Because two of the big platforms might cut off your traffic for using any of a long list of arbitrary words.

It's pretty fucking disgusting to self censor inoffensive language because an app might stop showing your memes to other mouthbreathers.

**** ********* *** ********?

**** ******* ******** *******!

**** ******* ***.

Act*al psychology

On some platforms OCR reads it and filters.

Because they're annoying.

It's a b*d word

I was looking for the notes on ab* for a while before I realized. It really seems weird

Oh this word might hurt someone, lets skewer it so not only does it bring all the focus to the word itself, but forces people to think about the word specifically and how big of a deal it should be!

Whoever did this really needs a smack upside the head

An alternative explanation is that sites like TikT*k are trying to please advertisers by reducing coverage of videos that talk about sensitive topics like trauma, suicide, and death, and that behaviour has been blindly copied by zoomers who are getting their primary internet exposure from Tiktok.

I d*n't kn*w wh*t y*u're t*lk*ng abo*t

Yeah it's just the higher stage of selfishness. You can be selfish, egoistic, etc. Then you reach Narcissus level, or worst, the pond/lake level.

even in medical terms (not a doctor) getting a tooth pulled or scraping your knee is trauma.

For all people posture that "the internet overreacts" they also overreact to the so-called overreaction

Ab*sive

It's the wojack/Chad meme of "your side is represented as crying wojack, my side is represented with chiseled Chad version, therefore I win"

And the "umm akshyully this is what gaslighting REALLY is" just makes me think someone made this whole thing just to try and prove to another person they aren't a gaslighting narcissist who doesn't believe someone has ptsd and has lasting issues stemming from it.

Besides, There doesn't have to be some elaborate ongoing scheme for something to be gaslighting.

It's so difficult to try and have this nuanced take with people. I'm NOT trivializing or saying you should "just suck it up " I'm suggesting that you treat mental illness like an illness: Seek treatment, follow professional advice, and be honest with yourself and the professionals you're seeing. If I broke my leg, but refused to get a cast because I felt it was really a problem with my arm, while lying to every doctor I meet about what happened, people would get very sick of my nonsense in short order.

Yeah, if they're gonna do that, they need to censor trigger and trauma too. Better throw in "flashbacks*, PTSD, and OCD just to be safe.

Abrasive*

Yeah it does, you sound psychotic.

I'dn't've.

Schizophrenic pop - hearing voices or seeing people and things that aren't real. Makes you do crazy stuff sometimes.

Schizophrenic from my Psych101 lecture - a disorder that includes marked changes in behavior, mood, affect, and perception. Sufferers question reality, may feel persecuted, and experience sensory simulation that has no external cause. Genetic component coupled with trauma (stress-diathesis model), with an extremely high comorbidity of suicide attempts, depression, and self harm.

Antisocial pop - going against the grain, not wanting to hang out with people, being misanthropic. "Oh jeeze, i'm just so antisocial lately... maybe I'll party some other time, guys."

Antisocial personality disorder 101 - personlality disorder involving behavior that is typically not only interpersonally disruptive, but is often actively working against the benefit of others. Often accompanied by blunted capacity for empathy for others. Strong genetic component, may express after traumatic childhood experience or an abusive upbringing. Interestingly, has a high comorbidity for substance abuse and other potentially self-destructive behaviors. AKA sociopathy. Early.onset, typically pre-adolescence at latest for diagnosis. Otherwise, it's considered something akin to adolescent outburst, where it's expected to go away after some time. Early onset prognosis is worse.

Psychopathy pop - Cletus Cassidy, Michael Myers, Mrs. Voorhees, the Driller Killer, etc. See also "psycho"

Psychopathy 101 - similar to ASPD above, but not so much the self-destructive behaviors. Couples antisocial behaviors with complete lack of care or remorse for others, along with a superficial charm (refer back to Learning & Behavior, and social psych notes... charm is a skill!) to manipulate others into doing what they want. Often manifests as "conduct disorder" in kids, but diagnosis is difficult, as there is little objective criteria to go on. The very definition of Psychopathy is hard to nail down, given its broad symptom list, overlap with other diagnoses, and disagreement among professionals.

"Psycho" is often misused, as it actually refers to psychosis, which is a detachment from reality in which the sufferer can't tell what is and isn't real. Causes considerable distress and may lead to dangerous or self-injurious behaviors.