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Rhen_DMN

Reddit itself is turning into compulsion

Question about OCD

I have always gained Insights through reddit. Some of the tips really helped but I guess it’s turning into a compulsion, and one thing I think is gaslighting myself telling my self that Ill just go to reddit to entertain myself and 1 min after or as soon as I open it im stuck on self help, ocd, philosophy threads. I try not to be compulsive but once I open reddit it pulls me. I have this “just one more” “there is some insight out there” “Just 1 tip for today” but I end up searching more. I also notice that information overload kinda fuels ocd because of information. I ping pong through some of the methods which one work which one doesn’t, some days I feel like one method works and then after some time I doubt the method works and go search a new one or go back to another method, and Sometimes I need to justify wether its compatible or not, for example I read somewhere on cptsd threads to confront/face your trauma on the other hand ocd says not to engage with thoughts. Now i have a new compulsion to seek certainty wether I follow a cptsd guide or ocd guide Or justify how can I make them work together. Same with philosophy/spirtuality, some says using it as a a spiritual bypass is damaging, but at some point it helped me, then I need to go on searching wether its true, gather all information. And what sucks is it sorta helped you before then another information says its more harm than good. As much as reddit helps, its kind of a double edge sword where sometimes you gain clarity and wisdom and sometimes it drags you down the rabbit hole

Posted Jun 8, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

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