If the recent news cycle has felt overwhelming or triggering, you’re not alone. When there’s violence in the world, it’s common to feel unsettled. And, if you live with OCD, it can feel especially hard to find solid ground again. But your peace and safety matter. Our community is here for you, today and always. 💛
I feel this. My OCD isn’t necessarily attached to news issues, but my general anxiety about the things in the news in the state of the world has gone up, which makes it harder to resist OCD compulsions because I’m already tired.
This is SO relatable. You are not alone in this.
It’s definitely hard staying positive when it feels like bad bad bad. I’m planning to take a break from socials and the news for a little to get a breather
Oh boy, these things cause a lot of stress and for me, anger. Mostly because people can't tell what's real and what are lies and it causes so much arguing and that's extra stressful. Kindness has taken a dip.
It’s been really difficult and challenging. It can be overwhelming, but typically it helps when I have a creative outlet to express myself and my feelings. I strongly recommend doing anything creative. Even if you’re not experienced with art, I urge ya to try. The best thing about art is that literally anyone can create. 🎨
Agreed. This is very helpful. For me it's making music but I've also found learning to paint miniatures to be calming and interesting too!
It's politics... That's why I'm overwhelmed... It's not that I don't care about my country I LOVEEE my country news, politics etc violence just triggers ocd up the roof! 📈📈📈📈
You are not alone in this. My OCD significantly jumped up because of this reason leading me to joining NOCD 🙏🏻
My current issue is the “super flu” I keep seeing things about on my social media. I didn’t know that obsessing about health was a form of OCD. I have been terrified about this flu, and panicking about the “what if’s”. I don’t know how relax and accept things I can’t control. It makes me not want to leave my house.
It's important to remember that ANYTHING can become compulsive, including our health. The good news is that no matter how OCD decides to show up, we fight it the same way every time. I am linking an article from the NOCD library section on our website that I hope you will find helpful. https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/health-anxiety
I used to be more interest in politics but less so lately because politics in its nature is the conflict of differing ideals, which leads to a lot of negative news. I have been frustrated too, that issues in politics usually don't have a clear answer.
This app is genuinely awful, no one has responded to any of my posts at all. What a joke.
Apparently you've made two posts and one has 28 replies. There's a chance some of them might not be showing up if you've posted more than that. 👍
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@Cleanmyselfup This is all I see. So it isn't you or others, it's the app unfortunately.
I've made 3 posts lately and have gotten no comments
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