We had a very interesting homily today about how so many teens these days hate their bodies and how Jesus came to earth in a human body so what's to hate about it? I just thought I'd throw that out there. It does seem to be a fad to hate one's body.
It does... I personally blame lack of access to nature and social media. I grew up playing in the woods, the hills, the fields--but most kids nowadays can't do that. And social media is as toxic as it gets for everyone but especially kids; it encourages us to ruminate on unhealthy things, and on ourselves, instead of getting outside, using our bodies, being creative, doing things to help the world, help others.
Hating our bodies *is* hating ourselves because we *are* our bodies. Depression, trauma, abuse, illness... there are countless reasons why people might have problems and that is incredibly sad. But for people who are otherwise healthy, hating one's body, and thus oneself, is so utterly sad. We get one life on this earth, one chance to be here. To spend it hating one's body, and thus oneself, seems like such a waste.