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Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why is everyone crashing out?
It was abundantly clear to everyone that Huda wasn't doing well. Huda Mustafa, the breakout villain on Love Island USA's seventh season, spiraled after viewers voted to separate her from Jeremiah Brown, with whom she'd developed an intense connection early in the current season. Over several episodes, she eavesdropped on Jeremiah's conversations, interrogated the woman he was re-coupled with, and broke down repeatedly. Her despondent face became a viral meme. Viewers, and later Huda herself, had a simple and notably Gen Z explanation for what she was experiencing: The lovelorn reality star had officially 'crashed out.' Justin Bieber received the same label recently, for his strange behavior on social media and a viral standoff with paparazzi. While some of his fan base voiced more serious concerns over the state of his mental health, many tagged the singer's antics as telltale signs of a typical 'crashout.' View Link It's not just celebrities. Go on TikTok, and users are posting videos of themselves venting, sobbing, or throwing physical tantrums with some sort of caption claiming that they've 'crashed out.' In other cases, they're describing 'crashing out' in response to other people. The catchall phrase is shorthand for the unfiltered actions of a person who is angry, anxious, confused, stressed out, or experiencing mental health issues. It can describe a range of behavior, from emotional outbursts to altercations to withdrawals. There are a lot of ways that 'crashing out' can look, but like obscenity, you know it when you see it. The term has floated around on the internet for a while now; Know Your Meme credits its popularity to rapper NBA YoungBoy, who used the term in his 2017 song, 'Stepped On.' Since the 2020s, the concept has been used both humorously and in earnest to discuss the fallout from issues as global as the state of the world, as personal as relationship or work stress, or as low stakes as struggling with a hairstyle. Practically any problem, big or small, can warrant a 'crashout.' One of the most striking things about the phrase is how general it is. Why is a generation raised on pop-psychology jargon, with more access to mental health resources and experience talking about their own needs, painting these episodes with such a broad brush? Is Gen Z abandoning traditional routes of managing their mental health, or has a burnout generation found a more radical way to cope? It's no secret that Gen Z is particularly stressed out. According to a 2024 Harmony Healthcare IT study, nearly half of Gen Zers struggle with mental health issues, with one in three taking prescription medication for mental health. Anxiety and depression are the most common conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic has been seen as a cause for the Gen Z mental health crisis, while other studies point to social media as a huge factor. Meanwhile, research suggests that Gen Z might be growing more resistant to traditional therapy. A study published in BetterHelp's 2025 State of the Stigma Report found that 37 percent of participants born between 1997 and 2012 said that seeking counseling was 'mentally weak.' This was a higher percentage than the 27 percent of millennials, Gen Xers, and baby boomers that were surveyed combined. If therapy's relatively unpopular, social media is booming, and it seems like many teenagers and young adults have turned to their favorite influencers and online advice to get through tough times. On TikTok, for example, 'crashouts' are often encouraged as a necessary form of catharsis. Even if you aren't naturally experiencing these outbursts, users posit them as a quick and easy fix for stress and anger. One user, @masonblakee, posted a video of himself looking relaxed in a car with the caption, 'How it feels when you finally crash out on someone after keeping your mouth shut for a while.' Another, @gazellechavez, made a video sharing the supposed benefits of occasionally 'crashing out.' 'Once you hit rock bottom, there's only one way you can go — up,' she says. View Link Still, professionals are more skeptical of these viral directives, as they're being confronted with them at work. Rebecca Hug, a clinical counselor and core faculty in clinical mental health counseling at University of Phoenix, says she regularly encounters clients who've 'absorbed the idea that emotional 'crashing' is a valid coping strategy.' 'This mindset discourages the development of essential skills like self-regulation, resilience, and perspective-taking,' Hug says. While she says these sorts of reactions are 'developmentally appropriate for teenagers,' it's a more crucial problem for people in early adulthood. New York-based psychologist Sabrina Romanoff shares similar concerns about these viral 'crashing outs,' saying that TikTok has become 'a double-edged sword for mental health.' 'On one hand, it's a space where young people can find validation and connect with people who share similar experiences,' she says. 'On the other hand, it's a platform with a high circulation of unqualified advice, often oversimplifying and promoting unhealthy ideas.' For instance, several videos frame the act of 'crashing out' on other people as a joyful and even empowering experience. But at what point do these emotional eruptions become abusive or signal one's failure in communicating with others? Romanoff adds that there's a danger to the internet automatically labeling these sorts of behaviors as 'crashouts' without acknowledging possible underlying causes. 'When we see repeated posts about these breakdowns, it can inadvertently create a culture where these moments are expected or even glorified rather than seen as a signal that something deeper needs attention,' she says. Prior to the 'crashout' trend, Gen Z had already built a reputation for publicizing their emotional meltdowns online. TikTok and Instagram Stories have become increasingly popular sites for influencers and average users to cry and vent. Hug says viral 'crashouts' reflect how 'emotional dysregulation is increasingly externalized and even socially validated.' Rather than having these intimate moments in private with friends or family members, users can receive immediate support from strangers that they may not receive in real life. This public sharing seems, in part, symptomatic of a loneliness epidemic affecting Gen Z. According to a Pew Research Center study this year, the cohort experiences higher rates of loneliness than previous generations. However, vulnerability has also proven to be a recipe for virality and a strategy to build loyal audiences. Hug says the visibility of emotional struggles can 'blur the line between authentic expression and performative vulnerability.' Hence, there's an obvious incentive for certain people to discuss and post their crashouts. Not everyone may come from a particularly dire or desperate place. After all, Hug says that many of these posters' concerns seem to reflect 'normal developmental stress rather than clinical pathology.' Still, she says that it's important for young people to develop self-regulation skills and utilize mental health resources rather than normalizing these reactions under the guise of 'crashing out.' Unfortunately, emotional maturity doesn't get as many likes. Correction, June 30, 2:30 pm ET: A previous version of this story incorrectly cited the report that published research about how Gen Z might be growing more resistant to traditional therapy. It was from BetterHelp's 2025 State of the Stigma Report.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Why is everyone crashing out?
It was abundantly clear to everyone that Huda wasn't doing well. Huda Mustafa, the breakout villain on Love Island USA's seventh season, spiraled after viewers voted to separate her from Jeremiah Brown, with whom she'd developed an intense connection early in the current season. Over several episodes, she eavesdropped on Jeremiah's conversations, interrogated the woman he was re-coupled with, and broke down repeatedly. Her despondent face became a viral meme. Viewers, and later Huda herself, had a simple and notably Gen Z explanation for what she was experiencing: The lovelorn reality star had officially 'crashed out.' Justin Bieber received the same label recently, for his strange behavior on social media and a viral standoff with paparazzi. While some of his fanbase voiced more serious concerns over the state of his mental health, many tagged the singer's antics as telltale signs of a typical 'crashout.' View Link It's not just celebrities. Go on TikTok, and users are posting videos of themselves venting, sobbing, or throwing physical tantrums with some sort of caption claiming that they've 'crashed out.' In other cases, they're describing 'crashing out' in response to other people. The catchall phrase is shorthand for the unfiltered actions of a person who is angry, anxious, confused, stressed out, or experiencing mental health issues. It can describe a range of behavior, from emotional outbursts to altercations to withdrawals. There are a lot of ways that 'crashing out' can look, but like obscenity, you know it when you see it. The term has floated around on the internet for a while now; Know Your Meme credits its popularity to rapper NBA YoungBoy, who used the term in his 2017 song, 'Stepped On.' Since the 2020s, the concept has been used both humorously and in earnest to discuss the fallout from issues as global as the state of the world, as personal as relationship or work stress, or as low stakes as struggling with a hairstyle. Practically any problem, big or small, can warrant a 'crashout.' One of the most striking things about the phrase is how general it is. Why is a generation raised on pop-psychology jargon, with more access to mental health resources and experience talking about their own needs, painting these episodes with such a broad brush? Is Gen Z abandoning traditional routes of managing their mental health, or has a burnout generation found a more radical way to cope? It's no secret that Gen Z is particularly stressed out. According to a 2024 Harmony Healthcare IT study, nearly half of Gen Zers struggle with mental health issues, with 1 in 3 taking prescription medication for mental health. Anxiety and depression are the most common conditions. The Covid-19 pandemic has been seen as a cause for the Gen Z mental health crisis, while other studies point to social media as a huge factor. Meanwhile, research suggests that Gen Z might be growing more resistant to traditional therapy. A study in the American Journal of Psychology this year found that 37 percent of participants born between 1997 and 2012 said that seeking counseling was 'mentally weak.' This was a higher percentage than the 27 percent of millennials, Gen Xers, and baby boomers that were surveyed combined. If therapy's relatively unpopular, social media is booming, and it seems like many teenagers and young adults have turned to their favorite influencers and online advice to get through tough times. On TikTok, for example, 'crashouts' are often encouraged as a necessary form of catharsis. Even if you aren't naturally experiencing these outbursts, users posit them as a quick and easy fix for stress and anger. One user, @masonblakee, posted a video of himself looking relaxed in a car with the caption, 'How it feels when you finally crash out on someone after keeping your mouth shut for a while.' Another, @gazellechavez, made a video sharing the supposed benefits of occasionally 'crashing out.' 'Once you hit rock bottom, there's only one way you can go — up,' she says. View Link Still, professionals are more skeptical of these viral directives, as they're being confronted with them at work. Rebecca Hug, a clinical counselor and core faculty in clinical mental health counseling at University of Phoenix, says she regularly encounters clients who've 'absorbed the idea that emotional 'crashing' is a valid coping strategy.' 'This mindset discourages the development of essential skills like self-regulation, resilience, and perspective-taking,' Hug says. While she says these sorts of reactions are 'developmentally appropriate for teenagers,' it's a more crucial problem for people in early adulthood. New York-based psychologist Sabrina Romanoff shares similar concerns about these viral 'crashing outs,' saying that TikTok has become 'a double-edged sword for mental health.' 'On one hand, it's a space where young people can find validation and connect with people who share similar experiences,' she says. 'On the other hand, it's a platform with a high circulation of unqualified advice, often oversimplifying and promoting unhealthy ideas.' For instance, several videos frame the act of 'crashing out' on other people as a joyful and even empowering experience. But at what point do these emotional eruptions become abusive or signal one's failure in communicating with others? Romanoff adds that there's a danger to the internet automatically labeling these sorts of behaviors as 'crashouts' without acknowledging possible underlying causes. 'When we see repeated posts about these breakdowns, it can inadvertently create a culture where these moments are expected or even glorified rather than seen as a signal that something deeper needs attention,' she says. Prior to the 'crashout' trend, Gen Z had already built a reputation for publicizing their emotional meltdowns online. TikTok and Instagram Stories have become increasingly popular sites for influencers and average users to cry and vent. Hug says viral 'crashouts' reflect how 'emotional dysregulation is increasingly externalized and even socially validated.' Rather than having these intimate moments in private with friends or family members, users can receive immediate support from strangers that they may not receive in real life. This public sharing seems, in part, symptomatic of a loneliness epidemic affecting Gen Z. According to a Pew Research Center study this year, the cohort experiences higher rates of loneliness than previous generations. However, vulnerability has also proven to be a recipe for virality and a strategy to build loyal audiences. Hug says the visibility of emotional struggles can 'blur the line between authentic expression and performative vulnerability.' Hence, there's an obvious incentive for certain people to discuss and post their crashouts. Not everyone may come from a particularly dire or desperate place. After all, Hug says that many of these posters' concerns seem to reflect 'normal developmental stress rather than clinical pathology.' Still, she says that it's important for young people to develop self-regulation skills and utilize mental health resources rather than normalizing these reactions under the guise of 'crashing out.' Unfortunately, emotional maturity doesn't get as many likes.


The Guardian
18-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Crashing out: how gen Z adopted the perfect term for our unstable era
Name: Crashing out. Age: Psychologically ancient, lexically new. Appearance: Emotional. What do you mean by lexically new? The latest edition of the journal American Speech has recognised the term 'crash out' and it was runner-up for the publication's 2024 word of the year, losing out to 'rawdog'. 'Crash out' is two words. Don't start with me, seriously. What does it mean? To the TikTok generation, to crash out is to become suddenly, uncontrollably angry or distressed. As opposed to fall asleep really quickly or exit a tennis tournament early? This sense of crashing out originated as a slang term in African American Vernacular English and may be more than a decade old. But it's become better known recently thanks to TikTok? Correct. The young people of today, overwhelmed by stress and emotionally impaired by their social media addictions, are finding themselves prone to visceral outbursts. Are they now? You really don't want to take that tone with me today. Sorry, carry on. The widespread nature of this phenomenon among gen Z has in turn popularised the expression. 'I like that there's a term for it now,' one 24-year-old social media user told the New York Times. There was always a term for it. Don't say 'hissy fit', because it's not the same thing. I wasn't going to say that. It's also true that similar outbursts were once covered by the term 'meltdown' – the emotional equivalent of a collapsing nuclear reactor core – but crashing out is more nuanced. I wasn't going to say meltdown, either. Perhaps you're from the era when such behaviour was known as 'acting out', suggesting a performative element to the outburst. Actually, I was going to say 'conniption'. That really does date you. To about 1833. I suppose crashing out isn't as full blown as having a conniption. It depends – the definition has stretched to include everything from a momentary loss of composure to a mental breakdown. However you label it, it's all just 'losing it', isn't it? I'm going to do some breathing exercises now. Is that a preventive measure to avoid crashing out? One of them. Others include self-soothing – calming some or all of your senses – and taking a break from social media. So one of the cures for a condition popularised by TikTok is … getting off TikTok? Inevitably, yes. Do say: 'Regulating stress levels is central to maintaining an emotional balance.' Don't say: 'Don't worry, you're just having what is technically known as a tantrum.'


Daily Mail
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Lottie Moss has revealed she was 'ready to end it all' this week after a severe ADHD 'crash out'
Kate Moss 's half-sister, Lottie, has revealed she 'was ready to end it all' this week during an ADHD 'crash out'. Dressed in a white nightgown in her home with no makeup on she filmed a video titled 'ADHD girlies Public Service Announcement'. The 27-year-old said: 'If you are having a crash out right now, it's going to end soon because I just had the biggest crash out of my life. I truly wanted to end it all. 'I was like no one loves me, no one's ever loved me, I hate my life, I'm disorganised, I'm lazy. 'It's like my brain is at war with me. I completely understand, honestly, if you're feeling the same as me right now, just know I'm feeling it too. 'I know how hard it can be for ADHD girls and I think we minimise ADHD as a mental health disorder, even though it's so prominent.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'With women, the emotions are just so up and down up and down. I remember when I was first diagnosed I thought I had bipolar. It was that bad.' 'Crash outs' are when a person is feeling overwhelmed and emotionally drained, often occurring when ADHD medications wear off or when the individual is under a lot of pressure or stress. Underneath the TikTok video, the Celebrity Bear Hunt star penned: 'Also any advice on good medication?' She opened up about her previous struggles with addiction on the Netflix show, which was axed this week, and said: 'Drugs and depression. You become quite numb. I didn't feel anything. I didn't care if I lived or died. 'I would have run it into the ground, to be honest and my mum said, "You need to go into rehab'.' Lottie did a stint in rehab in February 2022 for substance abuse issues, specifically with cocaine, at an unspecified facility in the U.S. The model says she never touched drugs or alcohol before becoming a catwalk star but later became hooked. And the London-born socialite reveals she never felt able to confide in half-sister Kate Moss about her troubles, admitting the endless comparison with the supermodel was a constant burden during her career. Previously speaking in depth about her drug woes, Lottie said: 'I started quite early on with using drugs and alcohol as a crutch, as a coping mechanism, which there is not a lack of in the fashion industry. 'There were people in positions of power that were giving me drugs and alcohol when I was very young and so it didn't seem bad to me.' She continued: 'When you have people around you who are enabling you, I am talking at high fashion events and people are in a penthouse suite, and people that are working for a brand that is very well known and they're sat there doing drugs with you as a 19-year-old. 'That is so weird to me now… that should never happen in any industry.' 'The fact that no one said, "maybe we shouldn't be enabling a young woman to do drugs. We should want her to be on her A game and doing her best, wake up in the morning and do a gym class, instead, it was lots of alcohol", and it goes hand in hand.' In September 2024, Lottie was rushed to hospital after she took high doses of Ozempic given to her by a friend who bought it under the counter from a doctor. The model was violently ill, suffering a seizure and severe dehydration after taking the drug when she weighed around 60kg - just 9stone. She said she would rather 'die' than use Ozempic again, which is meant to treat the obese or diabetics and has suffered global shortages. Lottie recalled having the seizure, which was caused by severe dehydration and said her face and hands clenching up was one of the 'scariest' experiences she has ever endured. She said there were, 'small things I wish I'd known before taking it' and revealed her weight plummeted to around 53kg in a few weeks. After being seen by medical professionals, Lottie learned the dosage of Ozempic she was injecting into her leg should be prescribed to someone weighing at least 100 kilos - nearly double her size.