Body Image: The Negative Effects of an Unhealthy Body Image
Christian Counselor Redmond
Body image—we’ve all heard that buzz phrase. It’s become an umbrella term society uses to encompass anything from low self-esteem to eating disorders, and is especially common to hear in relation to women’s health. What is Body Image? Everyone has a body image, men included. Put simply, it is the way we view our body’s makeup, literally and figuratively. This can include our opinions on our weight, shape, height, muscle composition, and bone structure as well as how we perceive the goodness of those traits. Despite what some may think, a poor body image is not indicative of an eating disorder, though it is highly linked to it, and a...
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