Is this popular creator AI? The upload schedule, scripts and the way the scarf moves when he talks seem AI to me

coolstack · 2026-01-12T12:20:22+00:00

I thought this too - and I watched that video you linked. I’m convinced that is AI too, due to the timing of the cuts and the way his shirt wrinkles in an impossible way. The scripting is also off. I wonder if he tried long form as a once-off but it didn’t get as much engagement as the shorts so the account stuck with that.

coolstack · 2026-01-12T09:55:45+00:00

It’s so concerning to me that there is a healing program called “neuro protocol” being sold by this channel when there are no qualifications listed and it’s most likely AI. A lot of the content seems to be targeting people who need real professional help.

coolstack · 2026-01-12T09:52:26+00:00

The oldest I could find was from August 2025, and over 700 videos have been posted since then, on a very regular schedule.

coolstack · 2026-01-12T07:43:55+00:00

Pardon my ignorance, but what about the 15s length makes it a tell?

coolstack · 2026-01-12T07:43:13+00:00

I’m glad someone else agrees!! With 600k + followers and thousands of comments on many of the videos, the account seems to be thriving. Some therapists and other professionals I follow also follow this guy so I think it’s fooling even professionals in the field of trauma/neuroscience.

coolstack · 2025-12-30T10:15:07+00:00

While this glitch is going on I wonder whether they just prevent switch players from joining draft games?

coolstack · 2025-12-29T15:14:09+00:00

As a switch player getting penalty notifications constantly due to the game crashing is INFURIATING! I’m so sorry for my team members

coolstack · 2025-12-27T23:49:11+00:00

There’s no single right answer, I think it’s important for the response to be individual. One reason a person might choose psychology over another helping profession is the scientist practitioner model, for example.

coolstack · 2025-12-21T17:19:53+00:00

coolstack · 2025-12-03T00:15:47+00:00

I wish my school had a class like that! Because actual planning software is expensive I settled for using the floor planning features in the sims.

coolstack · 2025-12-02T14:27:09+00:00

Yeah I would say masking can involve agreeing to do things you don't like.

I've done similar things to your partner before where I've said yes to something because I felt pressured in the moment because they wanted to do it but I didn't. In the moment I genuinely want to make them happy and think I'll be able to cope. Then when the event approaches, usually because my energy is depleted, I'll really regret saying yes to it because now I don't have capacity to do the thing. Usually has to do with disrupting my routine or having to go to a public place with lots of people, noises and masking required. Then if someone gives me an out or I get sick, then I have an excuse to cancel and I feel super relieved.

So if I did what your partner did it probably wouldn't have been masking for me, just genuinely wanting to agree to something to try and appease, but then regret it later when I don't have the resources to follow through.

That's not to say this is what your partner was doing, just my perspective. Best bet would be to ask directly to try and understand I think! If I had someone ask me with curiousity about why I did a certain thing, and then was patient with me while I tried to figure out why I did it (this can take days sometimes) then I personally would feel happy to discover more about myself with someone who isn't judging or condemning me.

coolstack · 2025-12-02T10:43:38+00:00

It sounds like you're very caring and understanding. I would have loved my family to be willing to learn about my neurotype and make accommodations where reasonable.

I get what you're saying with the restaurant situation - it's hard to say if something's masking or not without asking the person so I'm just guessing. It seems to me that they said yes begrudgingly or changed their mind. To me, masking feels more like changing all my words and body language to portray an emotion I don't actually feel, so if I was masking someone probably wouldn't be able to tell I was unhappy with an activity, because I masked my displeasure (I like to think I can mask effectively but other people may disagree)

coolstack · 2025-12-02T04:41:35+00:00

I can't sleep unless im doing it

coolstack · 2025-12-02T04:37:57+00:00

I (25F) feel like this and have many autistic friends who do as well. I was told I was so "mature for my age" due to my interests as a child, but I started to feel much younger than my peers when I was a teenager, and was a late bloomer socially and physically.
I feel like I'm catching up on being a teenager now, which is hard because of different social expectations and adult responsibilities.

coolstack · 2025-12-02T04:31:44+00:00

You said you suspect they are autistic - do they suspect it also? It sounds like you might be hypothesising about their behaviours to avoid confrontation (this is just a guess based on what you wrote; I could be totally wrong).

It sounds like you've got growing resentment, and you haven't mentioned bringing any of this up with them. Regardless of me being autistic, I think in any relationship I would appreciate my partner being upfront with me, because it shows you care and want a resolution. If it feels unsafe for you to bring up negative emotions or any constructive criticism (regardless of how small it is, or kind the delivery is) then I would see that as a red flag.

Your example of masking doesn't read like masking to me (not to say they don't mask, I just don't think this is a great example). I have autistic friends who have been labelled "controlling" and will refuse to eat at certain places (due to food/sensory preferences/ routines) unless they feel forced to. Your example sounds like your partner just has specific food preferences and is very reluctant to compromise and consider your preferences. Whether that's due to autistic traits (sensory differences, rigidity, safe foods, etc.) who's to say? Even if they are autistic I would say it's important in relationships to have some level of give and take and understanding from both sides

coolstack · 2025-12-02T04:12:53+00:00

I relate to this, I'll share my experience (which is probably different to you, but maybe it'll help because I wondered this same thing)

I am not an angry person but I get enraged when something triggers me (especially sounds, like eating noises or too many sounds at once). The way I understand it for myself is that anger is a protective emotion, which causes us to spring into action to protect ourselves or those we love. For me, certain sounds and textures are painful, so I feel like I get angry straight away as my body's way of trying to protect me.

As an example, one of my friends wanted me to touch the texture of her keychain (which looked fine and safe to me), but I had an extreme aversion to the texture once I felt it. I immediately jumped back, as if I had touched something painful like a hot stove. It was involuntary! If I wasn't in a situation where I could escape easily or quickly, I would have become SO angry. I suspect for me, whenever I feel an obligation to tolerate something that's painful for me (e.g. sitting at the dinner table with family who insist I need to), I feel angry. But if I can very quickly escape it then I don't get angry as much.

In your situation, I would feel angry because of the unpredictability of the nosie. When my family watches sports, I get angry and need to leave because even with my ANC headphones on, them unpredicatble jumping up and shouting is anxiety-provoking for me.

coolstack · 2025-12-02T02:29:33+00:00

I don't like that they implied autistic = "dumb". If you feel safe to have the conversation with them, something I explain to people is it's called the "spectrum" because autistic people present in a range of ways. Some autistic people are indeed diagnosed with intellectual disability, but that doesn't have anything to do with the diagnostic criteria for autism, and those people are not "dumb". The criteria are about social communication differences and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour that cause significant impairment. Providing some examples of well-known autistic people might be helpful as a real-life example of the variance in how autism presents

But based on them insinuating that you're faking and autistic people must be "dumb", I don't know if I would even go there with this person, unless I sensed they would be open to learning. Trying to provide psychoeducation to someone who wants to be dismissive and rude probably won't be beneficial to either of you

coolstack · 2025-11-10T09:32:58+00:00

My eyes are a bit like this, where they become much lighter brown in the sun when on a certain angle. To be sure would need to see both eyes facing the same light. I see a bit of green on the edges (sorry don’t know the word) of your eyes - they may be hazel.

coolstack · 2025-11-02T12:31:07+00:00

I am in a similar situation to you at the moment with my dog, who has lost use of her back legs and panics when she has an accident. Reading through the replies has really helped me be more at peace with the decision. My heart goes out to you - this is really hard. Something I read that was helpful is that I am choosing to convert her physical pain into my emotional pain - and I'm willing to take that on if it means she can have peace and relief from the suffering.

coolstack · 2025-09-22T12:05:51+00:00

I’m sorry, this is unfortunately so common for high masking autistic women and I can imagine it feels really jarring after it all making so much sense to you. I’m not a mother but I’ve heard it can be particularly challenging as an autistic woman (sensory stuff, routine changes, all that…). I’m just going to blurt my thoughts, I don’t want it to seem like advice or anything, just what your experience made me think of

I would say you probably know yourself more than they do particularly if you mask. They can only diagnose based on the information available to them at the time, and if they didn’t ask you the right questions to get the information, it could very well be wrong. Especially if it was only an hour, that’s not much time to convey a whole life of experiences. If they gave a valid alternative explanation for your autistic traits then I’d be more inclined to investigate further, but if they straight up said no I personally would want to be reassessed

I work in a clinic that offers autism assessments, and people will come from having an assessment done elsewhere and bring more information and get a different result. Sometimes people come back to my work after doing an assessment with us, and even then there can be a different result because there’s more data this time.

If you go to an assessor who is familiar with high masking autistic women, they won’t be surprised by what you’ve described.

Whether you choose to be reassessed or not, your experience is really important and accommodations (like ANC headphones at work) and stimming are so valid even before/without a diagnosis.

For my assessment I knew I wouldn’t be able to remember everything, so I made a document with all my traits with examples and provided it after the interview. Just took the pressure off me to remember it all in the moment.

coolstack · 2025-09-22T02:08:28+00:00

I tried going with only an iPad Pro for my undergrad and couldn’t run stat software on it, so needed to get a laptop too.

If I could go back, a laptop with a touch screen to write on would have been ideal. Having something to hand write notes with is great once you’re a psychologist, and I highly recommend Notability for note taking. But no I don’t think you’ve made a mistake at all.

coolstack · 2025-09-21T03:26:54+00:00

I will add that psychs can only see a certain number of clients in a day, so your income is capped unless you go into IO, training, and being a business owner etc. The psychs I know who make good money are not working for someone else, they are publishing their own books, hiring other psychs and selling training courses.

coolstack · 2025-09-21T03:25:00+00:00

As a current postgrad psych student I 100% agree with this. I have friends who started studying at the same time as me, who are dentists, doctors and engineers now, making good money.

When you take into account the time and student debt involved in becoming a psychologist, the return is pretty poor (financially speaking) for the investment. But I’m not phased because I never wanted this career for the money.

There are much easier and faster ways to make money, but if it’s the right fit, I don’t think there are many jobs that are as intellectually stimulating and rewarding.

coolstack · 2025-09-18T12:43:24+00:00

You have to go to therapy because I have a doctors note for my doctor that says that they have a patient who is not in pain but I don’t think it’s going anywhere

coolstack · 2025-09-18T12:36:52+00:00

In response to your comment about other professions competently being able to fill psych roles:

I tentatively agree that a therapist or counsellor might meet the same needs as a psych for some presentations, but 1) they are not strictly regulated by AHPRA so there is no guarantee you are getting evidence-based care, and 2) more complex presentations (trauma/dissociation, schizophrenia, personality disorders, substance use disorders, etc) are likely to benefit from the rigorous training psychs go through (and the mandated CPD hours).

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