Photoshopping Images Hurt Teens

In her article “Does ‘Photoshopping’ Images Hurt Teens?,” Kaitlin Menza wrote that “altered photos are false advertisements that warp our body image.” Even though we know that these images are not real, they can still make us feel down about ourselves. We should not be self conscious because of the way a model looks because that is not an accurate representation of the way the body looks. It is often crucial to set standards in one's own life. The act of living up to one’s personalized set of standards is referred to as self consciousness. Guilt, pride, shame, and hubris are all examples of emotions that come with being self conscious. Emotions like guilt and shame make people feel ashamed and not right about themselves or their body. Other
When someone becomes self conscious, if you pay attention closely you'll notice that they will look away and touch or adjust their bodies. Some negative effects include the feelings of shame, depression, and insecurity. These emotions can seem to envelop oneself. Shame could also be interpreted as embarrassment. Depression is a feeling of severe despondency and dejection. Depression could lead to unimaginable situations or things one could to do themselves. Insecurity is the feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence. Insecurity can cause one to constantly feel ugly about himself. All of the negative effects can lead to very serious situations that could result in tragic
We often become self conscious, because of things that people say about us and stuff that has happened in the past. Such as when we were young kids with our siblings and we got in fights with them. We would say some pretty nasty things to each other right? Maybe even called each other stupid. Strangely enough, we would ‘joke’ with them and call them stupid or to quit eating all the food because they’re fat. However, there are many other ways that we can become self conscious, such as by seeing models. When we see models, some of us see how perfect and beautiful they are, and how we will never be like them. That can cause us to be self conscious and try to perfect our body image. While attempting to have a perfect body image we could hurt ourselves. We don't need to try to fix something that's not broken. We may feel like this is all insurmountable, when in reality, we can all face this head on