We’re not all clinicians.
But social media sure makes some of us feel like we are.
In the age of TikTok psychology, words like narcissist, gaslighter, and trauma are tossed around like confetti—often without context, training, or accountability. That’s not emotional intelligence. It’s emotional misconduct.
A recent study found that over 83% of psychology-related TikToks contained misinformation or lacked context (BMJ, 2022)—and some of the loudest voices had no clinical credentials at all.
In my latest essay, I unpack the damage this causes—especially for those of us who work in helping industries. It’s time to reclaim the nuance in conflict, feelings, and what it really means to be emotionally literate.
And yes, I bring receipts from neuroscience and psychology (plus a dog named Cisco who understood boundaries better than most people).
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