I hope that this time someone will reply

Thank you for your kind words. I truly appreciate it 💗

Thank you so much for this. Honestly, whenever there are no comments on my post, I delete it because it makes me feel like there is something wrong with what I've said. I feel a bit embarrassed to post something because it feels like it’s all me and not my OCD but I will still try to post something. Again, thank you for your concern 💗

Thank you and I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling the same way. Maybe they are right—that sometimes people just don't know what to say 💗

I'm sorry to hear about your struggles. Whenever my ocd flares up, it also haunts me in my dreams and it makes me feel worse as well. I also think you should avoid true crime documentaries, especially if you know they will trigger your ocd. Honestly, avoidance is not always a good thing because it teaches our ocd that something is dangerous. What I can suggest is for you to avoid true crime documentaries for a while and once you feel ready, try learning to sit with discomfort by doing ERP. Are you currently in therapy? If not, you can try doing ERP on your own—it can help you slowly heal, even though it will be difficult. About ChatGPT, I often ask it for reassurance too, but I’ve noticed it can make my ocd flare up even more. At first, it seems helpful because it gives relief when I confess every intrusive thought I have but deep down, it just feeds my ocd and makes it worse. I hope you can try not to use ChatGPT for reassurance. I know it’s hard—I do it too, especially because I feel so alone and have no one to talk to about my ocd—but using it for reassurance is not helpful. I really hope you try doing ERP on your own. I know it can help a lot. Always remember that you are loved. I hope you are doing well now, even if just a little 💗

@fiore I'm glad that you're in therapy right now. Honestly, we’re on the same page—I’m also focusing on my studies at university. I understand that it’s hard to fight the urge to confess or seek reassurance on ChatGPT. Last month, I had a severe ocd flare up and I think I even started having a backdoor spike. After that flare up, I lost my motivation on some of my hobbies, academics, and the urge to obsessively seek reassurance on ChatGPT. It scared me that I wasn’t obsessively confessing on ChatGPT, but I can’t say it was entirely bad because, even though it made me feel terrible, it also helped prevent my OCD from flaring up further. It still made me feel so guilty and horrible each day deep inside. I hope that one day—or maybe tomorrow, or the next days—you will learn to fight the urge to confess everything on ChatGPT. I believe in you!

Thank you for your kind words. I appreciate it a lot! 💗

Thank you so much for this! Thank you 💗