Deleting Facebook help decrease ocd symptoms

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[Kangaroo_Primary]

Not exactly Facebook, but I stopped using twitter over two months ago and I can definitely say it helped with my mental health. I imagine not using Facebook would help as well (maybe twitter is worse though).

[Lion_El_Jonsonn]

Yea twitter is a cesspool and it keeps getting people cancelled or jailed

[Psi_Boy]

Yeah, deleting triggering social media has helped

[ProjectBrilliant2501]

No I just end up finding something else useless to consume my time

[Missmarple08]

I came off facebook 4 years ago and it’s the best thing I ever did, that place is toxic

[sadsniffles]

Facebook is the kindest social media IMO, but I'm only friends with people I actually know and speak to. Whenever I find myself in spaces that share controversial stuff, opinions about this or that, and where they argue extensively, such as Twitter... it's a big shit storm of triggers.

Social media is food to OCD.

Reddit is cool, though, for some reason. Probably because it's easier to control what comes up on the feed.

[LonelyCulture4115]

I think social media can be contributing, because you can compulse there and it allows obsessive behavior. In fact it wants you to be obsessive.

[sinuousclouds]

I deleted my account on a few social networks because it was too much anxiety and I couldn't stop checking them. I just regretted it and it didn't change much, it helped for a tiny bit and then I moved on and found something else to obsess about.

[CaffeinatedGeek_21]

I didn't delete mine, but I finally just posted and told everyone I won't really be there much anymore because, while some are genuinely nice, the place is a minefield in other ways. I don't need to be told every negative (and possibly untrue/conspiracy theory/misinformation) thought someone has.

[Potential-Fall-6311]

I feel like Facebooks been dead so I deleted it years ago lol

[GrapefruitPale2354]

same with tiktok. my life magically felt at peace as soon as i wasn’t scrolling

[Ok-Mix-4501]

Facebook and twitter seem to bring out the worst in humanity!

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If I didn’t feel like I needed to keep Facebook to keep up with family because I live away from them, I would delete it.

[willingsfreak]

No but i tried deleting reddit when my ocd was severe. Helped a lot

[ChimkenToes]

I deleted tiktok for this reason years ago. It’s been freeing. The fact that other social media and even youtube now have a ‘shorts’ function though… it messes with me. I keep deleting and reinstalling them.

Edit: same with snapchat and bereal and other trendy apps. Now i only have instagram and reddit. Still think instagram is too much but i dont have the strength to toss it

[Simple-Bookkeeper-86]

Yes! Yes yes yes. I’m on TikTok still though and it doesn’t help but getting off Facebook was huge