Short messages on Body image and confidence from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
There is a lot you can do to improve your body image without changing your body. Talking about your negative feelings and developing new ways to think about your body and your self-worth is a good way to address a negative body image.
Bullying undermines self confidence and lowers self-esteem. Recently 65% of people surveyed with eating disorders felt bullying contributed.
People who accept the way they look and feel good about their bodies most of the time have a positive body image. People with a positive body image also understand that how they look does not determine their self-worth.
Body image is not about how you look, but how you feel and think about the way you look, and how you imagine other people see you.