Chat room support

I am not trying to discourage anyone from using this chat room/discussion forum, but I would like to state some of my thoughts on it. 1. I’ve been receiving therapy from a therapist at NOCD and it has been extremely helpful! 2. I understand that not everyone has access to therapy, and I know how hard OCD can be to manage on our own sometimes. 3. However- There is not a lot of support in the NOCD chat rooms- it’s a pretty negative, doom and gloom place to hang out, with a lot of people only coming in with their hardships and receiving little to no help, advice, or encouragement, so I would encourage you to limit your time here. 4. There are a lot of great resources with a lot of free content on various social media platforms, even classes to be taken for pretty low cost. I would check those out over spending a-lot of time in here, it will be more informative and educational. 5. Recovery is possible, but you have to put in the work and stop fighting yourself. 6. You got this!

Username: Nowweeee Nowweeee

Date posted: 1y ago

Yeah I definitely try to come here just to get the full view of OCD, and also sometimes as an exposure for myself. I also try to help people who are going through it to try to let people know common OCD tricks like the whole “now I have false memories” or “ERP was working and now it isn’t” I just try to let people know that’s normal and expected.

Username: NicaNica

Date posted: 1y ago

It’s why I always cringe when there’s posts of discord channels. It’s not helpful because no one is, well, getting actual help.

Username: emilyxo17emilyxo17

Date posted: 1y ago

right, I try to help people on here as much as possible because ik how horrible ocd is but there was one person that copy and pasted the same thing over and over again not kidding for around 3-5 months and whenever i posted something i was worried about or someone else posted something they’d always manage to sneak that copy and paste into there somewhere and it triggered me off loads, I feel so bad for them because it’s obviously a cry for help but i agree it’s a very depressing app to be on and can make some people worse in certain areas and there’s nothing to do to stop that unfortunately, if I spend too much time on here i tend to feel worse so i definitely agree to limit time on here

Username: FactsOverFearFactsOverFear

Date posted: 1y ago

Thank you for posting this! This is my unsolicited opinion that no one asked for, but I'm going to share anyway lol. A lot of people posting on here are not receiving treatment from NOCD providers, and I completely understand that not everyone can for a host of reasons. HOWEVER, there are some people on here clearly in crisis (suicidal, needing reassurance every day, posting triggering comments without labeling them as triggering) and it can disrupt someone's progress who is seeking ERP therapy and trying to get better. Also, the amount of negativity is overwhelming. People with OCD usually have depression, so stating that you're not getting better is so defeating for us who are in therapy. Also, what I experienced today for the first time was someone being rude to me when I was trying to help them. I find that so disrespectful and wrong. Just because I won't reassure them and give them the answer they are looking for, they get rude with me. Unacceptable. Again, just my two cents.

Username: Serena

Date posted: 6y ago

A suggestion. I saw a post of @OCDtreated on Twitter and I’d like to share with all of you who want to recover. “I am not a fan of OCD forums. Full of reassurance seeking.” I kinda agree with him on this. When people are troubled by OCD, they are more vulnerable to negative stuff and more skeptical with positive information. Although an OCD online group/forum can be helpful in some way (knowing that you are not alone, reducing the stigma, finding understanding), it can also be not that helpful. We talk here without any therapists’ guidance, and it’s so easy we post “unhealthy” information or questions to seek reassurance. One way to get better is to “getting comfortable with being uncomfortable”. This requires you to get more involved with your life, less from OCD. Constantly checking on ocd forums is not getting on with your life. However, I am not saying that you should not visit OCD groups any more.

Username: Jay Bird

Date posted: 2y ago

This app has become overwhelming

There are so many posts on here now that it’s become quite overwhelming. Some days I can use the app appropriately and get actually helpful information out of it or attempt to offer insight to people struggling. However, lately I’ve found I’ve been using it as a bit of a compulsion to see other people struggling like me to “reassure” myself it’s OCD. But I’ve also been triggered by a lot of people offering others really bad advice that isn’t good for OCD. There are way too many reassurance seeking posts (I know it’s hard, I’ve been guilty of it too). I think I’m going to take a break from the app. My advice to you, stop seeking constant reassurance. Stop obsessively reading stuff related to your intrusive thoughts/worries.

Username: thrutheweather

Date posted: 2y ago

Yikes, I’ve been blocked. Can NOCD address this.

I have no issue with the fact I’ve been blocked (title is to hopefully get some traction) but with the lack of monitoring on this community discussion board. There are users who are consistently reassurance seeking and nobody seems to be addressing this. It’s not helping them when people reassure them and It’s not helping others who then feel they’re helping by feeding into this. There are a lot of younger users and newbies (even long time sufferers) who aren’t aware of the issues of reassurance seeking. It breaks my heart to see how desperate some of the posts are. Again I’m not sure what the purpose of this discussion board is as it’s changing from being a space where we all support/motivate each other and can find sources for educational information surrounding OCD to a place where people are using it as a compulsion and for reassurance. Whilst I understand that it’s impossible for the board to be heavily monitored. It’d be amazing if NOCD would do a talk or make a post about reassurance seeking and let us know what the purpose of this space is. I’m not saying this to moan I’m just becoming concerned about some of my fellow OCD sufferers. *I’m not completely guilt free myself before I get an ear full.

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