Isn't that enough? If you have low self esteem, and there is something wrong with your body (according to societal norms), then fixing it may result in just a little more confidence.
Well - the only objection that springs to mind on that is that some of these surgeries are very risky, lipo for example. So, if someone "doesn't need" lipo, in the sense that they are a size 6 or whatever and "look great, what's their problem" etc, if that person chooses lipo to "fix" their problem and dies, that's pretty sad.
On the other hand, I completely agree that confidence can start with the body and spread to other aspects of your personality in very good ways. People who are depressed often first show signs by not taking very good care of their bodies, and if they're forced to go through the motions of self-care, they feel better about things. Or the person who loses weight and with the extra confidence ends up deciding to dump their crappy S.O. and go back to school to get a better job.
It's important to balance the payoff against the risk I guess. I want a boob job, but at the moment the risk doesn't outweigh the desire for added confidence...nor the pain!
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Re: Yup
Date: 2004-07-07 07:24 am (UTC)Well - the only objection that springs to mind on that is that some of these surgeries are very risky, lipo for example. So, if someone "doesn't need" lipo, in the sense that they are a size 6 or whatever and "look great, what's their problem" etc, if that person chooses lipo to "fix" their problem and dies, that's pretty sad.
On the other hand, I completely agree that confidence can start with the body and spread to other aspects of your personality in very good ways. People who are depressed often first show signs by not taking very good care of their bodies, and if they're forced to go through the motions of self-care, they feel better about things. Or the person who loses weight and with the extra confidence ends up deciding to dump their crappy S.O. and go back to school to get a better job.
It's important to balance the payoff against the risk I guess. I want a boob job, but at the moment the risk doesn't outweigh the desire for added confidence...nor the pain!