Psychology and Mental Health
The Striking Impact of Negative Body Image on Vulnerable People
Life lessons learned from the suicide note of an adolescent friend who ended his life due to his girlfriend's disapproval of his body parts.
Tragically, my adolescent friend took his own life due to the rejection and disapproval of his physical appearance and private body parts by his girlfriend.
This devastating event serves as a powerful reminder of the impact that societal pressures and body image can have and the crucial lessons that we must learn to foster self-acceptance and love for ourselves and those around us.
In this article, I summarize a tragic event recorded in my personal journal, which spanned around 500 pages, examining my thoughts and feelings at the time and how I processed and registered them in my mind.
This heartbreaking event served as a catalyst for my interest in researching the impact of body image and societal pressure on cognitive function and mental well-being. I covered societal pressure in a previous article.
First, I summarize the tragic event. Then, I explain the meaning and adverse effects of distorted body image. After that, I present a…
