The Media is one avenue that influences your body image, but family, friends and romantic partners can as well. It is so important NOT to let society dictate to you what is considered beauty. The most critical factor is that YOU are healthy and feel great about yourself. I am in the process of writing a 10 page paper on the Media's affect on how we feel about the way we look and ways you can improve your body image but in a very safe manner.
Below are some very distrubing images of men and women (one of Nicole Richie) who have become anorexic. These pictures are definitely not an image of beauty. Often times, our obsession with being thin can lead right down this path.
I don't want to sound mean but, why are these people not dead yet? This is a big problem in today's society. It's a sickness and the people with this illness really need help. How can looking like that make anyone feel good about themselves? Wow!
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