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If you’ve ever typed “Reddit OCD help” or “does Reddit make OCD worse” into Google, you probably weren’t looking for entertainment. You were looking for relief. Reddit feels different than other platforms. It feels raw. Personal. Honest. You can find entire threads of people describing the exact intrusive thought you’re scared of. You can scroll […]

If you’ve found yourself asking, “is googling your symptoms a compulsion,” there’s a good chance you’re not just casually curious. That question usually shows up after you’ve already Googled the thing. Maybe more than once. Maybe you told yourself it was “just to check.” Maybe you got a little relief, and then your brain immediately […]