How does NOCD make money? And am I wasting resources by using it even though I'm not doing the therapy?

It’s 100% your choice weather or not you want to be on here, although I will say for myself. I can not do NOCD therapy due to my location, but I’m still on here all the time. I find it’s nice to read people’s comments and to make some of my own. I don’t have a community of people who are in this position, so having nocd is great for me! It’s your choice what you do though.

They were/are run as a tech startup and raised $12m in their last round of Series A funding (when companies formally go out to fundraise for venture capital). They’re mainly using the money to help set things up so they can legally offer therapy in more locations… like recruiting ERP therapists to work with them in all 50 states, or like how they just recently added Canada to the list of places with NOCD therapists. So post, read the blog, use everything here that helps you. They’re doing fine, and you definitely don’t need to worry about whether you’re costing them 25 cents of web hosting. It’s what the fundraising is for, and venture capital will consider them more successful the more users there are. So being here helps them too 💜 (source https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nocd )

The app is free for anyone to just download and have access to it's resources. They have a YouTube channel full of free videos and even host livestreams that anyone can watch and ask questions, even if you don't have the app. Basically they put out a ton of free content to help educate people about OCD and how to treat it. It's totally fine to use that information to help yourself or others. Maybe think of it like a study hall for school where anyone can come to learn, ask questions and get more info. Then, if you'd like, you can also meet with one of their therapists, which would be like hiring a private tutor on the side.

They make plenty of money by charging people’s insurance for session