When you’re shy it can be difficult to communicate with people because whenever you do you feel extremely self-conscious. You tend to become preoccupied with what the people you’re talking to think about you, even though you have no real…
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Why should public speaking be so tough? Perhaps it’s the fear of making a fool of yourself in front of a crowd of people that suddenly makes talking difficult. The people you’re talking to probably don’t know you very well,…
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Women are terrible for comparing their bodies to other women’s and so they’re never happy with what they’ve got. They always think they’re too fat or too thin, too tall or too short or that their breasts are too large…
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Many women suffer from poor body image because they’re constantly comparing themselves to women in the media and in their circle of friends who they believe have the perfect womanly body. Obviously, there are certain ideas about what constitutes the…
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Ask any woman how she feels about her body and you’re likely to receive a self-critical response. Most women will find at least one aspect of their bodies that they dislike which they fixate on and feel miserable about. Often,…
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There is no such thing as perfection, yet it seems that many men and women are preoccupied with the idea of achieving the ‘perfect’ body. Consequently, few people are ever happy with the way they look, as they either think…
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Teenage girls face a great deal of pressure to fit in with their peers and so it isn’t a surprise that appearance is an issue for many of them. When you’re a teenager you want to be able to buy…
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Men decide to have cosmetic surgery for the same reasons women do; because they are insecure about the way they look and think that surgery will improve their appearance, while they are also under a certain amount of pressure to…
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Women should avoid having cosmetic surgery done because deciding to have surgery simply puts other women under more pressure to have work done. When surgery becomes normalised then anyone who decides not to conform to a plastic version of beauty…
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Most men would probably question why any woman would decide to have breast reduction surgery, though there are also many women who wonder why there are other women who choose to have their breasts reduced when they would like to…
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March 16, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
It sometimes seems that women are their own worst enemies when it comes to developing a positive body image. Instead of learning how to make the most of what they have got, they spend far too much time comparing themselves…
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March 16, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Why should women feel pressure to look beautiful at all times when there are so many more important things to worry about? Why should women have to conform to the very narrow definition of beauty propagated by an all-powerful media?…
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From the time cosmetic surgery entered the mainstream and became widely available to everyone, breast enlargement has been incredibly popular. There has always been a significant amount of pressure on women to look good and the size of their breasts…
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Cosmetic surgery may have grown in popularity over the past few years, as prices have fallen and the wider public has become aware of the range of surgical procedures available, but that doesn’t mean you should necessarily go down the…
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Cosmetic surgery has become incredibly popular over the past few decades as Hollywood trends have entered the mainstream. Once the preserve of the rich and famous, cosmetic surgery has become more affordable as the number of cosmetic surgeons has increased…
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March 15, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
The world of high fashion is just like an exclusive club, and thus its representatives are very choosey about who they let in. It is hard for those involved in fashion to ignore the fact that whilst the size of…
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We live in a youth-obsessed society which seems to have little respect for the older generation. Instead of being venerated for their wisdom, there appears to be a growing expectation that older individuals should disguise their age by dyeing their…
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Is it any wonder that women put so much pressure on themselves to stay looking youthful when they are continually shown images of pretty young things, and given the impression that if they do not maintain their looks their husbands…
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If you’re healthy on the inside this will be reflected on the outside, so it is worth making an effort to get fit and adopt habits favourable to your well-being. Choosing to do so could leave you feeling years younger…
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March 7, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
No matter how you dress it up, beauty pageants are about getting pretty girls to parade around on a stage in front of an audience and judges who decide which contestant they find most attractive. Girls in the beauty pageant…
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March 7, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Whatever your size and shape it helps to appreciate the figure you’ve got and flaunt any attributes you have. You might desperately wish that you possessed a tiny waist and toned thighs, but it is just as likely that there…
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March 6, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Despite the extremely superficial nature of this society there are still people who are able to eschew the notion that you have to conform to a particular standard of beauty mainly because they are comfortable in their own skin. To…
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Teenage girls often put a lot of pressure on themselves to conform to the skinny ideal that is propagated by the media. When you’re a teenager you want to fit in with your peers and don’t want to stand out…
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High-heeled shoes are not exactly designed for comfort reasons; their main function is to enhance a woman’s overall appearance by appearing to lengthen her legs. When women stand taller they might feel empowered, but this moment of empowerment surely does…
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Televisions shows have an annoying tendency to portray all women as rampant shopaholics who are unable to control themselves in the presence of clothes, shoes, and other feminine adornments. Not all women are profligate in their spending habits, and when…
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When you have low self-esteem it can be difficult to motivate yourself to enter unfamiliar situations where you have an opportunity to meet new people, as you have a really negative opinion of yourself. If you don’t like yourself very…
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February 25, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
The men and women we see on our television screens and on the covers of magazines all appear to be perfect. These individuals are youthful, do not have any spots or blemishes, and they are extremely slim. Images of perfection…
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February 25, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Unless you happen to live in a cave it is impossible to escape the influence of the media, since it exists in many forms. When you are watching television, reading a magazine, or browsing the internet you are likely to…
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February 25, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes, yet modelling agencies seem to be obsessed with recruiting teenage girls who are extremely tall and who have very little body fat. These girls are still growing into their bodies and yet are…
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February 25, 2015 Style and Beauty - Other
The images and attitudes propagated by the media are pervasive, yet subtle, and so people don’t even realise they are being conditioned to think about the world in a certain way, though they clearly are. Just take beauty, for instance;…
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