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Video: Real people aren't perfect & perfect people aren't real.
Check out his video that our friends in the Bridge to College made with us last week.
Some days, everyone feels down about how they look.
It's important to cultivate a good, positive body image. To find out more about how things can affect your own body image, check out our fact sheet How to love the skin you're in.
In serious cases, being unhappy with your body image can cause Body dysmorphic disorder (or BDD). It's when you become totally preoccupied with the part of your body that you think is not okay, and these beliefs severely interfere with the quality of your life.
If you think that you might not have a good personal body image-- try thinking about these:
Question messages in the media - Every time you see a magazine article telling you to become thinner/wear a particular type of clothing/buy a certain kind of shampoo, ask yourself why the article is doing so. Is it to sell more copies or to encourage the purchase of a particular item? Are the images you see in the media showing strong, respectable, smart people or are they showing somebody solely focused on how pretty or handsome they are?
Stand up for your rights - You don't have to listen to what other people say about how you look. You have the right to be happy with who you are. Don't let anybody take that away from you.
Choose your media - Does reading magazines actually improve your life? Do you want to be a girl or guy out there only to impress the opposite sex, or do you want to be somebody out there to live life to the fullest?
Find your own style - Wear what you want to wear and not what is in fashion. Fashion comes and goes but we'll outlast the trends!
Describe yourself - Without a single word to your physique, say good things about yourself. Try to describe your friends without how they look. Think of the good parts of them. When you come up with something, tell them! It will make their day all the better and we can never underestimate the power of our words.
For more info, check out the ReachOut.com section on eating disorders, or check out our friends over at BodyWhys.
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Hoggy
3 months ago
Reply Reportwho decided being unhealthily skinny makes a woman attractive? my male friends and I certainly don't think it does.
Gmylife
about 1 month ago
Reply Reportawh such a happy video :D