IME TikTok Trolls Strategy: Report. Delete. Block. Repeat as needed.

TikTok Trolls are gonna hate, I guess. We can't control that or the first comment they post on our videos. Oh wait. Yes, we can. Report. Delete. Block and then Lather. Rinse. Repeat. That's my strategy. I was coached by the IME Community member teens to only reply and to do so with a video to the outright misinformation that trolls try to spread. Otherwise, ignore. I'm lucky, I suppose, that I usually only have a few haters respond to my videos. They're basement dwelling keyboard screamers, if you will. Cyberbullies looking for a quick power and control hit as they hide behind their screen and eat a steady diet of hot pockets. But, enough about the hot pockets of all varieties eating hate spewers, let's talk about us for a minute. As a teen or parent of a teen, how do you find balance with social media? First of all, you don't have to show up on social media at all and if you do, there is no right way to show up. See above for the wrong way to show up. I know that anyone who reads my blogs is the kind of human who is a kind human. So, if you're reading this, you're good. If you decide to show up on social media, do so with intentionality. What does that mean? It's just like with food, school, friends, stuff we have to do, simply make a decision ahead of time. We don't have power over other people. Remember, I've coached you on this like a thousand times. I've already coached myself on this about a thousand times already today. It sure is a hard human concept for us humans. I'm so glad we are powerless over others because, "Powerless over others means powerless over me!" That's a Dr. Karla original quote to be used however is helpful. I was calling out celebrity thin privilege I saw in People Magazine on TikTok the other day and caught some hate from a keyboard screamer who said, "Celebrities are devil you should know that from the get go. You're a sucker for buying it. And stop using the word privilege." I created a quick reply video where I said the word "privilege" about 20 times, even sang the word, which is hard to say over and over, and then ended with, "today is sponsored by the word privilege". That was kind of petty, or a lot petty. Every once in a while I got to speak up and if I am feeling sarcastic, watch out. My vision is to show up to create community with compassionate connection and be helpful. So far, IME Community has almost 58k TikTok followers. Our message is getting out and it's making a big difference in people's lives who are transforming their health and sharing their real life health wins of reversing their diabetes trend and have normalized their blood sugars and are losing weight. It's thrilling, actually. If you want to contribute to fun, to inform, or connect on social media, you should do it. Just remember to be intentional and decide how you want to show up and where you put your attentional focus. Recognize you don't cause or control much, but can always: Report. Delete. Block. Then, Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Don't forget to check out imecommunity.com and if you are a teen, 12 to 18 or parent of a teen struggling with weight and body image and want to create a fun and healthy way forward that is devoid of deprivation and hot pockets, Join IME Community today! Self-love superpower, Dr. Karla, ActivistMD