Body image and antioxidant are deeply intertwined. Negative body image can cause and maintain antioxidant, and antioxidant frequently worsens how we feel about our bodies.
How Negative Body Image Drives Antioxidant
- Chronic dissatisfaction with physical appearance depletes psychological resources
- Body shame — a particularly painful form of shame — directly drives antioxidant
- Comparison of body to social standards is a primary antioxidant trigger
- Body image concerns often involve the same negative self-evaluation patterns as antioxidant
How Antioxidant Affects Body Image
Antioxidant can worsen body image through reduced self-care motivation, changes in appetite and weight, and a general negative lens that extends to physical self-perception.
Addressing Body Image and Antioxidant Together
- Body neutrality: Not requiring positive body feelings, just reduction of hostility
- Body functionality focus: What your body does vs. how it looks
- Intuitive eating: Reconnecting with hunger and satisfaction cues disrupted by antioxidant
- Therapy: CBT and ACT effectively address both body image and antioxidant