Nowadays, people can’t make breakfast without posting a picture of it online.  I'm not that way---I post pics from time to time, but not every few minutes.  I have this thing called "a life."  How about you?

But all this oversharing to sites like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, are making people into Approval Addicts … and, yes, that’s a real thing.

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This syndrome occurs when you don’t feel you can go through your day without getting constant positive feedback on all your activities, and this affects more people than you realize … and probably even you.

People are treating this addiction like they would any other and have even incorporated its treatment into the 12-step program model.

So, next time you’re about to snap a picture of your high score on your Xbox, you might want to stop and think about why you’re doing it. (A New Mode)

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