Has anyone unistalled tiktok and was it better for your mental health in general? Idk if this is considered reassurance but I'm actually just curious.

Yeah, tik tok triggered my ocd. Also deleted most of my social media.

To me, TikTok kind of emulates the OCD pattern (not that it IS that!) because the short, emotionally-charged videos start whittling down one's ability to digest long-winded stimulation, or no stimulation at all. Of course it doesn't necessarily affect OCD, but TikTok certainly can increase one's anxiety levels, because when one is detached from it, they experience mental fatigue. It's like withdrawal from any drug.

Any social media platform was a trigger for me. I cut down a lot and it stopped a lot of anxiety. I picked up new habits like word search books, reading or watching new TV shows

Yeah. I got rid of it awhile ago. It used to trigger me super bad. But now I kinda try to think of it as erp, and I just try to enjoy the good videos and cope with the triggering ones doing best to not spiral into compulsions or rumination.

Yeah I haven’t had tok tok since April

Tiktok is triggers my thoughts a lot but idk if it is good or bad for me..

Yep yep. Tiktok is what causes my OCD to spiral out of control very recently. The community is toxic and can be damaging to mental health, especially when you have health concern OCD and tons of people are making “diagnosis” videos

tbh social media in general can be very draining to use on a frequent basis, even for the average person 😔 the way it's designed is meant to keep you constantly engaged with an endless barrage of content, regardless if its positive or negative. in fact, controversy is what rakes in the most clicks and comments, so negativity gets boosted /a lot/ on these platforms. when the algorithm sees you interacting with upsetting content, it'll throw more in your direction bc it thinks you wanna see more of it—funny how tht works ☠️☠️ bc the companies running these apps/sites care more abt profit and ad revenue we, the general userbase, are left with lackluster tools for self-curation. it's possible to maintain a healthy balance, but it takes some work. i try not to get sucked in too much bc yeah, there's distressing stuff out there.

i had to stop watching tiktok bc certain videos would trigger my ocd hella

tiktok exacerbated a lot of my ocd triggers. instagram can do the same too, deleted that. having “for you” type formatting rly triggered my magical thinking ocd. especially w intrusive thoughts while scrolling. what a nightmare. its sm easier to be not have triggers when ur without technology