I know exactly how the people on the show feel. I would rather watch my dog be tortured than try to overcome my own fear. This sounds absolutely crazy but for me it is vegetables. It is now becoming so bad that i am experiencing colon issues because i can not eat them. I have tried to introduce few but to do so causes a great amount of anxiety. I know at the time I am only having an anxiety attack but logic does not help. When i try my throat closes up and I feel like i will die if I continue to try. I am college educated and i have overcome bulimia,anorxia,child abuse of about all types but this is one that i can't beat. It affects my health and my social life. However, for me being alone is easier than eating a pea!

I have a son that was diagnosed with OCD at age 10. He had therapy and was put on anti-anxiety/anti-depression meds. It was like night and day once the medicine started working. He still has his "tics" and "compulsions" that the psychiatrist told us would probably always be there, but they no longer "rule" his life. The bottom line is that his OCD does not interfere in his every day life, but he still has the disorder and always will. Before diagnosis when his OCD was at its peak, he could not play, study or even watch television without his lengthy rituals. Now he manages to do a specific facial tic in order for the anxiety to pass. Its barely noticeable unless he does it several times in a row (which happens when he's stressed).

Now he is an intelligent 17 year old that holds down a part time job, makes excellent grades and seems happy with his life. But seven years ago it was horrifying to watch our child struggle with this problem to the point of tears, tantrums and rages when he wasn't allowed to perform his ritualistic behavior. We did not know it was OCD!! Teachers did not understand that he could not stop his behavior and he was not trying to cause a scene. Watching him lose himself into a world of OCD was the hardest thing I could imagine. Luckily the pediatrician recognized the symptoms and sent us to a child psychiatrist who prescribed meds and talk therapy. I hope the show will help others to recognize OCD in their children or other loved ones and get them help.

It is not a perfect ending since other teens don't quite get him. He is a brave kid and I love and admire his courage.

Thank you for doing this show. I wish there was an OCD camp for teens so my son could meet others who share his experience.

yes, It brought some anxiety to me too. I almost turned off the TV. I kinda of listened. I was affraid If I listened, to others I may pick up one of there OCD patterns. You need to read A New Earth. May try to get ahold of Dr Grayson, maybe he knows of someone in your area that you can talk to. I have phobias too, and it started all with stupid anxiety attacks years ago.

I Have had a eating disorder all of my 48 years. I look normal but I have a huge food Fobia or OCD. My entire deit consist of about 5 items, all of them either crunchy and dry or smooth like peanut butter. My loving parents took me to the Dr. when I was young but all the Dr. would say is "Well he looks healthy enough" All I eat in a resturant is French fries thats it anything else I try to eat and I just freeze. My folks used to try to bribe me with money to eat when I was young but nothing worked. My lack nof eating has destroyed relationships and has been a steady source of pain my whole life. I didn't know if it was OCD or not but when I read a little more it sounds like thats my problem. I also tend to line things up or if someone says something I say the answer and write it with my finger on my leg. When I see comercials on TV with food and someone says "that looks Good" I think it looks like something the cat coughed up. There is information about eating disorders but none llike mine. By the way I am a male if that makes any diffrence.

Imagine life never being able to eat a Christmas Dinner or Dine in a fancy resturant. Any ideas where to turn????

Dr. Grayson didn't impress me with his cognitive therapy. He has gone to a degrading extreme trying to make a point.

Educators and media constantly warn us to beware of germs, containers that have been opened, etc.

I wash my hands before and during food preparation and if a brand new bottled water appears to have been opened, I'd think twice about drinking it. I always wash hands immediately when arriving home from wherever I've been. What's wrong with that? The lady who thinks her food is poisoned is paranoid and a story for another show.

.....and I wouldn't stick dumpster-smeared garbage fingers in my mouth unless the price is right.

I watched the show today and I have a suggestion for another show.....interview people that live with OCD "victims". My husband has OCD and now that he is on medication, he isn't "cured" but he is able to keep it under control. We have been married over 33 years and to go from living everyday with someone who has this disease to living with him now that he has it under control.....well it is tough! I got used to him doing things a certain way and when that stopped, it took me awhile to get used to it!!!! Please don't misunderstand, I am SO HAPPY that he is doing better, I'm just saying that after living with him one way for so long, it is just difficult not to have him "the old way".

I have known for years that I suffer from a mild case of OCD. I wash my hands constantly and am always telling my kids to wash their hands. I won't let my kids have friends over to play, because they might be sick, or bring germs into the house. I am constantly in fear of things happening and am convinced if I think it, it will happen!! I worry about my food being contaminated. My daily routine has to follow a certain order or my entire day is ruined. I always thought that this was minor but after watching the show I am not so sure anymore. People that don't suffer from this, have no idea what we go through each day.

I also want to congratulate the participates b/c I dont have OCD but I did have an "AH HUH" moment.....In March of 2006, I lost my job and as a result, that was the best thing to happen to me. But my grandma got sick with cancer (multiple menloyma). I took her for radiation therapy every day May of last year. Since the disease took over, I stayed home and took care of her. I did not go out with my friends anymore, my bfreind and I had to give up our hideout apartment, I basically did not leave my house. Now my gma has passed and I cant beleive its been seven months. But now I cant seem to leave the house. Once I take my daughter to school, I wanna come back home, when I am shopping at Walmart (one of my favorite stores) all I can do is think about getting home. I really dont want to leave my house. All I could do when watching todays show was cry. I need to move on. I dont have a job, although I am looking and will work once I am hired, but I know all I will be thinking is when I can go home.

You know I'm from New York and I used to go out all the time. My body aches, if thats makes sense. People invite me out, I just dont go. At this point in my life I am so comfortable being home.

I could just see the desperation in them, b/c I am them..... I just feel trapped in my thoughts. I know my g/ma is no longer here, so I can go out and do things, but I feel so bad when I do go out. Why should I be doing this when my gma is gone? Makes no sense I know, she would want me to move on and do things with my life. Maybe its just a faze and once I am finish grieving these feelings will go away. One thing we all must do is pray for those people and anyone we know with that disease.

Dont get so hung up on Dr. Oz and his thing, just take the information and pass it on. Peace & Blessings to all of you and the parents who have children going thru this.

This show was amazing. I am still shaking. I have lived with panic attacks, agoraphobia, most of my life but I have never seen anyone actually panic in a situation. Everyone always thought I was crazy, especially my husband. I could not leave my house without getting hysterical, life the people on your show. So my kids were raised at home without doing the things most families do together. My olders son who is 37 still has not forgiven me for how he was raised. He has told me that we will never have a loving relationship. It breaks my heart. About 4 years ago I found out that I am bipolar 2. I had been in therapy for 20 years and they never discovered that. With a change in medication all that has changed. I am 62. I have missed so much. I am so glad that the people on your show had the courage to get help when they did and will still have a life to save. God Bless you Oprah for this show.

I was totally disgusted with this approach to therapy. By judging the expression of the host - I think the consensus was ditto.

I agree w/ some of the other post'ers that society has been trained to adapt certain behavior & patterns ( under direction of the health industry) for sanitation measures.

There is no way anyone would convince me I needed to lick a garbage can or sleep on sheets that people walked all over. This is how things are spread and regardless of whether or not I have OCD - I see no reason to be intimidated or coaxed into engaging in such behavior ( therapy or not). I found this segment degrading for someone who may have as serious a disease as OCD. - And the risk of potential exposure to sickness outweighs any benefit. I would never put myself in jepardy to prove this Doctors point. NO WAY!

If this group had picked my garbage can to lick - they would have expose themselves to dog feces, human waste, menstruation, human blood, whooping cough, several fungus, ecoli, salmonella, ring worm, hepatitis and one could only know what else - growing in a hot, dark, moist garbage can environment.

I would not even let my dog lick that garbage can.

I agree with roulons. This therapy is a little too intense. I would never lick my fingers after putting them in a dumpster. Would you, Oprah?

I agree, why Dr. Oz--he is a personable, informative cardiologist. He has a winning way with Oprah's audience, they love him. However, OCD is extremely serious & not amenable to a Pop Cure. Let's follow up with these OCD sufferers 6 months, a year from now & see how they are doing. I have had OCD all my life. My parents have it. At a certain level, it helps you be organized. Until I was 40, I was a top workers, always promoted because I was super (over) organized. But then doubled/triple checking set in & getting up at 5:00 a.m. to clean, then again clean when I got home from work. It got worse after a car crash/head injury. I felt an Urge to collect brightly colored bits of paper & keep them. Cleaning public restrooms b4 using them (a friend gave me Lysol spray). What helped me was therapy With medications. A year's worth of cognitive/behavioral therapy did nothing more than help me be able to drive again. Meds were what finally got me back to work. It would have thrown me into a Horrible state to lick a toilet seat. That was just done for show, for hype! Oprah's team was absurd to do that. Those patients were pressured into doing things, despite the Dr. claiming he didn't force anyone to do anything. The cameras were on them & of course they felt pressure. People with OCD are far more likely to want to please others. Many are highly intelligent but this is a disabling condition & handled improperly (like on today's show) it can have horrible consequences.

How many people has Dr. Grayson cured of OCD? I can google & find many books he's written & tapes but no actual scientific research studies with his name on them. Having OCD made me research to the hilt about this illness. Only years of therapy (including cognitive/behavioral) WITH meds has helped. I cannot work because of the flare-ups & am on Medicare due to this. I'd be super curious to see how these Campers are doing in a year. It's kind of like watching a Healing on Christian TV. "HEAL!" and the person falls down & is carried offstage---how many people are really healed of anything past the initial faint? And believe me, I love Jesus. Just doubt Show Biz Healers.