Deranged Grindr Syndrome (DGS)

Deranged Grindr Syndrome (also known as DGS) is a psychiatric condition affecting an unknown number of gay men who use Grindr for sexual purposes. People with DGS may exhibit a wide variety of symptoms including, but not limited to:

- Ghost-facing: Attempting to engage in chat with other users without sharing any pics of themselves
- Hole-bombing: Sending unsolicited images of their gaping holes to complete strangers

- Pic-collecting: Requesting images from other people when they haven’t shared any pics of themselves

- Wounded ego: Impaired ability to cope with rejection, such as demanding an explanation for why a complete stranger is not attracted to them
- Silent treatment: Engaging in extensive chat with another user and indicating an interest in meeting up for sex, and then going silent and never responding again

- Ghost-meeting (different from ghost-facing): making an actual plan with someone from the app to meet in person, exchanging location details and setting a specific time, and then ghosting the person with no warning or explanation while they are sitting there waiting for you

- Stalking: tracking another user’s online presence and bombarding them with messages each time they come online

This is not a complete list of possible symptoms included under the diagnosis of Deranged Grindr Syndrome (DGS). People with DGS may exhibit mild or severe symptoms. If you or someone you love suffers from DGS, help is available. Speak to a mental health professional.

Deranged Grindr Syndrome (DGS) is like when this guy with no pics wrote to me demanding that I share my private photo album with him, and then he bombed me with 15 pics of his gaping hole, and he got mad and called me rude when I didn't respond. Major DGS.