< img src = "/uploads/blogs/64/49/IB-FRG6EU3C4_C157DA21.jpg" Alt = "Tiktok began to spread a dangerous game that causes panic and hallucinations in teens"/~ 62 < P > In a popular Chinese social network Tiktok began to spread a dangerous game that combines hypnosis elements and can lead to serious mental problems in adolescents.

~ < p > About this & nbsp; in the air of Kyiv42 & nbsp; psychologist & nbsp; < strong > Oksana Glushchenko. < p > In a video published by TikTok users, teenagers perform a kind of ritual: close their eyes and ask questions about doors and corridors, trying to bring a participant in a trance. After that, many of the participants experience panic and hallucinations.

< p >“This game uses imagination and a light trance that can significantly affect the psyche. As a result, panic attacks, disorientation may occur, and in some cases & mdash; hallucinations,” Glushchenko explained.

~ ~ ~ > < P > She said such games are dangerous especially to adolescents, since at this age various mental problems are often manifested, and similar “entertainment” can only aggravate the situation.

< p > “This can lead to exacerbation of fears, panic attacks, and vulnerable teenagers with a rich imagination can even get into a transee state from which it is difficult to get out,” – a specialist warned.

~ ~ < p > Glushchenko also noted that the game contains tactile contact, which adds to the situation a sense of danger, because the players feel “related” to the game partner. “This exacerbates the semi -transfers that complicates the situation even more,” the psychologist added.

< P > Specialist emphasizes that only professionals who have special training should introduce a person into a trance, because it requires serious knowledge and skills.

< p > “People engaged in hypnotherapy, study this process for many years, they know how to support a person and what to do in emergency situations. And here, no one knows how it can affect the child,” Glushchenko said.

~ < p > in her opinion, the problem is also the popularity of bloggers among children and adolescents who often try to imitate them to be trendy.

< p > “Children should learn not to blindly follow the fashion, but to be critical of what is happening on the network, and be able to say” no “at the right time”, – summarized the psychologist.

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Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116