I’m genuinely curious as I’ve been on here for a few weeks now and have mixed feelings. What do people find the most useful parts of the app? I like the way I can track my anxiety.
The most useful part to me is responding to others. I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of ERP because I've been in therapy for a while, so I really enjoy supporting others and sharing information/tips. I have been triggered a bit from posts on here, but for the most part others' OCD doesn't typically affect me very much.
@OutstandingCutieDisorder And you're amazing at supporting others my friend!
@Anony1314 - Thank you so much! That really means a lot.
@OutstandingCutieDisorder I love your user name!
It helps me by letting me know im not alone and other people also have the same distressing thoughts but they’re are some people on here who spam the same posts and seek out reassurance without acknowledging the people who try to help them. It definitely doesn’t help when they suicide bait and rather live in misery. So it really is 50/50. Ive been on this app for 9ish months and ive seen benefits and definitely some triggering. Just gotta navigate it carefully and with reservations.
@sunbear28 make sure to look at tags !! i shouldve mentioned that
I feel like its half and half. Like some posts really inspire and help me but some are highly triggering and send me into a spiral. I dont think I realized how much someones negative self talk about their own situation can really impact you and your outlook. Also some posts I get uncomfortable with because while I understand OCD, some people sound like they engage with their compulsions or harmful behaviours and then seek reasurance and while I get compulsions exist it does seem like a misuse of the app and like people want you to go down the spiral with them.
@Lola3 I have definitely noticed this and when you point out how theyre posts are harmful to both themself and others they refuse to take accountability
@sunbear28 Exactly. Also while I think this app is a great community to share personal experiences, I think it gets to a point. Like some stuff should be disscussed with a therapist or a private message if possibile. Like its fine to share but if you do put trigger warnings, like ive noticed people will not like put their posts as a trigger warning post, like they will write it in the title but not actually click the button and that reall bothers me because some people customize their feed to not have those posts come up and if they dont put it as that it will come up peoples feed that dont want to see it or struggle with it.
It helps me but I have been subclinical for many years, so I jump on whenever I have time to help people. Unfortunately, about 90% of the community posts are seeking reassurance, so not too helpful for others.
It's helpful, but I've learned that I have to use it sparingly. It can easily become a compulsion (posting, reading posts), and some posts can be triggering. I just count those as exposures for myself, but it can get a bit much. It just depends on how often you come here, I think. Having a community of people who understand what you're going through is really nice. I felt so lost and isolated when I first began suspecting OCD. And I enjoy being able to share advice or tips I've learned with others, too! :)
I agree with all of these replies! I think it can be useful to give others advice, but at the same time you can’t truly control what anyone does thru a screen.
Overall I find it helpful.
New to this app. Do members find it helps, I'm worried I will start obsessing over things I hadn't thought about before when I read other people's OCD triggers...
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).
Good morning, I have been noticing more and more that I might have OCD. I am currently a student and this is causing me to slack a lot during school. I am a student who has a 504 plan (accommodation for my mental health) and would like to add this app on my 504 due to my school having a no phone policy. My question is, how can this app help me while in school? What are things that can happen during school that might lead me to using this app? I am new to this app and barley finding out that I might have OCD. If any clarification needs to be made on this post please let me know! :)
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