Body Image Pressure: Labels, Disorders and Anxiety

Pretty Hurts
In Colbie Caillat’s song “Try” the first words to the song are ”put your makeup on, get your nails done, curl your hair, run the extra mile, keep it slim so they like you, do they like you?’’ it describes how females try looking good to impress their peer. So much media puts pressure on young teenagers to look a certain way. They say how it’s okay to be who you are but then judge the things you do. These are three simple arguments as to why body image is turning into a big issue: labels, eating disorders, and anxiety disorders.

Be who you want to be, but not that way Since a child was young, our parents would say to never let someone put you down on the way you look. It’s not that easy--women feel pressured by the media on how to look, that “curvy girls” have it better than skinny girls, or the other way around (Gregoire). It makes it

50% of teenage girls and 30% of teenage boys use dangerous methods to lose weight (10 ways). So many kids get bullied about their weight to the point where they starve themselves, Or they choose to eat but throw it up later on. Which both either lead up to Bulimia or Anorexia. Both are both serious cases, Bulimia is where you binge eat and throw it up or over exercise, Anorexia is where you don’t eat at all and you’re not the normal weight size for your age. So many teenagers go on dangerous diets which some could lead to bulimia or anorexia.

In the picture to the left Barbara Wexler got the percentage of students who didn't eat for 24 or more hours and who took diets pills, powders, and liquids, by sex,race/ethnicity, and Grade(Wexler). Dangerous pills to make you lose weight shouldn't be your only solution. You should try to eat right and exercise but not over do it. You shouldn’t let people bring you down about your weight. Being healthy is way more important than fitting in a size