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Social and cultural pressure can lead us to reject our physical image and damage our self-esteem. Body positive emerges as a body acceptance movement with important benefits.
There are certain social and cultural canons that dictate what types of bodies are beautiful, valid and desirable and which are unacceptable or worthy of censorship. The fashion industry and the media bombard us with messages that make us perceive parts of our anatomy as defective, affecting the relationship we have with ourselves. Given this reality, the body positive emerges as a means to enhance body acceptance.
This movement, which has been around for several decades, has gained momentum in recent years, appealing to the need to normalize the diversity of physicists. However, there are several myths and multiple detractors of this proposal; For this reason, it is necessary to clarify some issues and emphasize the benefits that an improvement in self-perception can bring on a psychological level.
What is and what is not body positive?
If you have heard this term before, you may have encountered some erroneous information and interpretations. Therefore, we want to begin by clarifying what this flow of positive bodies consists of and what it does not consist of.
An exclusive movement for overweight people
There are those who associate the body positive with overweight and obesity, assuming that this is the only group that the concept represents. The reality is that the proposal encourages us to make visible, normalize and accept all types of bodies, physiques and complexions.
It is true that those with a high body mass index (BMI) often suffer stigma and rejection from society, but they are not the only ones.
Who hasn’t looked in the mirror and hated their pimples, their stretch marks, their excessively thin legs or their overly bushy eyebrows? Since puberty (or even before), we learn to be ashamed of certain parts of our anatomy, to hide or disguise them. Therefore, the body positive It is for everyone, since there is no perfect human being.
A way to promote lack of health
Some people claim that the body positive promotes obesity or lack of self-care. However, recognizing that there are imperfect people (we all are) does not promote a lack of physical health but rather tries to protect mental health.
Of course you can take care of your diet or apply acne treatment, but you also have to remember that your body is equally valid even with these supposed defects. The objective is that no person is psychologically crushed because their appearance does not correspond to the ideal.
An obligation to always feel good
It is important to emphasize that body positivity does not imply that the person has to feel happy and satisfied with their physique every second. We all have days when we look better and moments when we dislike our image in the mirror.
However, accepting ourselves in our imperfection will help us prevent harmful internal dialogue and harmful behaviors.
The psychological benefits of body positive
As you may have already guessed, body positivity can have important positive repercussions on a psychological level. First, it helps preserve the self-esteem of people most vulnerable to criticism.
Both those who (due to their physique) move further away from the established canons, and those who (due to their insecurity) can be greatly damaged by certain types of comments.
Low self-esteem not only generates psychological discomfort, it can also lead to anxiety and depression problems and greatly limit social relationships and professional success. Therefore, acceptance of one’s own body generates an important global positive impact on the individual.
Additionally, this movement can help prevent the onset of eating disorders. And these arise, to a large extent, due to social pressure and the need to adapt to an unattainable perfection.
Learning to value, respect and accept our own body allows us to transform it from love, and not from hate or rejection.
Apply body positive with yourself and others
Apply the body positive It means stopping criticizing ourselves, hiding ourselves and being ashamed of who we are. But it also means offering others this same right.
Thus, it is important that we stop judging other people’s bodies, stop criticizing the style of dress that other people choose and address each other with respect and empathy.
No one is in a position to decide if another person’s appearance is acceptable, all bodies are valid in their natural imperfection.
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