| json_metadata | "{"app":"Musing","appTags":["Selfies"],"appCategory":"Selfies","appTitle":"What makes some people to be addicted to selfies?","appBody":"<p>THE OBSESSED ACT PHOTOGRAGHY</p><p>The word selfie is not an uncommon word among the youth in this generation. The word stems from the act of taking a photograph of oneself with a smart phone or a webcam and sharing it on the social media. A synonymous word for selfie taking is \"selfitis\".</p><p>Selfie taking is associated with self oriented action and personality traits. Narcissist individuals are categorized under this personality traits. It was discovered that most selfitis are individuals that are full of love for themselves. This trait in people trigger the act of selfits in them. You see, this category of people takes pictures of themselves whenever they are well dressed or when they find themselves in a beautiful environment.</p><p>However, this act of selfie taking has become an obsessive habit for some people. They are tag as addicted selfitis. A post that once trend in 2014 on a website called the adobo chronicles, claimed that the author describe selfitis as “the obsessive compulsive desire to take photos of one’s 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.\" This addiction can be chronic and this can cause an individual to uncontrollably take photos of one's self and posting it on social media round the clock. Let us examine some causes of this habit. </p><p>1. Environmental Enhancement </p><p>This is the act of taking selfies in specific locations to feel good and show off. </p><p>2. Social Competition </p><p>This is seen as the act of taking selfies to get more likes on social media. </p><p>3. Attention Seeking </p><p>People often do this, to attract the attention of others. </p><p>4. Mood Modification</p><p>This is seen as taking selfies to feel good.</p><p>5. Self Confidence </p><p>Taking selfies make some fellows feel more confident about themselves. </p><p>6. Subject Conformity</p><p>This means taking selfies to fit in with one's social group or pair. </p><p>In conclusion, it was discovered from a research, that people with chronic levels of selfitis are seeking to fit in with those around them, and may display symptoms similar to other potentially addictive behaviors. </p><p>Thanks for reading... </p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"fkcsak485","appParentAuthor":"pawpawpawpaw","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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