Let's Talk About Selfies
Social media is being crushed under a bonanza of selfies. Oxford English Dictionary even crowned it word of the year for 2013 . Really. And while the jury is out on whether the selfie is a 'bad' or 'good' thing, it's certainly worth reflecting on. Do you take selfies? And if so, why? Do you even know why you do it? Some say it's a fun way to show the world what you're up to; I'm of the belief it's a sad way to beg the world for validation on aesthetics. Sometimes selfies can be downright toxic. If you have the misfortune of battling an eating disorder, I would suggest steering clear of tags on social media containing the word #recovery, #eatingdisorder, #anorexiarecovery, #bulimiarecovery, etc. Why? Because people's illness have also decided to jump on the bandwagon. Small frames are contorted into positions to emphasize the current state of malnourishment, and faces with dead eyes and pouty lips leer out, desperate for the affirmation that