ME/CFS
No benefit
ME/CFS with headaches and TikTok addiction, no benefit from a phone-free outage
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I think it’s gotta be my adhd finding some kind of fucked up dopamine by the situation ... I’m severely addicted to TikTok and I think it makes me sicker.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I’m severely addicted to TikTok and I think it makes me sicker.
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Summary
A Reddit user on r/cfs said they were severely addicted to TikTok and believed it made them sicker. During a three-week power outage with no phone they felt a lot better, headaches gone, and could play with their kids and read a novel again.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- not being on my phone · Helped
When I lost power for 3 weeks and couldn’t be on my phone I felt a lot better. No more headaches
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | felt much better during a 3-week power outage with no phoneWhen I lost power for 3 weeks and couldn’t be on my phone I felt a lot better.In context ↗ |
| 2026-08-19 | back on phone and TikTok, feels sicker againI’m severely addicted to TikTok and I think it makes me sicker.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
No more headaches
In context ↗ - Brain fog
somehow made my brain feel BETTER
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