User:Wizzito/Reality shifting
Reality shifting is a theoretical process meant to "shift" someone's consciousness into or from a "desired reality".[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
History
[edit]The phenomenon reportedly began in the late 2010s and rose in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic, when it became a trend on the social media platform TikTok.[13]
Theory description
[edit]Terminology and experiences
[edit]Criticism
[edit]In June 2021, the YouTube animator TheOdd1sOut released a video claiming that that reality shifting is merely lucid dreaming, and that it is a damaging belief system.[14][unreliable source?]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Smith, Serena (2021-06-20). "What is 'reality shifting' and why is it taking over TikTok?". i-D. Vice Media. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TikTok is obsessed with this unusual 'reality shifting' trend: 'It's crazy'". In The Know. Yahoo News. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Cavender, Elena (2021-07-27). "TikTok's reality shifting trend mixes dream-like consciousness with fandoms". Mashable. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Dolbey, Guy (2021-01-25). "The Strange World of TikTok "Reality Shifters"". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Somer, Eli; Cardeña, Etzel; Figueiredo Catelan, Ramiro; Soffer-Dudek, Nirit (30 October 2021). "Reality shifting: psychological features of an emergent online daydreaming culture". Current Psychology – via SpringerLink.
- ^ Gordon, Eden Arielle (2021-04-01). "TikTok Users Are Escaping Reality By "Shifting" into the Harry Potter Universe". Popdust. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Pradeep, Malavika (2021-08-10). "Inside the subconscious world of reality shifting, a TikTok trend visiting parallel timelines". Screen Shot. FairPlanet. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Wylde, Kaitlyn (2021-02-12). "This Creepy TikTok Trend Encourages Out-Of-Body Experiences". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Schroeder, Audra (2020-10-08). "'Reality shifting' TikTok puts a new spin on meditation". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Duribe, Jazmin (2020-10-08). "What is shifting on TikTok? The internet is obesesed with this wild trend". PopBuzz. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kishikawa, Molly (2020-12-10). "Shifting Into Anime Universes: Inside the Strange New Trend on Anime TikTok". CBR. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Fowler, Kate (2020-10-05). "What is shifting on TikTok? Bizarre trend explained!". HITC. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Andrews, Travis. "Inside 'reality shifting,' the trend where TikTokers claim they can enter the world of Harry Potter". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ My Thoughts on Reality Shifting, retrieved 2021-11-11