🧠 Twitch Streamer Dr. K Is Helping People Cope With the Internet

CREATOR ECONOMY NEWSLETTER

Issue 68 | September 20, 2022

It’s no secret that too much social media can negatively impact our mental health. Studies show that internet and online gaming addictions can cause users to have low self-esteem, poor sleep, mood disorders, and more. One psychiatrist, Dr. Alok Kanojia, is hoping to help these users by meeting them where they are—on platforms like Twitch. From self-described incels to cyberbullying victims, Dr. Kanojia, better known as Dr. K to his followers, helps the Very Online cope with their problems—and sometimes even log off. Passionfruit contributor Casey Kleczek spoke to Dr. K about his journey from coping with his own video game addiction to treating the internet generation.

– Daysia Tolentino, Passionfruit Editor

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Dr. Alok Kanojia is the Twitch-streaming psychiatrist helping the online generation cope with the ills of the internet

Kanojia hopes he can be a small voice in a chorus of unkind voices on the internet.

By Casey Kleczek, Passionfruit Contributor

Dr. Alok Kanojia

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‘The support we have received is tremendous and has been utterly life-changing.’

By Grace Stanley, Passionfruit Reporter

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