Annia
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Anon4Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I deleted all of my social media aside from Instagram that I just don’t go on, because it was all pretty toxic beforehand, but when my ocd started getting bad again social media was partially the trigger. It’s hard, because some parts of social media I enjoyed and it took up so much of my life that now I’m kinda bored and I don’t know what to do. But I don’t necessarily want it back. The problem is I get the urge to go on it a lot even when I don’t really want to and then I get confused because I think “am I avoiding it solely because it triggers me or am I avoiding it because it’s not good for me anyways?” and then I think “is avoiding social media hindering my progress? Do I HAVE to go on social media to get better?”
Tmbc2740Tmbc2740
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I deleted it as well a while back
BigGyro09BigGyro09
- Date posted
- 4y ago
I'm genuinely considering deleting most of my social media, or taking bigger limits to using them. After seeing things I didn't want to see on YouTube, Instagram, Discord, etc, I just don't feel safe whenever I use it. I always worry about the things I do on there and it doesn't make ruminating go away as much as I think it does
feethebeefeethebee
- Date posted
- 4y ago
more than a month ago a little before my ocd onset i decided to delete instagram to do a "mental health cleanse" or whatever that shit is and i was all left alone with my thoughts having minimal distractions. as a result, that day i had my first ocd attack and i havent known peace ever since. i reinstalled instagram a few days later and it's pretty much my safe/comfort space now. do i come across triggers? yes. but it is what it is, i can't keep avoiding my triggers forever🤷♀️ anyways to make a long story short im never deleting social media again because i might have a really bad relapse again i don't know you guys can cope without social media, as a gen z i cannot relate lmao
BigGyro09BigGyro09
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Maybe try some mobile games for a substitute. Think about what things you can use as an exchange in terms of social media. Unless you have urgent contacts on there I think it's possible
feethebeefeethebee
- Date posted
- 4y ago
@BigGip09 i like mobile games, but my problem is that although I'm an introvert i thrive on human interaction. like especially after my ocd onset when my mental health hit rock bottom, i need to talk to people so bad. that's the main reason why i have social media, i get to talk with friends for hours on end, see what other people have to say about the world etc,, the memes and aesthetic content is just an extra (and a good distraction as well). monitoring how much time i spend on social media isn't a bad idea at all, i might even try it actually, but deleting it completely wouldn't work for me, especially during quarantine
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