Mr. Nunez
English 10A Honors
Period 4
14 November 2014
Skinny or Not, Here We Come Teens, young children, and even female adults are hassled daily by the “perfect body” image. This issue is affecting women of all ages causing multiple mental and health problems. Major reasons for this dispute are social-medias, mothers, and peers. Teenage girls and other females are corrupt, believing they are full of imperfections, and only seeing the bad parts of them. At one point or another, almost all females begin to hate their bodies. As a teen female, I have experienced insecurities with my own body. For many years, I had suffered, as I watch the thin, beautiful girls, knowing I could never look like them. Fortunately, I have …show more content…
D, discourses the subject of fat-talk and self-image-claiming talking oneself into feeling fat can be harmful to one’s mental health. Whitbourne states women naturally engage in “fat-talk.” Women share their concerns about their weight with other girls. Ultimately, they lower their own self-esteem but as expected, they still participate in fat talk. When combined, low self-esteem and negative body image put women at risk of depression, eating disorders, and anxiety. In a case study researched in Northwestern University, psychologist, Rachel Hannah Salk, studied women as others begin talking about their weight i.e. fat talk. In an experiment consisting of college students dissatisfied with their bodies, it was found that fat talk was contagious. In the experiment, it was also found women who participated in fat talk felt worse and guiltier about themselves. These levels of embarrassments increased level of depression, mental health problems, and risk of eating …show more content…
When women are in the situation of hating their physique, they develop harmful mental and health difficulties. It is surprising to know the major obsession some teens develop from not being confident with their bodies. It is even more of disbelief to learn the role mothers play in their daughter’s mindset. It is important to acquire this type of knowledge of the females mind apropos their body image and to understand.
All females should have access to the help necessary for their individual. Schools, communities, other public affiliations ought to work together to make females contented. A new program for all females should be essential in our communities. It should begin with a club that is present in every city throughout the county, region, state, and nation. This club will be titled, “Girl-Talk.” Girl-Talk will consist of females of all ages that will participate in group-activities and talks that make women feel important and are no longer apprehensive of their body image. Girl-Talk will meet weekly to share their feelings and lives with other women. This program will be free and run off donations from donors and community funds. Females from across the county, region, state, or nation could take part in an annual rally, as