Girl 1: I have become so fat, man! Look at my tummy! I feel like I am going to burst.
Girl 2: Oh please! Look at my tummy! I am fatter than you.
Have you ever been a part of such a conversation? If not, then I am sure, you have at least heard this conversation before. Why do we girls have this conversation?
"The phenomenon is because, before someone else can reject you, you reject yourself. It is a very typical way of defence mechanism. Before you say something mean to me, let me say something mean to myself. How can you do any worse than that? You can't hurt me because I have hurt myself already. This has many layers to it," said Meera Haran Alva, Psychologist & Psychotherapist, while explaining the phenomenon.
SheThePeople asked some girls what made them feel conscious about their body and here are some of their responses
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It is important to make your body feel special and a little pampering is only going to help you feel more confident.
Like Oscar Wilde said, "To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance."
Surround yourself with people who love you
Love is contagious, quite literally. Surrounding yourself with people who love you can boost your confidence dramatically as they reinforce positive things about you. This indirectly suppresses your chain of thoughts that pull your self-esteem down.
Award-winning hairstylist, Jo Blackwell-Preston says, “Don't you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are.”
Fat or Thin, You are beautiful
The tradition of measuring weight frequently has been deeply etched in our psyche. But the truth is, weight is just a quantitative measure of the pull earth exerts on you. Don't understand how that works? Me neither! Let us just say, you should donate your measuring tape to your neighbourhood tailor and be happy in your own body.
Don't
Girl 2: Oh please! Look at my tummy! I am fatter than you.
Have you ever been a part of such a conversation? If not, then I am sure, you have at least heard this conversation before. Why do we girls have this conversation?
"The phenomenon is because, before someone else can reject you, you reject yourself. It is a very typical way of defence mechanism. Before you say something mean to me, let me say something mean to myself. How can you do any worse than that? You can't hurt me because I have hurt myself already. This has many layers to it," said Meera Haran Alva, Psychologist & Psychotherapist, while explaining the phenomenon.
SheThePeople asked some girls what made them feel conscious about their body and here are some of their responses
There are times …show more content…
It is important to make your body feel special and a little pampering is only going to help you feel more confident.
Like Oscar Wilde said, "To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance."
Surround yourself with people who love you
Love is contagious, quite literally. Surrounding yourself with people who love you can boost your confidence dramatically as they reinforce positive things about you. This indirectly suppresses your chain of thoughts that pull your self-esteem down.
Award-winning hairstylist, Jo Blackwell-Preston says, “Don't you dare, for one more second, surround yourself with people who are not aware of the greatness that you are.”
Fat or Thin, You are beautiful
The tradition of measuring weight frequently has been deeply etched in our psyche. But the truth is, weight is just a quantitative measure of the pull earth exerts on you. Don't understand how that works? Me neither! Let us just say, you should donate your measuring tape to your neighbourhood tailor and be happy in your own body.
Don't