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Name the symptom pile, reveal one hidden cause
A viral health and wellness format on TikTok and Instagram
List a cluster of unrelated-seeming symptoms or signs, then tie them all to one overlooked cause.
3
accounts it worked for
42x
median, times their usual
#20
of 53 in health and wellness
Angle
Talking head, Slideshow, Skit
Why it works
Viewers recognize themselves in the symptom list, then stay for the 'that explains it' reveal. The multi-symptom posts did 12-167x views.
Hook formulaIf you have [symptom 1], [symptom 2], and [symptom 3], it's probably [hidden cause], not [common assumption].
How to make it
- 1Rapid-fire 4-6 relatable symptoms (on screen too)
- 2Say standard care or doctors overlook the cause
- 3Reveal the one mechanism or cause
- 4Explain the 'why' briefly
Examples
Best first, one per account. Each links to the original post.
- @shaznesswellness
478K followers, TikTok
“I DON'T KNOW”
167x their usual views, talking head, gut and longevity
- @lifeaskim54
12K followers, TikTok
“THE 5 HAZARDOUS SIGNS OF LOW ESTROGEN MOST DOCTORS OVERLOOK THEM...”
53x their usual views, slideshow, gut and longevity
- @abovehealth
33K followers, TikTok
“Bile-liver issues are a root cause driver of your IBS, recurrent SIBO, acne, eczema, hormone issues...”
18x their usual views, talking head, gut and longevity
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How this is measured
- Every post is compared with its own account's usual reach, not with other accounts. "14x their usual" means the post got 14 times the median views of that account's recent posts.
- TikTok videos and Instagram Reels are measured on views. Instagram carousels have no view count, so they are measured on likes against the account's usual likes, and say so.
- A post makes the library at 2x its account's usual or more. A format is a repeatable move (what is said or shown, or how it is edited) that several accounts used in breakout posts. It is listed here once it worked for 3 or more different accounts.
- Formats rank on how many accounts they worked for and how far above usual, damped so a fluke on one tiny account cannot outrank a format that worked for ten.