Remove 2022 Remove Childhood trauma Remove Personality disorders
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The TikTokification of Mental Health on Campus

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Take this ad, which relies on the fact that most people can’t resist a Buzzfeed-style personality quiz—even one that ends with self-diagnosis. In this way, childhood trauma is no longer a reaction to distressing events—instead, it’s a personality type, something anyone can discover in themselves, no matter their history.

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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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For example, the violent crime rate fell by 49% between 1993 and 2022, with substantial decreases in robbery, aggravated assault, and murder rates. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often mistaken for PTSD (as it’s currently defined) due to shared symptoms like emotional instability and turbulent interpersonal relationships.