Has anyone else become obsessed with something related to politics or news? For the past two weeks I can’t stop thinking about one issue and I end up researching it endlessly. And when I’m not researching it I’m ruminating on it constantly, basically from the moment I wake up until I go to sleep. I want to stop thinking about it because it’s exhausting but I feel like I can’t. I don’t know if this is my OCD manifesting or if I just have an obsessive brain and fixate on things. Has anyone else experienced something similar? Any tips on ERP for this?

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 3y ago

Yeah, I cycle through: microplastics, climate change, the US being stolen from Native Americans, slavery and how it affects people today, corruption, shareholder capitalism, and ever-increasing taxation and resource scarcity against perpetually sinking wages... and this, for me, is a good phase 😹😹 The rest of the time, my struggles are false memory and real event themes, relationship, contamination, and harm... I don’t get help for the first group; to me, obsession with those things just makes me feel like a decent citizen. It’s even harder not to obsess when you know almost half the country isn’t even aware of all the strife and pending crises. All that has helped me with these things has been donating money and gratitude journaling... and trying to pollute as little as possible.

Username: Auerbach93Auerbach93

Date posted: 3y ago

Yea. After a stressful event that took place in my country I couldn't sleep for a week and started endlessly researching about this one issue and its ramifications. I think it might be "I have to know" compulsion, and some things are really not that easy to "just know" some questions ain't have answers either. So I think observe the urge but don't do extreme research. Might also be seen as just compulsive info hoarding

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 3y ago

Right, those are great insights!

Username: coccoroccococcorocco

Date posted: 3y ago

Great advice, thank you so much

Username: electrolove

Date posted: 5y ago

So this is a random question but I’m wondering if any of you guys suffer from this also. Do you guys ever just obsess over things in general? I’ve always been into true crime and recently I’ve been extremely obsessed with the OJ Simpson case. I find it fascinating while I research and learn about cases but I’m wondering if that’s still sort of a compulsion or if it’s something else entirely

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 4y ago

Hi! I have OCD in a few different subtypes. Even when my brain isn't stuck on those scary obsessions and compulsions, it seems like it is getting stuck on every thought that comes in. Like my brain is constantly and very intensely trying to find problems to solve all throughout the day no matter what I'm thinking about, even if they aren't specific OCD thoughts. It's super exhausting! Is this a common thing with OCD? Does anyone else experience this?

Username: Anonymouss

Date posted: 1y ago

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I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing what I’m experiencing right now. So I get like super obsessed with like shows and celebrities where I shut out the whole world and stop doing things I should be doing, and then I like research about them or just watch videos about them. I saw something saying it’s like hyper-focusing I’m wondering if it has something to do with my OCD or anxiety. Does anyone else have this happen to them?

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