Thousands of people take ‘selfies’ every day and post these photographs on different social media sites around the world…
But just how normal is this activity, really?
Experts have linked ‘selfies’ with mental illness and have suggested that people regularly searching for the perfect angle from which to portray themselves could, in some cases, be mentally ill.
Preoccupation with ‘selfies’, they say, could be a visible indicator of a young person with a lack of confidence or sense of self, who might be the victim of other problems as well.
Often, people who take several photographs of themselves until they find the best angle or pose, can become abnormally self-conscious about the tiniest of flaws they see in their own appearance.
Scientists and doctors go further to say that when a person looks at their ‘selfies’, they usually find something they feel insecure about (for example, their nose, teeth or breasts). This can make them determined to look better and go to extreme measures to do so.
Young girls can go so far as to develop an eating disorder to look ‘better’ and thinner in their ‘selfies’.
So, do you think that you’re abnormally preoccupied by the photos you take to show the world on Facebook and other media sites? You wouldn’t like to think that you’re mentally unstable, would you?
