Fat talk: insecurity in front of the mirror
If you were present right now in a conversation involving several women, it would not take long to get comments, a priori innocent, on how many kilos of more they think they have. This custom is becoming more common and has already been coined, in English, as fat talk.
More than 90 percent of women have claimed at one time or another to feel fat, although they can not be considered under any circumstances as overweight women. And a third of them do it continuously. They are the alarming discoveries made by the Psychology of Women Quartenly.
The fat talk, includes such common phrases for us as: "I'm fat", "I have to lose a couple of kilos", "Does this pants make me fat?" What experts indicate is that this type of conversations They try to calm the dissatisfaction that the woman has with her own body through questions camouflaged issued to the rest. They have the role of seeking tranquility through continuous reinforcement, that "do not be silly, if you are perfect" is the phrase desired to try to calm your dissatisfaction.
Lies of our brain
We all think that our body is bigger than it really is. The brain cheats you making you think that your body can be two thirds bigger, notes a recent study conducted at the University of London. This gives us one of the reasons to explain the large number of cases of anorexia and bulimia that exist based on the distortion of the image itself.
The study claimed that body parts such as stomach or thighs were the most deformed for those women who felt anxiety for their body image. We usually create an accurate representation of our body through the visual, but it is difficult to escape from the mental model imposed on us by the brain. That is, we tend to alter the perfection of the body and even more in the areas that make us more complex.
Educate your brain
Whenever you look in the mirror, remember that what you see will not be a faithful representation of your body, try to forget your insecurities and fears and forget to change your diet.
- Replace those thoughts with something realistic and positive.
- Do not compare your body with the rest.
- Appreciate your body as it is.
- Never speak of fatness in front of your children. Do not give them these bad habits.
Noelia de Santiago Monteserín
