The American Psychiatric Association (APA) had classed “selfitis” as a new mental disorder. The selfitis defined 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." There are three levels of the disorder—borderline (“taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day but not posting them on social media”), acute (“taking photos of one’s self at least three times a day and posting each of the photos on social media”), and chronic (“uncontrollable urge to take photos of one’s self round the clock and posting the photos on social media more than six times a day”).
Selfy psychology “loneliness and
desperation for attention are crucial ingredients.” Women want to feel desired. That is the underlying psychology behind it.
Women are generally far more emotional and sensitive than men. The Ego's are very fragile regardless of the impression they like to portray.
Posting a pic and getting likes makes her feel validated. Every like results in a little additional boost to her ego. It strengthen's it temporarily - until she needs her next 'fix'.
Seeking validation is like taking an addictive drug; you keep coming back to more and more of it.
A new study conducted by Oregon State University has found that when it comes to facebook photos women who post sexy pictures are judged as less physically and socially attractive, as well as less competent, by their female peers. Further researchers describe as a 'no-win' situation for young girls and women.
It is a sign of lack of self esteem and as this particular point it can stem from multiple reasons. It's a strictly personal matter, but it's safe to say those people might have a 'hole' in their life, in their personality, and they think they are filling it with likes, comments and followers.
While there may be a variety of motives behind why people post self‑images to social media
Those with chronic selfitis were more likely to be motivated to take selfies due to attention-seeking, environmental enhancement and social competition.
The six components of selfitis : environmental enhancement (taking selfies in specific locations to feel good and show off to others), social competition (taking selfies to get more "likes" on social media), attention-seeking (taking selfies to gain attention from others), mood modification (taking selfies to feel better), self-confidence (taking selfies to feel more positive about oneself), and subjective conformity (taking selfies to fit in with one’s social group and peers).
Selfy psychology “loneliness and
desperation for attention are crucial ingredients.” Women want to feel desired. That is the underlying psychology behind it.
Women are generally far more emotional and sensitive than men. The Ego's are very fragile regardless of the impression they like to portray.
Posting a pic and getting likes makes her feel validated. Every like results in a little additional boost to her ego. It strengthen's it temporarily - until she needs her next 'fix'.
Seeking validation is like taking an addictive drug; you keep coming back to more and more of it.
- Psychology behind nude selfy
A new study conducted by Oregon State University has found that when it comes to facebook photos women who post sexy pictures are judged as less physically and socially attractive, as well as less competent, by their female peers. Further researchers describe as a 'no-win' situation for young girls and women.
It is a sign of lack of self esteem and as this particular point it can stem from multiple reasons. It's a strictly personal matter, but it's safe to say those people might have a 'hole' in their life, in their personality, and they think they are filling it with likes, comments and followers.
While there may be a variety of motives behind why people post self‑images to social media
Those with chronic selfitis were more likely to be motivated to take selfies due to attention-seeking, environmental enhancement and social competition.
The six components of selfitis : environmental enhancement (taking selfies in specific locations to feel good and show off to others), social competition (taking selfies to get more "likes" on social media), attention-seeking (taking selfies to gain attention from others), mood modification (taking selfies to feel better), self-confidence (taking selfies to feel more positive about oneself), and subjective conformity (taking selfies to fit in with one’s social group and peers).
