Oklahoma therapist highlighting importance of in-person interactions as TikTok returns to American users

The popular video-sharing social media platform TikTok has returned to millions of Americans, but one Oklahoma mental health expert is reminding local users of the importance of in-person interactions.

Kaydee Norton, an Oklahoma City mental health therapist, says it is essential to reevaluate how we connect with each other.

With the recent TikTok blackout that began Saturday before ending on Sunday, Norton said she believes it is important to look up from our devices and be present.

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Norton says TikTok can be an easy distraction but can lead to receiving false information or a distortion of reality, to the point where users can forget how people are truly living.

Norton says she hopes users can build upon their connection with each other through human interactions.

"Know that this is still an online platform, and it is not this face-to-face human community that you can have and hold and hug," Norton said.

Norton says TikTok can be an easy distraction but can lead to receiving false information or a distortion of reality, to the point where users can forget how people are truly living.

Norton also said she wants others to remember sites such as TikTok are just online platforms and suggests using their time now to try something new in the real world, such as crafting, reading a book, or connecting with nature.