I'm Processing The Most Triggering Breakup I've Had In Nine Years

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I'm Processing The Most Triggering Breakup I've Had In Nine Years is a viral video posted by Tammy Chow on her TikTok page @somaticspirit in late May 2023. The video depicts Chow sitting in her bed and shaking her hands and legs violently while screaming with her eyes closed. Tammy's voiceover on the clip attributed her behavior to her "processing the most triggering breakup" she's had "in nine years." Chow's video received generally negative reactions in the form of TikTok Stitches and Duets, with people side-eyeing her decision to set up her camera, record her breakdown and post it to the internet.

Origin

On May 26th, 2023, TikToker^[1] and self-professed Trauma Healing coach Tammy Chow posted a video showing how she has been processing her recent breakup. The video begins with Chow showing herself shaking and screaming in her bed and embarking on a preplanned trip with her parents. The clip gathered over 3.6 million plays and over 150,000 likes in two weeks (seen below).

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On June 4th, 2023, TikToker^[2] @sophiaacsta posted a stitch with the original video saying that she would never share a reaction as extreme as that with other people, gathering over 2.1 million plays and 300,000 likes in four days (seen below, left). On June 3rd, TikToker @casio_figueroa posted a TikTok^[3] showing the possible "Behind The Scenes" of Chow's videos, gathering over 1 million plays and 100,000 likes in three days (seen below, right).

On June 7th, 2023, Twitter^[4] user @glamdemon2004 posted a clip from Chow's original video with the caption, "Me when the hot guy on the train gets off at his stop," gathering over 40,000 likes in a day (seen below).

On June 7th, the Instagram^[5] page @bileboye posted a remix of the original clip, gathering over 700 likes in a day (seen below).

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