Narcissism: A Love Story
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Social networking sites seem to be generating more and more narcissism everyday. If people 'like' your status or comment a lot of your stuff, your self-esteem goes up. Don't deny it, you know you like it when someone retweets something you wrote.
But experts actually say that too much ego on the internet is bad in the long run.
Narcissism is defined by an over excessive love and admiration for oneself. So pretty much a highly egotistical internet junky. Your probably wondering "How exactly is it bad to feel confident after a complement on the internet?" Well there's a difference between confidence and ego.
Jean Twenge, psychologist at San Diego State University, found that almost 60% of college students agree that people use things like Facebook and Twitter for self-promotion and attention seeking. Twenge goes on to say "Narcissists have an inflated sense of self, so they're prone to take too many risks."
So, how do resist this selfish epidemic? Just know, not everyone is concerned with every little aspect of your life.
But experts actually say that too much ego on the internet is bad in the long run.
Narcissism is defined by an over excessive love and admiration for oneself. So pretty much a highly egotistical internet junky. Your probably wondering "How exactly is it bad to feel confident after a complement on the internet?" Well there's a difference between confidence and ego.
Jean Twenge, psychologist at San Diego State University, found that almost 60% of college students agree that people use things like Facebook and Twitter for self-promotion and attention seeking. Twenge goes on to say "Narcissists have an inflated sense of self, so they're prone to take too many risks."
So, how do resist this selfish epidemic? Just know, not everyone is concerned with every little aspect of your life.
