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Patient stops dead in the middle of a a packed tourist crosswalk, phone held at the precise angle of a Renaissance painter, and takes 41 consecutive selfies while the light changes three times. A bus driver contemplates early retirement. Eleven pedestrians have now also appeared in the photos.
Chronic. Worsens during golden hour.
No cure. The light is, apparently, correct.
Patients with Pathological Tourist Selfie Obstruction typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Pathological Tourist Selfie Obstruction — a pathological condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Imago mea locum totalem ignorat. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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