The "pen capture" game on TikTok: 'fake high' but real 'log out'?

When pursuing the "pen catching" trend, players will face a series of very dangerous health risks, even 'logging out'. The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a warning about the dangerous game of young people, which is "pen catching".

According to warning information, "pen catching" is a trend that has been popular on social network Tiktok in recent days. When playing this game, one person will press hard on both sides of the blood vessels in the neck of another person to seek a feeling of euphoria or "fake high".

In many clips posted on social media, after a short time, the person who is "penned" will become unconscious, even faint, causing people around to have to shake and slap them in the face to return to normal. According to comments from many accounts that have followed this trend, they will feel "high", then gradually faint and need someone to wake them up. To attract viewers, this behavior is constantly transformed, such as adding essential oils to clear the nose, "feeling high to the roof".

The reason for the "pen catching" trend is that many people, especially young people, often want to experiment with strong and different feelings. However, the feeling of pleasure only lasts for a few seconds but its consequences are extremely dangerous and unpredictable.

Notably, this video quickly went viral and attracted more than 3.5 million views, more than 100,000 likes and thousands of comments and shares. Many young people then also performed this "pen capture" action to record videos and post them on TikTok.

The Hanoi CDC said the "pen catching" trend can cause cerebral ischemia. Pressing on the two carotid arteries for a few seconds is not dangerous, but pressing for a long time can cause severe cerebral ischemia. When the brain is not supplied with enough blood, it can lead to dizziness, fainting or even brain damage. More dangerously, brain cells that are anemic for 5 minutes cannot recover.

This trend can also cause cardiac arrest because the act of "catching a pen" can stimulate certain reflexes in the body, leading to sudden cardiac arrest.

Additionally, applying strong pressure to the neck can cause injury to surrounding structures, including nerves and blood vessels and the player's surrounding soft tissue. In severe cases, it can even lead to 'log out'.

Experts recommend that when participating in trends on social networks, people need to be alert, carefully understand its harmful effects and put their own safety first.

Doctor Doan Du Manh, a member of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association, said that this is a dangerous behavior and can lead to death quickly. In cases of cardiovascular disease or high blood pressure, the patient can "log out" quickly within a few minutes. This is a "play with death" because the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, when compressed, it causes anemia, creating hallucinations and drowsiness, which is very dangerous.

Therefore, many young people mistakenly think that this is a fake feeling of euphoria, stress relief... This action is as dangerous as holding the neck tightly, blocking blood vessels, leading to lack of oxygen after 3 minutes and can be gone forever.

According to doctors, the neck has a "triangle of death" area, which contains two important blood vessels: the carotid artery - the blood vessel that carries nutrients to the entire brain. Therefore, a strong impact can cause immediate fainting. During the process of compression on the neck, pressure on the blood vessels causes blood circulation to decrease, increasing the risk of stroke.

However, this behavior is still attractive on social platforms because it provides viewers with an interesting entertainment experience, helping them feel comfortable and relaxed. Curiosity about new things sometimes comes at the cost of one's own life.

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