Annia
- Date posted
- 4y
Anon4Anon4
- Date posted
- 4y
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
I deleted it as well a while back
BigGyro09BigGyro09
- Date posted
- 4y
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
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
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
@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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- 25w
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- Date posted
- 24w
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I feel like I’ve had a lot of different categories of ocd. Some categories stick with me more and are repetitive. I’ve been doing well with mental health - not having anxiety stick around. When the physical feeling of anxiety sticks around, every thought is horrible, but when the feeling of anxiety is gone the obsessions don’t really impact me. If I can keep anxiety at bay, my life is good. I’ve been doing well lately, although this week I was scrolling through tictok and watched a video about someone in a coma and wondered if I was in a coma right now and didn’t know it. I had a panic attack for about 15 minutes. Anxiety, sweating, etc. It didn’t take ahold of me and it quickly lost its impact on me. It still shook me and I was just like “wow” where did that come from. Now I am staying away from social media. Is that avoidance? Should I make myself keep watching social media? Many ocd problems have come from social media or watching a movie or show that triggers something and then spirals. I am limiting what I watch, which I believe is good because I shouldn’t be watching that stuff anyway. What do you think?
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- Date posted
- 22w
OCD with the news
Curious.... the news has been terribly distressing for me and has stirred up OCD. Compulsive rumination and checking (news stories) are my go-to when OCD is triggered. Today, I purposely did not listen to my news podcast as I do every morning. I feel better-ish. Is this avoidance, or is this self care? Would continuing to listen to a podcast be exposure with response prevention applied to the compulsions that go with it? Thanks in advance!
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