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Selfitis A Mental Health Disorder By Kelly Jean Sullivan

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1763189992875486" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> 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 co What 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