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When your mental health becomes content

I run a successful YouTube channel about my depression and the more views I get the more depressed I become because my pain has become my brand and I cannot get better without losing my audience.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social media can trap people in their struggles by making recovery economically and socially costly.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and human identity — who are we with our tools??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.