Common Causes of Body Insecurity
Body insecurity can cause issues with your mental health, including depression and anxiety. You may develop body dysmorphia disorder or an eating disorder trying to attain a specific look, weight, or size. Common Causes of Body Insecurity Body insecurity or dissatisfaction can be behind a person’s depression and low self-esteem. Getting to the root, the cause, of body insecurity can help you move forward with treatment. Acknowledging the beliefs or events that created a negative body image is information you can use to flip negative self-talk and break long-held beliefs about yourself. The following is a list of common causes of body insecurity. Societal ideals. What we see in the media influences our society’s ideals regarding body image. Movies, television, magazines, and social media show filtered, heavily edited, and enhanced images of men’s and women’s bodies that are often unattainable. Yet, these images cause us to fret and obsess over our flaws. If you feel depressed after viewing these images, unfollow or unsubscribe from accounts and media that make you feel unworthy. Instead, opt to follow and subscribe to body-positive accounts. Opinions of loved ones. Our loved ones are most likely our role models and mean well. However, their opinions can determine how we view our bodies. If a family member is obsessed with the scale, you may allow that number to dictate your day, too. We repeat the patterns from our childhood automatically unless we consciously choose to go in a different direction. It is not too late to change your habits, behaviors, thoughts, and beliefs regarding your appearance, body shape, or size. Verbal or physical abuse. Verbal or physical abuse from childhood or as an adult can change your beliefs about your body or appearance. If someone criticized or demeaned you about your size, weight, or looks, you [...]