News: Take a lot of selfies? Then you may be MENTALLY ILL

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Take a lot of selfies? Then you may be MENTALLY ILL: Two thirds of patients with body image disorders obsessively take photos of themselves

One psychologist from The Priory, London, said that talking lots of selfies is not an addiction, but a symptom of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
While he doesn't think a rise in the number of people taking lots of selfies will lead to more people with BDD, a doctor in Thailand does
One Boston-based psychologist thinks talking lots of selfies is an indicator that someone has a lack of confidence

Obsessed with selfies? Experts have linked selfies with mental illness and have suggested that people regularly searching for the perfect angle could in some cases be suffering from a confidence-related mental health condition

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Celebrities take them to show off their lavish lifestyles and normal people use them to document their movements on social media sites.

But 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 ill.

One leading psychiatrist said the majority of patients he sees with Body Dysmorphic Disorder take a lot of selfies.

One expert said: 'Taking Selfies is not an addition - it's a symptom of Body Dysmorphic Disorder that involves checking one's appearance

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WHAT IS BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER?

BDD is characterised by a preoccupation with one or more perceived flaws in appearance, which are unnoticeable to others, according to the BDD Foundation.

As well as the excessive self-consciousness, individuals with BDD often feel defined by their flaw.

They often experience an image of their perceived defect associated with memories, emotions and bodily sensations – as if seeing the flaw through the eyes of an onlooker, even though what they ‘see’ may be very different to their appearance observed by others.

Sufferers tend repeatedly to check on how bad their flaw is - for example in mirrors and reflective surfaces - attempt to camouflage or alter the perceived defect and avoid public or social situations or triggers that increase distress.

People with BDD can find themselves housebound or seek out needless cosmetic surgery. They are also at an increased risk of suicide.

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DevonDreams

I don't take selfies. That's gross.

J03Y

I have Asperger syndrome autism

Heroine

I take like 100 selfies then look through them, find out they all look bad and delete all of them

Giliap

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Originally posted by DevonRoars

I don't take selfies. That's gross.

the self drag.

Aphrodite

I don't get how people can take selfies all the time.

BGKC

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Originally posted by Heroine

I take like 100 selfies then look through them, find out they all look bad and delete all of them

Story of my life

OT: I used to be a selfie *****, but I've toned down a lot since then. Instagram was just new to me at the time, so I used to be addicted. IDC much at all anymore.

Sazare

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Originally posted by Giliap

the self drag.

Gotham Aurora

I don't really agree.
BDD is a really serious disorder that can disrupt a person's life.

This is like saying that if someone listens to emo bands then they're suffering from depression.

Giliap

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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora

I don't really agree.
BDD is a really serious disorder that can disrupt a person's life.

This is like saying that if someone listens to emo bands then they're suffering from depression.

they most likely are though.

And I'm pretty sure they're not talking about people who just take selfies often but people who take them constantly throughout the day, everyday. Which I'd have to agree with.

Every person on FB that I'm "friends" with that does this has given me mentally ill vibes even before selfies became a thing. There's just something off about people who take tons of selfies at a time, several times a day and uploads them all. Something is just not right up there...

Gotham Aurora

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Originally posted by Giliap

they most likely are though.

And I'm pretty sure they're not talking about people who just take selfies often but people who take them constantly throughout the day, everyday. Which I'd have to agree with.

Every person on FB that I'm "friends" with that does this has given me mentally ill vibes even before selfies became a thing. There's just something off about people who take tons of selfies at a time, several times a day and uploads them all. Something is just not right up there...

Lol, no. I listen to a lot of "emo" bands and I'm the furthest away from being depressed.

I don't know, I just feel like BDD is a serious mental illness that people suffer from. To see it being applied to a current fad kind of lessens the severity behind it, IMO. Someone who had BDD would find themselves to look too disgusting to even post their pictures online.

Insecurity and needing validation is one thing, but BDD is something else entirely.

DevonDreams

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Originally posted by Giliap

the self drag.

Giliap

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Originally posted by Gotham Aurora

Lol, no. I listen to a lot of "emo" bands and I'm the furthest away from being depressed.

I don't know, I just feel like BDD is a serious mental illness that people suffer from. To see it being applied to a current fad kind of lessens the severity behind it, IMO. Someone who had BDD would find themselves to look too disgusting to even post their pictures online.

Insecurity and needing validation is one thing, but BDD is something else entirely.

Well it may seem like a fad but actually people with image issues and airheads alike have been taking pictures of themselves obsessively for years.

I'm not sure you know what they're trying to get at or if you've seen people on your social media feeds do this, but I'm telling you there are a handful of people on my facebook feed that take at least 20 selfies on one occasion, several times a day, almost daily and they upload every single one of them. Along with that they seem socially and mentally off.

Personally, I think they're on to something. Maybe it is or maybe it isn't directly related to BDD but it's definitely a mental illness.

Moonage Daydream

One minute people who take selfies are narcissistic, the next minute they suffer from poor body image. Pick one people, it can't be both.

gloamingtheplain

In all honesty, there are probably more people with body issues than people without.
So it sounds about right.

I barely take selfies, but always want photos with my friends.

TheSoneNavy

I hardly take any :skull;

TheSoneNavy

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the self drag.

RomanNavy

I take selfies but most of them end up looking good
Like I'm not searching for imperfections...
Just some qt pics to send to bae

Fireman25

I actually agree with this. There's a difference between taking a selfie if you're on vacation or a proud moment happens in your life and just taking over 20 selfies a day just doing nothing. You have people taking selfies at the worst time like funerals for example

One of the kids who got stabbed at the Pennsylvania school took a selfie right after being stabbed. What's the point!? I support this article because that should not be first thing that comes to your mind when you're hurt. Some people are really obsessed with this selfie ****.

Gotham Aurora

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Originally posted by Giliap

Well it may seem like a fad but actually people with image issues and airheads alike have been taking pictures of themselves obsessively for years.

I'm not sure you know what they're trying to get at or if you've seen people on your social media feeds do this, but I'm telling you there are a handful of people on my facebook feed that take at least 20 selfies on one occasion, several times a day, almost daily and they upload every single one of them. Along with that they seem socially and mentally off.

Personally, I think they're on to something. Maybe it is or maybe it isn't directly related to BDD but it's definitely a mental illness.

In cases where someone is taking that many selfies several times of day, it could very well be an indication of mental illness... or it could be something as simple as boredom.

We'll never know for certain until studies are actually being done on people who are obsessed with taking selfies. The behavior, in itself, just seems so natural. People have always been taking selfies. I don't even know how or why it turned into a thing.