Media and Teen Insecurity

When today's teens look in the mirror, they see lots of flaws in need of fixing. They wonder how they can look like the stars they've seen in magazines and on TV. Everyone has things about themselves they would like to change. Even the "beautiful people" spend a lot of time in front of the mirror wishing something of their appearance was different. It is not abnormal or wrong to look at yourself with some degree of criticism. But when this "obsession" gets out of control, problems start to arise.
Of course, it isn't easy to ignore the perfect-looking people shown in the media. …