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Scared to death as the bull approaches! Would you take a selfie this way?  - Researchers have shown that selfie addiction could be a real problem for some who have been diagnosed with an obsessive compulsive disorder .

Selfie addiction 'may be a sign of mental illness ' - Taking selfies and uploading on social media is very popular and there doesn't seem to be an issue with it. However, before you take that next selfie for the gram, two psychologists say selfies may be a sign of mental illness . In 2014, a news article used the word 'selfitis', saying that the American ...

Selfie; a mental disorder   The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially confirmed that taking pictures of one's own self is a mental disorder . According to foreign ...

The Psychiatrist and the Selfie - Bipolar disorder is a severe and chronic mental illness that's characterized by severe mood swings,” said psychiatrist Dr. Sasha Bardey, who has ...

Selfie therapy helps woman deal with mental disorder  - Since the age of 14, Rebecca Brown, now 21, has taken a photo of herself every day, in attempt to document her battle with ...

The 'Selfie': Mental Disorder Or Insight To Getting Better Results?  - What was it? It was an announcement that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) had officially classified taking 'Selfies' as a mental disorder .

Selfie obsession could be a mental disorder  - Some doctors have labelled taking “so many” selfies a personality disorder . The Gulf Today spoke to a number of teenagers and adults about their ...

Smile for a selfie to raise awareness of mental illness - Clayton man starts online campaign  - He wants as many people as possible to share selfies of themselves to help challenge the stigma associated with mental illness . But he's not stopping ...

It's time to stop hating the selfie   - Researchers from Pennsylvania State University have found that teens are using the ... “So I think that's really healthy , I think it's really positive.

Obsessive selfie-taking classified as a mental disorder ': What we can learn from a hoax   - It's a real problem like drugs, alcohol or gambling. ... about vanity, but about technology and social trends simply enabling latent mental problems .

Gay man viciously beaten by his sister & brother-in-law - A 22-year-old man in São Paulo reports he was attacked by his homophobic sister and brother-in-law — a signal that violence is continuing against LGBTQ people in Brazil. The man posted a selfie of his bloody face after a family argument. He wrote that the two family members used religion to justify the ...

Selfies craze is actually a mental disorder  - The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially confirmed that selfie craziness was directly linked with a mental  ...

World's largest  LGBTQ  pride flag unveiled at family-friendly event marking 50th anniversary of ... -  The No. 1 selfie backdrop at Saturday's gay pride celebration was hard to miss: New York's largest  LGBTQ  rainbow flag. The 12-foot-by-100-foot ...

Selfies Linked to A Wide Variety of Mental Disorders : Narcissism, Body Dysmorphia and Low Self ...  - According to experts, the growing selfie trend is now being linked to a slew of psychological disorders that can be detrimental to the overall psyche of ...

People obsessed with taking selfies may have mental health issues say experts - The term was branded as a hoax after it was coined in 2014, but researchers have looked into the phenomenon and say their study "validates its existence.” The paper, published in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, said: "As with internet addiction, the concepts of selfitis and selfie ...