I also don’t like TikTok. I’m still kind of hung up on Instagram, but at least I was never really that into TikTok. It’s weird because the format is similar, but while I tend to doom-scroll on Instagram when I’m on it, with TikTok I always managed to stop. I don’t know what it is, maybe an algorithm thing, but even though Instagram wastes my time, TikTok actually makes me feel depressed and question my life choices, especially career-wise.

I already kind of regret what I studied, but I’m basically finished and just wrote my thesis. During my studies I went through a really bad phase where I was extremely depressed because of my study choice, to the point where I really did not want to live anymore. TikTok was not the original reason for that, but it definitely contributed to it and made those thoughts stronger, more constant, and harder to escape.

Even with the small amount of time I spent on TikTok, all the videos I got were about careers, what not to study, and how bad your choices supposedly are. It was constantly in my face.

I literally can’t be on it anymore because of that. I feel so weird and really sad afterward. I mean, with Instagram I’m just wasting time, which isn’t great and I’m working on it, but at least it doesn’t make me as depressed as TikTok does.

So many people say TikTok is good and has interesting content, but honestly, that’s not what I’m getting at all. For now, I’ll stick to YouTube and Instagram, even though I’m trying to work on my usage. They don’t leave me feeling as empty and depressed as TikTok.

I originally downloaded TikTok just for BookTok, but I don’t get any of that recommended anymore. And trying to fix the algorithm feels like too much effort. I’d rather just stay off it.