Social worker Latifa Salman said that there are reasons for the usage of aliases among Saudis, such as family conditions or for the mere thrill of entering a mystery world.
She indicated that 70 percent of women use aliases out of fear of social criticism, making them pose as other characters, looking for happiness through these fake characters.
Rola Al-Amri, a university student, says that many young Saudi women display only parts of their bodies, in order not to be identified, due to traditions in the community and caveats set by the family, which lead to these behaviors to get the long-lost freedom that may lead to bigger problems.
Dr. Khaled Jalban, a family and community medicine consultant at King Khalid University, said that hiding behind fake names on social networking sites is, unfortunately, a widespread problem between men and women.
He said that these names and characters carry different connotations, including grief, pain, illness and deprivation in a way that evokes sympathy, which is the main aim behind assuming these names.
Some characters lack social importance and suffer from marginalization and have no social role. These people create groups and are in charge to satisfy their need of self-importance, where these names help in establishing social relations to lure others, either financially, emotionally or sexually.
Sometimes people ask others to transfer a large sum of money and, unfortunately, some men seek to exploit women’s feelings and the use of aliases is often linked to sex more than emotions.
In some cases, the alias owner happens to have a psychopathic personality, where his behavior and personality are contrary to those around him.
As for the treatment of these cases, Jalban said that it depends on the type of role played by these characters. “For example, if the person is shy or deprived, we help him in getting attention and recompense the need for these feelings.”
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