I am a HUGE Dr. Oz fan. I love to listen to him explaining ANYTHING to me about health and the body. I record Oprah often just so I can watch my Dr. Oz segments. So, yesterday I had a few minutes to kill and checked my Oprah recordings. "Ah HA!" There was a Dr. Oz segment about OCD. Sounds interesting. TRY DISGUSTING!
To make a long story short, this "OCD Expert" took six people who suffer from various forms of OCD to a "retreat" to cure them of this awful condition in three days. His method is, basically, "extreme" treatment in a short period of time. Throw their worst fears at them times 1000. Dr. Oz accompanied them, but mainly an observer.
A few of the patients had the type of OCD that involves fear of germs, bacteria, etc. Okay...so when he made them all put their hands on the floor and then lick their fingers, it was kinda weird, but I could kinda wrap my brain around it. Then when this "expert" takes one man into the bathroom (because the man has a severe aversion to toilets, among other things) and makes him touch the toilet in the cabin and lick his fingers, I'm totally grossed out. I tell myself . . . "well, I would never do that, but if it cures this man okay. They probably cleaned the toilets first, right?" But my stomach is turning little flips by this time. (By the way, the man DOES lick his fingers).
A few of the patients had the type of OCD that involves fear of germs, bacteria, etc. Okay...so when he made them all put their hands on the floor and then lick their fingers, it was kinda weird, but I could kinda wrap my brain around it. Then when this "expert" takes one man into the bathroom (because the man has a severe aversion to toilets, among other things) and makes him touch the toilet in the cabin and lick his fingers, I'm totally grossed out. I tell myself . . . "well, I would never do that, but if it cures this man okay. They probably cleaned the toilets first, right?" But my stomach is turning little flips by this time. (By the way, the man DOES lick his fingers).
Fast forward to the alley in a seedy part of town where there are open Dumpsters with God only knows WHAT coated on them inside and out. I KNEW in my heart what was going to happen next, but. . . surely not!?!? By this time, I'm watching the show as if it were a horror flick, peeking between my fingers, praying i'm wrong. Sure enough, he makes them put their hands flat against the inside of the dumpsters, take them out, and then lick them. HELLOOOOO! I can't pretend to know what that condition is like, and if it worked for them and they are all cured, that ROCKS . . . but that was freakin' disgusting and when it was all over I felt like I might make a trip to the bathroom myself! (Without touching the toilet or licking my hands!!)
Could they not have done a little bit of editing to include something else BESIDES all of the licking. For God's sake, they were at the cabin THREE days. Surely you could have filled in some of the time with something a little less revolting. My thoughts are that this particular episode should have gone on the back shelf in the film room.
Could they not have done a little bit of editing to include something else BESIDES all of the licking. For God's sake, they were at the cabin THREE days. Surely you could have filled in some of the time with something a little less revolting. My thoughts are that this particular episode should have gone on the back shelf in the film room.
4 comments:
kumbaya would have been a great filler.
I agree that is gross. And if it were me I think it would send my OCD into overdrive.
The licking was SO unnecessary. It's bad enough for someone with OCD to touch those things- but lick their hands???
Bryce suffers from OCD and would convulse if I didn't allow him to wash his hands after a pee. If I made him lick his hand? He might spontaneously combust.
That makes me want to run and wash my hands. YUCK!!
Ewwww. I didn't see it and I'm glad I didn't. Ewwwww.
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