I optimistically set my alarm for 5.30am, which was never going to happen, but I did get out of bed by 6.30am, leaving plenty of time for my elaborate morning routine.

Instead of mindlessly scrolling on my phone for an hour, I jumped (OK, stumbled) out of bed, made a frothy oat cappuccino, did a 45-minute home workout, showered, moisturised, wrote some daily affirmations and made a smoothie bowl, all before I started work. My evening routine involved a yoga class, a salad, writing in my gratitude journal and reading before bedtime at 10pm.

But it wasn’t enough to simply follow this routine – I needed to share my successes with my followers, too. Making everything I did look good and filming videos was seriously time-consuming. I realised I was so focused on how to make my day look as picture-perfect as possible, I wasn’t paying attention to what I was doing or how it made me feel. I wasn’t really doing it for myself, I was putting on a performance for a crowd on social media.

“I tried to become TikTok’s ‘That Girl’ for a week – here’s how it affected my mental health”