Posted by Reggie BoStar on January 1, 2007, at 9:59:01
In reply to Re: That body image issue again » Reggie BoStar, posted by Dinah on January 1, 2007, at 9:43:32
Hi Dinah,
Wow, I sure didn't mean to suggest that you were implying anything like that. I was just using the topic as an excuse to explain my take on how it affects the guys(g).As always, too, there are exceptions to the media image thing. George Clooney and Paul Newman, for example, seem like genuinely nice guys. Paul Newman even has a rep for being a "regular Joe". But the overriding majority of media "hunks" are just that - images of things a lot of us can't be, causing a lot of us to go unnoticed before anyone can find out whether or not we're also nice guys like Newman and Clooney.
Not that I have any claims on being a "nice guy", but it sure would be nice to find out from somebody else whether or not I am.
Another rant. This looks liek it's going to be that kind of day for me. You should see what I'm doing on Yahoo Answers. No mercy.
Again, no negative suggestion intended at all. I was just piping up from the peanut gallery.
BTW I also have a therapist who's very helpful in this area, and she's a woman. II wasn't sure how that would work out, but now I see that it's a good idea for a social ingrate with a body image problem to have some kind of affirmation from the opposite sex.
That probagly sounds flaky too, but after all, that's why I'm here!
Hey, best wishes for the New Year, Dinah. It sounds like that issue-by-issue method used by your therapist is a good idea. That's what mine does - a series of logical observations to dispel all the myths I've created about myself.
Take care,
Reggie BoStar
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