Essay On Negative Body Image

There is more than just a negative side to body image there is also a positive side. But first you have to understand what body image is and why is it important. The difference between positive and negative body image. As well as the different types and the statistics of eating disorders. Last how media affects people body image. According to Planned Parenthood, “How you see yourself and how others see you is body image”. Also Planned Parenthood said, “It does not matter the person it is common to have problems with body image”. As well Planned Parenthood explained, “That body image can range from positive to negative depending on how you see your body overall”. In addition, Planned Parenthood stated, “People do not realize that it is normal to feel good about certain parts …show more content…
“Having negative body image leaves people feeling disappointed and unable to see who they truly are” (Planned Parenthood). An example given by Planned Parenthood is, “when some people look in the mirror, they see their self or body parts to be bigger, smaller or completely different from what is really in the mirror”. According to Eating Disorder Hope, “Symptoms of negative body image include being obsessive self-scrutiny in mirrors”. “People think about disparaging comments about their own bodies frequently comparing their bodies to other people” (Eating Disorder Hope). “People are envious of their own friends’ bodies or even the body of a celebrity or someone in the media” (Eating Disorder Hope). “Negative body image can at times be impacted by one or more significant events” (Eating Disorder Hope). An example given by Eating Disorder Hope, “when gymnast is often told by their coaches and other athletes lose weight which may end up developing a deeper root and long standing disappointment with their bodies no matter how skinny they turn out to