- Username
- hyperactivebrain
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Taking breaks from social media is really good!! And you're right, if it's for avoidance of compulsive reasons.. then that Is a compulsion. But yes. I take breaks from social media all the time. When I'm on my PMS stage I tend to be depressed about my OCD. And I think PMS affects OCD sometimes because of the hormonal changes. Social media can leave weird affects on mental health. So take care of yourself!! And I'm not sure if I answered your question. But ya :)
Exactly the same, I deleted my Instagram because things were too triggering. Sticking with my therapy and ERP but currently bleeding right now and my SOOCD is definitely more intense.
Insta effected my religious ocd because since I did so much religious compulsive research.. my ads had a bunch of religious stuff. So I had to read each ad!
Thanks, absolutely! Yes, during PMS I get sucked into rumination and irritated so easily and social media really supports this OCD pattern of getting from one thing to the next none stop. I don't want to vilify social media because it has positive sides as well but especially during PMS I am not really using it in a healthy and benefiting way, I just waste time by getting stuck on something or another. I
That's what I do!! I go on it even when I don't want to be on it.
Has anyone deleted social media because of triggering things? I find it helps as a distraction when I am anxious but then it can be extremely triggering when people talk about being sick or a news article talks about an illness being spread.
Do you think social media (Instagram specifically) can be harmful when in a crisis or in a period of time where OCD is particularly strong and present? I deleted Instagram from my phone because it felt like it implied exposure to too many triggers.
Hello, I've used this app before but sometimes avoid to not remind myself that I do have ocd. So acouple of months ago there was an upsetting video that circuled around the internet and I deleted my tiktok and instagram to avoid it. I've been using ig only on other people's phones because it just feels safer. Safe to safe just the description of this particular video left me traumatized and my ocd "flares up" when I have PMS. For me, I'm scared of being on ig because I get scared I'm gonna see or hear about that video or even worse, look up the particular things to "make sure" its deleted off of the internet. I know I would never put myself to witness something so awful, but the idea of me even thinking about it is enough to scare me and makes the simplicity of enjoying ig kinda nerve-wracking and I wonder if anyone on this app understands this feeling and knows ways to use social media in a peaceful way. I would really appreciate advice and thank you a lot to anyone who took the time to read this! Thank you 😊
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