Thank you for talking about this. It's really easy for this space to become a way to seek reassurance and it's hard to realize it sometimes.
I feel the same. The main reason I’m on here is because a) I have a therapist on NOCD and b) I have been recovering for a year and a half so I’m on the side of the struggle where I can help people. But the posts are hard one me sometimes.
While those are good points, exposing yourself to triggers often helps you overcome OCD. Reading others’ posts (when you are ready) and not doing compulsions could be a great exposure
The thing is, they are not triggers to begin with. I understand what you mean, but for me they create new triggers that did not need to be created in the first place. I have enough on my own lol.
@trying my fkn best Yea I see what you mean
I totally agree with you! When I first started with NOCD, it was just very mild SOOCD. Then it developed into ROCD by reading other’s posts and made my SOOCD worst. Usually I turn the posts off but turned it on today because I’m having a bad day. I’m planning to delete it once I’m done with therapy.. which I hope is soon.
I agree some people deff come on here to seek reassurance, but I just ignore those posts. This app has been so helpful to my recovery. It literally helps so much to know that I am not alone. It helps me to be able to share with the community when I have good days and what works for me because I want to inspire others. And it helps me when I see other inspiring posts.