The Worst Medical Takes

[@h0rriphic]

Ordering a depressed person to "not feel sad" is like telling a diabetic to "just regulate your blood sugar with willpower".

[@tatiana4050]

Well there are people who would say you can do both.

[@solsystem1342]

@@tatiana4050 if they weren't going to harm other people it might just be funny.

[@KairiMorin]

Sadly probably a thing someone said.

[@theautisticguitarist7560]

Psh, spoken like someone who can regulate their blood sugar with willpower.

[@evem6154]

Oh you have a broken leg? Have you tried yoga to get you in a better mindset?

[@lordskeletor481]

as someone with mixed race family, it is true that when a biracial child is diagnosed with leukemia their nonbiracial family members are seen as a last resort in terms of bone marrow donation, however, that doesn't really mean anything when so many people are perfect blood matches with perfect strangers. Like my mother and I have different blood types and she couldn't be a blood donor for me, is she suddenly not my mom anymore?

[@fayerawcliffe7794]

Yeah it’s only bone marrow that needs to be a super specific match the donor in most cases needs to be the same ethnicity. Also like it’s not a race thing it’s an ethnicity thing a German and a scot might not be compatible but they’re still both white

[@lordskeletor481]

@@fayerawcliffe7794 Oh I know, I wasn't trying to defend the dude's weird anti-race mixing thing, just saying that yes, that is something that happens. And also, exactly, because a lot of lesser known blood groups are rooted in geographic locations like the Kidd group (sorry about my coherence, I am on nyquil for the flu and am not fully lucid)

[@fayerawcliffe7794]

@@lordskeletor481 oh wasn’t coming for you just adding on! Get well sooooon!

[@sixfeetundertheradar6080]

@@lordskeletor481 feel better soon 😊

[@Pomegranatek]

With regular blood donations, we don’t want a donor from the family because bloods that’s too genetically similar increases the risk for graft vs host disease. Which is especially scary for immunocompromised patients.

[@OofWillis]

If the government wanted to microchip everyone, wouldn't it be easier to you know, put it in the water? Or donuts?

[@ewwstraightppllol]

Or phones??? Like whut

[@TheEmbessyNetwork]

Or smart TVs and social media apps?

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@ewwstraightppllol I mean, they are in phones. Microchips, I mean. And phones do already track us. So

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHs]

they’re already in our phones so why would they want them in our skin

[@Free.zen.]

@@DeathnoteBB that’s why they commented that

[@OofWillis]

As someone with a rare disease, I follow Bad Medical Takes and it makes me feel a lot better about the shiz I hear about how to heal myself, why I’m responsible for my genetic disease or all the people (docs included) who said I COULDN’T be sick for the first few years of normal test results before they finally found the culprit.

[@netartist]

ur just like me fr i hate that this is such a common experience

[@erinbess]

FELT! when people say “have you tried exercise? dieting? supplements?” like any of that shit is gonna change my rare genetic condition 💀

[@lindseyhendrix2405]

@@erinbess Lmao or the “yoga” suggestion

[@netartist]

@@lindseyhendrix2405 the yoga suggestion is the worst 💀 it would literally make everything worse for me. i’m still baffled that ableds view it as a cure all

[@oppaloopa3698]

The best ones are the idiots who mock those who only support alt medicine and claim to be pro medical intervention only to turn around and shame you for needing mobility aids or only eating specific foods.

[@lordskeletor481]

we do need to destigmatize crack, specifically because in destigmatizing drug use we also help destigmatize addiction and that in and of itself can help many addicts. (I am not endorsing using crack, I am endorsing making addiction help more accessible by removing the stigma around being an addict)

[@samg6940]

It's surprised me (although it shouldn't have, given the context) how acceptable it still is to look down on and make fun of crack addicts. Even in spaces where "addiction is a serious disease" is the consensus, crack doesn't seem to apply.

[@tatiana4050]

@@samg6940 it's because crack is associated with poor people.

[@eilidhhatch2074]

I agree I felt kinda sad to see that. I work in harm reduction and I felt disappointed seeing people making fun of people who use drugs:(

[@KairiMorin]

I agree with helping addicts, but I don't think that would work at all if we just stopped stigmatizing drugs. We need to better fund clinics and hospitals to have the hope to help all the drug addicts before we start destigmatizing drugs.

[@princessofhell4639]

I fully agree. At school we had like a lecture on drug use and my teachers entire point was that he was going to be fair by saying all the good effects as well as the bad ones or something idk. Then at some point he started to talk about addiction and then he says he would bring a drug addict (I'm pretty sure he specified a recovered one but maybe not) in but that would be "dangerous". Like no drug addicts aren't all dangerous (obviously some are) and it just annoyed me sm he said he would be fair then stereotyped people who are suffering with addiction like most of them (if not all) had no choice in that addiction. Addiction happens for so many reasons from things as simple as getting addicted to pain medication after a serious injury to having used it as a coping mechanism for trauma and it going too far or maybe they just lived that life style. Either way they still deserve respect and don't deserve to be shamed for their struggles.

[@GloomyFish]

to all the people who say depression is a choice: why the actual hell would anyone CHOOSE that!

[@dookie2175]

people think people choose to have depression for "attention"

[@notacatnt]

@@dookie2175 uh yeah, medical attention. obviously emergency therapy appointments are cute uwu /s

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@notacatnt Hell I couldn’t even get that for a good while

[@sofiasalmoiraghi2985]

depression is obviosly not a choice, its a coping mechanism, but it is our own responsibility to choose active healing. no one will come pulll you out of depression it is a choice you make to create a better life your yourself in all the ways that you can.

[@Free.zen.]

@@sofiasalmoiraghi2985 You can change the factors around you to try and help alleviate stressors, but when your depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, it is a far more nuanced issue than “making an effort”

[@whitepearlreaper]

The childhood trauma thing is from when people were talking about things they've retained from abusive situations as a kid- like needing to have learned from footsteps or keys jingling if you should hide. Some people only saw the very surface level of the conversations and thought they were saying good hearing/vision/etc = traumatic childhood, hence the post.

[@Lumina_Solaris]

I just thought they were confusing peripheral vision with hindsight. Like, having hindsight on your past not being ideal doesn't make it traumatic

[@lalloronadelmuerto9156]

I still freak out when my roommate comes home and opens the door. Keys jingling is also a trigger, along with car doors being slammed. Hell, I'll get nervous if someone starts talking in another room when I'm laying down to take a nap.

[@that.neurodivergent]

@@lalloronadelmuerto9156 same!! It got to the point that I can’t live with anyone anymore and I’m living alone, paycheck to paycheck just barely scraping by but holy shit it’s so worth it!!! I don’t care that my finances were set back years I finally have peace and quiet 🥲

[@nyxcat3621]

I was on tiktok at around the time of this trend. The video was in response to a trend where people were recording their good peripheral vision and saying it was because of their childhood trauma (which to my knowledge childhood trauma doesn’t dictate peripheral vision but I don’t know much)

[@permafrost7875]

​@@nyxcat3621okay, I can explain: certain types of trauma increase the amount you subconsciously pay attention to your peripheral vision, while the actual sight isn't affected, you are a lot more alert to things around you

[@xg2513]

i recently went to the er for anaphylaxis to an antibiotic, and even while wheezing, coughing, and catastrophically low blood pressure, the doctor on duty there asked me if i needed "emotional medication" for my "hysteria". ANYWAYS-

[@genericname2747]

I didn't realize Freud was still alive, and practicing medicine

[@s0apys0ph1e]

​@@genericname2747 Lets be honest, Siggy would've given them coke

[@genericname2747]

@@s0apys0ph1e Good ol Siggy Freud. Didn't understand women and didn't understand how drugs worked.

[@thepinkestpigglet7529]

I mean my brother went to the ER once when he tore a hole in his esophagus and he would have appreciated it if the doctors had offered him anxiety meds instead of calling him a drug seeker

[@JDMimeTHEFIRST]

As an autistic person, I’ve been told by bosses to think more like a neurotypical. I was expected to change to accommodate them. I wondered if they also asked blind people to try to see so all the people who can see would feel more comfortable. It’s funny how neurotypicals make everything about them, yet accuse us of having no empathy

[@hexinthelilypond4213]

Paraplegic folks need to just “walk like able-bodied people” obviously /j

[@ninar9664]

It’s ironic cuz they don’t want to accommodate ND people cuz we inconvience them with things we can’t control when they can control their behavior (not autistic but ADHDer)

[@harlomints7727]

is it bad that it kinda makes sense to me?? like if ur gonna have a job where youre expected to behave a certain way, you should behave that way. idk, i have reaoly bad adhd and i cant imagine NOT masking it when im in public. it makes everyone a lot more comfortable around me

[@ninar9664]

@@harlomints7727 yeah I get what you’re saying but you shouldn’t have to mask your neurodivergence. Society was built for neurotypicals so they should learn to accommodate for neurodivergent people. It’s really a “I can’t see anything physical so it’s not there” mindset

[@BloatedSpoon]

Deaf people should just hear smh /s

[@cleapfeifer3579]

as someone with type one diabetes, i was so happy to see that you mentioned the price of insulin. it definitely needs to be talked about more! ❤

[@darbypea2223]

I think that person was trying to say carbs? But still like with type 1 diabetes cutting carbs won't get rid of it since your body is literally incapable of Makin insulin. Some people are so ignorant

[@solsystem1342]

@@darbypea2223 have you tried eating less carbs? Well, I have but I don't know how that's related to my pancreas deciding to kill itself. /jk I've had to pull this about my mom when people miss the the boat on remembering type one diabetes exists.

[@mmmmmmmmaria]

@@darbypea2223 technically a t1d person could survive without insulin if they strictly only eat meat, eggs and cheese bc those foods contain 0 carbs. but it sure as hell wouldn’t be a healthy sustainable diet

[@hihello-7396]

@@mmmmmmmmaria I don't think that would even work since hormones can also change you blood sugar levels... I guess the best tip to people with t1d is to follow their doctors advice and especially do what they know is best for them, bc in the end living with a disease for your whole life makes you the biggest specialist at it

[@mmmmmmmmaria]

@@hihello-7396 of course, i was just referring to dire circumstances. i know for example homeless people around here survive on like taking just patties out of fast food burgers when they’re t1d

[@oceanp.1793]

Yes we DO need to get rid of the stigma around doing crack so people with serious drug addictions can seek out help without fear or their lives being ruined from imprisonment, difficultly finding jobs, isolation, etc. crack addiction is not good in any way, though and it’s definitely not a “miracle medicine”

[@michaelaf6580]

Yeppp harm reduction works

[@fart63]

From my experience, drug addicts don’t care about “stigma”. In fact most people on drugs couldn’t give less of a shit about anything. bc that’s what drugs do to you. The vast majority of drug addicts will never seek out help on their own regardless of stigma around their drug/s of choice. Drugs cause physical dependency, and withdraw symptoms and drug induced paranoia make it almost impossible to go through alone. People need support from family and friends to push them into rehab and also to force them to stay in it. Unfortunately, lack of familial support is what often causes drug addiction in the first place The other major problem for victims of drugs is the lack of care facilities and rehab facilities. Sometimes even if you do have support trying to help you, there are not any nearby facilities available to you. Whether it be to price or lack of facilities altogether. The government simply does not care about the misfortunate. They do not want to put money into helping the poor, the mentally ill or the physically ill. While it would be nice to get rid of stigma around drug abuse simply to educate, I do not believe that it will help anyone struggling with addiction.

[@roy4567]

One of my neighbors growing up smoked crack and tbh I felt bad for him cause he had no family and he probably did drugs cause he was sad. I hope things are better for him now.

[@sorensharp4377]

Agreed. But goddamn how stupid does that guy have to be to say crack is a miracle medicine and LITERALLY POST A PICTURE OF HIS CRACKPIPE ONLINE (drug paraphernalia is illegal in most places lmao)

[@theConcernedWyvern]

Absolutely. I remember in high school the first time I saw a video on why drug addiction even happens in the first place. I've been firmly on the side of de-stigmatization ever since.

[@AnimalLover101195]

Telling a depressed person, like myself, to “not feel sad” and think it’s a “weakness” or “it’s all in your head.” is like telling an asthmatic to “just breathe. There’s tons of air in here.”

[@LocalTiredArtist]

Man that sounds like my coach. “You can run you aren’t unable” MAM I HAVE ASTHMA A LIGHT JOG WILL CAUSE IT TO BE PROBLEMATIC. I don’t know how I managed to jog a mile because I was struggling to breathe so hard..

[@SU47-enjoyer]

adhd? just focus!

[@Bobbiejoinscore]

My friend has both, so I know that you can’t just “fix” both of those things

[@DessertGeek]

As someone who's chronically ill, I do think we need both better healthcare and better health education, because we shouldn't have this situation where chronically ill and disabled folks are generally specialists who have to train their doctors on their conditions and healthier folks often don't have the tools/training/doctors to get proper and timely help. And maybe that would finally, finally stop all the "have you tried yoga?" asks.

[@stellarae8257]

For real!! I’ve had multiple doctor appointments where I brought up points about my condition they hadn’t even considered. I’ve stopped going to doctors (except for my therapist and psychiatrist) pretty much all together now. I live in the middle of nowhere and I’m done with my days of making 6 hour round trip drives just to have a doctor say 2 sentences and then blame me for my own pain. The healthcare system sucks in every level. I truly appreciate all the genuinely kind and empathetic ppl who work in medical settings because there is very obviously not enough of them :/ I hope one day we both get better care ❤

[@elyisons]

I’ve had a doctor not know of my condition, open google in front of me, ask me how to spell it, click Wikipedia, peruse the opening paragraph, and proceed to tell me my experiences were wrong and he knew more than me. And that’s barely making top 10 worst doctors for me.

[@W.E.M.L]

The only reason health care and health education sucks is so they can constantly take your money with all the doc appointments, medication, and treatments If it was better they wouldn't be making as much money

[@DessertGeek]

@@elyisons Ugh, those feels are all too real. We need better recommendation systems for doctors for sure.

[@DessertGeek]

@@stellarae8257 Right there with you! We need better care, and I honestly am starting to think it starts with a complete reform of the medical school system so more chronically ill folks can even become doctors.

[@bailey6304]

My brain just fried at Liz's part of the video. Also as a Canadian, words cannot describe the horror I felt when I noticed she had a Canadian flag in her bio. And the fact that she posted that about a week ago. I thought the 5G conspiracy theories died out, but I guess I'm just still too hopeful lmao

[@bread8095]

Yass fellow Canadian

[@meagan.868]

Imagine in 2022, people still thinks pee exits the vagina 😂😂😂

[@thefungusrat]

I thought the original tweet was talking about the clitoris? Like, still super inaccurate, but

[@07Flash11MRC]

And that wherever the pee is stored, the baby(s) are stored as well.. xDxD

[@ihavelemonade5640]

It's insane cause you got grown men thinking you can just hold period blood in like pee.

[@L-sillybrained]

@@ihavelemonade5640damn! I wish that I could it would be so much easier

[@fart63]

@@ihavelemonade5640 also the dudes that think periods are bad because of your diet/sexual activity 💀💀💀💀

[@sprigatoni]

Her questions abt sexuality being passed down through generations- my family is mostly bisexuals. my grandma is bisexual, my grandpa is bisexual, my mom was bisexual, my dad is bisexual, 2 of my aunts r bisexual, 1 of my cousins is bisexual and I'm bisexual. Only straights in my family r my uncle and 2 of my cousins. I'm not saying this is scientific proof, it's just cool that it's so common in my family.

[@genericname2747]

Makes sense that more people would come out as bisexual when they know the family will accept that. Like, you don't need to be closeted if nobody else is in the closet.

[@ameliasellers6396]

I also remember hearing about a study where there was a higher likelihood of a child being gay if one of their siblings were.

[@Zeffer32]

Damn, as the only queer in my family (that I'm aware of 👀) I'm hella jeolous 😂😂

[@universe514]

me, a bisexual with my 2 bisexual sisters 😄

[@kellynaz9256]

Yep all my Sibling are bi

[@KhanaHatake]

The crab diabeetus guy definitely meant "carbs", but they would still be wrong. Obviously.

[@AleTitan]

I agree. Which is still a bad take. You need carbs to an extent. You can't just consume 0 carbs for months and months on end. Pretty sure that would make things worse, no?

[@Sh1garak1s_alt]

yeah I have diabetes, Not eating carbs would kill me, or at least give me a seizure

[@Tommyboypsp]

That makes a lot more sense :'D

[@ellamcguffie]

insulin is a hormone in the body that everyone needs and should theoretically have, meaning t1d are literally missing a vital hormone in our bodies that keeps our bodies healthy and regulated. it’s so irritating when people think it’s only like a food substitute or something. i have to be an actual hormone for my body 24/7 and even then, the fact that my body is missing it naturally just screws up my entire system no matter how hard i try to be a good substitute

[@KELZAGHAMEEM]

She was being a little satire with the crab comment lol

[@juggalochaos]

4:24 there actually is a trauma response that includes looking through your peripheral vision before turning your head to look at something to make sure it’s something you should see. It doesn’t automatically make your peripheral vision better, but it does make you use it more

[@theTastiestNacho]

i had a roomate in college that thought you had to take the tampon off to pee and also asked how it "didn't get lost inside" since it looked small and I got an old back that I wasn't gonna use anymore and let him explore. Try out the applicator, put them in water, see how strong the string is etc.... bother was having loads of fun and kept asking questions and stuff. He proceeded to asked me about birth control and I showed him that some have a tiny week calendar and he said he wished his medicine had that. We also went through the warning label and my guy was horrified "so, you don't have a baby but you might have a stroke, ok...How much does this cost?" some dudes legit DON'T KNOW cuz the education system is extremely flawed when it comes to sex ed. and some OTHER dudes pretend to know cuz better be confidently ignorant than feel emasculated by asking questions, am I right fellas? anyway, this dude was a gymn bro whose dream job was to be a stay at home husband, so he built different

[@theConcernedWyvern]

That's so awesome that he was willing to learn and so curious. I'm afab and trans and this is one of the reasons I don't usually mind explaining trans stuff to people. I like encouraging people's curiosity, even if it can be a little awkward sometimes. I've explained to my friends how bottom surgery works and explained to so, so, so many people how hormone therapy works, for both trans women and trans men (I don't know a ton about hormone therapy for trans women, but I know the basics, and a lot more than most cis people). I do think we need more robust sex ed which includes basic education about birth control and hormones and safe sex. My health class was about 15-20% actual useful info and 75-80% scaring us about STDs and telling us that we couldn't have sex safely. They told us about condoms and birth control, sure, but never mentioned the astronomically low chance of them being used together, or of other options to be intimate with a partner that didn't include vaginally penetrative. They never encouraged us to get regular std testing, even if we weren't active. And, of course we never learned about gay or trans people at all. I had a better health/sex ed course than a lot of kids and it still was sorely lacking. If I could handle kids and people more, and I was able to make a living as a teacher, I might try and go into the field to help fill the gap, but it's just not my calling. Instead, I'll just keep reminding people that gay animals exist with my biology degree ^-^

[@CryptidRenfri]

​@theConcernedWyvern I feel that. I'm a trans woman, myself, and I don't mind answering people's questions about trans related stuff at all. 90% of the time I can tell it's coming from a place of genuine curiosity and just not knowing but wanting to understand things better. Also hard relate on the sex-ed thing in school. I don't know what country you're from (assuming US since most people I encounter online are even though I'm not), but they basically just showed us extremely graphic footage of a woman giving birth, tried to scare us about STD's, and had us practice putting condoms on a dildo. Definitely could have been more helpful lmao

[@Nol.]

Randomly becoming someone’s sex ed teacher is SO REAL. I’ve started giving sex ed lessons to a sex repulsed aroace person 😂. She doesn’t ever want to do it, but she is very curious and wants to know things like why people like it, what romantic and sexual attraction feel like, what people mean when they say xyz, etc

[@samg6940]

I'm assuming the peripheral vision one is about hypervigilance. Like, the original tiktoks were probably along the line of "you know your childhood was traumatic when you're always watching what's going on out of the corner of your eye" or something, and then a bunch of people probably said "omg I do that. Does that mean I have trauma??" I obviously can't say if any of those people were actually being hypervigilant due to trauma, but the medical take itself is just framing an actual thing in a very odd way.

[@malevolentsnow9867]

Yes that’s what it’s about. I’m sure there’s correlation between being hyper vigilant in that fashion and trauma, but saying being hyper vigilant MEANS your traumatized 100% is wrong.

[@blizzard_the_seal9863]

@@malevolentsnow9867yeah its like, trauma CAN cause hypervigilance, and hypervigilance CAN be derived from trauma, there is a strong link there, but by no means is that ‘can’ an ‘ALWAYS’

[@HorsesIC]

Unfortunately, that TikTok was referring to a trend where people moved their phone out of their periphery until they "couldn't see it," and the further they went the worse the trauma. Hardcore pain Olympics there.

[@PrincessNinja007]

​@@HorsesICI mean, direct correlation in my case, if "trauma" includes "the director will throw a stress ball at you if you miss your cue" 😅 she made us do something like the phone thing to prove to us that even if were staring at our fingers we could still see her hands

[@BoxEnjoyer]

Small correction at 5:17: Mutually exclusive means that they can't happen at the same time. So being gay and being fertile aren't mutually exclusive

[@smartcakes303]

The Christmas period is filled with trauma and its never a happy time of year for me or my family, but thank you for bring some joy this year xx

[@Candy_Flower]

Dont worry, same here. And not to be that person.....its always the parents for me. Lol they dunno when to quit it

[@smartcakes303]

@@Candy_Flower lol yes it's always the parents

[@smartcakes303]

@Wynn thank you 💖

[@SomeRandomEcho]

I know it’s not Christmastime rn, but I’m sending internet hugs

[@dragoncircus1830]

gonna throw out a weird take lol at 6:17 . there is actually a conversation to be had about the social stigmatization of crack. the only real difference between crack and coke is baking soda, and yet the way that people are demonized for consuming crack versus the image of coke being a cool party drug is pretty absurd. love the vid tho :)

[@naj2276]

Yea while it’s mostly that the ‘only difference’ between crack and cocaine is baking soda in the synthetic process, it makes a huge difference in the distribution and metabolism of cocaine in the body, and in the onset time and duration of their effects. Crack has significantly more abuse potential because its onset and duration of action is shorter than for cocaine, coupled with the fact that the highs are higher and the crashes happen much faster with crack smoking than with other cocaine routes of administration. That’s to say that the smoking route delivers the drug’s effects much quicker than snorting, and you can’t smoke cocaine but you can smoke crack. You’re right that crack use is demonized disproportionately, largely because of its class and racial dimensions, but there is reason to believe crack is more addictive than cocaine. Neither crack nor cocaine use should be glamorized or demonized, they should be understood for what they are and people with substance use disorders deserve dignity and compassion irrespective of their drug of choice.

[@naj2276]

I hope that made sense I’m so sleepy I can hardly keep my eyes open

[@Llama_With_A_Gun]

4:23 is actually someone referring to a tiktok trend where people would put their phone somewhere really far off to the side and say "If you can see this far you had a bad childhood" or something like that

[@F1N4L4CT]

the fact that some of these people probably graduated from college absolutely baffles me

[@claratalbot7613]

As someone who has both an anxiety disorder (social anxiety) & auditory-tactile synesthesia if I had a dollar for every time someone told me to just relax, stop having anxious thoughts, or stop letting sounds physical bother me I would have around $200. I've just rolled my eyes or tried to not facepalm at this point while telling them that's not those things work

[@theredpanda00]

it makes me want to wish that the people saying this crap would get the disorder themselves so they can then be told to just act normal, even though it's pretty petty it really gets on my nerves

[@claratalbot7613]

@@theredpanda00 Yeah I feel the same sometimes. I was literally born with my synesthesia as it's something ur just born with u & can't develop later so it's telling me how darn I be born with my brain being wired differently

[@fart63]

Bro just ignore your thoughts. Just drink water bro. It’s all in your head bro.

[@blueinsunlight]

i think the peripheral vision one went down as follows -one person makes a post about how their traumatic upbringing meant they were always hyper aware of their surroundings -people saw that and took it entirely the wrong way -videos were made listing “good peripheral vision” as a sign your childhood was traumatic -people started pushing back and pointing out how stupid that idea is -all those creators were harassed for “invalidating people’s trauma” i love tiktok

[@nono-im7jo]

i think it was a joke about how tiktok finds a way to connect random normal things to mental illnesses or trauma. the post says "No you DONT have childhood trauma beacause of this random thing'

[@blueinsunlight]

@@nono-im7jo i know, that’s what i’m saying. the post in the video is probably in the second to last phase i mentioned

[@PrincessNinja007]

That is exactly how it went down

[@mr.duck1246]

“I think we can all relate to tripping over a long pair of pants” Tall people: “no such pants exist, I’m afraid” Also I know right after she said “or just tripping over something in general”

[@beardiemom]

9:42 for leukemia, you don't need a blood donor, but a stem cell/bone marrow donor. However, the markers that make you compatible - while more complex than they are with blood - aren't dependant on race, so that take is still bs.

[@stinkyinky7267]

i think the peripheral vision and childhood trauma connection is that when you're terrified of your parents, you're always looking for them out of the corner of your eye so you can quickly stop whatever you're doing and not get in trouble

[@caleb282]

4:27 there was a trend of people claiming they could see more than the average 200° people can see in thier peripheral because thier trauma made it so they were hyper aware, what they need to realize is trauma can't change the shape of you're skull. The only way youd be able to see that much is if you're half rabbit or (more likely) moving your eyes

[@eminempreg]

Wait... you can move your eyes? I've just been moving my whole head this entire time

[@genericname2747]

@@eminempreg Who taught an owl how to type??

[@genericname2747]

I'm half rabbit and I had a perfectly normal childhood.

[@eminempreg]

@@genericname2747 who?

[@lunarsoul1737]

I have to admit, sex ed class has been one of the most helpful things for me. I'm transfem, and I would not know an inch of afab biology without it, and considering I very much would like bottom surgery, sex ed class was incredibly useful, as it should be for literally every person ever.

[@youre764]

It gave me trauma (not buzzword trauma, actual trauma) because they forced me to look at drawings of genitals at seven years old. It caused me to become addicted to porn at that age

[@80PercentUnreliable]

@@youre764 yikes, hope you’re doing alright

[@youre764]

@@80PercentUnreliable tbh I only posted that because I thought youtube would just take it down because that's what they do to all my other comments which aren't even half as bad as that one was. I don’t know why I trust the internet more than my loved ones because this is the only time I've ever brought it up. Anyways thank you, I'm trying to get better, talking about it helped

[@80PercentUnreliable]

@@youre764 It’s alright to share your experiences on the internet as long as you find a safe space where people won’t judge you. But if you ever want to come back to this thread and talk about it, I’ll be here to listen 👍

[@youre764]

@@80PercentUnreliable you are legitimately one of the nicest people I've ever met in a comment section

[@gladioluspride8935]

Depression can be genetic, so can a few other mental illnesses and neurodivergence, such as ADHD. You were right on the mark! (Oh, and on the crack in your meds- i mean, meth is in the same family of one of the plants used in ADHD meds. At the end of the day, they're just plants, and plants can be utilized in tons of different ways)

[@Sandreline]

Please be careful comparing ADHD medication to meth without being very specific. Desoxyn is methanphetamines, but it is rarely prescribed anymore. Most other ADHD meds are in the amphetamine family, but should not be compared directly with meth.

[@gladioluspride8935]

@@Sandreline I didn't know that! Thanks for the correction

[@mekenna6214]

yes yes yes. as someone who both inherited depression/anxiety and adhd (or autism?? idk i’m figuring it out LMAO) from my mother i can confirm it is possible.

[@Sandreline]

@@gladioluspride8935, thank you for being receptive!

[@solsystem1342]

I don't have it but schizophrenia has a genetic component. Environmental conditions can accelerate it I belive but you can't "stop" it. Although medication can help regulate the symptoms. Telling a system that they are losing touch with reality on the other hand and prescribing medications for them that don't do anything... well that's less useful but hey, what are you going to do 🤷‍♀️ I belive there's some genetic component to being able to form DID or OSDD or chance to develop it? as well but idk the details on that.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Me: “Hello! Yes, I’d like to report that I’m depressed.” Twitter User (3:15): “Ok, have you tried switching it off and switching it on again?”

[@Smoothbrain-nvrm]

😭

[@lorenedwards6427]

As an addict in recovery, it is important that we end the stigmas around drugs and addiction but, obviously crack has absolutely no medicinal value! One could argue that heroin and other opiates at least have the ability to relieve pain but, crack literally has no positive effects on its users. Either way, I agree that crack is probably the most stigmatized drug which has a lot to do with racism actually.

[@PrincessNinja007]

A lot of stimulants are from external pressure. I know people who turn to stuff like meth and Crack because they've got such demanding work schedules or untreated ADHD that they're masking

[@naulord1622]

As a swiss person I LOVE CERN conspiracy. Its the most ridiculous, hilarious and insane shit I couldn't come up with if I tried. Looking at CERN conspiracy and researching it taught me more than school has lol. Idk where they even got all these "facts" from that are so easily disproved its like toddler fantasy/logic. Coming from someone who was a dumb child myself all I can do is laugh and shake my head. And the fact these conspiracies are made up by fully grown adults and not actual toddlers just kinda hurts.

[@kellynaz9256]

As an astrophysicist its so funny to me

[@heroboof8595]

imo insulin should be priced according to frederick banting (one of the discoverers of insulin)'s wishes- he sold the patent for one dollar in the hopes that no-one would ever have to go without.

[@karmb1437]

Omg I work for a pharmacy now and during this time I’ve seen so many people just not be able to get their medication and it’s just so devastating. Where I live, the government covers basically everything health related and we pay a really low amount of taxes for it. So when I see these people just not being able to access their medications or treatments it’s just heartbreaking

[@paigebeaule3999]

I almost died recently because I couldn’t afford my antibiotics for endometritis went septic

[@IRodeTheCylcond]

"You're either homophobic or your named Dale pick a struggle sir" is the best quote I've ever heard

[@PrincessNinja007]

The peripheral vision one is a response to various "signs you grew up in an abusive household" and it's just stuff like "you see people walking behind you" and "you can hear when cars pull into the driveway" It's like those "if you can blink in time to the song you have autism" posts, with the added ick of accusing people of abuse if their kids use their eyes and ears at all

[@baynorac4724]

Telling a person with depression to 'just be happy' is like telling a person with a broken leg to 'just walk it off'. It's silly. Just because you cannot see the injury/illness with the naked eye doesn't mean it isn't there. What you can see with an MRI in one case you can see with an x-ray in the other. Get diagnosed and get proper help

[@wordslvr5269]

4:24 as someone who experienced childhood trauma, while good peripheral vision does not automatically mean your childhood was traumatic, it can be a skill learned as a child because when you are constantly in danger you need to be constantly hyper-alert and aware. Although good peripheral vision does not make someone’s childhood traumatic it is a shared aspect of many childhood trauma survivors and was developed to help us survive.

[@skysloveviolet027]

6:37 “also you need to clean ur frikin crack tube dude-“ BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@Tinkerbell9087]

My knee had been hurting and impacting my day to day life. It finally got to the point where I was tired of the pain so I went to the doctors to see what was wrong and unfortunately I overheard one of the medical professionals in the hall say that I should lose some weight and that might help. I was frustrated and disappointed that someone who’s a medical professional would even think to say this, even if it wasn’t to me directly it’s still very concerning especially since I’ve struggled with how I view my body my whole life. 💔

[@stellarae8257]

That’s really shitty. I understand where they’re coming from in the sense that excess weight really can put a lot of additional stress on your joints, but that scenario still shouldn’t have happened. The doctor should have taken your concerns seriously and ordered tests/X-rays etc to make sure that everything else was alright before basically just jumping to the conclusion that it’s your weight that’s the cause. So many heavier set ppl die because of medical neglect and it’s bs. Please know that the size of your body doesn’t determine your worth or attractiveness. You don’t have to change yourself to get approval or attention. If you want to work on your health in one way or another that’s cool, but the act of you being overweight does not matter. There is no morality associated with weight or size. I really hope your knee pain has subsided or that you’ve at least gotten some answers. ❤❤❤❤

[@shadowsoul121]

I'm sorry I wish it wasn't so common :/ I once had a doctor that was amazed I wasn't half dead bc of my weight and blamed everything that was wrong with me on my weight like the mental health issues I've had my whole life... I even once had an urgent care doctor lecture me about it and I was like bro you're an ENT doctor I'm here for a strep test and antibiotics wtf

[@loops8274]

This was told directly to my face by a doctor. Years later I was diagnosed with hypermobility. Gee I wonder why my knees were so prone to injury and pain

[@dinogrl4102]

the fact that people say depression is a choice baffles me. like yeah don't grieve a loss of a loved one. don't be sad lol it's easy. it's like telling someone with a broken leg to just "walk it off"

[@Aroaceicon11-rz3ep]

That depression one annoyed me so much, because my mother always gets on my brother to “stop being so irresponsible” and “think about other people for once” just because he has serious trouble getting out of bed in the morning even though she knows he has diagnosed depression from our father’s death. Tell me: is it selfish to have symptoms of an illness that you are diagnosed with?

[@guppyroll]

i love how you say "called" so much every time i hear it i just smile

[@The_Skrongler]

Crack is (obviously) not a miracle medicine, but we do need to destigmatize it for harm-reduction reasons. We can't really stop people from doing recreational drugs, but we can make it less dangerous by treating drug users with respect and supporting them with relevant resources. (drug testing centres, needle exchanges, safe injection sites, addiction care, etc)

[@katem2944]

Agreed! I was thinking the same while listening

[@MadameSomnambule]

I once saw a dirty needle on the sidewalk when I was at work today and it's sad to see anywhere. But I never thought of a needle exchange before. I feel like if that were more common, that could help many people and not just addicted folks (like diabetics for instance who need to inject insulin).

[@The_Skrongler]

@@MadameSomnambule Yeah, having a needle exchange is just great for everyone! Me and my trans guy friends have all used our local needle exchange to safely dispose of and replace our testosterone injection needles, and I think the exchange is also the reason why I never see used needles on the ground in our area. No matter what someone is injecting they need a clean needle and a safe way to dispose of it.

[@richkarter1916]

my dad and i were actually talking about the chip in the arm thing cuz one of my cousins deadass believes it- the only thing that would be able to fit on a hard drive that small is maybe your name and age…you would literally just have a digital ID in your arm and i think thats hella convenient: forgot your ID card? scan your arm

[@acyushiYT]

i always get a laugh when people say they "don't want the government to have [their] information." i ask them if they have a driver's license or ID and then go, "well, i got some news....."

[@raelogix]

“homosexuals do not reproduce.” bisexuals: *am i a joke to you?*

[@ihavelemonade5640]

well bisexuals aren't homosexuals but like gay people still have babies through like donors and surrogates and stuff so it's still stupid as hell

[@vesperious]

bisexual doesnt equal homosexual though

[@commentmccommentface1233]

Trans people: am i a joke to you Same sex couples using ivf and/or other fertility treatments : am i a joke to you

[@bobsburgers8497]

Homosexuals are exclusively gay, homo = same. doesn’t mean they are never made to reproduce tho

[@Red-jl1qr]

I think you need to read your comment again

[@Vicky-Hugh-Martini]

I remember on Friday, March 13th of 2020, I was getting my wisdom teeth pulled out and it was the same day my city of Austin, Texas was starting to take the pandemic seriously.

[@WerstoftheWorst]

Whatever the post was at 11:09 was incomprehensible to me, I tried for several minutes but I am so lost

[@abbacadaver]

8:05 me, a lesbian biologist: 👁️👄👁️

[@JoggingMyMind]

the peripheral vision one at 4:25 is a joke on how kids have to be on their toes with abusive parents, not staring at the drunk dad long enough that it irritates him into beatin the kid. you have to analyze his body movements through your peripheral vision to make sure you are going to be 'safe'

[@nunpho]

My family is actually part of a study in Edinburgh of how mental health issues can be passed down through generations. Guess what... Mental health issues can absolutely by passed down genetically. Plus I got an iq test and neat images of my brain 😆.

[@21units]

Everyone who owns a phone, tablet, computer, or smart watch is already "microchipped" in a sense. None of anyone's information is safe especially if it's on the internet but none of these ppl are thinking about it, they just keep tweeting nonsense lmao

[@MK-moth]

1:12 watching this in the future when it’s almost 4 years…

[@alaynatheworm]

fr i can’t it’ll be 5 years in 6 months

[@fiveelevenevan]

I think the reason for the "peripheral vision" thing isn't necessarily an eyesight thing. They probably have regular levels of PV. I'd say they are just more alert if something happens in that PV space, which could be because of trauma? It makes a tiny bit of sense, but overall it is a silly trend.

[@AUDHDlucy]

my therapist called it my spidey sense, haha. its like my ears twitch in the direction of a sound i see as a threat. my peripherals are sometimes better than my normal vision. i am far sighted, so most indoor environments become squinting contests.

[@sporkle1290]

I recently bought myself a new coat, I LOVE it, but it is a bit too long for me to the point when I do trip up on it sometimes. I KNEW I shouldn't have gotten that damn vax 😭

[@Dhdjksjsnsnsnnsnsna]

As a sewist, I can confirm! I literally threw away my sewing machine bc I found that I no longer had to alter my clothes anymore!

[@LeifHenderson]

telling a depressed person to not be sad is like telling someone with asthma to just breathe.

[@marianagonzalez7115]

The tweet at 11:00 reminds me of that scene in superstore where a guy says "mm that sounds like socialism, and we all know where that leads to..." and someone responds with "higher literacy rates, low infant mortality, increased quality of life, fjords." and the other guy responds with "uuuh, no, the government watching us on the toilet"

[@insomniachope]

As someone who has depression, if I could choose to not be depressed, I would. There are weeks where I can barely get out of bed because I’m so tired of living. It gets better and then it’ll get worse. I only get through life by remembering that so many people in my life would miss me. I’ve also recently gotten kitten whom I love so much already. Having people and animals that can ground me in the reality that I’m not useless and I am loved helps so much, but there are still times that my brain will just not function correctly in regulating my mood or the chemicals in my brain. Anyone who is also dealing with depression, just know that it will get better. Healing is not linear so there will still be some hard days after it gets better, but always keep fighting to live for the good and great days out there. Remember that no matter what, there are people out there who love and appreciate your presence in their lives.

[@ravendevino6419]

"The government is tracking youuuu" Yeah. We know. Literally through the phone you're tweeting from, Sharon

[@kaiden1240]

I wants had a sis white conservative tell me that people who have adhd and other mental things can’t donate their organs when they die. I wanted to call him out on his bs, So I decided to call my grandmother who is the head nurse of the transplant sector in our local hospital, and ask her if that was true. She responded with “that was the dumbest question I have ever been asked.” Keep in mind my grandmother is a really polite person for her to say that is the equivalent to disowning me.

[@kristinpatton1018]

Between you and Queer Kiwi I am in an abundance of LGBTQ+ content and I'm loving it. Thank you for your presence 🙏

[@goldenwolfae]

i know my dad's footsteps going up the stairs and walking in a hallway, he has never touched me in my life, god forbid i notice how people i live with walk and sound like. and god forbid my adhd makes me notice the stupidest things in my peripheral vision, not every quirk in life is a trauma response

[@draalttom844]

I mean we litterally NEVER found a non traumatized nerodivergent kid, youd be a historical first!

[@goldenwolfae]

@@draalttom844 i can’t tell if ur being sarcastic or not lol

[@draalttom844]

@@goldenwolfae why would I be? People don't care for the emotional needs to neurodivergent kids, so obviously they grow up neglected and traumatized because the needs were considered whining

[@goldenwolfae]

@@draalttom844 Honestly for me its a case of my whole family being a little neurodivergent and only really seeing it when i got my diagnosis of adhd and telling my family my story of what i go through. This led them, mostly my dad, to also see that they thought like me. and that's why he found it hard to relate to other people's though processes.

[@VisceralFossa]

@@draalttom844dog what- I’m autistic and fully diagnosed, and I have *never* had childhood trauma (for the most part at least). My parents haven’t neglected me, and the only beings that have ‘abused’ me are cats, roosters, and my snake 😂 Closest thing I could think of to childhood trauma was my fear of sports balls because I thought they’d hit me (admittedly I still have that fear but sh dont tell anyone), or the traumatizing nature of the internet. Sometimes it’s just genetic or innate. I don’t mean to be rude, but it’s harmful to say that all neurodivergent people have some form of childhood trauma. Sometimes it’s literally just in the brain, like how we often have chemical imbalance in the brain and other things.

[@msjkramey]

We should destigmatize crack addiction tho. Addicts are under enough pressure without added hate and people don't get shamed into getting better (they just hide it more)

[@SkyewinsorLuma]

There's not a direct link to peripheral vision and childhood trauma, there is however a pattern of people who have amazing peripheral vision also happened to have chilhood trauma. It's correlation not causation.

[@LordOfElysium]

Thank you for being apart of my every day life this December!

[@colehater]

Throwback to a kid in my class telling my teacher (who has clinical depression) “If you cant tell me a reason why you’re depressed then you aren’t depressed”

[@radiostatic]

“Their putting a tracking device in you.” Alright! That gives me some relief in the event that my life might be in danger and I need to be found. How soon can I make an appointment?

[@genericname2747]

You have too much faith in the government. They'd inject us with bad quality microchips that constantly glitch out, and say you're in the Pacific ocean or something.

[@radiostatic]

@@genericname2747 Oh frick, you’re right. Or, every time I walk through a metal detector, I feel a tiny shock in my whole body. Bummer.

[@food223]

i am going to vaccinate all my old clothes that used to fit me but no longer do, complete lifehack so i never have to buy clothes again

[@kinzinator1]

You literally can control how hard or soft you pee with your MUSCLES. It's nothing to do with your vagina 😂

[@MoreEriksson]

Some men are really out there acting like the clit isn't a thing 🙃

[@salem1569]

man, who knew that my chemical depression from my dad's side wasn't real. my bad.

[@andr0medaz]

"my chemical depression" sounds like the name of a MCR cover band (sorry about ur depression tho)

[@salem1569]

@@andr0medaz you're not wrong and the "sorry about ur depression tho" made me laugh

[@platannapipidae9621]

this made me remember the homestuck Christmas song, but it got mashed up with "on the last month of school my teacher game to me".

[@skylarstone5500]

Every time you say 'well hello sinners' I feel just a little more alive. Thank you xP

[@freddie.spaghetti]

my guess is that the “just because you have good peripheral vision” one is responding to the… interesting brand of internet (especially tiktok) pop psychology that’s like “if you do [general thing that lots of people do] you have [specific mental health thing / trauma]” or whatever. like i can absolutely picture some tiktoker trying to tell us that good peripheral vision is a sign of childhood trauma because you would’ve had to be hypervigilant and hyperaware all the time or something like that. so without further context, i read the tiktok screenshot as like “guys c’mon let’s be serious” but i could be interpreting it wrong 🤷

[@flxwercatz232]

7:28 im diabetic and have never eaten crabs before LMAO

[@Horrorbubbl]

4:24 i think this is referring to a trend where people would stop turning their phone around their head when they stopped being able to see it, the trend basically said the farther you could see behind you the worse your childhood was

[@jasminegreen1687]

At 11:07 my jaw DROPPED! I thought “The Beast” was a thing ‘King of The Hill’ made up. I had no idea that people actually believed it and that it was a real conspiracy. I’m flabbergasted lol.

[@genericname2747]

Oh, you would not BELIEVE how many things are accused of being Satanic. Vaccines are the mark of the Beast, Pokémon is Satanic, Harry Potter makes kids witches, etc.

[@sand__witch]

​@@genericname2747 I think my favorite example of this is when I saw someone on the internet freaking out about the vaccine containing luciferins. I don't know what study did they misread or misunderstand, but it's kind of hilarious. You see, if it contained luciferins, you'd know immediately. Because they GLOW. That's the whole POINT. "Lucifer" literally means "light-bearer".

[@jayzepickle6637]

I think one of the issues with the whole "just stop being depressed" thing stems from people who are not depressed but in a state of sadness that find they can snap themselves out of it and assume it was depression. So in their mind if they can just "stop being sad" then surely depressed people can as well! It's just hard for people to fully tell if what they have is depression or not and sometimes people can label things that arent depression as depression and people with depression can think they don't have depression then shame themselves when they find they cant just "not be sad".

[@LordHonkInc]

If I had a nickel for every time I've heard people unironically say "you have depression? just don't be so sad, stupid!" I could actually afford a therapist

[@ComradeMarlow]

Crack is a medicine you use to alleviate crack withdrawals, and it works really well (Being facetious here, it isn't a medicine, I just find it funny to call it one)

[@kelly-alec]

5:51 ok so like. cocaine CAN be used to treat injuries but not in its ingested form- its used as a topical treatment to numb the area. and if thats what they meant they rly shld have conveyed it better😭

[@kelly-alec]

to quote the DEA, "Cocaine hydrochloride solution (4 % & 10 %) is used primarily as a topical local anesthetic for the upper respiratory tract."

[@dowitcher]

7:14 It really is insane how much some medicines cost, especially the ones people need to survive. I currently have a stomach bug and had to get some antibiotics and prescription nausea medication to deal with it because it’s worse than usual. My insurance denied coverage to the anti-nausea meds and those alone would’ve cost me $250. Luckily the pharmacy techs were super sweet and helped me find a bunch of coupons and whittle the price down to only $20, but I can’t imagine how much worse that would’ve been if it was a life saving medication like insulin. If they can charge these ridiculous prices for what is essentially prescription strength pepto bismol, I genuinely don’t want to think about how high the prices are for more potent or life-saving drugs.

[@academicfunnel]

yah u just gotta ask for medications to be put through goodrx and most will end up costing about the same as they would on most insurances

[@Anderdungus1]

3:05 bro just said "no

[@notreallytommy3470]

telling someone with depression to just "be happy" is like telling someone who's short to just "grow up" like make it make sense

[@milesross3091]

This has been the best thing all holiday season you’re amazing and I love your channel so much! ❤

[@capitanace]

8:56 😂😂😂 I’m dead

[@lindseyhendrix2405]

Lesbians are exceptional at anatomy and especially female anatomy. 10:13 this man has no idea what a clitoris is, does, or is located. Source: is a lesbian who also made an A in A&P I & II and whose girlfriend has a masters degree in science.

[@cookedricee]

6:07 this makes me think of last week when I was at work changing the bathroom trash bag and I found a crack pipe at the bottom of the bag under some random kids clothes that were wet

[@autisticnation7140]

Good peripheral vision doesn't necessarily mean the person is traumatized. Trauma can cause hyper vigilance however which can cause a higher level of peripheral vision. It's a correlation that people were tracking on TikTok if they already knew they had trauma and making jokes about "Testing to see if I'm traumatized" when it was really a way to just demonstrate the effects that trauma can have on some people

[@megand12345]

Damn, I thought I tripped down the stairs on Thanksgiving, tearing a ligament in front of everyone was just because I'm a fuckin dumbass. Now I know it's the vaccinations I got a year ago

[@beardiemom]

6:50 Alright, I'll stop taking the stimulants my psych prescribed me to treat my ADHD. /j

[@freshlybakedbread8392]

Nothing makes me piss louder and more aggressively than my first and only bathroom break on a 14hr shift

[@van_ol1056]

Depression can be improved a lot tho with lifestyle choices for many people. But that's usually for people with mild to middle severe depression, high functioning people or episodes. And even then not everyone has access to a therapist, or even a good one that tells you what to change to make it better😭

[@tobyfinchghost]

i was worried this account was similar to the toxic 'fake mental illness cringe' reddits but it actually turned out to be very funny !! the fake disorder cringe place is so awful, and most of the time its either ableist or posting people who are even professionally diagnosed with stuff. :^/

[@jellifygirl]

FDC had me posted on there twice literally just for existing as a plural person LMAO

[@skyeaurelliah9883]

@@jellifygirl omg same 🤝

[@stinks7065]

It also always comes from such a misinformed place. There's a lot of misinformation about mobility aids, for example. In general it's nothing but these people going "you have to PROVE you're ill to me" and a lot of it also seems to focus on the fact that, god forbid, some people with disabilities are happy and have learned how to be comfortable in their skin and embrace their disability as a part of them.

[@fart63]

People who fake Tourette’s seem to be the most common, and if it wasn’t so horrible it would hilarious. They don’t seem to actually know anything about Tourette’s so they just end up looking completely dumb. While these people don’t actually have the disorders and illnesses they fake, they clearly do have mental problems. I wish help was more available.

[@ninar9664]

I’ve seen some of the faking ND complications use tiktokers that are literally diagnosed with adhd and autism but then the comments are making fun of them for being ‘stereotypical’ like some people just can act stereotypically ND at times