Stress is an illness that plagues many people. On TikTok, the anxiety ring is wildly successful. What is the trend?
While the One Chip Challenge worried parents, a new tiktok trend is spreading and this time it’s positive. Mental health is a social subject that is increasingly talked about, whether at work as with worry burnout, or in the private domain with the example of doomscrolling.
However, if it is important to talk about it, it is even better to find solutions to appease the people who suffer from it. Recently, the TikTok social network has seen an object in this sense popularize: the anxiety ringor “anxiety rings”.
The keyword is 69 million views on the networksubscribers acclaiming the object for its ability to relieve stress, a very common disease among young and old alike. The principle is simple: wear rings with one or two rings on which small removable pearls are placed.
A TikTok trend against stress
According to the british magazine Stylistthese rings are inspired by ancient buddhist meditation methods of tibet and their prayer wheels, which calm both body and mind. Psychologist Catherine Halissey explains to the media that manipulating the object, moving the beads, divert our attention towards an object and brings short-term relief, to release our stress and anchor us in the present moment. She clarifies that “people have been using jewelry for this for many years, long before it was popularized by TikTok.”
Moreover, it is not mandatory to use these famous anxiety rings to obtain similar results. In case of anxiety, you can use another jewel, as a necklace, bracelet or earrings. Overwhelmed by our emotions, we can find comfort in their contact, by concentrating on them, by feeling them with our fingers or by looking at them. An anchoring technique commonly used to tranquilize oneself.
Pay attention, however, to the marketing aspect of this trend of anxiety rings, jewelry very often with set and colored stones, very exposed in TikTok videos but which do not cure the causes of a malaise. They only relieve the symptoms. Everyone has to find what makes them feel good.