Obsession with canons of beauty

When we talk about canons or beauty standards, we don’t just mean a person’s thinness, because it goes further, such as highlighting refined faces, voluminous lips, perfect teeth or a well-toned body, to name just a few.

In other words, they try to elevate their physical appearance, a practice that often leads to obsession and the desire to achieve a cherished stereotype at any cost through surgeries, extreme sports or dietary restrictions. Something that can happen at any age, even in adolescence.

36% of women between the ages of 11 and 20 have complexes about their bodies, according to research conducted by Dove.

It’s okay to get ready ️, put on makeup practice and be inside trend. However, the downside is to close yourself off and believe everything stereotypes created by society, shares psychologist Maybell Del C. Aizpurúa.

Many times the intention is to fit in and be accepted in a certain social group it becomes a very strong pressure.

For example, “if you’re not thin, you’re not beautiful”, “if you don’t straighten your hair, you’re not beautiful” and “if you wear make-up, ‘she’s ugly, because she’s only beautiful when she wears makeup“, notes the expert for a publish informative on his Instagram profile @psicologa.maybelldelc

He adds: “People don’t realize that this creates enormous insecurity: rejection of their own body, pain, shame, emotional and mental imbalancethat spoil happiness”.

For this reason, self-love is essential, ignoring all kinds external comments.

The consequences can vary from eating disorders to problems with self-respect and personality disorders.

They have to do whatever they want, taking care of their own health, welfareincreasing self-love and maintaining a good emotional and psychological balance, he points out.