Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

There are currently 7.8 billion people in the world. In two years, the global population is estimated to reach 8 billion. With these numbers in mind, it’s easy to feel lost in the crowd, finding it ...

"Main character syndrome" is a term popularized on TikTok to describe self-centered people. Having main-character energy typically means someone sees others in their life as supporting actors. Experts ...

Last winter, Britta Grace Thorpe was in bed at her parents’ home, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, in the depths of a late-night TikTok binge, when one video broke the reverie. Soft harp sounds played, ...

Every few months, there appears a new problem or syndrome allegedly arising from social media usage. This may either say something about the dangers of the technology, our fears of the new, or both.