I just can't get.stuff out of my head where it's like what if I did something taboo 4 years ago and don't remember, then somehow it gets public and I get cancelled. Sometimes I feel stupid like what the hell am I thinking but other times I'm panic mode with anxiety. ❤️ How does cancel culture affect ur ocd? No affirmations please 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
OMG I HAVE THIS PROBLEM TOO! I literally have had phases where I would go on social media I havent used since I was 14 and would go through hundreds of comments just to make sure I never said anything problematic and I would delete it if I did. I also made a whole new discord account and deleted my old one simply because I was so scared that what if one day years ago I said something crazy that I don’t remember and one day someone I used to be friends with is gonna take it and use it against me. I’m honestly still scared every day to say certain things to any friends because what if one day they use it against me and I get cancelled. I literally will wake up in the middle of the night sometimes and remember something I said that couldve been taken the wrong way and I will look for that message and unsend it. I really hate cancel culture and how it is becoming such a popular thing online. It has made my OCD insane. No one is perfect and a lot of the people who try to cancel others are so problematic themselves
Ty! Yea it sucks because sadly my intrusive thoughts are really bad but slowly accepting uncertainty 🌱
Having OCD makes it difficult for me to let go of the fear of being ‘canceled’. Whenever a background check comes up, I’m dreading the thought of something showing up in my social media. But, you should say to yourself “so what if I get found out?”. Embrace uncertainty, while making sure you do your part to avoid this from happening in the first place. As a general rule of thumb, you shouldn’t post on social media pictures of a wild party you had, inflammatory content, talk about religion/politics, or share other personal things. If you aren’t comfortable sharing it with your boss, colleagues, or acquaintances, then it probably shouldn’t go on social media. I know having OCD makes this challenging, as we’re more prone to confessing or over-sharing. Or, you could cold turkey just quit all social media. I’ve done that and have been happier than ever. No shame in doing that and don’t let anyone else make you think that you have to be in social media. It’s a personal decision.
Literally me! I know that I really wasn't the most well-behaved teen and young adult on the internet. And I know that some stuff would get dug up if I went back online that's why I quit just being online period. Sometimes I have this thought that maybe because cancel culture has become so prominent it has caused a lot of people to develop OCD or OCD tendencies. Sometimes I just wish we were in a world that was more forgiving and understanding but I know that's not realistic.
What’s up y’all, Does anyone ever deal with the fear of being canceled. In the past year all of my dreams that I’ve worked really for are unfolding and it’s crazy I’m doing so well but I’ve dealt with an insane amount of imposter syndrome and this ocd fear of being canceled for something I’ve done and losing everything. I have skeletons in my closet like everyone else. I’m so happy with the lessons from I’ve learned from my mistakes yet I’m terrified I’ll be torn away from all my hard work and outcasted from my community by some online bullshit.
I am almost 18 right now and when I was 16 and under I did some horrible things I regret and make me feel like a bad person. I won’t go into detail but stuff people would find weird/hate me for. I am quite popular on social media and I see people getting cancelled so much on TikTok for things I used to do. It scares me. I acknowledge that what I did was bad and don’t do it anymore/havent done it again but the things still haunt me :(. I imagine scenarios of being cancelled and being infamous and everybody hating me. The stuff I did was because I was immature/didn’t really know it was wrong but I still feel like such a shitty person. I really want to be a good person and try to and whenever I try to think “I’m a good person” my ocd cancels it by reminding me of all the stuff I have done and I can’t call myself a good person. It also affects my boyfriend as well and my ocd latches onto him being imperfect. He has done things wrong/ things that have upset me, but my ocd takes this and uses it to show me “he’s a bad person” and we are both “problematic” I’m currently obsessing over it.
I feel like cancel culture is the enemy of OCD. It goes against everything so many of us have difficulty accepting- forgiveness, self-improvement, and feeling like a morally good person. Does anybody else get severely triggered by people being “cancelled” over small things and thinking: “That could be me someday”
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