What is muscle dysmorphia? The untold crisis of male body obsession | ABCNL
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- ABC News' Trevor Ault reports on muscle dysmorphia, a type of body dysmorphic disorder, leading to dangerous surgeries, workouts and diets as Justin Baldoni and Rumble cofounder Noah Neiman weigh in.
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This started a long time ago. I have a collection of G.I. Joe figures from both the 60s and the 80s. The 60's GI Joe looks like a normal, fit person, while every single 80s GI Joe looks like they are body builders on steroids.
I'm a trained/educated Clinical Dietitian and Clinical Exercise Physiologist and have had countless young boys and older men confess these types of feelings to me which made me surprised but relieved I wasn't the only guy out there suffering too. I sometimes suffer mentally and emotionally because of my profession and feel that sometimes I'm not either healthy looking enough or muscular enough or my advice is stupid because sometimes I cant follow either. I get looked up and down my body when I tell patients my role esp towards my stomach so the pressure is real. There are young boys who end up with life threatening eating disorders and older men thinking of suicide because they no longer be the strength for society's protection. However It's my job to steer them back to a healthy relationship with food, nutrition, physical activity, and body image and that applies to myself as well. Hang in there boys, there are always gonna be good days and bad days in the mirror but remember that your body is only one aspect of the beautiful soul and spirit you fully are.
Thanks for sharing. I had no idea this was an issue for men. We need to know and understand more about men issues as well.
I'm a 47 year old female who has lifted for 6 years and feel like I'm never enough. It's hard to not compare myself to influencers who are half my age, I wish I'd started bodybuilding sooner. I graft but my genetics aren't great, I'm obviously natural and even I have had brief flashes of thoughts on taking peds. I would never do that of course but the need to look bigger and leaner nevers goes.
I understand I'm just a random stranger, but I hope you know that you're worth more than what those voices say you are. Please don't suffer in silence. You're human and worthy of help and self-love. Rooting for you.
His name is George Mycock? 😂 no way!!!? 🤣
What an awesome documentary 👏
Kudos to these 3 young men for sharing their insecurities.
We all seek approval
as well as #Self_Acceptance.
The best part
is be yourself
anyone else is fake..
Love yourself ❤
GOD loved you 1st.
☝🙏☝
I have this. I’m an ectomorph and I’m in ok shape but feel skinny and small all the time. All I do is look in the mirror and train so hard (overtrain). I hate my legs. I want them massive and I can’t deal with it.
This is heartbreaking. If you relate to the stories of the guys in this video, please go and seak help. You don't deserve to suffer in silence. And even if you feel like no-one cares, I promise I do. Please look after yourself.
I think feeling self conscious of one's body is a very normal part of growing up. For several years I used to force myself to eat every 4-5 hours even when I wasn't hungry to bulk up (from a starting weight of 52kg). Now I've finally realised even though I'm far off from my original goal weight of 70kg (I'm 64kg at 5'7" & 12% bodyfat), it's not worth it putting in that much effort just to show off. I'm content with my current build & am still physically active for 6 hours a week since I enjoy physical activity but I no longer force myself to eat more than I'm comfortable with just to attain a certain appearance. Unless planning to compete in a sport, I believe exercise/dieting should be done with the goal of being "healthy" rather than "fit" since fitness is very hard to measure without a clear/competitive goal and can lead to obsession (since you can always be fitter but not really more healthy past a certain point).
George Mycock.... his last name must have attracted alot of bullies leading him to this..
Best way to assess how you look is with a photograph. Our eyes fool us a little when we look in a mirror because our eyes move, we move subtly. In a photo, that's what we really look like.
Then I'm in trouble.🥴
No, actually no. Camera lenses are not all the same AT ALL. I'm not saying looking the mirror is better, but cameras are not objective. Depending on the camera. But your phone is terribly biased.
@@briancase6180 looking in a good mirror is so much better than a phone camera. Cameras make me look slender
Not true. Cameras add 10lbs to your look
How often does Muscle Dysphoria and Gender Dysphoria occur relative to each....?
I'd say narcissism and muscle dysmorphia go hand to hand more
I may be getting muscle dysmorphia too because always see myself at the gym is small compared to others who workout. But when people see me they always tell.me im big.
It seems like every 4 years or so there is major network news story about muscle dysmorphia, as if there is something inherently wrong with daily training and nutrition managment.
No one claimed that there was anything wrong with that.
Two things can be true at once:
1. There is "nothing wrong with with daily training and nutrition management"
2. Muscle dysmorphia is a real existing problem that needs to be talked about.
There are way worse addictions to have than working out..... Only the mainstream news can make wanting to be fit a bad thing
Not rue. Think about people who are doing SARMS now.
Where in the video was it said that wanting to be fit was a bad thing? No doctor or scientist has ever doubted the importance of physical fitness. Men and boys are taking their own lives because they don't feel they are muscular or big enough. But hey you wanna air your grievances about an issue you whipped up in your own head go for it. I think you should re-watch the video because you clearly you did not comprehend any of it.
Omg nobody is saying that being fit is bad. The dark side of bigorexia is that it’s a form of EXTREME body dysmorphia and it’s mentally unhealthy. Plus people do go to unhealthy diets and lengths to push themselves to get bigger muscles faster. That’s the harmful part. Absolutely no one said being fit is bad or unhealthy in and of itself.
Swole is the goal, size is the prize
I have that...I got injured in the process
A Mirror Will Reveal the Mirage Here.
If you don't like what you see in the mirror then think about fixing what you're showing the mirror. You can fix it yourself (with your diet; with your exercise).
Mirror that with your other options (overeating, undereating, lethargy, status quo, drugs, surgery), and maybe you'll see that self-determination isn't as bad as this newspiece is cracking it up to be.
Maybe we should mirror *the value of willpower* across different generations/regions. Maybe that'd reveal whether there really is a "crisis" here. Maybe not. Maybe...
...
...maybe...
...
...maybe it's _Maybelline_ .
This struck a chord in me, idk y. It was like grounded existentialism.
Once you step into the gym and lift consistently you will get body dysmorphia…there is nothing wrong with this as long as you get shredded and lift heavier over time
Nope you don’t need to step in the gym to get it. Just doing day to day life stuff gets you that.
Make friends with cyclist and marathon runners. Trust me you'll feel better.
they trying to hold us down
Who is "they"?
Mostly with men but women too. I've got the absolute worst case of it
Yup, and how many fat men are doing underwear modeling?
Glad I never cared about this lol
🙏👏
Sculpting the body, which God gave them… Is a God-given right. Right?
dunno... but apparently it's encouraged, by society, when it comes to gender dysmorphia. People confuse me
nah dont demonize masculinity again by showing a negative aspect of what makes us male and human which is to be in good shape and strong men
Just because you don't want or need to hear this doesn't mean that many other men aren't negatively impacted by society's pressures to look hyper masculine.
This is just getting pathetic. If everyone is mentally broken how is anyone supposed to make it anywhere? If this is an issue and it gets taken more seriously then people like me who have had 28 surgeries and can't get help. Fk making it to the gym. You have it just fine.
Reverse anorexia is a real thing. It’s not fucking “pathetic”.
@@trixieagustina6163 dig a hole lol
May the testosterone be with them !
😂 stop it lol
💪
WTH is this??
This is nothing new. This ha been going on for years. And now it is encouraged and excepted when it involves gender. How about we keep it consistent? If you are calling one of them a disorder, they should be called a disorder.
10:15 reminds me of Ecclesiastes 3:11.
Buncha bullshit
In 59 seconds I can tell you, each guy is a weirdo.
😂 Looks like it
That's mean
The heck is wrong with you?
Sure someone can call you WEIRDO…
In 1 sec I can tell you’re an idiot.
^-^🖤
Trash all dat. Grip a glock
I guess I must be one of the only women struggling this disorder because I have been struggling with some kind of reverse anorexia ever since I was 14. Always hated my body and hated what I saw in the mirror because I was constantly bullied for being thin and lacking curves. Even if I gained weight I still viewed myself as a walking skeleton and was never satisfied. I resorted to forcing my face full of food until I puked or had severe stomach aches in an attempt to force myself to eat more. When the scale went down in number I would get so enraged or so upset I’ve destroyed scales before. I’ve self harmed to “punish” myself. I would obsessively weigh and measure myself like at least 5 times a day. I was terrified of being called “small” again or losing any weight. But it’s never talked about in women. I feel very alone.