Emotionally vulnerable online content

Here's how I see it. People who exhibit emotionally sensitive material online are not trying to help you and in fact, are actually hurting you.

Sometimes mental health workers or life coaches, empaths (pronounced "em-pth" 🙄), etc. create video content that portrays a high level of emotion. This bleeding heart footage is then observed by the masses and typically 1 of 2 types of people genuinely connect with it. The first type are people who are caregivers by nature (or have been psychologically programmed). The second group are people who are emotionally hurting.

"There's nothing wrong with connecting with those videos, Jed! It's not hurting anyone!" Here's the thing, though - it is actually hurting people. Yep, the videos are hurtful and I'll explain why.

Say you're group 1 (the caregivers/overly compassionate/dangerously softhearted). These humans have learned (incorrectly) that their value comes from helping other people to the point that they over-extend themselves emotionally which hurts them emotionally and physically, in the long run. They are the overly agreeable people who are giving "to a fault"...you've heard the expression. In any case, the content is observed and they give compassion and kind, encouraging words - to a screen, which leaves them with less...let's call it "emotional nutrition" for themselves. It's no fluke that the "would give the shirt off their backs" people have higher cancer and auto-immune diseases. Didn't know that, did ya?

Group 2 (the humans who are living in actual emotional pain). These souls are searching for connection and/or answers that might help them with their struggles but instead, they end up ingesting information that either confirms what they fear the most, that they are normal for being so sad and emotionally bankrupt OR they swallow a new ideas that only increases their feelings of hopelessness. Either way, they don't leave the exchange of time feeling better about life.

As an educated and trained mental health professional, seeing this shit online enrages me. The videos of empaths or emotional "divergents" (not talking about the "actual" autism spectrum population) not so much because they don't know any better but some of my colleagues are pandering to emotionally unwell masses by teaching FRAGILITY.

It is not ok. You need to stop.

That said, I'm sure there are better ways for me to address this issue...and I'll make a video of that when I have a better idea of what it might be. Until then - I'll leave you with one last thought (like anyone's going to read this far into a description).

Hear me. People don't GENUINELY divulge personally sensitive information and especially vulnerable emotions to people they don't know VERY WELL and feel VERY SAFE around. It's not possible. When you see it online, know that it is dishonest and that the content creator is pandering for your time and attention. They are not trying to help you.

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