- Username
- Sarahtonen
- Date posted
- 3y ago
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
I’ve not used Instagram for almost 1 year and don’t use Twitter or TikTok. I only use Snapchat to talk with friends, but seeing random peoples stories and stuff really overwhelms me. Since I only talk to 2-3 people I think it’s better to just use WhatsApp exclusively. The amount of social media apps is insanely overwhelming and it’s no wonder why my attention span is shockingly low, as we’re always looking for that next news article or viral clip or whatever. Has anyone else deleted social media to reduce anxiety?
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 😊
In the start of my recovery I deleted TikTok because I felt like it was detrimental to my mental health. Now that im starting to get better I am unsure if I want it back. On one hand I feel like I’m wasting less time and have less negative thoughts being pushed on me because in it’s peak it felt like the algorithm on that app was curated to make me more anxious/scared. However on the other side of the coin is not using this app an avoidance behavior showing that I’m not really healed just using compulsive behavior to avoid being triggered
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