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The many images and videos Marie Louise Amping sees from psychiatric wards on social media present a highly romanticised picture. »I worry that some people may start to see being admitted as something attractive because of the way it is portrayed on Instagram and TikTok,« she says. Foto: Peter Maunsbach

No matter what she does, Marie Louise Amping is bombarded by TikTok and Instagram with images and videos that aggravate her illness.

It’s like coming face to face with a flasher: »There’s no way I can protect myself against it«

The many images and videos Marie Louise Amping sees from psychiatric wards on social media present a highly romanticised picture. »I worry that some people may start to see being admitted as something attractive because of the way it is portrayed on Instagram and TikTok,« she says. Foto: Peter Maunsbach
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Like walking down the street and becoming the victim of an exhibitionist.

That is how Marie Louise Amping describes the experience she has, as a young woman living with mental illness, on the social media platforms TikTok and Instagram.

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