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Selfitis A Mental Health Disorder By Kelly Jean Sullivan









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Selfitis is an obsessive-compulsive desire to take photos by oneself and post those on social media, e.g. on Facebook to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill an intimacy gap. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially confirmed that taking 'Selfies' is a mental disorder.
Is Selfitis a mental disorder?
If you are obsessed with selfies, chances are that you might have “selfitis”. Psychologists say selfitis is a genuine mental condition that makes a person feel compelled to coWhat are the behavioral symptoms of Selfitis?
How Does Selfitis Affect Mental Health?
  • Loneliness.
  • Unconscious cry for help.
  • Obsessed with self and oblivious to other people's opinions or needs.
  • Highly attention seeking.
  • Difficult relations with family and friends.
  • Addiction tendencies.
  • Lacking in confidence and feeling the need to “fit” in and gain approva
What does it mean when someone takes lots of selfies?
This suggests that selfie-taking can sometimes indicate insecurity. This research suggests that self-centered motives for taking selfies are common, but not necessarily strongly linked to trait narcissism. And narcissism's connection to selfie-taking is a small part of a bigger picture
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What was the origin of the term Selfitis?
The term was first coined in 2014 to describe obsessive selfie-taking in a spoof news story which suggested the American Psychiatric Association was considering classifying it as a disorder
Is it narcissistic to post selfies?
Selfie-posting frequency can be predicted by grandiose narcissism, study finds. New research published in Computers in Human Behavior provides new insights into selfie-posting behavior on social networking websites. The findings indicate that posting selfies is associated with some forms of narcissism but not others
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