cantstopthinking
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Game OCD
My OCD only gets triggered when I’m on a certain game. Should I just delete the game to get rid of my OCD? I mean I’ve already quit the game so I wouldn’t mind deleting it
zragonzragon
- Date posted
- 2y ago
A lot more information would be nice. Does it cause you anxiety to play it? Do you feel better/worse playing it or not playing it? I can get very OCD about playing games, but then if I don't play I also go into things like hair pulling. So, for me it's better to just play games as long as it isn't interfering with my daily life.
cantstopthinking cantstopthin...
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@zragon I feel better not playing it. Playing it caused me anxiety so I wanted to delete my account. Now that my account is deleted, I keep asking support agents to make sure that it can’t be recovered. Afterwards, it turned into symmetry OCD where if I asked one question on my phone, I also had to ask the same question on my iPad.
Girlwithocd99Girlwithocd99
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Just be careful because OCD has a tendency to change “themes”. So if you delete this game, you may see another OCD theme pop up somewhere else in life. I also believe that deleting the game would be considered “avoidance” which is harmful in OCD. I would definitely get more opinions though and do some research on avoidance!
cantstopthinking cantstopthin...
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@Girlwithocd99 but if I delete the game, my OCD won’t be triggered anymore. If my OCD theme shifts to a real life thing, it would be a lot easier to do ERP since I don’t know how to do ERP for a game
Girlwithocd99Girlwithocd99
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I’m not sure about deleting the game - if it would cause more harm than good. I did see above that you have symmetry compulsions- so what I will tell you is that if you have any intense urge to perform a compulsion to “relieve anxiety”- just do not perform the compulsion. Do not respond to that. The quieter you get, the quieter the thoughts get over time. You’ve got this friend. If you do end up deleting the game, i would recommend practicing not performing any compulsions that may come up in other areas of your life.
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