Viral tik toks make me feel like Im a bad person

TikTok makes me question if I’m a bad person every day Every time a story goes viral—like the Uber Eats woman lying about her delivery at the hillside hospital—I spiral. I know what she did was very wrong, but the way people drag it out and make wild assumptions (“she probably lies at work too!”) feels extreme. I’ve never lied about missing food, but I have gotten refunds for bad orders in hard times. Now I’m panicking that maybe I’m just as bad, even though I wasn’t trying to scam. My OCD latches onto stuff like this and won’t let go. I just wish people understood how damaging these mob reactions can be. And honestly, why don’t these apps do proper investigations before punishing drivers or customers? Not everything is black and white. Idk maybe it’s just me but things can be handled without trying to go viral on tik tok.

Anonymous

Date posted: 3d

Tik tok absolutely makes my ruminations a lot worse too. I would recommend a little social media cleanse, you don’t realize how much it impacts you and your thoughts until you take a step back.

Someonemaybe

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3d

@Anonymous I couldn’t agree more 💯%!!

Law24

Date posted: 3d

@Anonymous but it’s real life tho… the hospital the girl worked at fired here over that, which to me feels extreme but idk

Someonemaybe

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3d

That’s exactly how it happens too. Or, they follow the most popular persons opinions. Much like high school, and I didn’t like that much either lol. It was interesting and fun for a while, but once you get a taste of what apps like that really do or are, man it’s too much. And when you are targeted, you are shredded up and torn apart like you have never been anything or meant/mean anything to anybody at any point in your life. I’ve never seen or felt anything like it. For most of my life, i haven’t meant much to most of the people in my life, so I’m not ignorant of what it feels like to be outcasted and lonely. But those apps take it to a whole new level. It’s very unfortunate that some people base their worth from those apps and their followers. This app is as close to social as i will ever get again. It’s safe here. If it ever isn’t, i will leave this as well. No room for that stuff anymore.

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 3d

I agree social media is the worst!

Law24

Date posted: 3d

@julianofnorwich Yes but but it’s real life tho… the hospital the girl worked at fired here over that, which to me feels extreme but idk

julianofnorwich

Date posted: 3d

@Law24 I'm so sorry. Social media takes our real life events and just makes everyone open to attack them. That's why I think most social media should be avoided.

Someonemaybe

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3d

I completely understand what you mean. The effect those stupid videos have on people, and how easily everybody jumps on the bandwagon is infuriating and very damaging. I have no place for that garbage in my life anymore. I played around in that world, got myself known a bit, made mistakes, and oh my god, the damage done as a result of how social media works, is immeasurable and lasting. I say, if you want to know how to feel about yourself, look inside and imagine you’re watching yourself doing life, what would you say about that person? That’s what really revealed myself to me and helped me to see what i needed to fix and what i was doing right. Also through your kids eyes, spouse, and/or the eyes of a professional therapist who has no bias, those are excellent resources as well. But not social media, please don’t do that to yourself 🥹. Your value can never be truly understood through social media💯!

Law24

Date posted: 3d

@Someonemaybe It’s just crazy to me, and I read the comments and no one was commenting what I was thinking and if there was one comment that tried to make sense of it, they got bashed. Like I’m a firm believer of 2 things can be true at once. And they don’t know that lady in the video at all, neither of them but social media sides with the first person who post the drama and that’s just so sick to me

TrustTheProcess

Date posted: 22w

The phrase "it's not that deep"

Today I've let myself go down a huge rabbit hole regarding this phrase and it's stressing me out. Sometimes, yes, it is that deep. But other times, it really isn't. I keep finding myself torn between these two ideals. I've been seeing all these videos regarding the rise of anti-intellectualism and the anti-woke mob, all that. These videos make me extremely worried about cancel culture and moral guilt, and they had me rethinking every morally wrong, gross, questionable thing or thought I ever had. I saw many comments saying that yes everything is that deep and it feels like my mind is on constant security and asking myself "what would the internet think about the things I've thought of or may have done?" On one hand, I feel like if I say "it's not that deep", I feel like a hypocrite or a bad person or an idiot. But on the other hand if I say "it is that deep", my OCD begins to spiral and analyze everything about myself. It's not healthy to overanalyze everything but it's also not healthy to ignore bad things. It's very stressful Does anyone relate to this?

Derickk

Date posted: 20w

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.

Real Events OCD

issphra 🫶🏻

Date posted: 14w

I’ve spiraled a lot in the past week

Every 30 minutes I spiral about something different. It’s exhausting. Right now I’m freaking out because I was finally feeling a little calmer, got on TikTok, and saw a post saying that comforting a guy or giving advice to a guy is considered cheating. Or “microcheating.” And so many people in the comments were agreeing. My OCD already gives me so much crap about having guy friends and comforting them during hard moments. Another post said that even giving advice when a guy texts you his problems is wrong, and like, I give advice so often. That one really struck me, because how on earth is that unacceptable? There was also a part about how hanging out with a guy is cheating too. I don’t really agree with that one either, but I guess I can understand that perspective a little more, especially if your partner feels uncomfortable with it. Still, it just added more fuel to the fire. I already doubt myself constantly, and then I read a comment that said, “*If you do any of that, all I’m hearing is ‘I’m a microcheater and proud.’*” I just started crying. I haven’t been able to sit with the uncertainty of whether I’ve been unfaithful or disrespectful to my boyfriend for months. Especially since my guy friend has given me comfort and advice too. Everything I do feels like cheating. ***Everything***. And seeing that just made it all feel so much worse.

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