Catieosaurus

Catie Osborn, known by the username Catieosaurus, is an American TikToker, actor, podcaster, sex educator, adult performer, and mental health and disability advocate, based in Atlanta, Georgia.[2][3] Much of her[lower-alpha 1] work is on the topic of living with ADHD, particularly its impact on sexuality and relationships. Since joining TikTok in November 2020, she has acquired over one million followers[5][6][7] Her social media presence also includes Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, and OnlyFans.[4] Additionally she co-hosts the podcast Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest with Erik Gude.[8] Her commentary is known for focusing on the intersections of ADHD, neurodiversity, and kink.[9][10][11]

Catieosaurus
Born
Catie Osborn
Occupation(s)TikToker, actor, podcaster, sex educator, adult performer, mental health advocate
Years active2020–present
TikTok information
Page
Followers1.6M
Likes51M
Last updated: March 6, 2023
YouTube information
Channel
Subscribers67.6K[1]
(March 2023)
Total views2M[1]
(March 2023)
Websitecatieosaurus.com

Career

Theatre and acting

Osborn attended Mary Baldwin University, where she received a Master of Fine Arts and a Master of Letters in Shakespeare and Performance.[12] Her stage credits include Cressida/Hector in Troilus and Cressida and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, both with the Compass Shakespeare Ensemble, and a 2015 Mary Baldwin production of Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses.[12][13] Additionally, she worked for the Great River Shakespeare Festival as an education artist and graphic designer.[12] Prior to her online career, Osborn was a professional stage manager and worked for a Shakespearean theatre company.[4][14]

Social media

Osborn was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic and joined TikTok in November 2020, encouraged by her younger sister and wanting something to pass the time.[15][16] She began discussing her ADHD on the app out of frustration, feeling that existing content on the disorder did not reflect her own experiences and that its impact on sex, kink, and relationships was not being discussed.[5][4][17]

In early 2021, Osborn participated in Ships of the Northern Fleet, a collaborative improv project with several other TikTokers surrounding a nonexistent steampunk sky pirate fantasy book and television series from the 2000s; within this metafiction, Osborn claimed to have played Annie Wreyburn, the show's bisexual lead character who was controversially killed off.[18][19][20][21] TikTok users played along by creating a genuine fandom for the imaginary show.[19][21] Additionally, Osborn and the other "cast members" held in-character Q&A livestreams on Twitch and YouTube.[19][20]

Personal life

Osborn uses she/her and they/them pronouns[4] and the gender-neutral honorific Mx.[19] She identifies as polyamorous, bisexual, and demi/greysexual.[22][23] She is married[4] and owns a pet dog named Bailey.[24]

Osborn was diagnosed with ADHD the day before her 30th birthday. After having her left ovary removed due to an ovarian torsion, she experienced a hormonal imbalance that exacerbated her latent ADHD, severely impacting her memory and focus. Osborn initially believed she was experiencing early onset dementia until a friend with ADHD suggested she might have the disorder, prompting her to seek an evaluation.[5][4][25] She has said that she "grew up my whole life believing I was broken and weird and wrong and everybody else had the memo and I didn’t.".[4]

In addition to ADHD, Osborn has myoclonic dystonia and experiences muscle spasms and chronic pain; she sees her BDSM work in part as taking charge of her chronic pain and ADHD.[4][26] She also suffered from bulimia from the age of 15 until beginning therapy in her 30s, and has suggested that her ADHD symptoms of executive dysfunction and emotional dysregulation contributed to her disordered eating.[25]

Notes
  1. Osborn uses both she/her and they/them pronouns.[4] This article uses the former for consistency and clarity.

References
  1. "About YouTube channel". YouTube.
  2. "About Us". Infinite Quest Podcast. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  3. Stay, Jesse (2021). TikTok. Hoboken, NJ. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-119-80342-3. OCLC 1250079484.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. Perlman, Justin (2022-10-11). "ADHD After Dark - TikTok Star Catieosaurus on Sex, Relationships & Neurodivergence". Philadelphia Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  5. Koenig, Ronnie (March 7, 2022). "'A lightbulb went off': Women share what it's like to be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  6. Button, Danni (Jan 13, 2023). "TikTok Goes After Twitter By Allowing 'Adults-Only' Content". TheStreet. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. Williams, Camille (March 31, 2022). "ADHD TikTok: Dangers of Self-Diagnosis from #MentalHealth Videos". ADDitude. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  8. Nirappil, Renit (October 20, 2022). "Adderall shortage is so bad some patients can't fill their prescriptions". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  9. Joho, Jess (2021-05-16). "Why everyone's talking about ADHD right now (and why it's kinda annoying)". Mashable. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  10. Payton, L'Oreal Thompson (Nov 1, 2022). "What the Adderall shortage means for workers with ADHD". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  11. Bar, Moshe (2022). A arte da divagação [The art of digression] (in Portuguese). Translated by Fontenelle, André (1 ed.). Objetiva.
  12. "Catie Osborn". American Shakespeare Center. 2017-11-30. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  13. "Mary Baldwin University Theatre Presents Metamorphoses". marybaldwin.edu. Jan 27, 2015. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  14. Christensen, Ann (2021). A warning for fair women : adultery and murder in Shakespeare's theater (1st ed.). Lincoln. ISBN 978-1-4962-2626-6. OCLC 1243554063.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. Staff (2022-02-25). "TikTok Star Catieosaurus Brings Neurodiversity and Gaming Issues to the Forefront". AmeriDisability. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  16. Castañeda, Sarah (2021-01-29). "Ovaries, ADHD & More! With Catie Osborn and Erik Gude". Adulting With ADHD (podcast). Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  17. Heisey, Talia (June 21, 2021). "On TikTok, BDSM, fetish and kink content is thriving". i-D. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
  18. Burt, Kayti (2021-02-23). "Ships of the Northern Fleet: 5 Best Episodes from the TikTok "TV Series"". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on 2023-03-25. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  19. Armstrong, Vanessa (2021-06-10). "The Show Is Fake. The Fandom Is Real". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-03-19. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  20. Narciso, Dean (June 21, 2021). "Entertainment phenomenon 'Ships of the Northern Fleet,' led in part by Columbus man, isn't real — and fans like it that way". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  21. Silverman, Matt (2021-03-15). "Thousands of TikTokers have nostalgia for a TV show that never existed". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  22. Catie Osborn [@catieosaurus] (June 13, 2022). "Just a quick reminder that you are valid, you are worthy, and you are enough, as you are. Love, your resident neurodivergent polyamorous pan/greysexual". Retrieved Apr 17, 2023 – via Instagram.
  23. Catie Osborn [@CatieOsaurus] (Jun 5, 2022). "As a bi,demi/greysexual with cis male partners, I often don't see myself reflected in LGBTQ spaces..." (Tweet). Retrieved Apr 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
  24. Catie Osborn [@catieosaurus] (June 19, 2022). "Bailey didn't want to see the spicy content so she grabbed a fruitsnack on the way out. **disclaimer I did not feed my dog fruitsnacks, she pulled an empty wrapper from the trash**". Retrieved Apr 17, 2023 – via Instagram.
  25. Key, Laura (Jan 10, 2023). "ADHD and Hormones (Catie's Story)". ADHD Aha! (podcast w/ transcript). Understood.org. Archived from the original on 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  26. Bar, Moshe (2022). Mindwandering : how your constant mental drift can improve your mood and boost your creativity (1st ed.). New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-306-92530-6. OCLC 1284921032. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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