The rise of "TikTok Therapy" and the democratization of mental health information have created a unique cultural shift. While increased awareness reduces stigma, it has also birthed a phenomenon clinicians are calling Self-Diagnosis via Social Media.

In our current hyper-polarized US climate, politics has moved from "what I think" to "who I am." We are witnessing identity fusion, a psychological phenomenon called identity fusion, where the boundary between the personal self and the group self is obliterated. The problem here is that when "we" becomes "me," individual logic dies.