Selfies

People who take the most selfies:

- I think there is a definite relation to the amount of selfies people take and their self esteem.
- It seems to me that people that have higher self esteem post less selfies than people with low elf esteem.
- This is a huge generalisation as I know a few people, who post lots of selfies, who have very high self esteem but it seems to me that many people who are insecure post selfies for validation from others.
- Regular people who often took selfies were asked by a psychological study if they felt confidant and a shocking 60% of then claims to have low self esteem. (http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/400572/Psychology-study-reveals-insecurity-of-selfie-addicts)


The effects of selfies and why people with low self esteem post
- It is common today when someone posts a selfie that their comments section is full of messages from their friends and peers telling them how beautiful and perfect their are.
- Or today telling them they are "goals af" "on point" or "on fleek" etc.
- This is harmful for those with low self esteem as it can give them a temporary high on their self esteem but make them reliant on having that validation from their peers
- It is also damaging as people do not always comment (often because of laziness) so when the comments don't flood through the person with low self esteem may question what is wrong with them. This will damage their self esteem further.

other reasons for selfies
- Some people actually take selfies for positive reasons.
- They may feel they look particularly good that day and want to share it, not for the likes and comments but purely because they feel confident enough to do so.
- If some friends are hanging out they may take a selfie to remember the moment in a few years or a few months if it is a particularly fun moment, I know me and my friends do this at parties and before when we re getting ready.
- selfies are not always bad! They can sometimes be a fun and cute thing.