Selfie addict attempts suicide

[Rixion]

http://mediastorage-lls.bauermedia.co.uk/31/05e0a/83d34/f0253/a6666/533cd/ffd10/rexfeatures_3487758ab_620x349.png?1395672958
http://i.imgur.com/T3frbTY.jpg

Shocking :O

[GommeInc]

Seems an idiot. The song #selfie must be his version of the Catholics children's prayer "If I Die Before I Wake" he must sing before bed. Vanity is a terrible thing, and he took it a step too far. Also he probably wasn't actually suicidal, he was probably just deeply upset but used it to add drama to a drama-less situation.

[myles]

well he aint a pretty sight so i see why he couldn't get the perfect selfie i mean look at that hair do

[Jurv]

poor guy. he's obviously got problems with self confidence or whatever (idrk) i hope he gets the help he needs

[e5]

Seems an idiot. The song #selfie must be his version of the Catholics children's prayer "If I Die Before I Wake" he must sing before bed. Vanity is a terrible thing, and he took it a step too far. Also he probably wasn't actually suicidal, he was probably just deeply upset but used it to add drama to a drama-less situation.

This.

People are far to vain for their own good. I hate it. Just accept who you are. If you don't take a good selfie, don't take one.

[Aiden]

he's not even ugly but sad i guess idek

[lemons]

LOL what a thing 2 kill urself over

[Futz]

******* ****** begging fame

[Ardemax]

"... posed for 200 selfies in just one day and nearly overdosed on pills because none of them was perfect."

That sentence does not read well with me.

[Shar]

Sounds like a cry for help and it looks like he needs it.

[Jazz]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/10506434/Body-Dysmorphic-Disorder-dealing-with-the-man-in-the-mirror.html

If people want to read the full story

It's sad that someone got so close to the edge because of this kind of condition, and its a shame that most people have judged and closed the case on him just like that. BDD is extremely hard to live with, as with other anxiety based conditions and OCD really is a complete arse.

Poor lad, hope he gets the help he needs

[MKR&*42]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/10506434/Body-Dysmorphic-Disorder-dealing-with-the-man-in-the-mirror.html

If people want to read the full story

It's sad that someone got so close to the edge because of this kind of condition, and its a shame that most people have judged and closed the case on him just like that. BDD is extremely hard to live with, as with other anxiety based conditions and OCD really is a complete arse.

Poor lad, hope he gets the help he needs

Thank you for posting this Jazz :)
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Ignorance isn't bliss guys *+**+*+*

[Jurv]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/10506434/Body-Dysmorphic-Disorder-dealing-with-the-man-in-the-mirror.html

If people want to read the full story

It's sad that someone got so close to the edge because of this kind of condition, and its a shame that most people have judged and closed the case on him just like that. BDD is extremely hard to live with, as with other anxiety based conditions and OCD really is a complete arse.

Poor lad, hope he gets the help he needs

i knew there'd be more to it than what's been put in the original post. such a shame :(

i hope the people who were quick to judge feel really bad LOSERS

[GommeInc]

What's shocking is he's not been given help for 4 years if he started feeling depressed when he was 15.

Also, was he suicidal? Searching for the words suicide, suicidal etc has pulled up no results. If anything he just suffered from BDD and tells his story on how he tackled it. He was reclusive, but certainly not suicidal going from the quick skim read of the article.

EDIT: Apparently he tried to take his own life at 17. Also, this article is strangely old. Dated Dec 2013.

[Jazz]

more recent one, looks like its been fished back into the media's eye

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/selfie-addict-took-two-hundred-3273819

[GommeInc]

more recent one, looks like its been fished back into the media's eye

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/selfie-addict-took-two-hundred-3273819
A few French friends seem to have found the story too. Not sure why it's suddenly popular, there doesn't seem to be any difference in the articles:

http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/vu-sur-le-web/20140324.OBS1036/accro-aux-selfies-il-tente-de-se-suicider.html

[Rixion]

more recent one, looks like its been fished back into the media's eye

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/selfie-addict-took-two-hundred-3273819
He was on Daybreak today speaking about the addiction.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/video-selfie-addict-danny-bowman-3277522

[Daltron]

I want to see some of the selfies

[karter]

Cool tip: stop shaming people who've attempted suicide and the reason for suicide looks completely different so...?

[Matt]

Ok then. Attention-seeker is the first thing that I think of. Either he needs to grow up or get help.

[-:Undertaker:-]

Sorry but somebody who wants to take their own life over selfies is, to put it crudely, bonkers. But it's also true he needs serious help.

*waits for the handwringers to have a go*

[Charz777]

I don't know how to side on this :/

On the one hand, it could just be a very vain guy who wants the world to love him and so he used the whole 'attempted' suicide as a way to draw attention to himself and try to win fame or something. Also, if this guy's biggest worry and cause of stress in his life is the way he looks, then I've been living my life all wrong. I go out looking like **** half the time because I'm too busy dealing with life's real problems... :/

On the other hand, if he really is that crazy and obsessed that he needs to take 200 selfies a day and he posts them because he is in need of the social reinforcement to the point where he attempts suicide, then the poor guy needs some serious help.

[buttons]

seeing as im in a good mood not gonna ***** at u people but as someone posted earlier, he had BDD so can totally understand his actions. few months ago someone killed themselves because she thought her hair wasn't perfectly blonde and had a little ginger in it. think we are unfortunately going to see much more of these cases due to the whole having to look good in ur selfie thing. BDD isn't that recognised because everyone thinks they're a little ugly but it completely consumes your life.

i used to delete my fbook every so often cause didnt want anyone finding my pictures and had to approve any pictures i got tagged in, which were instantly untagged cause i felt too ugly to be seen, I only posted pictures i liked which tended to be old ones! it is a difficult thing to overcome n u may not even fully over come it. it has a very high suicide rate so the fact he has been able to admit this and go on television, shows he is getting better thankfully & should be applauded if anything.

BDD is difficult because u genuinely think you're ugly. every waking moment spent is thinking how ugly u are. trying to change that ugly part of u. u think you're the ugliest person in the world and that u shouldn't even be alive and have no right to go around the world looking as ugly u are. sparks off plenty other mental health issues. difficult to recover from but looks as though he's getting better.

theres a documentary called too ugly for love on youtube if anyone is rly interested in BDD

[GommeInc]

seeing as im in a good mood not gonna ***** at u people but as someone posted earlier, he had BDD so can totally understand his actions. few months ago someone killed themselves because she thought her hair wasn't perfectly blonde and had a little ginger in it. think we are unfortunately going to see much more of these cases due to the whole having to look good in ur selfie thing. BDD isn't that recognised because everyone thinks they're a little ugly but it completely consumes your life.

i used to delete my fbook every so often cause didnt want anyone finding my pictures and had to approve any pictures i got tagged in, which were instantly untagged cause i felt too ugly to be seen, I only posted pictures i liked which tended to be old ones! it is a difficult thing to overcome n u may not even fully over come it. it has a very high suicide rate so the fact he has been able to admit this and go on television, shows he is getting better thankfully & should be applauded if anything.

BDD is difficult because u genuinely think you're ugly. every waking moment spent is thinking how ugly u are. trying to change that ugly part of u. u think you're the ugliest person in the world and that u shouldn't even be alive and have no right to go around the world looking as ugly u are. sparks off plenty other mental health issues. difficult to recover from but looks as though he's getting better.

theres a documentary called too ugly for love on youtube if anyone is rly interested in BDD
Is it a recent discovery based on social pressures? It seems to be a recent thing (last 20 or so years) since self-image became an important thing to the masses rather than something admired in magazines. It's strange how this news took off recently when the story dates back to December and last year. It's quite popular in America and seems to be over-reacting suggesting he's just vain rather than suffering from a disorder. It doesn't help when information seems missed out to glorify an otherwise important and complex situation.

[Chippiewill]

Not sure the papers should really be indulging his attention seeking behaviour.

[mrwoooooooo]

Not sure the papers should really be indulging his attention seeking behaviour.

:rolleyes: idiot

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[Jazz]

Not sure the papers should really be indulging his attention seeking behaviour.

Ok then. Attention-seeker is the first thing that I think of. Either he needs to grow up or get help.

Attention seeking is different to mental illness fyi

[buttons]

Is it a recent discovery based on social pressures? It seems to be a recent thing (last 20 or so years) since self-image became an important thing to the masses rather than something admired in magazines. It's strange how this news took off recently when the story dates back to December and last year. It's quite popular in America and seems to be over-reacting suggesting he's just vain rather than suffering from a disorder. It doesn't help when information seems missed out to glorify an otherwise important and complex situation.
erm i think first founded maybe early 1900's but there were few cases, there is more now but many practitioners don't even know about it. i was diagnosed with depression (which was true but it stemmed from BDD) because they thought feeling low self worth = simply depression. was only when i mentioned to gp about body dysmorphia that they had a google and said plausible and would refer me to counsellor. mine started before i even got into internet and social networking so wasn't about pictures but the whole having your pictures available all over the internet did create extreme anxiety and heightened the depression & suicidal ideations for sure.

he is not vain. a vain person will take a picture and think it's perfect no matter what. a person with bdd will take a billion pictures (th guy in question) and will still find a flaw. then u become obsessed with it n ur day isn't good unless you can look good. completely consumes your life.

piss off chippiewill, attention seeking isn't even a bad thing

[karter]

people on this thread acknowledge mental instability/illness then in the next line they go ahead and call them idiots, nutjobs or attention seekers. time to mow the lawn sweetie

[Empired]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/mens-health/10506434/Body-Dysmorphic-Disorder-dealing-with-the-man-in-the-mirror.html

If people want to read the full story

It's sad that someone got so close to the edge because of this kind of condition, and its a shame that most people have judged and closed the case on him just like that. BDD is extremely hard to live with, as with other anxiety based conditions and OCD really is a complete arse.

Poor lad, hope he gets the help he needs
Errr this certainly changes things from the op...

Poor guy, that sounds terrifying and it must be made worse by the fact some newspaper don't seem to be posting the whole story..

But at the same time, where are his parents?? I think that article mentioned that they were "worried" but then it seems to me that nothing was done until he actually attempted suicide. If your son is spending ten hours a day in front of the mirror, skipping school, and only eating an apple a day wouldn't you want to do call for help a little while before the suicide attempts?

Edit: Also, I think the people who are still calling him attention seeking might have only seen the first page where that article just cut out the most important part of the story so he actually kind of did look attention-seeking.

[Cerinacy$]

I read about this, so upsetting! :(

[Brad]

Now he has lots of angled selfies from the press. Haha. Some people these days. Haha. He should get a lesson from his parents.

[buttons]

FlyingJesus; what do u think of this thread lol

BDD suicide risk: BDD also raises the spectre of suicide, with a rate approximately 45 times higher than in the general population.
Available evidence indicates that approximately 80% of individuals with BDD experience lifetime suicidal ideation and 24% to 28% have attempted suicide
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/9693178/The-ugly-truth-about-body-dysmorphic-disorder.html - many drop out of school and become housebound

but spose no one rly cares to understand just wanna get their comments in llol

[FlyingJesus]

Wasn't previously gonna comment because people who are ignorant about mental health seem to stay that way no matter what you tell them, but obviously yeah I think certain people need to either school themselves or withhold their stupid comments

[-Moniquee.]

Poor thing - hope he gets the help. Obviously has some self esteem issues.

[Brad]

Wasn't previously gonna comment because people who are ignorant about mental health seem to stay that way no matter what you tell them, but obviously yeah I think certain people need to either school themselves or withhold their stupid comments

So I'm assuming this is your approach to passive aggressive posting about me. If you want to reply to my comment then have the decency to quote me in it. In the post was there anything in regards to his mental state? No. People assume that it's all mental unstabability. I say it's obviously the parents fault for not telling him that he looks handsome, and no I'm not being insensitive because honestly, look at what this world is coming to. If someone is that self conscious that he almost committed suicide, where was his parents?

Or should I not quote you on this and be passive aggressive just like you. It's called point of views. Everyone has them; if you can't take someone's view on something, why do you even post?

Update::
I'm pretty sure when he refers to his health, he worded as stating he did it on himself.

[FlyingJesus]

So I'm assuming this is your approach to passive aggressive posting about me. If you want to reply to my comment then have the decency to quote me in it.

You're not the only one who posted something stupid and I wasn't solely referencing you, that is why I didn't quote you. If I was talking to you I would have, but as should be obvious from her having mentioned me specifically in the previous post I was replying to Jen. It's really quite simple, and your assumptions are again shown to be wrong, congratulations.


In the post was there anything in regards to his mental state? No. People assume that it's all mental unstabability. I say it's obviously the parents fault for not telling him that he looks handsome, and no I'm not being insensitive because honestly, look at what this world is coming to. If someone is that self conscious that he almost committed suicide, where was his parents?

Then I once again shall state that there's an alarming number of people here who are ignorant about mental health. Anyone who thinks the average 19 year old is mostly influenced by their parents (and needs constant coddling) clearly is not very well educated in this matter.


Or should I not quote you on this and be passive aggressive just like you. It's called point of views. Everyone has them
Oh goody, more people who think IT'S MY OPINION!!!!! is a valid argument.


if you can't take someone's view on something, why do you even post?

Oh the irony

[buttons]

So I'm assuming this is your approach to passive aggressive posting about me. If you want to reply to my comment then have the decency to quote me in it. In the post was there anything in regards to his mental state? No. People assume that it's all mental unstabability. I say it's obviously the parents fault for not telling him that he looks handsome, and no I'm not being insensitive because honestly, look at what this world is coming to. If someone is that self conscious that he almost committed suicide, where was his parents?

Or should I not quote you on this and be passive aggressive just like you. It's called point of views. Everyone has them; if you can't take someone's view on something, why do you even post?

Update::
I'm pretty sure when he refers to his health, he worded as stating he did it on himself.
er if u read thread it does say he has a mental health disorder
also parents telling kids they're beautiful handsome etc is just as damaging
with BDD u can have a billion people tell u you're pretty and u still don't believe it

[karter]

honestly bikini this was your post


Haha. Some people these days. Haha. He should get a lesson from his parents.

??? This is not an opinion this is some lazy ass horse **** you write for tokens please go figure

[Yawn]

im cringing bikini pls pls PLS dont respond again this is TOO much

[Brad]

er if u read thread it does say he has a mental health disorder
also parents telling kids they're beautiful handsome etc is just as damaging
with BDD u can have a billion people tell u you're pretty and u still don't believe it

I am reading up on it right now. As far as I see. BDD originated thru the depression, the preconceived notion that his "selfies" were not good enough. Questions that raise up to me is what did no one else see this habit coming? I'm sure if I saw someone take over 200 selfies in one sitting, I'd be a bit concerned.
It’s possible that the rate of BDD is increasing as women(& men)get bombarded with media images of perfection. Lots of studies have shown that the more you see images of perfection around you, and the more you compare yourself with those images, the worse you tend to feel about yourself.’That quote came from the link you posted above. So I have read into it. I understand the affect of BDD, to clarify in my post above, as if it matters anymore, was supposed to be a joke.
And yes having his parents bring affirmation to him, won't help, but reading more into it, it is hard to believe that this type of disorder is just now become more and more popular due to the direction our society is going.

Thank you for your post. Especially bringing more than an argument.

[Empired]

Then I once again shall state that there's an alarming number of people here who are ignorant about mental health. Anyone who thinks the average 19 year old is mostly influenced by their parents (and needs constant coddling) clearly is not very well educated in this matter.
While I agree with the rest of your post, the article did say the mental disorder did "officially start" at 15. Parents should definitely still be keeping an eye on a child at that age and there is no way they couldn't have noticed him shutting himself in his room for days. Also, the article mentioned this boy constantly getting in trouble in school for being late/leaving lessons all the time. I'm not surprised that the school did nothing because they never do, but I'm still confused about why the parents were okay with their teenage son spending "thousands of pounds on designer clothing and face creams", staring at himself in the mirror for 10 hours a day, and not leaving the house in six months?

Although I'm pretty sure they couldn't talk to him (because by that stage he wouldn't be able to see what they were trying to tell him) but if your son hasn't left the house in six months I think it's definitely time to call for outside help?

[FlyingJesus]

People in general are loathe to see what they don't want to see; especially with awareness of such things being so low, parents are more likely to think that their kid is either being badly behaved or "just a teen" rather than assume an actual medical condition. The article states that Danny (as with most if not all sufferers) didn't even realise it himself for years. As an invisible illness it's also rather easy to cover up with stories and excuses if you don't want others to know what's going on in your head - how much do most parents ever know about their late-teen children's lives in general, let alone inside their own thoughts?

[AtxP]

I can totally relate to this. Apart from the suicide bit.