The news: Well, a huge chunk of the smartphone-carrying population apparently needs to get therapy. According to one report, the American Psychiatric Association just classified excessive selfie-taking as a mental disorder. Selfitis is defined as the obsessive compulsive desire to take photos of ones self and post them on social media as a way to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill a gap in intimacy. It has no known cure, although cognitive behavioral therapy is recommended. The disorder has three levels: 1. Borderline selfitis: taking photos of ones self at least three times a day but not posting them on social media 2. Acute selfitis: taking photos of ones self at least three times a day and posting each of the photos on social media 3. Chronic selfitis: Uncontrollable urge to take photos of ones self round the clock and posting the photos on social media more than six times a day.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:35:43 +0000
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