Recently, Rafaella Pinheiro Justus, 14 years old, daughter of Ticiane Pinheiro and Roberto Justus, surprised her followers by demonstrating maturity in the way she deals with criticism.
The teenager, who was born with a skull malformation, said she ignores offensive comments.
“I will not stop being who I am because of these people who prefer to criticize my life instead of taking care of theirs! I always keep my mind open, being careful not to take it personally, as I prefer not to care, and always move forward with my head held high!”, she published.
Although the young woman appears to be dealing well with the situation, hostile behavior, both online and in real life, can have a negative impact on her life. mental health of a person, as explained by psychologist Valéria Noronha.
“Criticism regarding appearance can bring a variety of harm to mental health, such as symptoms of depression, anxiety, the issue of exposure itself and social anxiety,” he states.
Just like Rafaella, other digital influencers also take a stand against aesthetic standards and give visibility to different health conditions — facing criticism and offense.
Mental health and self-esteem
Influencer Dainara Pariz shares with her more than 4 million followers on Instagram what it’s like to live with successive attacks of Bell’s Palsy — a type of interruption in facial nerve movements. According to her, the paralysis in her face began in childhood.
“Unfortunately, the other children at school started calling me ‘crooked face’ and ‘droopy mouth’, and the teacher, even so, made me do school work presentations, which intensified the bullying. These experiences were painful, especially when I continued studying in the following years with the same people and was constantly remembered for these characteristics, sometimes in an offensive way by some students,” she reports.
This type of reaction can compromise the way a person sees themselves, according to psychologist Fabíola Luciano. “The way people perceive me It also influences the way I see myself. And this will form a satisfactory or unsatisfactory self-image.”
According to Fabiola, “the We live in a social moment in which body appreciation and aesthetic appearance are really highly valued”, which makes it even more difficult to expose different conditions to the aesthetic standard.
Source: CNN Brasil
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