counting of the stares? That was even worse.
I cant stand uneven numbers, there horrible. >.<
D': This actually made me cry. I have OCD and feel exactly the same as that man.
@Jordan91731 same but im 12
Honestly, this is a great video about OCD. It is creatively made. Good job!
im OCD
omg!!! i didn't fully understand OCD but now i do and…. it's horrible
@skllpirates12457 thats perfectionism
@Jordan91731 ocd is like haveing an insect bite and scrathing it you feel itchy you feel like scratching yourself and the more you scratch the bite the worse you'll feel and the more itchy you'll get i used have ocd i heeled myself from it by not responding to it the more you dont do it the less it will efect you the more you'll have the smart areas in your brain telling you that your ocd urges are a load of nonsense the more you egnore your ocd erges the stronger your will power will get.
@cuteypie200 — thank you for watching!
thnx for the info
i need help im 15 years old and i go through this every single day of my life i really need some help because i cant control this anymore, can anyone please help me?
1:52 I don't care what they think…haha