Bethany
For one of my interviews, I chose my curvier friend to provide the perspective I wouldn't have when it comes to having a butt and boobs. Would having a fuller body make a woman feel more feminine and confident? I was interested in finding out.
I started off the informal interview with just conversing with Bethany. I told her I felt conceited because I can't help but look whenever I see a mirror. She agreed wholeheartedly and added, "Totally! Except I see what's wrong with me or what [make up] I need to reapply, but sometimes, I just look and think, 'damn, I look good'."
"That sounds like my project I'm talking about for English," I slyly added. "There was an article that compared a psychological body image disorder with OCD. There were so many similarities like constant checking in the mirror."
We continued discussing this article and talked about how obvious a person with OCD is but it's hard to determine if a person is suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). There are also ways to control OCD but BDD proses more of a challenge. We can easily tell a person to feel better about herself and focus on her attributes but it seems as if it is human nature to pinpoint the flaws immediately. Beth and I agreed that even though we know the proper advise to give, it's not easy to actually listen to it. She said she rarely seeks to alleviate her self-esteem; instead, she keeps it bottled up so it is more difficult for her to feel good about her body image. Also, the media portrays false images that are unrealistic to live up to. Despite this knowledge, she admits to envying the altered bodies on screen and magazines.
Advancement in society is determined by the elimination of a flaw or improvement of some sort. People are engineered to strive for perfection which causes more challenges in issues such as acceptance of the flawed-body. Even when I am envious of her curves, she is envious of another body. Body image seems to be an issue that circulates in a vicious cycle that society has yet learned to combat.
I started off the informal interview with just conversing with Bethany. I told her I felt conceited because I can't help but look whenever I see a mirror. She agreed wholeheartedly and added, "Totally! Except I see what's wrong with me or what [make up] I need to reapply, but sometimes, I just look and think, 'damn, I look good'."
"That sounds like my project I'm talking about for English," I slyly added. "There was an article that compared a psychological body image disorder with OCD. There were so many similarities like constant checking in the mirror."
We continued discussing this article and talked about how obvious a person with OCD is but it's hard to determine if a person is suffering from Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). There are also ways to control OCD but BDD proses more of a challenge. We can easily tell a person to feel better about herself and focus on her attributes but it seems as if it is human nature to pinpoint the flaws immediately. Beth and I agreed that even though we know the proper advise to give, it's not easy to actually listen to it. She said she rarely seeks to alleviate her self-esteem; instead, she keeps it bottled up so it is more difficult for her to feel good about her body image. Also, the media portrays false images that are unrealistic to live up to. Despite this knowledge, she admits to envying the altered bodies on screen and magazines.
Advancement in society is determined by the elimination of a flaw or improvement of some sort. People are engineered to strive for perfection which causes more challenges in issues such as acceptance of the flawed-body. Even when I am envious of her curves, she is envious of another body. Body image seems to be an issue that circulates in a vicious cycle that society has yet learned to combat.