How self image can affect overall health

When Too Much Is Not Enough

People believe that several differentthings are necessary for proper functioning of every individual. Weneed to eat right, have a healthy lifestyle and have plenty ofphysical activity in our lives. However, this all demands will power,and only the persistent ones manage to persevere living healthy in acomplete sense of the phrase. Therefore, logically, we know that mindplays a great role in the health of one's body and vice-versa. Subsequently, people who suffer from low levels of self-esteem mayhave troubles achieving their optimal state of bodily fitness.Namely, these people may be constantly dissatisfied with themselves,regardless of the incredible effort they put into exercising andworking out. Whenever they make a positive change, they are unable tosee it, since they are looking down on themselves. Thus, they fallinto a certain type of desperation and negativeness, due to theirbelief that all of the exercising and effort is in vain. Therefore,self-esteem is crucial for a healthy life, and, once its levels arelow, there is a danger of experiencing some unwanted side-effects.

Other Self-esteem Related Problems

One of most common causes of lowself-esteem is aging. Namely, people cannot seem to accept thisnatural fact no matter what. Rather, they become depressed anddisappointed with every passing year. Of course, we all age, andphysical fitness is harder to achieve as we grow older. However, asmentioned above, this is completely normal and natural. Thus, it isbest to accept your body and the differences which strike it withage. We can slow the aging process down by staying physically activeand having a healthy diet. However, there are no successful quickfixes, regardless of what their inventors and advertisers say.

Apart from too-good-to-be-true dietsthat are sold and advertised all over the world, we have been offeredvarious products capable of making our skin looking younger, making usmore aesthetically appealing to other people, resulting in a boost ofself-esteem. You do not need to be apparently young in order to haveself-esteem. Yet, again, a majority of people seems to be incapableof being happy in any other way. Unless they look younger and moreappealing to others, they will be stressed and depressed.

Stress itself is one of the maintriggers of low self-esteem. What is more, the less self-esteem youhave the more unhappy you will be and thus, create a selfdestructive vicious circle. People who are satisfied with their looksare far less nervous and stressed out, being more healthy and cheerful atthe same time.

All in all, your life is in your hands,and it is up to you whether you are going to suffer from lowself-esteem throughout the rest of your life, or take some steps inrecognizing your beauty and true potential. Being self-confident isnot easy, and you might need the help from your friends, as well assome cosmetic products. Nevertheless, once you achieve this state ofmind, you will feel much better.