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Scientists Link Selfies To Narcissism, Addiction & Mental Illness

Jun 13, 2014 ·

Scientists Link Selfies To Narcissism, Addiction & Mental IllnessIt’s hard to go through the day without being bombarded by selfies. They have become a normalized part of the American culture in recent years. Aside from the fun of it all– sharing your life with those around you through self taken photographs, is this actually a healthy or harmful trend? I’m curious what your take is on this article about selfies and their link to mental health instability. Although the article is a little dramatic, it definitely opened my eyes to the potential harmfulness of generation selfie…

The growing trend of taking smartphone selfies is linked to mental health conditions that focus on a person’s obsession with looks. According to psychiatrist Dr David Veal: “Two out of three of all the patients who come to see me with Body Dysmorphic Disorder since the rise of camera phones have a compulsion to repeatedly take and post selfies on social media sites.”

“Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to help a patient to recognize the reasons for his or her compulsive behavior and then to learn how to moderate it,” he told the Sunday Mirror. Keep reading…

Scientists Link Selfies To Narcissism, Addiction & Mental Illness

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