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How social media comparison hijacks body image despite conscious awareness

I know that comparing myself to others on Instagram makes me miserable but I cannot stop looking at fitness influencers and then feeling disgusted with my own body.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The compulsive seeking of external validation through comparison operates below the level of rational understanding about its harmful effects.

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