Should I delete my TikTok account? With all the Epstein content and toxicity on the platform it’s caused me a lot of distress and any time I use it ruins my mood. I have so many memories attached to my reposts though
I’m in that same boat, i use it at a distraction but it ends up making me more anxious and freaked out. I hid the app from my home screen and tried to search things i liked and tried to like and save those videos to try and get my fyp back on track, if you can’t find yourself to delete it
@p0isnrain I’ve tried that, but the addiction is too strong not to relapse. I decided to delete my account
I deleted and it’s helpful! It’s not avoidance just good mental health
exactly what i’m going thru! the epstein content was triggering me so bad. i’m pretty sure u can deactivate ur account and come back later or just delete the app
@cosmicsweetie No because the exact same thing is happening to me. It’s like all of my ocd subtypes, specifically my real event ocd and moral ocd are coming together and equating me to being like all of the people found in those files. I’ve been doing really well these past months but i think it’s starting to draw me back into another spiral.
@cosmicsweetie I deleted my account!
@Oh Dear Yep! Exactly what’s happening with me. The app isn’t even enjoyable anymore. It’s riddled with hate and advertising
You should’ve To be honest, it created an ocd loop where I got caught up with false memory and POCD cuz of the same reason so I would 100% recommend you to delete it.
@Illyas I did!
I did this at the beginning of 2025 and it’s been good for me! It was giving me more anxiety that I needed, I have been trying to get news elsewhere with the same facts but less inflated emotions. It’s been a lot better for my mental health and hyper fixations
@Laysa Same thing I’ll try to do, it’ll have less conflicting opinions and help me form my own opinion
Delete it.
no bro literally like ts is outrageous
I’ve been thinking about the same thing but then I’m wondering If deleting it would feed Into my many compulsions because I would be avoiding something that triggers me which is only feeding into the ocd cycle.
Taking a break from it could be an in between. Not avoiding just taking a break bc it's too much right now. You can come back to it later when it feels more manageable
@JessieJoy I’ve tried this but regardless I get stuck doomscrolling, so I found it was best to delete my account
@Oh Dear Actually a good point I didn’t think of that
im in the same boat. Especially since most of my fyp is OCD content (not a bad thing!) but it only seems to feed into my obsessive thinking more and give me new things to fixate on. But also I use it as a distraction so idkkkkkkk
@medicateddiva Substitute that with journaling, I find that really helps me stop myself in my tracks to prevent further spiraling
I had to delete mine as well everything seemed to start triggering me . I realized it was doing me more harm than good at the end of the day
@KCSM67 Yeah same, very dark atmosphere
I found out you can customise your TikTok feed!! So you can ban certain words, I’m aware some won’t agree due to exposure therapy but I don’t think it’s nice for your TikTok feed to be full of things you don’t want to see 24/7. Go into settings , content preferences, filter words, then just ban all the words you don’t want to see!
@LillyX So I basically banned the words Epstein / Epsteinfiles ETC now them videos don’t come up on my feed:)
Hi I'm a newbie and still learning alot about myself and others makes a big sense of relief knowing im not the only one. I got rid of my Facebook account it sucks but has helped me a lot. Now I can't check it every second. Sometimes less info is the best. I didn't realize how much I used it until I didn't have it but it has given me a little bit of relief. Plus I couldn't deal with some people's rude comments after a post and realized it put me in a spiral of unwanted thoughts. Now I'm focusing on other positive stuff like puzzles etc.
I deleted it in 2023/early 2024, great decision although I'm now dealing with the stress on Instagram 🥲 but I actually use the app to text as well so I try my best to just not use it too much and spend my social media time more on Youtube/Pinterest/Less "doom scrolling" kind of apps
i totally get u, i hadn’t had bad anxiety this whole past month and now im feeling super uneasy and hopeless to know this is the world we live in. i’m hoping we all feel better soon and do what’s best for ourselves❤️
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