Redditoru/AnActualMudpuprecently opened up to the ‘Entitled Parents’ community about her MIL constantly criticizing her sons. To one of them—the redditor’s husband—she even suggested getting a nose job. Not only that, she went as far as photoshopping his face on his own wedding pictures.
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Body dissatisfaction often starts at an early age
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It’s likely that most of us have been on the receiving end of a mean comment or two regarding our appearance. Maybe we’ve even made one ourselves. So it might come as no surprise that quite a few people are dealing with negative body image and the problems it entails.
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“Culture has a large influence on what we learn is valuable, ideal, and desirable,” Dr. Warren pointed out. “Often, we internalize or accept what we see from our socio-cultural climate as if it is true—as if we need to attain or be what society tells us is acceptable to be loved and valued.
“Historically, messages about physical appearance and beauty in the United States are highly focused on being young, thin, fit, and beautifully symmetrical. Yet, the ideals are unattainable, especially over the course of a lifetime.”
The expert added that the degree to which one can challenge themselves to develop a healthy attitude towards their body and embrace what they look like—as well as what their body can do and how it was built—is directly linked to how easy they might find appreciating themselves and their appearance just as they are.
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Dr. Cortney S. Warren pointed out that the source of appearance-related teasing or negative commentary can have a strong effect on how much it affects a person’s self-esteem and mental health. Remarks coming from a friend, parent, sibling, peer, or unknown person can have different effects on the person on the receiving end.
That might be one of the reasons why people’s views on body image reportedly differ depending on who they’re with. Research onrelational bodyimage found that people felt more positively about their appearance when they were with individuals whom they perceived to be more accepting of their own body and less body preoccupied.
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