i’ve been around for just a few days and, as it’s common to people in the OCD spectrum, I’ve seen a lot of reassurance seeking. and i thought about NOCD app’s administrators creating an emoji/reaction to the posts that represents “maybe, maybe not” as a way of this community to participate actively in each other’s acceptance skill. does it sound like a good idea? what do u think? (maybe, maybe not?)
Great idea !! I would say 95% of the posts are reassurance seeking and it’s exhausting answering them.
I agree with you. Using this app is a compulsion for me. I actually feel it can be quite a harmful place because it feeds the need for reassurance and comparing stories, which sometimes makes me feel better for a few mins, but then I continue to search and search on the toolbar different questions and read other peoples’ stories excessively, which is as bad as googling for me. I don’t feel this app is moderated properly and is almost designed to be addictive, as it shares similarities with social media platforms, such as Facebook i.e. the ‘like’ feature etc. NOCD feels pretty commercial!
@Lizzie Haven’t thought about it! There’s been an on going conversation and serious studies about its neurobiological and social impacts of this specific model of UX and UI design of communication technologies. That’d be a great opportunity for us all to collectively reflect about the best way to remodel it to serve us as tools to support us in mental health matters and community living.
does maybe maybe not mean ur accepting ur fears.. mine is im scared and obsessed that im bisexual so saying maybe and maybe not and dealing w false attraction ( i hope) how does one pass by that
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.
Hi there, I’m new to NOCD and just want to say that I’ve been depressed and feel as though this opportunity could potentially connect me to people who struggle with similar issues. We’re not certain I have ocd, but I do exhibit symptoms that do seem to fall under ocd’s general category. So I’d like to ask whoever reads this: what are some good ways to engage with this community that might benefit me the most? I’ve been seeing that people struggle with many different intrusive thoughts and some of them (for example dating related or jealousy) I’ve definitely experienced. Is there a way for me to possibly filter based on subtype, and for that matter also how can I best stay safe on this platform? I see there are trigger warnings but do people sometimes post triggering content without them? How about if I receive rude or abusive comments, things like that. I do struggle with many different intrusive thoughts and so may run into darker threads if I filter for those subtypes. Also, I tagged the subtypes that seem to apply to me the most here. Thank you!
I told my OCD group about NOCD and one of the members brought up that this app, despite its intent to create a safe community for sharing OCD experiences could potentially be used for reassurance seeking, thus contributing to compulsions. I’ve noticed some posts about people venting and asking for reassurance and I wonder the same thing.
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