According to the American Psychological Association (APA), reducing social media use can significantly improve the way teens and young adults feel about their bodies and overall appearance.
In the APA article, the senior scientist at the CHEO Research Institute, professor Gary Goldfield pointed out that it is linked to the unattainable standards presented online. “Social media can expose users to hundreds or even thousands of images and photos every day, including those of celebrities and fashion or fitness models, which we know leads to an internalization of beauty ideals that are unattainable for almost everyone, resulting in greater dissatisfaction with body weight and shape.”
Unlike superstars and fitness models, people in these images go to the other end of the two extremes. Instead of enhancing their looks, they often end up with features that range from looking funny to simply being anatomically incorrect.
If you’d like to see more images of somewhat distorted reality, browse this list of the worst and funniest attempts at Photoshop shared in the “Photoshop Fails” online group.
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