55 Surprisingly Honest Takes On Various Topics, As Seen In TikTok’s Latest Trend
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 things in life. These clips have so far touched on slow walkers, French tips, and picky eating. And as you’ll come to see, these responses go deep.
Scroll through this list we’ve compiled and see if you can relate to any of these. #1Image credits: maddiebai1ey#2Image credits: darceorjxx#3Image credits: brisswayyWe appreciate people who “keep it real” and speak their minds. But being brutally honest has a downside. Psychologist Dr. Jonice Webb calls it “an easy out” for hurtful people. “By adding the word ‘honest’ after ‘brutal,’ they are informing you that they are about to hurt you, but that you should not experience any hurt because they’re just being honest,” Dr. Webb wrote in an article for Psychology Today. #4Image credits: girlhood07#5Image credits: m1amcc1#6Image credits: wbk.emsBesides being a cop-out, Dr. Webb says brutal honesty may also be an act of manipulation. “It’s also likely to make you feel that you’re wrong for experiencing the hurt. That’s gaslighting."#7Image credits: idk.1885#8Image credits: carinemeouchyy#9Image credits: iluvmys3lf3Dr. Webb’s main problem with brutal honesty is that it rids the conversation of its true message. “By being self-described ‘straight shooters,’ the brutally honest risk hurting the feelings of the receiver, raising their defenses so that they want to distance and protect themselves instead of responding in a useful way,” she wrote. #10Image credits: blakehealey1#11Image credits: ajscuckcake#12Image credits: yuvaltheterribleMost of the texts you’ll read in this list have strong emotions behind them. Their message comes with some extra spice. According to Dr. Webb, it could be a sign of childhood emotional neglect. “Families that are not tuned in to the subtleties and complications of emotions (i.e., emotionally neglectful families) are more likely to be unaware of how their words affect others’ feelings. Therefore, they produce more perpetrators and victims of brutal honesty.”#13Image credits: macplo05#14Image credits: sydgood#15Image credits: tianamcchrystalxBrutal honesty isn’t advised in romantic relationships. For neuropsychologist Dr. Sanam Hafeez, it shows a lack of compassion with the primary intent to inflict pain. In an interview with Well+Good, she spoke about how being too blunt with a partner can create an unbalanced dynamic. It could also be damaging to the receiver’s self-esteem. “There is no healthy way to sustain a relationship where one partner is held in such high esteem compared to the other.”#16Image credits: owenwillis#17Image credits: morgsnificent#18Image credits: whereissadzThis isn’t to discourage straightforwardness. However, Dr. Webb encourages truth with compassion, instead. “Basically, brutal honesty shuts down communication. Truth with compassion encourages communication.”#19Image credits: chloenico13#20Image credits: m3.priv#21Image credits: harryfoz10#22Image credits: floral__co#23Image credits: user1183602926#24Image credits: gallini.thal#25Image credits: katiecarrollxx#26Image credits: mallyormb#27Image credits: shirley_dutch#28Image credits: llexliftz#29Image credits: jerrrymiah#30Image credits: cee.st3r#31Image credits: xmojo.jojo#32Image credits: emjaneex#33Image credits: payton.vickey#34Image credits: joey_allott#35Image credits: dacarti__#36Image credits: emswallow1#37Image credits: r0sa.spamacc#38Image credits: _leightonscott#39Image credits: edieaturner#40Image credits: faiztheman0#41Image credits: georgialeighward#42Image credits: lankzzz0#43Image credits: holrawson21#44Image credits: leahlg22#45Image credits: viclydz#46Image credits: juniormolloy#47Image credits: 1mokoo#48Image credits: taylor.geddis#49Image credits: dazwutt#50Image credits: davin.555#51Image credits: louisefreck212#52Image credits: photo#53Image credits: pyt.isla#54Image credits: luceprivv4#55Image credits: charlay.k
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