About a year into the pandemic, Kianna, a high school student in Baltimore, felt increasingly isolated. As she sat alone in her bedroom, she had too much time to think, she said, so she sometimes obsessed over her seclusion or began to criticize her appearance.
“I remember being on TikTok for hours during the day,” said Kianna, 17, who asked to be referred to by her first name only when discussing her mental health. “That’s when my self-esteem started to drop.”
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