2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
The fear of extra pounds has become so ingrained in our minds that our relationship with food has become pathological.
Anxiety about one's figure, appearance - an elephant in a room, whose looming presence we ignore. It is anxiety that haunts us all to varying degrees; the anxiety that we in the "society of ideal people" are afraid to admit, not wanting to put internal hesitations on public display, so God forbid not to be branded as an insecure person in the age of sociable managers and charismatic coaches …
… except in relatively comfortable social situations. Not the least role in the formation of the perception of the norm is played by the expression “I am so fat” and derivatives, which we pronounce as if by chance. Concern about appearance has eaten away at us from the inside so much that it seems to us that being slim will solve all our problems and lead us out of the wilds of confusion directly to happiness.
If you are worried that you are still not slim enough, let me support you:
lack of confidence in your body, excessive concentration on "extra" pounds - qualities implanted in us by modern culture. Self-doubt pays off well. Tele-suggestion and Internet-suggestion, which seeks to strengthen our complexes, is the foundation of progressive marketing strategies. What could be easier? If you make a person believe that he is incomplete, inferior as he is, he can be “forced” with any external attributes. Advertising appeals to the desire of the modern perfectionist to endlessly "improve" and convinces him that it is the absence of such and such an object that is the source of suffering in his life.
Nothing could be further from the truth!
If in the Middle Ages an artisan had to know his business and appealed to the mind of the buyer, who then made a choice, guided by the need to satisfy a basic need, modern advertising manipulates a person on the basis of feelings. Why is it more expensive for advertisers in the evening than in the daytime? Neurologist Joe Dispenza, studying the effect of advertising on human consciousness, determined that in the pre-sleep hours we become more suggestible (the results of the brain activity of awake study participants were filmed throughout the day). Advertisers take advantage of this feature, appealing to violent negative emotions (“if you don’t try our new remedy for fungus now, you will live with ulcers on the legs, arms, or even leave without a leg,” - a negative result is modeled by a wailing actor and supplemented slogans popping up on the screen).
Top models are now and then presented to society as the owners of the ideal appearance. When I was a teenager in the late 2000s, most of my girlfriends (myself included) exhausted themselves with diets, butterfly massagers and slimness cocktails, driven by the dream of becoming professional models in the future. After all, if you are physically beautiful, the whole world is in your pocket.
Living in a world where everyone is trying to sell you something is exhaustingly difficult. Therefore, it is important to maintain information hygiene at least where the right to choose remains solely with us.
Learn to eat mindfully. While eating, pay attention to how you feel while eating certain foods. Some food is so harmful that our body is unable to accept it, except when distracted by a book or TV series. Why, for example, does pizza go best during a TV show rather than salad? Try experimenting: consciously, as a witness, guide yourself through the process of eating a fat-and-meat fast food menu.
The exercise doesn't end there. Pay attention to how your body feels over time. Feel the heaviness and lethargy that comes with eating these foods. This severity is a direct consequence of the consumption of the aforementioned products.
Healthy food, contrary to popular misconception, is equally nutritious and delicious. Pick Up Limes, a blog by Canadian nutritionist Sadia, offers a variety of healthy recipes that not only sings the body, but also the soul. Find inspirational culinary innovations on Pinterest. Food is meant to give us energy, not take it away!
Intuitive eating is a new trend based on trust in your body. As soon as the psychological block of “forbidden” foods is removed, we begin to feel that we really want to choose a certain food, which is a Coincidence? I don’t think it’s the same as that recommended by health food systems around the world. In other words, you cannot force yourself to eat right. Healthy eating is like playing the piano: it is fun only if you really want it!
Speaking about the way of life: the TV working "in the background" writes dogmas directly into our subconsciousness. Take the responsibility to decide for yourself where advertising is and where is the truth!
And finally, understanding the mechanics of advertising manipulation, invite your mind to play a new game: in any commercial ventures from third-party companies, no matter how friendly they offer free samples, look for the true motive in relation to you as a consumer. Try to avoid watching ads: if you are accompanied to work by smiling celebrities with accompanying charms on billboards, switch to a book on self-development. Viewing pictures of nature helps a lot. You can find 4K videos of nature and your favorite gadget will teleport you into breathtaking landscapes!
Speaking of exciting: Scientists from the University of California have conducted a series of studies that have confirmed the beneficial effects on human mental health of the awe that we experience when contemplating nature. And if the vacation is still far away, YouTube is here, at your side!
And finally: form your own opinion. In today's environment, this is difficult to do: too many of us voluntarily give up our freedom of thought in order to gain a relative guarantee of security in a turbulent world. However, if your heart is full of courage, have the right not to cave in to a changing world. One day he will bend under you!
Lilia Cardenas, integral psychologist
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