“Intrusive thoughts” has become a TikTok catchphrase for people describing random—sometimes fun or quirky—impulses, but the actual mental health term has a meaning a lot more nuanced, and misusing it ...

Honesty, they say, is the best policy. But can you go overboard with truthfulness? This recent TikTok trend says yes, for better or worse. People are sharing brutally honest answers about mundane ...

You may have noticed a lot more chatter on TikTok these days about intrusive thoughts. While some people use the term to describe their random impulses to, say, open and close their fridge door ...

TikTokers are sharing videos showing impulsive acts with the caption "intrusive thoughts." Viewers are debating the difference between the mental health term and typical impulses. A psychologist told ...