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Excess weight can impact on self esteem. No one wants to be obese
because it has so many negative connotations in our society.
Because we believe we are not attractive and appealing to others can
make us rethink our own self worth and value. This can lead to social
and emotional problems and distort the way we perceive ourselves as
well as how we interact with others.
This can become a vicious cycle within itself where we eat because of
how we feel to medicate the pain yet often end up feeling worse along
with gaining even more weight. The cycle continues.
Does Your Weight Have Emotional Control Over You?
Psychologists are aware of the emotional effect weight can have on
self esteem but the remaining medical world is just starting to wake up
to this fact.
Find out if weight gain has an emotional effect on you. Some brief
questions.
Are you conscious of your physical appearance when you are out in
public?
Are you comfortable with looking at yourself in the mirror or do you
avoid it?
Are you concerned with what others think of your body?
Do you feel that the only way you can truly be happy is to change the
physical things you don’t like about yourself?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then it’s possible
that your weight has an emotional influence over you. Your
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