'Self'ie Deaths

                'Suicide' a word everyone is aware of, which indicates 'self-killing'. But these days 'Selfie deaths' are most happening everywhere. In selfie deaths, INDIA ranked more percentage in world. Astonishingly, In selfie deaths statistics India is ranking No.1 position with 60% of selfie deaths in the world. 

What is Selfie death?

                Social Media is the biggest platform for everyone to share their views and opinions. Along with this, it is also acting like a 'Modern Dairy' where every moment is recorded by the person in social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.

         

                Every second is being captured by this generation people, and being uploaded to social media profiles. In response to their uploads they are getting appreciated in the form of 'LIKE', 'COMMENT', 'SHARE' etc.. , to achieve a number of Likes these days people are risking their lives.

A boy name ' Vishwa ' drowned into the water while taking selfie recently in Banglore.None of them recognized their friend drowning as they were highly involved in taking selfie.

 

                In view of getting praised, they are committing for dangerous acts like having a selfie with a snake, capturing themselves in peak tides, at the hilltops, on train engines and many more.... people are addicted to taking selfies and are really excited these days to exhibit their extremity in form of selfie. As a result, they are losing their lives accidentally. This kind of deaths which are happening during the time of taking selfies is called as "Selfie Deaths".

Blue Whale Game :

                Blue Whale is a viral Game on the Internet these days, which got a huge response from the Teenagers. The basic rules and regulations of the game are quite unnatural. The levels of the game involve risking of lives. The gamer has to complete the task on record and has sent them to Blue Whale Instructor. On successful completion of the task, you will be promoted to the next level of the game.

One of the blue whale challenge

                   

                Taking nude selfies, cutting hands in shape of Blue Whale, Jumping from heights, Running opposite to train are the tasks involved in Blue Whale game. Unfortunately, many teenagers are being dead in process of level accomplishment.

Note:  To control deaths caused by blue whale, Portuguese government started Pink Whale which is alternate to this deadliest game.

Why are these Selfie Deaths happening?

                These days Gadgets are more valuable than Relations and Affections. This generation is more addicted towards technology, but everything has a certain limit. As everything has both good and bad, we should be cautious about the things we are using and the extent of their impact on our lives. Technology has bought tremendous change in the world and in the humans and human relations.

               
                Nowadays, every person irrespective of age is having personal mobiles for their purposes. Some people use for business, some for education, etc. Most of the mobile users are students. These days Students share there every moment and every location in Social media. They are capturing every second in their mobile through in form of pictures to get an appreciation for their acts. Recently American psychiatric association also confirmed that taking too many selfie as a mental disorder and termed it as “selfitis”. In India we named it as "Selficide".

How to overcome these Deaths?

                Parents and teachers should have a keen observation of their children about how they are behaving, where they are going and what kind of friend zone they are maintaining.If they found any drastic behavioral changes like Over addiction to selfies, social media and depression, late home returns, immediately they have to take necessary preventive steps on them by controlling them from using phones for a long time or should consult the psychiatrist in time.

                Social Media Is not at all crime unless we use it in a good manner. It gives us a lot of information within no time. It is being more powerful nowadays than Print Media and Television Media. We should get something which will useful for us or it should be a kind of relaxation when we are moody or highly stressed.