People Who Take Gym Selfies Have Psychological Problems

**Babak** · 10-13-2017, 09:08 PM

http://www.rebelcircus.com/blog/peop...ical-problems/

A recent study at Brunel University revealed some interesting conclusions regarding people who make social media posts about their physical fitness and workout regiments. The researchers found that people who post a lot of gym selfies, and a lot of statuses about their workout regimen and diet, may actually be suffering from narcissism. They aren't just happy to have a lot of people admiring their physique, they crave the attention they gain from posting photos of their chiseled quads and toned glutes. As it turns out, those friends of yours who are always posting about their workout routine may have a psychological disorder. The study concluded that people who post a lot of gym selfies may be suffering from narcissism.

Narcissism is defined as excessive or erotic interest in oneself and one's physical appearance. So it's no surprise that people who enjoy having others look at their bodies—and want others to know how hard they work on said bodies—are experiencing some form of narcissism. It's not just selfies, either: people who spend a lot of time posting about their workout routines are most often seeking out the same sort of attention as those who are constantly posting selfies from the gym. The study went deeper, stating that those who spend a lot of time posting about their diets are staring down the same psychological barrel as those posting their exercise routines. The study took a look a 555 active Facebook users, what they post about, and also what they were getting the most likes and comments on. What they ended up finding was that those who spend as much time posting selfies as they do working out get more interaction on their posts than people who don't post anything from the gym. Researchers now believe that because those people were finding so much more interaction on those posts, they were making said posts more frequently. However, when the gym selfie stopped garnering the attention the subjects needed, that's when the rigorous postings about the workout routine started. Those posts gained the same amount of interaction as the once interesting, but now routine, selfies.

**Dick** · 10-13-2017, 09:08 PM

Nice.

**~~Maintenance~~** · 10-13-2017, 09:10 PM

Same goes with those who constantly post new selfies on facebook 24/7

**Babak** · 10-13-2017, 09:10 PM

Seeking attention and validation-Sounds like tinder to me. In fact, i believe anyone who posts constant pics of themselves on social media have a purpose and that purpose is mostly due to validation.

**Dick** · 10-13-2017, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by Babak

Seeking attention an validation-Sounds like tinder to me

If you got it then flaunt it because one day you'll lose it.

**CBDFTW** · 10-13-2017, 09:17 PM

There is nothing wrong with being proud of your progress and making other people aware of your achievements, but it goes far past that most of the time.