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b"This one\\u2019s for planet earth. We all have an internal self portrait \\u2013and that is created by the way we feel about who we are. There are SOOOOO many factors that control how we feel about ourselves \\u2013 and what we perceive as our flaws. And that\\u2019s why BD is such a big problem: it looks and acts like \\u201cnormal\\u201d self-image concerns. It walks and talks like vanity. And, yet, it destroys the average person\\u2019s happiness in so many ways across a lifetime, unchecked. Your self-image is a distorted hallucination \\u2013 one heavily affected by your fears, vulnerabilities, your brain chemicals, and the way you integrate information from the world around you. AND when it comes to how we view our flaws, it has no connection to how the world views you or your actual physical appearance. That\\u2019s one reason this is such a powerful and rising problem is because it\\u2019s a kind of suffering that\\u2019s veiled as \\u201cnormal.\\u201d An every-growing percentage of the population is dissatisfied with some or many traits of their physical appearance. When everyone you know obeys the same standard and marketing and media reinforce the irrational bar \\u2013 how would you ever know there was another option? For the resources mentioned check out teaspoonofhappy.com later this week. Smile y'all! Xo\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"