Lamsdemic

Lamsdemic (lamzdemick) the word origin is the fusion of Look at me syndrome(L.A.M.S) and epidemic/pandemic. Individuals with this diagnosis, in a crisis situation or pandemic (i.e COVID-19 , MERS, SARS) will take to social media outlets and try to garner attention in a myriad of ways. This behavior is argued to be unique form of narcissistic personality disorder, need for validation and cabin fever. Furthermore , things that include "Im an essential worker" or "Im Not an essential worker" , breaking quarantine to get content of a Navy hospital boat for an IG post, posting a meme every 8 minutes about toilet paper , taking selfies in your N95 mask etc...