10 SIGNS THAT YOU’RE FAMEHUNGRY ON SOCIAL MEDIA

1. You post increasingly revealing pictures of yourself (“Just back from gym”).

2. You post increasingly risky pics, endangering yourself or others – remember the man in Algeria who, in 2017, dangled a baby from a 15th floor window in one hand and filmed it with his phone in the other, telling Facebook Live viewers: “1 000 likes or I will drop him”. The baby was not hurt, but the man was jailed for two years. 3. You find yourself checking social media, even while with other people; you check it first thing in the morning, last thing at night, even in the middle of the night, in the hope of a new ‘like’; and you have trouble sleeping. 4. You question friends’ loyalty when they don’t comment on your posts.

5. You constantly post “like my status”: “LMS if you’re bored/just had a coffee”, or something else that most people will agree with.

6. You deliberately post contentious remarks on topics such as politics, race and religion in the hope of provoking a blitz of comments.

7. You resort to “If I receive X number of likes, I will do Y”, promising to do something absurd.

8. You’re mostly jealous of your social media friends, not happy for them.

9. You consider buying social media followers on sites such as Intertwitter.com to increase your likes and fame.

10.You’re in denial about being an attention junky, even when others express irritation or concern. Know that the first step towards a cure is to acknowledge you have a problem.