Criticism is often projected onto our mirrored reflection, causing anguish and distress, but there are ways to approach body image differently.
Body acceptance, appreciation, and respect result in better self-care in the long run.looked to her magic mirror to be reassured that she was the fairest in all the kingdom. The queen’s vanity is revealed to cover over underlying insecurity; she is eventually so outraged when the mirror tells her that Snow White is more beautiful that a poisoning plan is concocted. The queen used the mirror in such misguided ways that they set her on a path of doom.
Mirrors provide a visual reflection, but our interpretation of the visual image is much more significant. Mirrors do not take disposition, context, and situational factors into account. This is why we can wear the same outfit on two consecutive days but have completely different visual interpretations of ourselves in the outfit, depending on whether we have had a good or terrible day. How we are feeling and thinking affects how we see the world and ourselves.
Imagine if we lived in a world where we had strict ideas about the amount of urine considered ideal during voiding. What ifIn this silly imaginary scenario, we might logically know that urine levels are naturally variable and affected by many factors. Yet creating a standard for comparison could set us up for using bladder-emptying quantities as a measure of appeal and worthiness. Similarly, setting ideals of body size and shape results in grave limitations.
Someone training a dog to do a new trick would hopefully love that pet whether they learned that new command or not. If we withdrew all love because the dog couldn't learn that trick, we would be considered cruel and unloving pet owners. Some dogs eventually learn the trick, some may not. However, our feeding and caring for the dog hopefully remains consistent no matter the dog's repertoire. We can still love their cute floppy ears or incessantly wagging tail.
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