I obviously cut down a lot on checking my social media because of ocd. Now that I’m starting to feel a little better I’m checking again here and there but still not sure what’s acceptable. Should I assign a time during the day to check social media? Any thoughts regarding this?
I use my phone during afternoon. I usually look at sports and emails. I’m not sure if I do it too much. My OCD is pretty active.
Hi! There was a time where I had to delete my social media apps from my phone because of the anxiety I used to have. I would be worried about what if I accidentally posted something bad or messaged the wrong person. Or I would get intrusive thoughts while looking at what others had posted. It felt good not to have social media. I just recently downloaded my social media apps and if I get a certain intrusive thought, then I just learn to not engage with it. I say do whatever makes you feel comfortable! I was happier without social media in my life because of how toxic and negative it can be, but I know everyone is different.
i deleted social media because i did wayyyy too much checking, like i'll have an intrusive thought and then i'm down a rabbit hole of looking people up and checking what they're doing just to make sure
I set up timers to limit how long I can use certain apps. It's a built-in feature of many phones, and helps keep me from going down a rabbit hole
I don’t have social media so… not at all 😂
Finding this app has helped me a lot in feeling like I'm not isolated and I've definitely met so many kind and helpful people here. You guys have helped me on my darkest days. However, because of my fragile state of mind, I think scrolling on here is becoming a compulsion and I feel like I end up triggering myself more by scrolling through some posts. I think it just ends up adding more to my intrusive thoughts and more ammo for my false memories and POCD to latch on to. And I know exposures are good for treating OCD, but this level of exposure seems to be doing more harm than good. So I will try to be less active (maybe I won't, who knows lol).
Very brief mentions of pocd and nsfw jokes,id like this to be adults only . Repost bc i had to edit something Does anyone have experience with real event ocd attached to your online footprint etc? I keep checking old messages,trying to find old people i knew i used to talk to etc. To find out every problematic thing I did and if I've ever been unfollowed or blocked by anyone I used to be friends w online/atleast on good terms w. I am particularly concerned abt doing something bigoted,esp racist bc i have racism ocd,and doing something predatory bc of my pocd. I remember hanging around people who could use 'edgy' or offensive humour in my teens and i remember a lot of sex jokes and that i would join in on sex jokes sometimes . i dont remember details w the offensive humour as much,i feel like i didnt join in on it as much but i was definitely WAY passive abt things and prob let a lot of bad stuff slide i shouldnt have bc i didn't speak up it was wrong,I remember one friend in an online community would say slurs and horrible jokes when i was 16. I dont remember my response to it as much but i feel i didnt speak up abt it aside one time i found in the dms where he made a bad joke on a thing i shared for social justice. I cant stop going thru old messages and stuff or trying to find ppl from the past. I feel like if I don't check it now,that eventually it'll come to haunt me or that I'll stumble across it eventually. I worry what if someone messaged me on one of these apps I un-installed or on one of the accounts I don't have access to,confronting me abt all this stuff I did. I had an obsession w this back in 2020 and did check in depth on all my accounts,but now that it's been 4 years the obsession is back in full swing.
Ok so I just downloaded this app like two days ago because I was looking for a OCD specialist. Maybe this is just my opinion but the posting’s on this app can be super triggering. If feels like even sharing your experience on an app like this can contribute to fueling OCD. So many people I see reassurance seeking, confessing and posting the same things multiple times to gain certainty. Makes me wonder if this app is counterproductive to the point of OCD treatment. I’m guilty of spending hours scrolling through the post trying to find people who relate to me, but in the end it makes me more anxious and fuels my OCD. Idk what do you guys think.
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