media work ʕ•㉨•ʔ - women’s mental health and the links to social media
On average, Around one in five women will be diagnosed with a ‘common’ or ‘typical’ mental health problem, such as depression, anxiety, etc in their life time, compared to one in eight when it comes to males. There could be many factors as to why these can occur however in general women have statistically the hardest time when it comes to talking about mental health and well-being. This is due to society pinning their issues on things like their periods, etc. Feedback like this can lead to more mental distress and issues such as eating disorders, self harm & low self esteem. In terms of eating disorders, women are more vulnerable to developing branches of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia. Social media and the media in general are to blame for the majority of eating disorder cases and it is done by promoting an unhealthy mindset. One example is the ‘’are you beach body ready?’’ advertisement from 2015. The image is the perfect example as to why both men and women can ex...