Selfie Obsession: Scientist links selfies to narcissim, addiction & mental illness

You’ve seen it thousands of times on Facebook and other social media outlets, there is even a song on the radio about it! Selfies have become a huge trend in social media. Everyone is taking selfies now. Should we really be worried about this trend, or is it just a case of people being empowered on a microblogging platform like Twitter, or Instagram?

Taking 100 photos on one spot, provocative shots for the sake of likes, naked pictures of yourself; psychiatrists believe the growing craze for selfies leads to pathological addiction and say that it should be designated a mental illness.

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