"I'm so OCD": the reality of OCD | Jayde Edgren | TEDxUBC

She beat HOCD and then POCD came up. It seems, that OCD sufferers always need to be alert and watch out for OCD to latch on to something new. That illness is beyond horrible, but most non-sufferers don't understand.

she is incredibly brave for talking about these taboo topics that those of us with ocd feel shame about. i hope to talk publicly about ocd to bring more awareness to it, reduce the stigma and help others know about it so they can get treatment earlier. average time for people to get treatment is 17 years

This girl is so strong who else is crying

This girl is so damn courageous. I’ve had similar experiences with ocd & I’m so grateful for her bravery & vulnerability cause this video honestly helped me a lot.

Very interesting talk. I too have been struggling with OCD for about 4 years now and it has made my life, well lets just say, very difficult to live. I miss the way i was before everything, before OCD. Its an every day struggle for me, but i am RESELIANT. i will persevere and continue fighting, i will not give up. when things get really tough, i tell myself, "i will heal, i will heal." and i keep on repeating that. for everyone who is struggling with this horrible illness: lets keep fighting, one day at a time, lets not give up. FIGHTING!!

So brave - so honest - so real. She is a warrior. And I know this because I have OCD. Jayde, if you read this, please know how important this video is to people who have OCD.

This Ted Talk explained OCD so well. People usually laugh about what it, but it is very debilitating.

I suffer from the same things. God damn she has balls talking about these topics in front of people 😮

Been wishing for healing all through these years, it's truly very crippling many people won't understand.

This needs to be talked about. This was a great way to explain it. Ocd is so misunderstood

i am so thankful for this womans bravery. i have been struggling with OCD all my life, even though i would read up on it and watch videos nothing has hit as well as validated my experience as much as listening to someone talk about the experience so candidly. thank you Jayde.

She’s sooooo brave to be so open about this

Thanks for being so transparent with what your OCD actually is. It helps break down the stigma, and also combats the stereotypes on how OCD is represented in media. Very well done presentation.

As someone with OCD as a 15 year old in high school, I still found solace in this video and admire the speaker very much! Though it’s an incredibly difficult way to go through life, the small elements when it comes to perfectionism have been fairly productive in my life; yes, before I turn in a half page paragraph I need to re-read it for mistakes over 30 times. I keep thinking “well what if I missed something” and though it’s horrible on so many levels, I will admit it may be what gets me into an Ivy some day.

Thank you for this. Watching it with my 10 year old son helped him understand that he isn’t alone in dealing with OCD (because anything I could possibly say would never have been enough).

I started crying too when she talked about the pocd, I almost killed myself for that bc I didn't have the tools to deal with that in that moment. I felt her pain, almost like she was brought back to that place of sorrow.

This girl is so real.

OCD diagnosed here. Your video make me cry.

As someone who struggled with OCD as a child, and still struggles with OCD personality disorder today (the two are distinct), I admire this woman so much. What an inspiration. Thanks, Jade.

Brave young woman! I commend her for sharing her story and educating us on several types of OCD. The world needs more of her brave types to speak up!