I know a girl don’t we all but I know a girl who’s anorexic at least that was
girl who’s anorexic at least that was
girl who’s anorexic at least that was what others said she was they called her
what others said she was they called her
what others said she was they called her this behind her back when they thought
this behind her back when they thought
this behind her back when they thought she couldn’t hear them but she could
she couldn’t hear them but she could
she couldn’t hear them but she could hear them she more than five meals a day
hear them she more than five meals a day
hear them she more than five meals a day the only thing her metabolism couldn’t
the only thing her metabolism couldn’t
the only thing her metabolism couldn’t burn off were the extra layers of
burn off were the extra layers of
burn off were the extra layers of clothes she would wear to make herself
clothes she would wear to make herself
clothes she would wear to make herself seem normal in the eyes of others and
seem normal in the eyes of others and
seem normal in the eyes of others and her own however this anorexic girl
her own however this anorexic girl
her own however this anorexic girl wasn’t anorexic at all she was perfectly
wasn’t anorexic at all she was perfectly
wasn’t anorexic at all she was perfectly healthy I should know because that girl
healthy I should know because that girl
healthy I should know because that girl is me so how do you feel about your body
in general about half of Americans are
in general about half of Americans are not happy with their current weight an
not happy with their current weight an
not happy with their current weight an experienced body shaming body shaming is
experienced body shaming body shaming is
experienced body shaming body shaming is the practice of making critical and
the practice of making critical and
the practice of making critical and potentially humiliating comments about a
potentially humiliating comments about a
potentially humiliating comments about a person’s body size or weight now this is
person’s body size or weight now this is
person’s body size or weight now this is not only the instance when you tie your
not only the instance when you tie your
not only the instance when you tie your best friend girl you really shouldn’t
best friend girl you really shouldn’t
best friend girl you really shouldn’t have that cookie but it is more than
have that cookie but it is more than
have that cookie but it is more than that it’s more about criticizing
that it’s more about criticizing
that it’s more about criticizing yourself consciously and in most cases
yourself consciously and in most cases
yourself consciously and in most cases subconsciously we constantly compare the
subconsciously we constantly compare the
subconsciously we constantly compare the things we cannot change about ourselves
things we cannot change about ourselves
things we cannot change about ourselves to others convincing ourselves that the
to others convincing ourselves that the
to others convincing ourselves that the images all around us in our magazines
images all around us in our magazines
images all around us in our magazines and televisions are quote unquote
and televisions are quote unquote
and televisions are quote unquote normal for example ABC News reported
normal for example ABC News reported
normal for example ABC News reported that today’s model weighs 25 percent
that today’s model weighs 25 percent
that today’s model weighs 25 percent less than the average women on the body
less than the average women on the body
less than the average women on the body mass index scale today’s runway models
mass index scale today’s runway models
mass index scale today’s runway models would actually be considered
would actually be considered
would actually be considered Rexach the danger of the augmented
Rexach the danger of the augmented
Rexach the danger of the augmented reality that the media and Hollywood
reality that the media and Hollywood
reality that the media and Hollywood portray often leads to unhealthy
portray often leads to unhealthy
portray often leads to unhealthy lifestyles in many of the American
lifestyles in many of the American
lifestyles in many of the American people so while in our society it’s a
people so while in our society it’s a
people so while in our society it’s a seemingly impossible to love the bodies
seemingly impossible to love the bodies
seemingly impossible to love the bodies we were given according to the
we were given according to the
we were given according to the dosomething foundation 9 out of 10 women
dosomething foundation 9 out of 10 women
dosomething foundation 9 out of 10 women are not happy when they look in the
are not happy when they look in the
are not happy when they look in the mirror 9 out of 10 not the men in the
mirror 9 out of 10 not the men in the
mirror 9 out of 10 not the men in the crowd right now might be thinking bored
crowd right now might be thinking bored
crowd right now might be thinking bored abomey what 4 out of 10 men think they
abomey what 4 out of 10 men think they
abomey what 4 out of 10 men think they should the gym more now don’t get me
should the gym more now don’t get me
should the gym more now don’t get me wrong
wrong
wrong exercise is an amazing thing but I’m
exercise is an amazing thing but I’m
exercise is an amazing thing but I’m focusing more on the mental health self
focusing more on the mental health self
focusing more on the mental health self doubt about one’s body begins at a very
doubt about one’s body begins at a very
doubt about one’s body begins at a very young age the body image Therapy Center
young age the body image Therapy Center
young age the body image Therapy Center states that 42 percent of girls in first
states that 42 percent of girls in first
states that 42 percent of girls in first second and third grade want to lose
second and third grade want to lose
second and third grade want to lose weight first second and third grade
weight first second and third grade
weight first second and third grade would you want your six-year-old coming
would you want your six-year-old coming
would you want your six-year-old coming up to you and saying mommy I need to
up to you and saying mommy I need to
up to you and saying mommy I need to lose weight I’m fat because the answer
lose weight I’m fat because the answer
lose weight I’m fat because the answer to that is absolutely positively no even
to that is absolutely positively no even
to that is absolutely positively no even though I personally have had doubts
though I personally have had doubts
though I personally have had doubts about my body type in first grade I was
about my body type in first grade I was
about my body type in first grade I was more worried if I would get home in time
more worried if I would get home in time
more worried if I would get home in time to see the new Arthur episode it is
to see the new Arthur episode it is
to see the new Arthur episode it is absolutely crazy that in today’s society
absolutely crazy that in today’s society
absolutely crazy that in today’s society six-year-olds are worrying about their
six-year-olds are worrying about their
six-year-olds are worrying about their body type
body type
body type starting at such a young age creates
starting at such a young age creates
starting at such a young age creates disastrous results in their teenagers
disastrous results in their teenagers
disastrous results in their teenagers when puberty begins and their bodies
when puberty begins and their bodies
when puberty begins and their bodies start to change
start to change
start to change unbelievably about 9 out of 10 girls
unbelievably about 9 out of 10 girls
unbelievably about 9 out of 10 girls have dieded by the age of 17
have dieded by the age of 17
have dieded by the age of 17 that’s the urge to perfect one’s body
that’s the urge to perfect one’s body
that’s the urge to perfect one’s body only increases as we grow older why
only increases as we grow older why
only increases as we grow older why society perpetuates the idea of one
society perpetuates the idea of one
society perpetuates the idea of one perfect body type just think about it
perfect body type just think about it
perfect body type just think about it the way we evaluate ourselves depends
the way we evaluate ourselves depends
the way we evaluate ourselves depends on a fixed system that only leads to
on a fixed system that only leads to
on a fixed system that only leads to self-doubt the perceived beauty ideals
self-doubt the perceived beauty ideals
self-doubt the perceived beauty ideals of our society are constantly
of our society are constantly
of our society are constantly facilitated through our peers loved ones
facilitated through our peers loved ones
facilitated through our peers loved ones and media so we internalize these
and media so we internalize these
and media so we internalize these messages and are left feeling
messages and are left feeling
messages and are left feeling dissatisfied with our bodies society
dissatisfied with our bodies society
dissatisfied with our bodies society surrounds us with images of what we
surrounds us with images of what we
surrounds us with images of what we should look like what we want to look
should look like what we want to look
should look like what we want to look like and ultimately what we can’t look
like and ultimately what we can’t look
like and ultimately what we can’t look like many of the published photos we see
like many of the published photos we see
like many of the published photos we see on a daily basis have been edited in
on a daily basis have been edited in
on a daily basis have been edited in some way campaigns such as does real
some way campaigns such as does real
some way campaigns such as does real beauty and airy real exist to combat
beauty and airy real exist to combat
beauty and airy real exist to combat other campaigns such as the faint
other campaigns such as the faint
other campaigns such as the faint Victoria Secrets perfect body if you
Victoria Secrets perfect body if you
Victoria Secrets perfect body if you recognize the names I just mentioned
recognize the names I just mentioned
recognize the names I just mentioned then you should also realize just how
then you should also realize just how
then you should also realize just how real the war on body shaming and body
real the war on body shaming and body
real the war on body shaming and body acceptance is the American Society for
acceptance is the American Society for
acceptance is the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery informed the
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery informed the
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery informed the public in 2003 teenagers underwent
225,000 surgeries to change their body
225,000 surgeries to change their body because teenagers are so worried about
because teenagers are so worried about
because teenagers are so worried about their body type they’re willing to spend
their body type they’re willing to spend
their body type they’re willing to spend thousands of dollars to change their
thousands of dollars to change their
thousands of dollars to change their natural appearance the point is the
natural appearance the point is the
natural appearance the point is the perfect body aspired for by everyone
perfect body aspired for by everyone
perfect body aspired for by everyone changes but the impossibility for some
changes but the impossibility for some
changes but the impossibility for some people to achieve it does not in the
people to achieve it does not in the
people to achieve it does not in the 1800s plonk rubenesque women were
1800s plonk rubenesque women were
1800s plonk rubenesque women were considered the most desirable while in
considered the most desirable while in
considered the most desirable while in the early 1900s tall slender girls with
the early 1900s tall slender girls with
the early 1900s tall slender girls with thin waist were considered the most
thin waist were considered the most
thin waist were considered the most beautiful we constantly see the beauty
beautiful we constantly see the beauty
beautiful we constantly see the beauty ideals that have been fed as a part of
ideals that have been fed as a part of
ideals that have been fed as a part of our visual diet to cope with this many
our visual diet to cope with this many
our visual diet to cope with this many resort to self-harm
resort to self-harm
resort to self-harm develop depression anxiety and eating
develop depression anxiety and eating
develop depression anxiety and eating disorders the National Institute of
disorders the National Institute of
disorders the National Institute of Mental Health discovered that eating
Mental Health discovered that eating
Mental Health discovered that eating disorders of
disorders of
disorders of at over five million Americans each year
at over five million Americans each year
at over five million Americans each year eating disorders have the highest
eating disorders have the highest
eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses
there is a fine line between health and
there is a fine line between health and weight that we cross more times than not
weight that we cross more times than not
weight that we cross more times than not so how can we change a mindset that has
so how can we change a mindset that has
so how can we change a mindset that has been ingrained in human nature since the
been ingrained in human nature since the
been ingrained in human nature since the beginning we start by changing our
beginning we start by changing our
beginning we start by changing our mindset no matter how difficult or
mindset no matter how difficult or
mindset no matter how difficult or pointless it may seem we have to realize
pointless it may seem we have to realize
pointless it may seem we have to realize that beauty is in the eye of the
that beauty is in the eye of the
that beauty is in the eye of the beholder
beholder
beholder and happiness is letting go of the
and happiness is letting go of the
and happiness is letting go of the supposed to bees and the normal sneeze
supposed to bees and the normal sneeze
supposed to bees and the normal sneeze and celebrating what is meant to be
and celebrating what is meant to be
and celebrating what is meant to be while there’s no one is short or tall
while there’s no one is short or tall
while there’s no one is short or tall curvy or anorexic I see the beauty in
curvy or anorexic I see the beauty in
curvy or anorexic I see the beauty in all people my hope is that you will
all people my hope is that you will
all people my hope is that you will start to see the beauty as well starting
start to see the beauty as well starting
start to see the beauty as well starting with yourself thank you
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