Each person builds his or her own body image from what he sees in the mirror, but also in terms of other factors, such as the concept of himself or the self-esteem part derived from the perception of his own body, personality, experiences or education. In addition, the sociocultural context and influence of society’s beauty ideals make body image a very complex portrait. Often we don’t see the beauty of having a unique body.
There are many forms of dissatisfaction with someone’s body, there are women who, although they approach what society reinforces as beautiful, are still despised, others feel that society punishes them for weighing more than is considered “just. “and they also feel this contempt. Sometimes the discomfort is mild, but sometimes so intense that it causes them a lot of suffering and, in some cases, anorexia nervosa, mental bulimia, vigorexia, etc.
- There are women who would like to be thinner.
- Others who suffer because they are not athletic enough.
- Some would like to have fewer curves in the body.
- While others live complicated by their lack.
In an attempt to combat this harmful environment, various associations and initiatives have emerged, projects involved both in the prevention of eating disorders and in the awareness and empowerment of people with problems of body dissatisfaction.
“I was the kind of person who weighed 3 times a day. You start to realize that it’s not the number on the scale, but how you project yourself. -Chrissy Teigen-
Women’s dissatisfaction with the body is spreading more and more: 80% of women feel bad in their bodies. This epidemic of dissatisfaction is partly caused by the continuing pressure we are exposed to in the media, on the streets, at work and in the family context. Comments about women and their bodies, their wrinkles, lack of shape or excess shape are almost constant.
Unsurprisingly, with this scenario, women are increasingly concerned with adapting their unique image to a sketched and established copy of the world of fashion and marketing. Knowing that the distance between the average size of the female population and that of the “ideal body”?it increases, it is perfectly understandable that the general discontent with the image itself among the female population has increased.
Every time, the range of what it is?Acceptable? It is getting narrower, more and more women are being excluded from this range.
“Growing up, I’ve always been ‘fat’. Being compared to my sisters was something I was used to. But being compared so crudely made me think, “Well, that’s my role. “So I started saying that before the others. It was like, “I’m the fat, funny sister, who cares?And I almost started to believe it. ” In fact, I wasn’t fat or obese, but I let society make me believe it. -Khloe kardashian-
All sectors of society must see the problem of dissatisfaction, in part, as something we create ourselves. Extending the concept of beauty to more than certain physical characteristics is an obligation that we all have towards the emotional well-being of many women, which due to a great dissatisfaction with their body image, eventually develop eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia.
“When I grew up, I never received any positive feedback about my body image from any woman in my life. I’ve only heard negative comments. It’s very bad because, from an early age, you were raised to criticize yourself?. – Kate. ” Winslet-