Women s Impact On Young Girls And Adult Women - 1438 Words

Having insecurities and flaws impacts almost anyone and also commonly on young girls and adult women. Many people think that having insecurities is just a phase that every young teen goes through that will eventually turn into confidence, but that isn’t always the case. Many women struggle daily with the way their appearances and even try to seek for approval as a way to boost their confidence. In today’s society, majority of young adults especially women are constantly on social media, looking through photos of women with the perfect body shapes and having the ideal life. But in reality, most of these women do have flaws of their own that is just unknown to the viewers. As a young adult, who has dealt with body image issues, it can†¦show more content†¦Janine DeMichele who was a web designer and actress, featured magazine called â€Å"Psychology Today† magazine, was never satisfied with the way she looked. As she start stumbling upon through online ph otographs such as on a social media platform such as Instagram, and search â€Å"fitspiration† or â€Å"fitspo† included pictures of women with a slender and toned body, thinking it would help her mental push in need to run an extra mile, as a way to motivate herself to make the effort to get herself fit. She describes, â€Å"‘I would look at the accounts of women posting their perfect pictures and then stand in front of the mirror comparing myself†Ã¢â‚¬â„¢(34), which also lead her to think that she would make a lot of progress with getting the â€Å"perfect† body that she wanted. Because social media has become a huge part of a young adults lives, many professional models will promote themselves through their fitness, giving other people motivation into working out more. Another genre of pictures called â€Å"thinspiration† which includes photos of women, showing off their extreme skinny bodies and could also lead to women to self-esteem and even causes them to eating disorders as an influence to think they are overweight or not skinny enough. At a young age from middle school to high school, I’ve also personally dealt with body image and feeling dissatisfied with the way I looked. At the age of 12, I