Who is Sidequest Therapy on TikTok? User deletes account after \u201ctrauma dump\u201d video TikTokA TikTok user has disappeared from the platform following widespread backlash, caused by a video in which they described a therapy session as a \u201ctrauma dump.\u201d Sidequesttherapy, as they were called on TikTok, was condemned for their use of language. Although generally known for lighthearted dancing, lip-syncing and comedy videos, TikTok also has a more serious side. Some users dedicate their accounts to very specific topics, such as mental or physical health. Just like other social media platforms though, the information provided isn\u2019t always of the highest quality, as anyone is free to post and share \u201cknowledge\u201d, regardless of their expertise. Sidequest therapy, qualifications unknown, provided their takes on topics around mental health and therapy. However, one of her last videos, before deleting the account, criticized one of her clients for \u201ctrauma dumping.\u201d Sidequesttherapy backlash for \u201ctrauma dump\u201d TikTok The term \u2018trauma dump\u2019 is typically used to describe someone explaining their personal trauma, unsolicited and in an inappropriate setting. Sidequesttherapy had captioned the video \u201cnot on my watch.\u201d Read More: What is TikTok\u2019s Discover List? – But, users were quick to condemn the suggestion that a therapy client could \u201ctrauma dump\u201d considering it is partly the intention of receiving therapy. \u201cIs it \u2018trauma dumping\u2019 if you\u2019re literally their therapist,\u201d asked Twitter user @diligenda, in a now-viral tweet. https:\/\/twitter.com\/diligenda\/status\/1450531852054409224 Others mocked the idea of a therapist being critical of \u201ctrauma dumping.\u201d Imagine trying to open up about private trauma to your therapist and they’re just like “”Hiya! I’m sorry, I’m not in the headspace to receive this information right now!”” \u2014 Atreides nuts (@chrissky_) October 19, 2021 Since the backlash picked up, not just on Twitter but in countless TikTok video replies, the original post has been deleted, along with the user\u2019s whole account. It\u2019s unclear if they are in fact a qualified therapist, but other videos on their account, shared by screenshots, also mention \u2018clients\u2019 and sharing experiences. Users have criticized this content as potentially damaging, were a client of theirs to find the videos themselves. There is usually a strict confidentiality clause in place between a client and a professional therapist, which would make these videos more problematic, if \u2018sidequesttherapy\u2019 is in fact a therapist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Who is Sidequest Therapy on TikTok? User deletes account after \u201ctrauma dump\u201d video TikTokA TikTok user has disappeared from the platform following widespread backlash, caused by a video in which they described a therapy session as a \u201ctrauma dump.\u201d Sidequesttherapy, as they were called on TikTok, was condemned for their use of language. Although generally […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64484"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64484\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}