Body Image Influenced by Social Media
Body image is affected by Social Media for many around the world. Suicide attempts and compulsions are much more common in teens who are insecure about their bodies. Teens who have body insecurity-related disorders may have social media to thank. Social Media portrays ‘beauty’ and what you should look like in numerous TV shows, movies, and even advertisements. Teens are not the only ones affected. These advertisements, shows, and movies are also affecting adults and shockingly children, too. Since 19% of teen suicides are girls who suffer from insecurity-related disorders, body image is a colossal issue facing American parents, thanks to the images of perfection portrayed by various social media outlets.“Teen …show more content…
Usually, the females busy image is very thin, big breasts, and model like. And males body image is tall, slender, with toned muscles (Ballaro and Wagner 1). The entire lifespan of a person will consist of low self esteem. Their issues with their body will start in their teen years, when they are impressionable, and they will have those issues all throughout their adulthood. People who possess difficulty with their body image usually tend to put up with bad situations. When people have low self esteem are known to stay in relationships where there is domestic violence involved. “Self-esteem alone cannot combat domestic violence. A woman with high self-esteem can be affected by domestic violence, but I feel that the woman with better self-image will be more empowered to leave a relationship where there is abuse, and that is the important thing to focus on” (Collinson 1). They put up with domestic abuse because; they might think they are finally receiving a love they think they deserve or they believe they don’t deserve better. Another bad situation they might put up with can also be self inflicted; they might self harm to make themselves feel better. Self harm is a very known method that people go through when they are sad or feel terrible about themselves. In all cultures it is shown the ‘ideal body’ fit everyone, most of the standards promoted are unattainable for most (“The Myriad Academic Journal”).They might believe that because they already don 't have the perfect body, they should just destroy it all together. Bonny Albo, dating expert, says “In general terms, people who suffer from low self esteem may feel or behave negatively towards their body image might practice a larger-than-normal amount of negative self talk, such as, "Why would anyone ever want to date me?" or, "I don 't deserve a loving partner" (Albo 1). Furthermore, people who have problems with their body also
Body image is affected by Social Media for many around the world. Suicide attempts and compulsions are much more common in teens who are insecure about their bodies. Teens who have body insecurity-related disorders may have social media to thank. Social Media portrays ‘beauty’ and what you should look like in numerous TV shows, movies, and even advertisements. Teens are not the only ones affected. These advertisements, shows, and movies are also affecting adults and shockingly children, too. Since 19% of teen suicides are girls who suffer from insecurity-related disorders, body image is a colossal issue facing American parents, thanks to the images of perfection portrayed by various social media outlets.“Teen …show more content…
Usually, the females busy image is very thin, big breasts, and model like. And males body image is tall, slender, with toned muscles (Ballaro and Wagner 1). The entire lifespan of a person will consist of low self esteem. Their issues with their body will start in their teen years, when they are impressionable, and they will have those issues all throughout their adulthood. People who possess difficulty with their body image usually tend to put up with bad situations. When people have low self esteem are known to stay in relationships where there is domestic violence involved. “Self-esteem alone cannot combat domestic violence. A woman with high self-esteem can be affected by domestic violence, but I feel that the woman with better self-image will be more empowered to leave a relationship where there is abuse, and that is the important thing to focus on” (Collinson 1). They put up with domestic abuse because; they might think they are finally receiving a love they think they deserve or they believe they don’t deserve better. Another bad situation they might put up with can also be self inflicted; they might self harm to make themselves feel better. Self harm is a very known method that people go through when they are sad or feel terrible about themselves. In all cultures it is shown the ‘ideal body’ fit everyone, most of the standards promoted are unattainable for most (“The Myriad Academic Journal”).They might believe that because they already don 't have the perfect body, they should just destroy it all together. Bonny Albo, dating expert, says “In general terms, people who suffer from low self esteem may feel or behave negatively towards their body image might practice a larger-than-normal amount of negative self talk, such as, "Why would anyone ever want to date me?" or, "I don 't deserve a loving partner" (Albo 1). Furthermore, people who have problems with their body also