Using Mental Illness For TikTok Clout

Glad to see that this resonated with a lot of people! been getting a few comments recently that I want to address because I think it’s an important topic, forgive me if I didn’t include it in the script of this video bc i cant remember- I understand not everyone has access to professional mental health help, i didnt for a long time. my line of thinking here is that if you have access to TikTok, you also have access to the Internet to which you can look up articles written by professionals and psychologists about the diagnosis instead of self diagnosing from an anecdote from a random person on TikTok. if that anecdote inspires you to do more research, then that is fantastic. But just don’t stop at the TikTok thinking that random generic symptoms means you have a specific mental illness. video from person 100x smarter than me: https://youtu.be/ZrZHCl7O-ew

This is so random, but hearing you call yourself a survivor of depression has really pulled me back up to the surface. There is an end to this tunnel and I will be in the light one day

As someone with diagnosed OCD, I’m so glad to finally hear someone talk about this. It makes me super uncomfortable that people romanticize this illness and paint it out to be like “haha I’m so clean and organized”, while I’m out here losing sleep every night bc my brain forces me to get up like a million times to check if I locked my doors. OCD isn’t about wanting to be organized and aesthetic, it’s an incredibly stressful and often debilitating disorder.

I remember a woman on Twitter mentioned some of her more disturbing intrusive thoughts by her OCD. Everyone outside of the OCD community told her she was a freak, belonged in prison, should die, etc. So I appreciate the OCD mention, coz those people who say "we all have a little OCD" or joke about having it are the ones who will also ridicule us and call us crazy or freaks.

I have DIAGNOSED ADHD and people thought I was faking it for the longest time. People with actual diagnosis are being accused of faking it because of those people who actually fake it and it’s very sad

to the people claiming they want mental illnesses and trauma, you dont. it affects your entire life, it can make you struggle with school, work, etc. it can make you constantly hallucinate, and many other bad things.

the OCD part is so true, i had a girl in my class that would go “omg my ocd!!!” everytime she saw something thats wasnt arranged straight. i have OCD and i am such an unorganized person. it hurts like hell to see people act like its some cute little quirk that keeps you organized.

As someone who was medically diagnosed with tourettes, i cant tell you how awefully cringe i find those "OWO IM SORRI MY TOURETTES ACTED UPP!!!1!1!1!1!!!!🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺" people to be.

As somebody who has depression and is trying to recover, it feels like a slap in the face when i see someone trying to have a "depressed aesthetic"

I'm a mental health professional and I went on a date where a guy tried to invalidate my degree but saying "yeah I just found the symptoms of ADHD on a medical website and I told me friend she probably has ADHD so I think I could do what you do." People lack the understanding to correctly apply the information that is out there.

Thing that get me most is the romanticizing of self-harm, scars and suicidal tendencies...as someone who has a history with that, it rubs me in such a wrong way :(

FUCKING FINALLY SOMEONE TALKS ABOUT DISASSOCIATING. I fucking hate when someone says "sorry? I was dissociatin" LIKE SHUT UP DUDE you where just fucking ignoring someone. Shit feels like you are 1 step to loose your mind, feels like you are at the edge of your mind, its not just a "hehe I was distracted"

I have ADHD and I absolutely hate when people fake it to be quirky or for attention because they think it’s cool and that leaves people with actual disorders feel bad

What I don't like about the dissociation tiktok is it gives a strong impression you just snap out of it, toss your hair, and move on with your day. I don't suffer from this disorder but that seems a drastic simplification of the condition, and sends a message that "just snap out of it and you'll be ok", which I don't think would have been the intention of the creator.

As someone with OCD it always bothered me when people said "I'm so OCD." OCD can feel like you are constantly about to lose control of everything not just liking things to be color coded. In fact my room is always messy and i still have OCD. There are so many types of sub generes of OCD so to generalize it makes no sense.

Faking disorders has become so common that the ones who actually have these disorders are told that they're being dramatic and stuff... And I'm myself suffering from quite a few disorders, and this makes me feel so bad fr

I have dissociative identity disorder and is so frustrating seeing people think they're cool and quirky for having it. The way people miss construe what it feels like, i can only conclude they don't actually have DID. Everyone thinks you get to be a quirky character like the 2 face guy in nightmare before Christmas but no one mentions the memory loss, hallucinations, complete lack of control on your body, etc.... it's not like "oh now I'm Edward. Look at me being wacky" Thank you for the great video gabi!😊

Other less quirky symptoms of ADHD: impulsive shopping that leads to significant financial problems, working so hard at your job and relationships to "make up for" mistakes you often make, time blindness, difficulty in sensing when you are hungry/thirsty/need to use the bathroom, sexual dysfunction, hypersexual behavior that sometimes leads to cheating, poor hygiene because you literally forgot to take care of yourself

It always amazes me that people see ADHD as "lol quirky disease" when I would take being neurotypical in a heartbeat. I wasn't diagnosed until I was in my 20s and going that long without knowing really prevented me from living up to my potential and forming the relationships I wanted to make. My transition to college was a huge realization that I was different to other people and I became suicidal and a severe alcoholic with no friends. I've learned to accept myself the way I am, but if I could make it go away I absolutely would. Meanwhile the rest of the world just says "omg lol me too, squirrel!"

Hearing her discuss dissociation made me smile, because FINALLY someone brings that to light. Not many people know about dissociation and just assume it’s ADHD or something, but as someone with dissociation episodes I found this very heart warming, and I’m so glad you talked about this Gabi ⭐️⭐️ (Remember, all disorders or symptoms can be different depending on the person!!) My dissociation episode symptoms: Can’t talk Can’t eat or drink/chew Can’t move my hands/feet/body Having trouble with emotions Feeling numb or tingly Basically, I lose my sense of being alive or by body just shuts off, and it’s scary. If you know people who “fake” or think they have an illness due to TikTok influence I highly recommend you talk to them/confront them about it and ask them to at least tell someone, or even better- seek help about it!<3