Body image and you : Body image is an obsession. We are all constantly or at some point looking at our selves in the mirror, analyzing our appearance, and judging the way our bodies fit in our clothes and out of them. And since we’re living in a society that perpetuates unrealistic standards for the “perfect body”, we become victims of shame when we find ourselves unable to fit into that single mold.
Having a healthy body image is super important for everyone
Boyd Dysmorphic Disorder
Normally, or ideally, the mental representation of our body image and what others see of us should be fairly equal and good. It’s true that we idealize our appearance, but we derive it from either a reflection or an image of ourselves. But the distortion of our body image comes mostly when others speak their negative opinions on it, and . This begins to impact how we actually think of ourselves and our appearance, damaging our self-perception and creating a negative body image or Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
BBD is a condition that distresses our thoughts over our self-awareness in an obsessive way. It points out flaws in our appearance over what we have come to learn that is not okay for others, damaging our body image senselessly. These flaws can be about having short legs, facial hair, a small breast size, a thick waist, thin hair, etc. But since these flaws can also seem so small that others might not have even noticed them before, BDD has been termed as an “imagined ugliness”. For someone with such a distorted body image, these tiny flaws become very real for them because their obsessive thoughts make these imperfections seem more relevant and bigger than they actually are. With this, the person begins to believe that she/he is too horribly ugly or disfigured to be seen outside, doing everything possible to fix it or avoid interaction.
Body image : Negative and positive
Body image, though, can be both negative and makes you believe that you will only be happy by changing your looks, forces you to that is when BDD has surfaced and the time has come for you to seek help.
Going to cognitive behavioral therapy can help you examine and change your false beliefs, resist compulsive behaviors that reassess your negative perception, and face those stressful situations that trigger those issues over your appearance. The therapist can help you develop more rational self-talk that leads to self-love.
Cognitive Behavioral Theory
Dance and movement therapy
Also, going to dance and movement therapy helps you develop a better trust and love over your body by creating good internal experiences rather than evaluating love and trust support you in dissolving that negative body image will make this long and hard process more bearable, and possible.
Song and dance should help you with your body image problems
It all begins in recognizing your feelings over your body image and the harm that you are inflicting on yourself. This will help the therapy be more effective and help you be more comfortable in your own body when you accept that you have an imagined ugliness. It will lessen the habit of suppressing these negative feelings about yourself and avoid going back to doing unhealthy and damaging self-harm to escape these distressing thoughts.
Realizing and working towards a positive body image will help you gain self-confidence in your appearance and your actions. Your feelings will be happier, you stop inflicting self-harm and your body image will become more purposeful to your well being.