How to Stop Constantly Judging Your Body?

 

For many people, appearance is of tremendous importance in life, therefore, it is not possible without a person who notices flaws with a careful look in the mirror and then keeps their presence "in focus" in his head. Every second person can focus on the so-called minuses and concentrate on them, and after that these thoughts can become a habit.

 

From this attitude to your body and the desire to “reach perfection”, many consequences follow, such as self-flagellation, crazy diets, or the desire to constantly compare yourself with “ideal” people. Most often, people with eating disorders have problems with accepting themselves, or this principle works in the opposite direction, and such close attention to even minor shortcomings can lead to eating disorders. Today you will find out the opinion of psychologists about a healthy relationship with your body, how to achieve this, and be in complete harmony with yourself.

 

Today you will learn about what a healthy attitude towards your body is, and also what can be an alarming bell and a reason to think about how harmoniously you and your body coexist.

 

It Is Important To Find "Irritants" In Your Environment.

 

Psychologists say that it’s worth giving yourself a little more peace of mind and learning not to surround yourself with objects that remind you of only one thought “urgently change something in myself, I look bad.” It is worth moving away as far as possible from the presence of a large number of mirrors in the house, the presence of scales so as not to arouse in oneself an everyday desire to see the cherished figures, old clothes should also not clutter up the closet, reminding you that they were left for later, for example, at the moment when I lose weight or pump up the ass.

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During the long self-isolation, it has also become popular to hold lectures or meetings in online chats, and this is also a kind of “trigger” since the icon with a face constantly looms before your eyes and involuntarily makes you pay attention to the correspondence of the appearance to the reference values ​​on an ongoing basis.

 

"If you lead an active lifestyle and do not neglect sports, then you should notice the state of your body and mood, whether fitness brings moral satisfaction."

 

Even playing sports can turn out to be a trigger moment, because if there is no desire and mood to exercise, and you force yourself to go to training, and the labored exercise brings only negativity, this exacerbates an unhealthy relationship with your own body.

 

Keep A Personal Diary

 

Do not consider this kind of self-regulation and self-knowledge as a personal diary to be stupid. It is worth noting in it all the moments when you catch yourself thinking that something is wrong in your body and does not correspond to the 10/10 rating. This method of self-regulation helps in understanding how reasonable self-assessments are, because if this is a very rare occurrence, then it can be considered something normal, but if it becomes very frequent, then of course this phenomenon can be attributed to the fact that it is serious.

 

Thanks to the diary, you will notice whether your desire to evaluate your appearance is healthy, or has constant glances in the mirror in search of flaws already turned into a kind of pathology. If you understand that you oppress yourself and find fault with every little flaw, then thanks to the diary it will be easier to notice the problem and eradicate it. The next time you go to the mirror to evaluate yourself, ask yourself the question "Is this a check of your own body? What is the purpose of it? Does it really matter?"

 

Pay Attention To Social Networks

 

There are often cases when, having seen the ideal and brilliant figure of an Instagram model, you involuntarily think that in comparison with it it would be worth pumping up in some places, and also tanning, for example, would not hurt. Quite often, a desire arises when you scroll through the social network feed to become the same or the same person from the star picture.

 

In this case, you should not forget that real life is different from a picture or video of a blogger, because who wants to put their flaws on public display or write that something in life is wrong? So the next time you want to compare yourself or your life with someone on the Internet, remember that the picture is not the truth, and they, like other people, have problems and flaws. Try to fill your feed with honest bloggers who do not hide behind a Photoshop mask, and also talk openly about the black-and-white sides of life. It would also be nice to follow people who identify with the body-positivity culture.

 

Try To Notice What Exactly Becomes The Provocative Factor Of The Mania Of The Ideal Body

 

Low self-esteem or anxiety can lead to an insane desire to be perfect without flaws, thereby proving something to others, because it seems that if you look like a cover model, you will become more confident, and problems and anxieties will immediately disappear. But the main thing in this life is to find harmony with yourself, your mind, and your body.

 

If something makes you maniacally follow every centimeter of your waist and regret the portion of dinner you ate in the evening, or if you spend hours looking at the Instagram of stars and trying to keep up with them, grabbing any attempts to meet very high standards - this is worth talking to a specialist, for example, with a psychologist or psychotherapist, and still come to a healthy relationship with your body. If it is not possible to visit a specialist, try not to abandon the idea of ​​​​a personal diary, and also remove triggers in social networks and in the environment.