I feel like half of my ROCD triggers come from tiktok and the other half come from my bf. I debate if i should just delete the app because i feel like it brings new triggers or makes me think of something my bf did/does in an extreme light (seeing yellow flags as red flags) But i worry if i delete it im running away from my triggers but idk if its good for me :/
Social media is designed to prey on our insecurities in order to sell us certain ideas and/or products. Relationship influencers ESPECIALLY enjoy projecting their bad experiences on their audiences…I’ve seen them say some awful, untrue things about relationships in the name of “keeping it real.” No, not every man/woman cheats, and no, that harmless behavior does not mean the relationship is over…🤦♀️ I used to get triggered by pretty much every other post, but eventually I became accustomed to it. It became a fantastic exposure for me, and yet…I still don’t entirely recommend it. 😅 Social media is a cesspool for negativity—and if it’s not one trigger, it will be another. Maybe keep it around for exposure’s sake, but just for your general well-being it’s best to limit your usage! Right now I have my phone limit my time on IG to two hours (which is still a lot but I have an art account to run)! It helps keep me from doom scrolling!! Wishing you the best!! ❤️🫶
I've deleted tiktok and I feel better. I do think it could be good exposure, but it's brought me more pain than enjoyment so I've deleted it.
My NOCD therapist and I decided that no TIkTok is a good safe guard until my recovery is more solid. I’d recommend.
i deleted tik tok and it helped avoid triggers SO MUCH. there is so much “gut feeling”… “if he wanted to he would”… “when you know you know”…. “you’re settling” behavior on tik tok that would be a HUGE trigger for me. i recommend it
Do you think social media (Instagram specifically) can be harmful when in a crisis or in a period of time where OCD is particularly strong and present? I deleted Instagram from my phone because it felt like it implied exposure to too many triggers.
Recently, I had a really bad bout of ROCD, but when my boyfriend came to visit for the first time in a while it settled down a bit because I was happy to see him, and things have been pretty good since then. But this morning I saw a tiktok about a girl complaining about how her boyfriend doesn’t do that many little things, which is a very minor problem I have in my relationship, and everybody in the comments was telling her to leave him. It was extremely triggering, even thought I’m very happy with my boyfriend and he treats me well. I wish I had never watched that tiktok.
I have mood apps that I track my feelings and activities and relationships in. I have done it for a year and 2 months. I feel like it’s making me obsess over my feelings and stressful relationship even more. My family says delete them if it’s doing more harm than good. I just exported the data after a long day but I can’t get myself to delete them. Is this ocd? Should I? I’m scared if I do I won’t be paying attention to how I feel and then my relationship will be crappy forever and then I’ll never break up if it stays the same or gets worse then I’ll die unhappy in the very end. I’m so anxious
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