Strong is the New Skinny: An Idea to Follow

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• Strong is the New Skinny: An Idea to Follow
• Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans
• From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs
• Stand Up for Mental Health

Strong is the New Skinny: An Idea to Follow

Everyday, people are attacked by the media. Whether it is a television show, a billboard or a picture in a magazine, the world seems to be screaming at everyone to look a certain way. The focus isn't primarily on women either. Men also feel obligated to look a certain way. Even while shopping, clothing seems to fit in strange ways and you rarely see a model that is not photoshopped or proportional.

The idea of "Strong is the New Skinny" has been noticed on social networks and focuses on living a healthy lifestyle rather than looking a certain way. By focusing primarily on weight, eating disorders are more likely to spring up and depression can also become an issue . By eating clean, working out and simply enjoying the life you live, you will become a physically and mentally stronger individual and be able to push past the ads you come across daily.

It is important not to focus on the numbers on the scale and to work on how you feel inside. When you do that, you are less likely to fall into a dark hole where it is difficult to climb out of. Spread the idea of "Strong is the New Skinny" and express the importance of it. By jumping on this train, the unrealistic views of how one should look will slowly disappear behind you.

Related Articles Dealing with Living a Healthy Lifestyle

• Self-Harm and Living in a “Fit-Focused” World
• Body Image Distortions – BDD
• Body Changes in Eating Disorder Recovery

Your Thoughts

Today's Question: Do unrealistic expectations of body image get to you? If so, what are your thoughts on the concept of “Strong is the New Skinny”? We invite you to participate by commenting and sharing your feelings, experiences and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Managing Postpartum Anxiety Disorders
2. What Having Depression Has Taught Me
3. Feeling Compassion for Eating Disorder Sufferers and Survivors

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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From the HealthyPlace Mental Health Blogs

On all our blogs, your comments and observations are welcomed.

• Which Treatments Best Help Children with ADHD (Mental Health Treatment Circle Blog)
• Nature is a Profound Therapy for Depression and When Depression Saps Our Will To Do Things (Coping with Depression Blog)
• The One About Anxiety Medications and Side Effects and General Anxiety Disorder is Big But Fits in a Box (Anxiety-Schmanxiety Blog)
• Judging Others with Bipolar as Successful or Unsuccessful (Breaking Bipolar Blog)
• Dancing With Death: Our Toxic Relationship With Suicide (Recovering From Mental Illness Blog)
• The Difference Between Enabling and Supporting a PTSD Survivor (Trauma! A PTSD Blog)
• Stop Feeling Insecure at Work (Building Self-Esteem Blog)
• Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace (Surviving Mental Health Stigma Blog)
• Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous: It’s Not Us vs. Them (Mental Health for the Digital Generation Blog)
• Combat PTSD Symptom – Re-Experiencing (Understanding Combat PTSD)
• Abusive Relationships: Devil You Know vs. The Devil You Don’t (Verbal Abuse and Relationships Blog)
• Skin Versus Stress: Stop Beating Yourself Up (Speaking Out About Self-Injury Blog)
• Housing Options for Young Adults with Mental Illness (Mental Illness in the Family Blog)
• Today’s Lesson: Thinner is Better – Childhood Eating Disorders (Your Mental Health Blog)
• Good Self-Care Helps Anxiety At Work (Treating Anxiety Blog)
• My Teen Stopped Taking His Psychiatric Medication (Life with Bob)
• When a Person with Mental Illness Witnesses a Crime (More Than Borderline Blog)
• Eating Disorders On College Campuses and Recovery Resources and Why I Connect with Others Suffering from A Mental Illness (Surviving ED Blog)
• 5 Tips to Boost Productivity with Adult ADHD and Adult ADHD and Preventing Impulsive Emails (Living with Adult ADHD Blog)
• Quest for Mindfulness? – 5 Tips for Practicing Mindfulness (Living A Blissful Life Blog)
• The Villains Behind Schizophrenia (Creative Schizophrenia Blog)

Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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Thank you,
Deborah

Community Partner Team
HealthyPlace.com - America's Mental Health Channel
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