Every season, I go through my wardrobe. I pull out the clothing I have not worn in a while. I try them on and decide whether or not to donate or give myself one more season to wear it.
Sometimes my clothes feel too big and sometimes they feel too tight or too small. The feeling of constriction around my waist makes me feel stressed and fat, even though I know that's irrational.
It is NOT a good feeling! (Click here to learn more about Rachael Wright and Wellness Wright Way LLC)
This is what body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) does --it makes us feel like something is wrong when it is actually okay.
According to Page Six Style, even someone like Post Malone is not immune to self-esteem struggles, which is why he has covered himself in tattoos. Fortunately, more and more celebrities are bringing light to mental health problems dealing with diminished self-confidence, low self-esteem, and anything else that leads to frequent issues such as my issue - Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
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As a young girl, I loved the idea that I was growing; but, as a young woman, that all changed. I stopped growing taller and started to grow wider. My brothers were still growing taller, and they ate anything and everything, yet they still continued to grow taller and thinner. I, on the other hand, seemed only to be growing wider. My older brother noticed my weight gain, and like most siblings, teased me about it. Hence the name-calling and body shaming began, and that was the beginning of my body dysmorphic disorder.
I know many young women experienced the cruelty of body shaming and have felt the same way I did. I wished I could control my body shape and I wished I could control what was being said to me and about me.
I, like many women who have experienced body shaming cruelty, took steps in negative directions. I stopped eating and developed an eating disorder. Anorexia (or any eating disorder) is not a healthy way to lose weight, but it is the way I attempted to gain control over my life and try to disappear. I had no clue as to the damage I was doing to my body on the inside. Clearly this was NOT the answer, but I didn’t know that at the time. Again, this is why body dysmorphic disorder is so challenging.
Have you experienced the cruelty of body shaming?
Do you let others dictate how you feel about yourself?
Do you want to feel good in your own skin?
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we will improve your self-image and how others see you.
Fortunately, now I know what I didn't know then.
The silver lining is that it's not too late to share my story. My hope is to offer a better way. Together we can teach the young to be healthy and happy with themselves. Together we can teach them about portions and the balance between energy-burning exercise and food consumption. Together we can teach them to view every body as unique and beautiful, no matter what the "ideal" body type is that the media or society are promoting.
I share my story with you to shine a light on an issue, I feel is still a major problem. Body dysmorphic disorder is a problem in our society that is rarely discussed. We need to find positive ways to cope with it and manage it. Many people do not eat to survive, but rather as a reward or as a coping mechanism. Humanity needs to find health and wellness with food and work together to help those who suffer from body dysmorphic disorder.
We need to stop binge eating our emotions. What we should be doing is teaching and/or learning how to respect, acknowledge, and deal with these emotions. Can we flip the table over and re-evaluate our relationship with the infinite food dilemma? Food does not and cannot give you comfort, respect, or a small waistline. Create a better way to reward yourself and a better way to enjoy food responsibility. Food is food; we need it to live; we don't need it to live for us!