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Greedy_Grimlock t1_ixnb0qi wrote

Yeah nah the problem here is that influencers are usually not making these specific videos out of genuine concern for others. Their main motivation is making money, and they aren't trained in diagnosing or treating these issues, they often provide anecdotal stories about their personal experiences, and they even sometimes (hopefully rarely) make videos about disorders they have not actually been diagnosed with. I think that even if these things combine to reduce a viewer's prejudice, they can easily also combine to provide that viewer a skewed and inaccurate perspective on mental illness that leads to more harm than good.

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BlissCore t1_ixnblt8 wrote

What is a percentage point in this case?

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Andire t1_ixncbst wrote

Replying to BlissCore (#654,409)

Most likely based on survey results on perception of mental health issues. So results can be quantified based on the outcomes of those surveys. Example: a person takes a survey and results show they responded favorably to 50% of proposed questions. They watch the video and take another survey with different but similar questions and now respond favorably to 60% of the asked questions, which would then represent a 20% increase in questions that responded to favorably.

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ArchitectofExperienc t1_ixncqfb wrote

A lot of people trashing this paper when it isn't even the first study to show that the representation of outgroups to those holding prejudice is reduced by exposure to honest representations of the outgroup.

Turns out that representation matters.

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_skank_hunt42 t1_ixner5f wrote

There’s a few good channels out there that focus on destigmatizing people with mental illness, disabilities or physical/mental differences. SBSK is one of my favorites for this. The show runner for that channel is very compassionate and does an amazing job.

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ErroneousJester t1_ixnhz4r wrote

I'm tired of seeing influencer commercials about mental health. It is affecting my mental health

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Magnum007 t1_ixnj8u5 wrote

Are we talking about people with real, diagnosed disorders or people complaining that their life is hard and self diagnosing?

That is a very important thing to consider.

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JBHUTT09 t1_ixnsza6 wrote

Replying to Ragnakak (#656,082)

I was specifically referring to the people trashing this paper, as mentioned in the comment I replied to.

But, more broadly, anyone who rallies against representation would fall into the same camp.

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neotericnewt t1_ixnwb7q wrote

Replying to BlissCore (#654,409)

Likely based on surveys. This is pretty common for these sort of things. Depression questionnaires can help track severity of depression over time for example. Often in treatment people might not even notice how much progress they've actually made, it's great to take out past questionnaires and show them the actual numbers and tends to give a real boost of positivity afterwards.

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DJTilapia t1_ixo1q54 wrote

There's some significant editorializing in the title: this study only examined one specific video, about one specific person, with one specific mental illness.

Clarification: OP copied the title from the article; he or she is not the one editorializing. That raises a question: if a study says X and an article says Y, should a poster here on Reddit copy the Y title or try to give it a more accurate title, which would entail interpreting the study?

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pichael288 t1_ixo1sa0 wrote

Hmmm I wonder how this works with TikTok? I see a fuckton of people on there faking conditions for attention, and people's reactions seem to be the opposite of this paper

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UniversalMomentum t1_ixo1vlx wrote

Does that mean that only watching 17 minutes of radicalized conspiracy theories produces the opposite?

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vida-vida t1_ixobnxo wrote

Recently I've started listening to Soft White Underbelly interviews. It has opened my eyes to so many things. There's a lot of people out there going through things that I can only imagine. I agree, it has made me more compassionate towards homeless folks, whereas before I didn't think much about it.

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Sonyguyus t1_ixoh94d wrote

Social media is the largest platform for people with mental illness. Look at all the influencers out there.

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JBHUTT09 t1_ixok20a wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#658,318)

Are you unfamiliar with language and how words can be used in certain sequences in order to convey meaning? Because you're replying to an incredibly simple comment.

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corlick t1_ixou8jr wrote

can i get the link to the videos they are referring to?

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FemboyJosieLee t1_ixp2t1q wrote

Replying to ArchitectofExperienc (#654,510)

I feel like a big cause for the people who dig their heels in about these topics were raised with the "I had to do it the hard way, so you can to" and are perpetuating the same thoughts.

"I never got support during X, no one else needs it either" kind of thinking. Not saying it's okay, obviously, but it seems to be a common theme for why there's a few people who are just so adamant against people feeling better about stuff.

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Reyalla508 t1_ixp62nu wrote

I watch Dr. Lotun on her YouTube channel (she just goes by Shaaba there). Fun to see her Phd these roll by on Reddit!

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boligenic t1_ixp89wi wrote

Haha mental health. It's like appropriate blood triglycerides or sleep hygiene. Fkn nobody.

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UrTruthIsNotMine t1_ixp8c14 wrote

All of them have pink or purple or multi color hair …. Go figure. I’m starting to see a pattern

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My3rstAccount t1_ixpgeym wrote

You should feel what happens when you watch RuPaul's Drag Race. Play therapy for adults. And now I know how religions are formed, magic words, and music.

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grosstonsils t1_ixph2w0 wrote

Replying to Greedy_Grimlock (#654,358)

Possibly, but I don't think "anecdotal stories about their personal experiences" is necessarily a bad thing when it comes to illnesses, as long as they are not proclaiming they have some sort of cure up their sleeve.

It's almost like a new version of peer support.

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grosstonsils t1_ixpii25 wrote

Replying to Lvl20PaladinButters (#655,471)

Depression is one of the most diagnosed mental illnesses, so are you sure you're not just assuming people are self-diagnosing? Especially since basic tasks like personal hygiene and chores are a pretty common symptom, too?

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