In the United States officially recognized the fans of "selfi" mentally ill

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The American Psychiatric Association (APA) considers that continuous photographing themselves - selfi - is a mental disorder.

Disease It called "selfitis" and is a kind of obsessive-compulsive syndrome.

It is about a constant and obsessive desire to take pictures of yourself and upload photos to social networks. Thus people fill a gap in the intimacy and communication, as well as compensate for the lack of self-esteem and try to improve self-esteem.

The American Psychiatric Association identifies three levels selfitis:

1. Borderline (man photographing himself at least three times a day, but not all photos sent in social networks).

2. Acute condition (each taken photo is downloaded to the Internet).

3. Chronic selfitis - is uncontrolled and constant desire take pictures more than three times a day and all the staff to spread on the Internet.

Note that the fans to post pictures of the gym or jogging researchers also diagnosed - narcissistic disorder.

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