Body image and serial killers are deeply intertwined. Negative body image can cause and maintain serial killers, and serial killers frequently worsens how we feel about our bodies.
How Negative Body Image Drives Serial Killers
- Chronic dissatisfaction with physical appearance depletes psychological resources
- Body shame — a particularly painful form of shame — directly drives serial killers
- Comparison of body to social standards is a primary serial killers trigger
- Body image concerns often involve the same negative self-evaluation patterns as serial killers
How Serial Killers Affects Body Image
Serial Killers 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 Serial Killers 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 serial killers
- Therapy: CBT and ACT effectively address both body image and serial killers