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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Ally Head

My TikTok feed is flooded with the most unbelievable stories - so, what's our fascination with other people's lives?

Trauma responses: A woman facing away against a blue wall.

If you've been on TikTok in the last few weeks, you'll likely have seen the now-viral Suzi stitches doing the rounds. The combined hashtags now have over 200 million views, all with one very simple premise: normal people like you or I taking to the app to share their wildest, most outlandish, or most devastating life stories.

It all started when content creator Susi Vidal - who normally shares recipe videos - shared her dislike for store-bought pesto while preparing a recipe for her followers. In the video, she shares: "Call me crazy, but I've never liked store-bought pesto." Since then, millions have taken to the app to share the wildest, most surprising or outlandish things that have ever happened to them. 

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