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TikTok users turn to the app to diagnose personality disorders
Original: Is it your personality or a psychological disorder? TikTok has answers.
The Washington Post examines how TikTok has become a place where people ask whether their traits are personality quirks or signs of a psychological disorder. Therapists and clinicians are quoted on the trend of self-diagnosis, warning that short videos can mislead while also acknowledging that they push mental health topics into the open and encourage some viewers to seek professional help.
Why now: Mental health self-diagnosis content on TikTok is surging and raising concerns among clinicians.
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- Is it your personality or a psychological disorder? TikTok has answers. · washingtonpost.com
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