Here's something I wrote about "Body Image" as it has been a controversial topic in the last few years.
People always say that they need to lose weight, or that they are worried what other people think, and we always see skinny celebrities and models in various media outlets, which also causes a lot of issues on "body image".
People always say that they need to lose weight, or that they are worried what other people think, and we always see skinny celebrities and models in various media outlets, which also causes a lot of issues on "body image".
Body image is defined as a person's feelings towards their body. Human society has always places great value on the beauty of the human body, but a person's perception of their own body may not correspond to society's standards.
Over the years, body image has been greatly influenced by the environment surrounding the effected person, and a few factors which effect and influence a person's self esteem are: media, peers, society, family.
People who have low self esteem and body image have been known to suffer from self harm, diseases caused by bad nutrition (such as anorexia and bulimia), loneliness, and sometimes, suicide.
Some ways we can improve society's perception of a "perfect body" is by changing our views as well as other people's views that being super skinny is natural, teaching society to eat healthy and exercise, to imply changes in the media about the perfect size, and also teach friends and family to feel happy and comfortable in their own body.
Everyone is perfect the way they are, and we shouldn't have to change who we are to please people around us, because if we do, we end up not pleasing ourselves.
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