Society’s Impact on Body Image Perception.
Life can sometimes feel like a battleground where society’s beauty standards act as the ruling warlords.
I have always had a bad thought process when it comes to my body and appearance, leading to low self-esteem and constant feelings of insecurity. This has affected my relationships and overall mental well-being.
Like many others, it manifested in my eating habits and exercise from a very young age. This negative mindset led to unhealthy behaviours such as restrictive eating and excessive exercise, ultimately impacting my physical and mental well-being. My habits seem to always find a way to come in full circle, it wasn’t until I looked beneath the surface in my thirties that I truly saw it all, and that damn circle was clear as day.
I have always had a love-hate relationship with food. When I was a teenager, if I felt I had been “bad” that day, week, or month, I’d punish myself by restricting my food intake. My excuse was that I was a child, silly, and unknowledgeable. However, this isn’t accurate, as I couldn’t make the same excuse during my twenties.
In my twenties, I continued this pattern of using food as a way to control my emotions and…
