Is there a physiological reason for women thinking they are fat? ?

Question

Well men and women, but it seems to be mostly women. My girlfriend is always telling me about her weight problems, but she is skinny! lol

Answer 1

haha i think i may have this problem

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Answer 2

sociological  

Answer 3

It doesn't have to do with anything physiological. It has to do with the pressures that society and peers put on most girls and women throughout their lives. All the mainstream supermodels have a BMI of 18 or under which means they are underweight. That is what little girls look up to. Look at Barbie...girls idolizes Barbie dolls until most of their early brain development is completed.

Just let your girlfriend know that those are the reasons why she is feeling so insecure. She needs to make peace with her body and self-image. Let her know that she is more than just a body to you.

Every body ends up rotting and getting old. There is no point worrying yourself and getting frustrated about it while you're young and have your whole future ahead of you.

: )

Good Luck!

Answer 4

I dunno man. You seem to have a point (women tend to struggle more with things like anorexia then men) but its hard to say the exact reason for this. It probably has something to do with the way women are portrayed in tv, magazines, etc. Society in general might be harsher on women to look skinny then men.

Best thing you can do is tell her she's not fat and that she's pretty and what not. She might just be testing you and trying to get you to say this. Anyways, good luck.  

Answer 5

This was on TV not long ago.  Women think they are bigger than they are.  They lined women In a row, of different sizes, and they were always wrong when they picked the spot that they thought they fit in.  In most cases the gal really was smaller than she thought.