Eye Opening Statistics About Body Image

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Do you think there is a problem regarding body image and self esteem? Check out these eye opening body image statistics and see for yourself. So many people struggle in this area!

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• body
• image
• beauty
• fashion
• teens
• teen
• girls
• teenagers
• anorexia
• eating
• disorders

[MovieGirl909]

Body image is a huge problem, and more and more people are suffering from depression because of the ideals of beauty we are being told everyone has. Truth is, a thin waist and hourglass figure means nothing if you hate yourself-everyone sees it when you have a lack of confidence, trust me. Moral: love yourself, show you're fine with who you are and become that person you're destined to be!

[corbyworld5]

Ever notice how they do the same thing to guys? Most "admirable,strong,successful ect" males in the media are extremely chisled and not ugly, but all superheroes of some sort {or complete baffoons}. Look at magazine covers with men... it's the same thing they do to girls except they use sports stars, ninjas & the likes of other conquerers as an unrealistic image for males to strive towards. Be like this guy and you'll be loved and respected. Be like this girl and you'll be loved and respected.

[MuddLoverr]

I'm 17, I grew up in an abusive home. I ate food as a comfort. Therefore, now I am 220 lbs. I cry in shower all the time because I HATE the way I look. My classmates started calling me fat in the 6th grade and I never recovered from there. I'm seriously trying to do something about it now, but I have no self esteem. No sense of want anymore..

[narutoopen1]

This is an awesome video and really boosts my self esteem.

[NishaTheBee]

This was a good video! I never realized how many girls feel "fat", even when they look perfectly normal! However, I myself have always felt the opposite, always feeling too thin and stick-like. I'm 5"9 and 110lbs (naturally). I think there are other girls that must feel this way too. I like this video because it makes me realize that we have to love ourselves just the way we are =)

[ThinkingToMatch]

I'm 14, am 5'6" and weight 120 lbs. I've recovered from anorexia twice, both initiated by my aunt's comments about "Me being cuter if I were a size 0".

I know how hard it is to be under all this pressure. Even now, I'm still trying to get back to that nice 102lbs that I had before, but in a healthy way. So to everybody else, stay strong and keep on trucking! Love yourself <3

[Kstarr851]

My price is 2 cents

[Sarahrosebello]

I'm 135lbs and 5'5" and 16. I hate it. I'm "recovering" from my eating disorder (I went from 220 to 135 in like 9 months) but all I want to do is stop eating again because I still look disgusting.

[LadyOfMyth]

@thatswhatsheread At 14 you should be worrying about your grades and not how good you look in a bikini.

[thatswhatsheread]

I'm 14 years old, weigh 145 lbs, and am 5'7''. But I want to lose weight for summer, maybe this year i can get a bikini and look good in it.

[smartchickable]

I'm a pear shape and is a pear shapegood looking?

[ballerinababe981]

exaaactlyyyyyy!!!!!!