Body image crisis means a person is not confident about his body and doesn’t accept it as it is. For example, a person may be obese or overweight and gets really hurt when he or she is teased or mocked by others for his or her fat body. On the other hand, a person may have a lean body type and may feel like crying whenever he gets compared with well-weighted bodies. Another example is a woman may feel anxious whenever her dark complexion is made the reason for facing rejection in relationships, jobs, making new acquaintances, etc.
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Many times I have heard people complaining that they don’t get good friends or have good relations with their relatives or family members because they are often mocked by others for their body issues. This leads them to create an inferiority complex and develop a poor body image. I have seen many intelligent and good-hearted people hesitant to try for better jobs or make good relations just because they have developed a poor sense of body image in the back of their minds. This puts them into anxiety mode whenever they are told to cross their comfort zones to attain success.
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The best way to overcome body image issues is by accepting your body as it is. Body positivity has been talked about even by celebrities nowadays. I read an interview in which Bollywood celebrity Ileana D’Cruz who is known for her amazing performances in movies talked at length about how she dealt with body image crisis and practiced body positivity throughout the journey. I had even heard Bollywood’s successful actress Vidya Balan talking about how she accepted her body as it is even when she was trolled for her overweight issues post the success of her film Dirty Picture.
Practicing body positivity is a willingness to accept your body for the way it is without trying to change it just for the sake of others. If you are too obese and need to shed some weight, then it can happen only after you start accepting and treating your body with care, respect and attention. Pay attention to what you eat, what you think when you eat, and what you do to lose those extra kgs. In the same manner, if you are a lean body type and want to add some more weight to your body, then find out what types of foods can increase your weight and give you a healthy body.
You don’t have to go to a gym or fitness club to get accepted. You need to consider accepting your own self for the manner it is and try doing the modifications to make your body a healthy one. It is not to attract others or get some praise, it is so that you lead a healthy life with the body you have. Remember body and mind also has a relationship, so if you keep hurting your mind for your body type, you will never be able to overcome the body image issues ever in your life. So, just take it easy and practice body positivity and be confident in your body as it is.
