Join us today for Episode 10 so we can talk with you about being healthy in your selfie!! We had real talk and information from psychology today about the "Selfitis" syndrome. I know that sounds funny, but, it is so true!! We get so caught up in "Self"that we forget the moments that really dont need to be captured.
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Here are today’s notes:
3John 1:2 Dear friend, and I pray all goes well for you. I hope you are as strong in body, as I know you are in spirit.
Today’s Topic is: Is it healthy….. to Selfie?
In today’s culture everyone is taking selfies. Back in the 80’s when we were kids, we took pictures of our friends when we were at football games, parties etc. The difference was, we only hoped that the pictures would come out good and our eyes weren’t closed. No filters, just plain good ol fun. Nowadays we are obsessed with taking pictures of ourselves. Taking pictures of our coffee and bible and attaching a scripture to that. Now there is nothing wrong with taking pictures, or drinking coffee and taking a picture of your coffee and bible. We want to talk about the motives behind the pictures and why do we have to show the world what we’re doing and what we’re doing for God.
In an article in Psychology Today, there is now a word for all those selfie takers. Its called: “Selfitis" The worship of oneself.
So Why do we take selfies?
• To gain enormous attention by sharing selfies on social media.
• Taking different selfies helps increase my social status.
• Taking selfies instantly modifies my mood.
• To use as trophies for future memories.
According to Phycology Today here are Several Reasons that people take selfies:
• Attention seeking: Taking and posting selfies to feel more popular. Social media is an obvious way to gain attention from a large audience and attention seeking may be one of the main reasons why people take selfies and use social media.
• Mood modification: This has been described by Griffiths (2005) as an experience that makes someone feel better and is part of what defines addiction. Selfie-taking is another way in which people can enhance their mood, which reinforces selfie-taking behavior.
• Self-confidence: The taking of selfies may increase the self-confidence of those who engage in this behavior. Furthermore, it is possible to edit and enhance selfies before posting them on social media, meaning that people may be able to use editing to obtain a photo closer to their "ideal self."
• Social competition: Taking selfies to increase one’s social status, or posting selfies to get social media likes.
• Subjective conformity: This refers to an individual’s tendency to copy what others do. Social media platforms allow users to create different groups and feel a sense of belongingness to a particular group. There is a possibility that selfie takers adopt certain "online" selfie rules to achieve a degree of social acceptance.
• Environmental enhancement: This is the taking of selfies to create memories or trophies of oneself (e.g. at a concert or after running a marathon). Environmental enhancement also means that people are able to express themselves more freely through the taking of selfies.
Could taking many selfie pictures be a form of worship or pride?
Its perfectly ok to take pictures and share with others how happy you are with a person, place or thing. But if we put that before our love for ourselves MORE than the love for the Lord, it now becomes an Idol. There is a fine line between Self-love and the worship of oneself. If we’re not careful we can convince ourselves and others that self-care is healthy when its really pride.
God tells us that the 2 greatest commandments are found in: Matthew 22:37-38
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