Superficial obsession

For some reason, today we’ve come across several stories of women unsatisfied with their looks. Have we become so brainwashed by Hollywood and the media that “perfection” is what we see on the runways--- where the more your bones protrude, the better? We understand that there are some models, such as Tyra Banks, that are speaking out about anorexia and extreme skinniness which seems to be rampant now. Yes, everyone (except, that is, the insurance companies who don’t want to pay for treatment) accepts that anorexia is a psychological disease.

Whatever happened to the natural beauty? To a woman’s natural curves? There is some debate about Marilyn Monroe’s dress size (she's rumored to have been a size 12) but the point is… she was not a size 0 which is what the models (and consequently teenage girls) aspire to be.

In another cases of superficial obsession, women (and men too!) undergo plastic surgery numerous times to correct their perceived “flaws,” such as in the case of Jenny Lee who, approximately 30 years old, has had over 32 surgical procedures. She has been featured on Oprah, The Insider, and other shows describing why she elected to undergo surgical procedures for a nose job, body lift, breast implants, breast lifts, cheek implants, and more. She has been diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder—a psychological disease in which the person becomes obsessed with “flaws” in their body.

It is all about achieving perfection (or at least what we think is perfection) --- trying to be exactly like the models on the runway, or models in the magazines, in the movies ----everywhere but real life. The first thing that needs to occur is a base level of self-confidence. Once these women and men have this foundation of self confidence, they will see themselves for what they are--- beautiful. We're not saying this is a simple process-- but this is the first step that should be taken.