I'll admit to having more than my fair share of struggles with body dysmorphia even if it never lead to health endangering behaviors. As I continue to keep my health and fitness dialed in I've been watching a lot more health and fitness YouTube videos too. For anyone struggling with body image issues I would say do not under any circumstances watch videos where body builders critique physiques. For example take these two images of Michael B. Jordan that one YouTuber was using as part of answering a question about what he thought his routine was and if he was using performance enhancing drugs. The physique on the left he described as "You wouldn't think much of his physique...kind of lean...no appreciable muscle definition." The one on the right, "Looks the same...maybe with a bit more fat packed on...not much more muscle...probably 4-5 pounds of pure extra fat." If I was in a negative body image headspace that could probably get me in a bit of a funk. Someone really struggling with it, especially with a goal of getting extra muscle would easily have very negative psychological repurcussions of hearing something like that about a legitimately good physique. Perhaps it is appropriate for competition critiquing but I doubt most listening to it, especially someone with body dysmorphia, would take it that way. #BodyBuilding #fitness #health #longevity #BodyPositivity