Miguelh1086
- Date posted
- 44w
is getting on nocd a compulsion?
i feel like getting on this app is a compulsion, but it brings me so much comfort knowing there’s people out there like me. and knowing i’m not alone
AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 44w
It's tough because anything can be a compulsion. The way I understand it is that it's the way that you do something. Like if you feel as though you are compelled to do something then it might be a compulsion. Sometimes when I journal it's a way of getting thoughts off my chest, but other times when I journal it's compulsive and I feel as though I have to journal or something scary will happen if I don't work out my thoughts in that exact moment.
lexiiiiiiiilexiiiiiiii
- Date posted
- 44w
Sammmmmme I go on here anytime I’m thinking I don’t have ocd so I can prove to myself that I do have it(which I do bc I’ve been diagnosed)
TexasOCD41TexasOCD41
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 44w
oh 100%. There are a few people I have had to almost aggressively say they needed to delete the app. the hack to identify a compulsion is- is it something you are doing that has the end goal if getting rid of anxiety and discomfort AND is it something you are doing for extended periods of time. For me, google was a BAD compulsion and Reddit. I would sit at my desk at work and have 10 tabs open ( because I couldn't lose the last tab that had that ALMOST PERFECT answer I had found) but I needed more and I would get on reddit and read post after post looking for someone who experienced EXACTLY what I was going through so I could know I wasn't alone, I was not crazy, and I would spend 8 hours a day doing this if not more. And I really couldn't control it. My work suffered ALOT. When I got with an NOCD therapist she said I had to get off the web. took a week of feeling like I was detoxing from some drug but finally I broke the grip and I actually felt SO MUCH better. OCD is stupid because doing the things that give you INSTANT relief and the WORST things you can do for treatment, but doing the things that cause you distress are the things that will eventually turn your OCD upside down and empty it of its power. Short term pain-Long term gain is what I have been told and its reversible, short-term gain-long term pain.
virtual diaryvirtual diary
- Date posted
- 44w
I think this is me aswell (right now actually), somedays I go extended amounts without researching but whenever I feel triggered I go right back to it. I always think, okay once I feel a little better then I will be able to stop. Or I'll fear that If I don't make myself feel better I wont be able to function at work!
TexasOCD41TexasOCD41
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 44w
@virtual diary - that was me 100% i would say " ill just do 30 minuets to give me enough to chill me out so I can get some work done" and 30 minuets turned into 5 hours and no work got done.
virtual diaryvirtual diary
- Date posted
- 44w
@TexasOCD41 - And you quit cold turkey? I really struggle with rumination aswell.
TexasOCD41TexasOCD41
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 44w
@virtual diary - I did, i made MINOR slips, ( 5 minuets before i would catch myself and force myself to stop) it really did help. I wont claim its easy. Rumination is difficult too because its so sneaky but I would just remind myself its OCD, I have better uses of my time and energy and keep redirecting until eventually the rumination stopped.
sts7sts7
- Date posted
- 44w
I definitely feel this sometimes, but on the other hand I do it because I enjoy listening to others and hearing what they have to say
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Derickk
- Date posted
- 22w
Let me be honest.
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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