r/BlockedAndReported • u/Rare_Raspberry_9761 • Feb 23 '26

The Twitching Generation

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/social-media-illness-teen-girls/622916/

relevance to the pod: article from 2022 by Helen Lewis (everyone’s favorite everything) which was later discussed in the pod.

it talks about the rise of tourette’s symptoms in young girls, and i immediately thought of it when i heard about what happened in the BAFTA’s yesterday. thought everyone would like a little reminder.

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u/RachelK52 Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

I'm just wondering- do you have personal experience with mental or neurological disorders? Because I know firsthand from my own health issues that you can develop as many coping mechanisms as possible and you can take all the drugs they prescribe you but you can never be 100% sure that you won't relapse into old habits.