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Why body dissatisfaction persists across all sizes

I have been every size from a 6 to a 16 and felt equally bad about my body at each one and starting to think the size was never the real problem.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The consistency of self-criticism across different physical forms reveals that body shame is often independent of actual body characteristics.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Weight body size and health — beyond BMI?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.