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STANFORD SCIENTISTS DISCOVER CURE FOR SELFITIS

January 22, 2015 Pol Pinoy 2 Comments

PALO ALTO, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – It was less than a year ago when the American Psychiatric Association (APA) officially declared the taking of ‘selfies’ a mental disorder — called selfitis. Now, researchers at Stanford University have found a cure for the disease which manifests itself through the inflammation of the ego.

APA defines selfitis as the obsessive compulsive desire to take pictures of one’s self and post them on social media. The disorder comes in three stages: borderline, acute and chronic.

The newly-discovered cure does not involve any drugs or medical treatment — just a simple group therapy.

The researchers, after studying hundreds of patients suffering from selfitis, announced that the mental disorder can be immediately cured by participating in group selfies, more popularly known as ‘groufies.’

“By participating in group selfies, individuals diagnosed with selfities can quickly recover from inflammation of their individual or personal ego, leading to a remission of their mental disorder,” the researchers said.

So the next time you have the urge to take a selfie, gather a group of friends or family members and take a groufie. It will do your mental health some good. In no time, you will be selfitis-free!

Politics, Technology

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO CHASTISES SELFIE GENERATION

December 19, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Manila, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles) – President NoyNoy Aquino on Friday enjoined the Filipino youth to be involved in government instead of spending too much time on fads in the Internet age — like selfies and the Clash of Clans.

Speaking before youth members of the Jesus is Lord Church Movement, Aquino said indifference among young Filipinos would put his administration’s reforms to waste.

During the open forum that followed his speech, a young audience member asked Aquino: “Are you saying we should get involved in corruption, government inefficiency, and indiscriminate waste of taxpayer money?”

“Our government is best known for the pork barrel scam, overpriced government building constructions, corrupt cops, disaster fund donations that are unaccounted for, and now, the national prison being run by drug lords,” the young man said, “so what involvement are you expecting from us?”

Aquino didn’t know how to answer the question and was dumbfounded, so the conference organizers abruptly adjourned the forum, saying the president had to leave for another speaking engagement, but not after Aquino agreed to pose for a selfie with a member of the audience who flew all the way from Canada to be at the event.

Arts, International, Language, The Media

OXFORD OFFICIALLY ADDS THE WORD ‘SELFITIS’ TO THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY

November 26, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Oxford, England (The Adobo Chronicles) – Each year, new words are added to the Oxford Dictionary — which describes itself as “the definite record of the English language” and published by the Oxford University Press.

Among the new words added this year is “Selfitis.”

In March this year, The Adobo Chronicles broke the story that the American Psychiatric Association (APA)officially classified ‘selfies’ as a mental disorder, calling it “Selfitis.”

The disorder 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, acute and chronic selfitis.

In deciding to add “Selfitis” to their dictionary, Oxford said that “no other word in the history of the English language has caught the attention of millions of people worldwide within a short period of time, dominating news stories, songs, television shows, Facebook posts and Tweets, as has “Selfitis.”

In responding to criticism that “itis” means “inflammation” and that the disorder as defined by the APA is more of an addiction, Oxford decided to add a second definition in its dictionary entry, as follows:

Selfitis (self-i’tis) n. inflammation of the ego

However, the word “Selfitis” failed to be named Oxford Dictionaries’ “Word of the Year.” The 2014 Word of the Year is “Vape,” used to describe the process of inhaling and exhaling the vapor produced by an electronic cigarette (or “vape pen”).

Last year’s word of the year was “Selfies.”