TikTok Therapy? The Risks of Self-Diagnosis

Have you ever seen someone post about their chronic OCD because they are really eager to keep their room clean?   Or a post about study tips for someone with a terrible attention span caused by ADHD? It is common for people to create content on socials about their own mental health nowadays to raise awareness and reduce stigma. However, many people are incorrectly  diagnosing themselves with conditions based on viral videos and internet checklists. This leads to increased misinformation around serious mental health issues, and trivilisation of legitimate symptoms.    To talk more about this, psychotherapist Chloe Callanan from Are You Well Therapy joins Valerie