Body Love or Body Loathing

Do we really need to love the look of our bodies — or is acceptance enough?

By Dr T J Jordan

Swimming in cultural soup where love and sex are seen as rewards for youth and fitness, all genders are plagued with body image issues.

Body dysmorphia runs rampant in the dating world — and aging is feared like a disease instead of welcomed as a privilege.

We are living a prescription for the cognitive dissonance known as body dysmorphia — not self love.

BDD challenges mental wellness with the temptation to constantly check on the “flaw”— and to engage in extreme behaviors to change it.

BDD is an unhealthy and relentless attempt to feel better emotionally by using an outside-in strategy founded on mistaken assumptions.

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