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More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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More than half of all the top trending videos offering mental health advice on TikTok contain misinformation, a Guardian investigation has found.

People are increasingly turning to social media for mental health support, yet research has revealed that many influencers are peddling misinformation, including misused therapeutic language, “quick fix” solutions and false claims.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also I’ve read studies that show pounding your head with a brick can really hurt.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

False: This is a widely spread misinformation. While it may be true that you can experience pain short term, after prolonged pounding that is strong enough, this pain will not be registered anymore. Furthermore, you may not even feel any pain whatsoever afterwards.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

This is true, I am no longer alive and cannot feel pain at all after an intensive brick face pounding session.

[–] moonlight6205@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

So it has been recommended to pound your head against bricks everyday till it stops hurting