The American Psychiatric
Association (APA) has officially confirmed what
many people thought all along: taking ‘selfies’ is a
mental disorder. The APA made this classification during its annual
board of directors meeting in Chicago. The
disorder is called selfitis, and is 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. APA said there are three levels of the disorder:

Borderline selfitis : taking photos of one’s self at
least three times a day but not posting them on
social media

Acute selfitis: taking photos of one’s self at least
three times a day and posting each of the
photos on social media

Chronic selfitis: 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.

According to the APA, while there is currently no
cure for the disorder, temporary treatment is
available through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(CBT). The other good news is that CBT is covered
under Obamacare. This is unwelcome news for Makati City in the
Philippines, especially for its mayor, Junjun Binay,
son of the incumbent vice president. Makati was recently named selfie capital of the world by Time Magazine. The mayor even organized a ticker tape
parade after his city was bestowed the rare honor

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This was published last year. Adobochronicles shouldn't be taken seriously in my own opinion.