Selficide

[Coxhere]

Symptoms of Selficide1​

Selficide is described as “a state of being stuck, unable to learn and grow from life’s experiences.” Symptoms of selficide include: feelings of boredom, not enjoying much of anything, being out of touch with self, having no satisfaction in living, in the world, or in anything in it. A selficider is a stagnator.

Change your selficide feelings into feelings of contentment and pleasure.

When we’re happy, we walk. When we are unhappy, we regress, we go back to crawling. We react in old, unhappy ways instead of responding in new ways because we let our mood be our motivator.

We can end selficide and stagnation by being willing to dismiss the old ways of doing and to respond in new ways that express wants instead of shoulds, hopes rather than regrets.

The world will not change in and of itself, but a change within one’s personal self is the precursor for change in the world.

Affirmation: I dismiss my old ways of doing things and I respond to life in new, positive, and more satisfying ways.

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. . . .who lives on milk (is) still an infant. . . . But solid food is for the mature. . . . The New Testament Letter To The Hebrews, chapter five, verse 12

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I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for solid food. First Letter To The Church At Corinth, chapter 3, verse 2

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I am the change I want to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi

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1 Taken from Facing Life’s Challenges, by Amy E. Dean (BN No Results Page)

 

[Crossbreed]

That sounds more like "ennui."
"Selficide" sounds more like a death arising from a perilous selfie...

 

[Outdated]

"Selficide" sounds more like a death arising from a perilous selfie...

We get quite a few of those in Australia, they climb to ridiculous places for the perfect shot but they're more intent on looking at their camera than where they're going.

 

[Mary Terry]

We get quite a few of those in Australia, they climb to ridiculous places for the perfect shot but they're more intent on looking at their camera than where they're going.

It happens a lot in the US, too. Negligent death caused by one's own vanity.

 

[Coxhere]

I think that Facing Life’s Challenges, by Amy E. Dean is saying that selficide, killing one's self, is the result of the fear of moving forward from a place of lesser life to one that's more quality-filled. I guess this could be caused from vanity and ennui and a perilous selfie and not watching where one is going. But I think that Dean was writing and saying that selficide is passive, just remaining where one is, metaphorically drinking baby-milk and not moving onto eating adult-meat.

AI Overview
Apathy is the psychological term that most closely aligns with not caring about oneself. Apathy, in a clinical context, refers to a lack of motivation or interest in activities, including those related to self-care. This can manifest as a diminished emotional response, reduced engagement in activities, and a general lack of concern for one's well-being.