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Social media plays a significant role in shaping perceptions of mental health. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram often promote self-diagnosis and self-therapy, sometimes simplifying complex issues into digestible yet superficial narratives. While this democratizes access to mental health knowledge, it often leads to unhealthy obsession with self-identity categories or a tendency to see oneself as fundamentally broken.

The pervasive use of therapeutic language, while seemingly empowering, can sometimes serve as an escape or avoidance of taking responsibility for one's circumstances. For example, individuals may attribute all their problems to chemical imbalances or neurodivergent diagnoses rather than considering societal, economic, or personal choices.