Periagoge
Scenario

When recovery becomes performance on social media

My daughter posted about her eating disorder recovery and got hundreds of supportive comments but now she checks her phone obsessively waiting for the next validation hit

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Healing shared publicly can become another form of the original wound, trading one compulsion for another.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social media — psychological effects?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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