Are You Suffering From 'Twitter Psychosis'?

Are You Suffering From 'Twitter Psychosis'?

If you’ve suspected that your hours upon hours of staring at your timeline might be bad for you, you’re about to be vindicated: There’s a new psychological disorder on the books, and it’s apparently caused by too much Twitter.

As the Daily Dot reports, several doctors have come to the conclusion that using social media could “aggravate or even induce psychotic symptoms” in individuals susceptible to such things.

The authors of the article “Twitter Psychosis: A Rare Variation or a Distinct Syndrome?” explored the case of a 31-year-old woman who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Berlin after suffering a mental breakdown.

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