Learn to like yourself

It would seem that most women have an integrated chip that reminds us that body image is paramount to be accepted by ourselves and by the world around us, which triggers the worry and obsession to keep us thin, even below the weight suitable.

The doctor Cecilia Silva, who is a professor at the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) He explains that the fact that we are so concerned about this aspect and based on our security is due to the fact that self-esteem and thinness are intimately linked.

From childhood we began to receive messages about the physical aspect is the most important and grow with the belief that it is from how we look will be how we will be accepted.

And this is only the beginning of a sum of elements that can make the concept we have of ourselves very vulnerable, because we stop worrying about having development in two areas that are basic, such as intellectual and spiritual, to focus on a single goal that is to transform us into the image that others expect of us.

 

Learn to like yourself

From the neurological point of view, body image is a subjective mental representation of our body consciousness, so it is important to know how to distinguish between the body seen in the mirror, the mental representation we have of it and the feelings and attitudes that they develop towards him.

That is, "you can have a mental representation of the body quite close to reality, but this perception can also be charged with negative feelings that influence self-esteem," explains Juan José Plasencia, author of Vive tus emociones, editorial books4pocket.

You can not minimize the way we perceive our body, because this image is important to become aware of who we are and it is through it that we accept and love each other, that is why it has such a profound relationship with self-esteem and consequently with the well-being that we experience.

The author explains that to reconcile with our body and create a body image with which we feel full, does not only need to replace negative thoughts for positives, but to develop "authentic feelings of acceptance with respect to the body, as a most faithful friend and companion lifelong.

"We have to learn to treat ourselves differently, to have a new attitude towards the way we see ourselves and feel because what we transmit to others is that image we are feeling. That will be our authentic body image and not what we think we see in the mirror, "says Juan José Plasencia.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Nobody says that it is bad to worry about looking attractive, but that comes from the inside, to the extent that we feel satisfied with the person we are, we will project it no matter how many kilos the scale registers. "The principle of patience begins with oneself." If you want to know more about the subject write to bojorge@teletón.org.mx

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