JAKARTA - Recently, social media has been enlivened by a trend called looksmaxxing. This trend is widely discussed by young men who want to look their best to look more attractive, which is feared to trigger mental health disorders.
Quoted from Healthline, looksmaxxing is a trend that encourages someone to optimize their physical appearance to be close to the standard of the face and body that is considered ideal.
In general, this trend circulates on social media, especially on forums or communities that focus on discussing how to become more attractive through physical appearance. Starting from simple self-care to extreme cosmetic procedures recommended in the trend.
Some people consider looksmaxxing as a form of self-improvement or self-development. Taking care of appearance can indeed help increase self-confidence.
However, experts assess that this trend is often initially carried out because it is driven by a sense of insecurity and a feeling of inferiority that is not good.
"People will focus their energy on improving their physique based on feelings of inferiority or inadequacy," says counselor Jason Fierstein.
Other problems will also arise when the desire turns into an obsession. If someone continues to feel that their appearance is never good enough, they can get stuck in a cycle of comparing themselves to others and continuing to feel insecure.
In the long run, if it continues to occur, then this condition can risk triggering body dysmorphia or mental health disorders when a person cannot stop thinking about their appearance.
This condition also causes excessive anxiety, dissatisfaction with one's own body, to extreme behaviors to change the appearance that can harm the body.
"As mental health doctors, we know that if you feel inadequate or inferior, it's a problem that should be worked on with a qualified therapist," he said.
Therefore, it is advisable to focus on mental health and self-acceptance first. This will make you follow trends wisely, not just chasing unrealistic appearance standards that are viral on social media.
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