Society & Culture
This week we talk about #TraumaTok, aka a corner of TikTok where people openly share their harrowing traumas to the app with little concern about where their stories will end up. We discuss the normalisation of “trauma dumping”, trauma bonding as a modern means to friendship, trauma as an identity or in-group, and how TikTok actively benefits from the #TraumaTok community. Soaliha: @soalihaofficial & Linktree Mitch: @mitchs.miscellanea & Linktree Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/soaliha Email: heresthethingthopodcast@gmail.com PayPal: PayPal.me/soaliha Facebook Group: Here’s The Thing, Tho With Soaliha Podcast Group Sources Bridgerton's Kate Sharma Isn't Poorly Written, She's Authentic South Asian Representation Anthony Albanese's 'Not Woke' Cover Wasn't Just Cringe, It Was Also Transphobic 'Dark days for our democracy': What the new protest laws in NSW mean Why TikTok is so obsessed with labeling everything a trauma response. What we can all learn from 'trauma dumping' online We're worried about the wrong kind of 'trauma talk' online Investigation: How TikTok's Algorithm Figures Out Your Deepest Desires TikTok: Eating disorders, racism, censorship and distorted realities | Four Corners