“I think some people are scared by the algorithm but at the end of the day if it’s serving us, I’m not worried. I’m really glad it was able to point me in the right direction.”
that, as a psychiatrist, she’s a proponent of knowledge being accessible like it is on TikTok.
“It’s important that people get access to information about diagnoses or symptoms,” Gold says. “I think it makes people feel less alone in their experiences.” Even if a diagnosis isn’t exact, Gold says it can still be a helpful experience. “Even if that’s not exactly what’s going on, it feels a lot less isolating if someone else has had that experience.”Lauren went to her doctor with a possible TikTok diagnosis after being shown videos on.
She wanted to be careful not to jump to conclusions, so she consulted an expert. Lauren’s psychiatrist diagnosed her with severe generalized anxiety disorder and explained that many of the symptoms she had attributed to ADHD could actually be from anxiety. “I’m finally on the road to being on the right medications,” Lauren says. And even though her doctor doesn’t think her hunch from TikTok was right, she’s glad it opened a pathway for her to find the mental health resources she needed.
Gold cautioned that, in some cases, self-diagnosing through TikTok can be harmful. “There’s no content control. The information shared [on TikTok] is more like storytelling,” Gold says. Hearing personal stories and symptoms that you relate to doesn’t necessarily mean that those same stories or symptoms will translate to a diagnosable condition. Because people who aren’t licensed therapists or doctors may share info about symptoms or diagnostic tips, Gold says people might get misinformation or be confused by what they’re seeing. And, some things that someone might claim are
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