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Lindsay View Member Profile	Oct 24 2006, 02:40 PM Post #1
Forum Super Administrator Group: Super Administrators Posts: 13,301 Joined: 1-December 01 From: Sarasota, Florida Member No.: 2	QUOTE 2005 Dove Global Study * A comprehensive 10-country research that surveyed 3,300 girls and women between the ages of 15 and 64 in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. * Commissioned by Dove to explore self-esteem and the impact of beauty ideals on both women’s and girls’ lives. The findings speak for themselves... * 90% of all women 15-64 worldwide want to change at least one aspect of their physical appearance (with body weight ranking the highest). * 67% of all women 15 to 64 withdraw from life-engaging activities due to feeling badly about their looks (among them things like giving an opinion, going to school, going to the doctor). * 61% of all women and 69% of girls (15 to 17) feel that their mother has had a positive influence on their feelings about themselves and their beauty. * Half (54%) of women around the world see family relationships as having the greatest impact on their self-esteem.* * Two-thirds (63%) of women believe that they are expected to be more physically attractive than their mother's generation.* * Dissatisfaction with body image increases as girls progress to adolescence. While 75% of girls 8-9 years old say they like the way they look, only 56% of girls 12-13 years old feel that way.** * One-third of all girls 14-17 years old think they are overweight, and 60% are trying to lose weight.** * Over 50% of girls 11-15 years old say that their mother helps them the most when they have a problem.*** * Dove's Real Truth About Beauty Study Girl Scout Research Institute - Teens Before Their Time, 2000 Girl Scout Research Institute - The Ten Emerging Truths: New Directions for Girls 11-17, 2002 -------------------- Be Well....* ~Lindsay ♥, Forum Super Administrator Founder, depressionforums.org Forum Super Administrator DF member since Dec 2001 ---- "I cannot make my mark for all time...those concepts are mutually exclusive. "Lasting effect" is a self -contradictory term. Meaning does not exist in the future, nor do I. Nothing will have meaning, "ultimately." Nothing will even mean tomorrow what it did today. Meaning changes with the context. My meaningfulness is in the here and now. It is enough that I may be of value to someone today. It is enough that I make a difference now." ~Lindsay Hotlines

sadgirl11 View Member Profile	Apr 21 2007, 04:45 PM Post #2
Newbie Group: Newbie Posts: 5 Joined: 14-April 07 Member No.: 15,477	This is so true and a lot of girls don't know that, thanks for posting this.

Lizzieloca View Member Profile	May 8 2007, 05:12 PM Post #3
Newbie Group: Newbie Posts: 5 Joined: 8-May 07 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 16,055	QUOTE(sadgirl11 @ Apr 21 2007, 05:45 PM) This is so true and a lot of girls don't know that, thanks for posting this. wow very true sadgirl11 this stat amazes me " * 67% of all women 15 to 64 withdraw from life-engaging activities due to feeling badly about their looks (among them things like giving an opinion, going to school, going to the doctor)." i was actively anorexic for 6 years and have continued to suffer from body dysmorphic disorder for the past 12 years. it reminds me of myself. :( peace, lizzie

gothicgirl021 View Member Profile	Aug 7 2007, 11:10 PM Post #4
Newbie Group: Newbie Posts: 6 Joined: 7-August 07 Member No.: 18,112	"One-third of all girls 14-17 years old think they are overweight, and 60% are trying to lose weight." I find this shocking, i didnt realise it was so high. Young girls shouldnt have to worry about loosing weight at this age. I think perhaps this is why its important to teach kids about healthy diet and exercise at a young age to try and avoid this

sadize View Member Profile	Oct 18 2007, 07:54 AM Post #5
Junior Member Group: Junior Member Posts: 72 Joined: 16-October 07 Member No.: 19,809	This country's perception of what a real woman looks like is so distorted. Production companies, toy companies, tv stations should all be ashamed for the images of "woman" that they display. I spent years suffering from an eating disorder, and when I think back upon the early influences of my disorder, it was tv. I was part of the 90210 generation, being 11 when it first aired on tv. I don't think that I had one girlfriend that didn't want to be as thin as the Beverly Hills High girls. It's appaling to see images like MK Olsen and Nicole Richie. Ten years ago, or even five years ago, I would have been envious or jelous of thier images. But now, at 28, I think "Oh my God, these girls are gonna break a hip or something." I am so glad that as I have aged, I have also learned to appreciate every curve of my body. I am loved for who I am not what I look like. And I am SO happy that when I go out to dinner, I don't get stares from neighoring tables because of how little I am and how little I am eating. If I could take back that ten year struggle with myself, I would. If I had known that so many people wanted to help me, I would have asked for help sooner. PHENOMENAL WOMAN by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies I'm not cute or built to suit a model's fashion size But when I start to tell them They think I'm telling lies. I say It's in the reach of my arms The span of my hips The stride of my steps The curl of my lips. I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me. I walk into a room Just as cool as you please And to a man The fellows stand or Fall down on their knees Then they swarm around me A hive of honey bees. I say It's the fire in my eyes And the flash of my teeth The swing of my waist And the joy in my feet. I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me. Men themselves have wondered What they see in me They try so much But they can't touch My inner mystery. When I try to show them They say they still can't see. I say It's in the arch of my back The sun of my smile The ride of my breasts The grace of my style. I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me. Now you understand Just why my head's not bowed I don't shout or jump about Or have to talk real loud When you see me passing It ought to make you proud. I say It's in the click of my heels The bend of my hair The palm of my hand The need for my care. 'Cause I'm a woman Phenomenally Phenomenal woman That's me.

hkangel24 View Member Profile	Oct 18 2007, 02:42 PM Post #6
Newbie Group: Newbie Posts: 5 Joined: 10-September 07 Member No.: 18,890	I love that poem. It just amazes me how defeating the idealized standards of beauty are and how damaging it can really be - taking lives because we cannot measure "up" -- I am currently in recover from my ED but have fought a long and hard battle for my life. My ED has taken many things from me and I hurt deeply when I see others struggling. I too suffer from BDD.

sadize View Member Profile	Oct 20 2007, 08:40 AM Post #7
Junior Member Group: Junior Member Posts: 72 Joined: 16-October 07 Member No.: 19,809	QUOTE (hkangel24 @ Oct 18 2007, 02:42 PM) I love that poem. It just amazes me how defeating the idealized standards of beauty are and how damaging it can really be - taking lives because we cannot measure "up" -- I am currently in recover from my ED but have fought a long and hard battle for my life. My ED has taken many things from me and I hurt deeply when I see others struggling. I too suffer from BDD. I really think, at least in terms of how you look at yourself, it is a lifelong struggle. Your body may heal and recover, but it takes so long for your mind to accept that not everyone is a size zero, and that there is always going to be someone out there that is prettier or taller or smaller. Good luck with your recovery. The best advice that I can give is to just surround yourself with people who are beautiful on the inside, and who love you for who you are and it makes it easier.

Trekgirl View Member Profile	Feb 15 2008, 12:32 PM Post #8
Member Group: Member Posts: 202 Joined: 28-January 08 From: USA Member No.: 22,269	Wow, I really need to read this post today, thank you! As bad as I'm feeling today it helped me to feel so not alone. Which is a sad fact that as women we are so unhappy with ourselves.

sspl05 View Member Profile	Mar 20 2009, 02:53 AM Post #9
Junior Member Group: Junior Member Posts: 50 Joined: 25-July 08 Member No.: 27,301	Hi, The person must be an esteemed by heart. He should know everything. Jim

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