What is Selfitis?

Selfitis is an obsessive-compulsive desire to take photos by oneself and post those on social media, e.g. on Facebook to make up for the lack of self-esteem and to fill an intimacy gap. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has officially confirmed that taking ‘Selfies’ is a mental disorder.

What do you call taking photos?

Present participle for to capture as a picture, image or photograph. shooting. photographing. snapping. capturing.

What does taking a lot of selfies say about you?

Posting selfies may say something about you. Many selfies highlighting your physical appearance or lots of selfie collages may say you’re a bit higher on some narcissism traits. They perceive selfie posters as being lonelier, less dependent, and less likable than people that have friends take their photos for them.

What do you call the person you are taking a photo of?

Traditionally, they’re called the ‘subject’ if they’re sitting for a portrait. However – if they’re being photographed for wearing a specific outfit, or shoes etc – they could be referred to as the ‘model’.

What do you call a person who is obsessed with taking selfies?

‘Camera hog’ or ‘Lens hog’. Though this word is used for a person who loves his picture being taken all the time, it will do for a person who is obsessed with taking selfies.

Are you addicted to selfies?

You want people to tell you that you look good by liking and commenting on your 18 daily selfies. Social media attention is the only thing that can boost your ego anymore, and the high only lasts so long before you need another hit. Hence, selfie addiction. 6. You’re superficial. You feel good about yourself when people tell you how pretty you are.

What motivates people to take selfies?

The group labelled as borderline (taking selfies often but not necessarily posting them) had higher scores for self-confidence and mood modification. Therefore, what motivated this group to take selfies was feeling positive about themselves for taking a selfie and doing so to enhance their mood.

What is selfie photography?

More specifically, it can often be defined as taking a photograph of oneself with a smartphone, usually held at arm’s length in order to photograph as much of a person as possible (or sometimes taken with the camera pointed toward a mirror). Additionally, the photograph may also include other people.