Every gender, age , and size has always suffered self-esteem problems. People have always been worried about their weight but the internet has caused problems. The development of social media has increased the number of men and women that have self-confidence problems leading to eating disorders. Being able to see how every person looks in this country has lead to people judging themselves. 24 million people suffer from eating disorders and social media is to blame.
Before social media was created the only people you laid eyes on were the people that lived in your neighborhood or in your town. So not observing a lot of people didn 't cause jealousy or desire to resemble certain people and if they did, they didn 't go to extreme measures …show more content…
We used to be satisfied with our bodies and ourselves and now we find the majority of us struggling to love anything regarding one’s self . Social media impacts everything in our lives. It influences the way we think and affects our views(Powers). It completely changes the way we perceive our surroundings. Every time we meet an unfamiliar person we are self-consciously comparing ourselves to that person. We are constantly judging and putting ourselves down just based on how another person …show more content…
It is known that it is affected people from age 7 to age 81 and males and females(Powers). Girls age 7 to 12 are the most strongly affected because they believe what you weigh determines your worth and this is the demographic that is going on diets(Ossola). Young girls that should be playing with dolls and having a childhood are starving themselves because they believe they are fat. Girls that watch TV in this century see these models and think since the models are thin and successful that for them to be successful they will have to be thin.
Teens and adolescents are vulnerable because they are more susceptible to external influences, have a greater tendency to imitate others behaviors, and they are affected by peer pressure(powers).teens strive to not be different and to be beautiful. They have all these resources in their hands telling them how to be beautiful. Social media is drilling in their heads to be happy you have to be
Before social media was created the only people you laid eyes on were the people that lived in your neighborhood or in your town. So not observing a lot of people didn 't cause jealousy or desire to resemble certain people and if they did, they didn 't go to extreme measures …show more content…
We used to be satisfied with our bodies and ourselves and now we find the majority of us struggling to love anything regarding one’s self . Social media impacts everything in our lives. It influences the way we think and affects our views(Powers). It completely changes the way we perceive our surroundings. Every time we meet an unfamiliar person we are self-consciously comparing ourselves to that person. We are constantly judging and putting ourselves down just based on how another person …show more content…
It is known that it is affected people from age 7 to age 81 and males and females(Powers). Girls age 7 to 12 are the most strongly affected because they believe what you weigh determines your worth and this is the demographic that is going on diets(Ossola). Young girls that should be playing with dolls and having a childhood are starving themselves because they believe they are fat. Girls that watch TV in this century see these models and think since the models are thin and successful that for them to be successful they will have to be thin.
Teens and adolescents are vulnerable because they are more susceptible to external influences, have a greater tendency to imitate others behaviors, and they are affected by peer pressure(powers).teens strive to not be different and to be beautiful. They have all these resources in their hands telling them how to be beautiful. Social media is drilling in their heads to be happy you have to be