There was a time when I used to subscribe to almost all the women's magazines covering fashion, fitness, and home stuff. I also regularly read all the celeb pubs like People, US, Star, and The Enquirer, for the pictures, of course. I'd also watch TV programs that dealt with fashion and lifestyles of the rich and famous. It dawned on me that consuming all that media kept me in the fashion and trends loop, but afterwards it also made me feel inadequate and not pretty enough.
Moderation is fine, but when you read over half a dozen mags and watch countless TV shows all the time, you are bombarding your psyche with tons of messages from all those media outlets. As far as the magazines go, there is always an article about how to lose 10 lbs quickly, how to disguise your figure flaws, how to make "him" love you, and how to make yourself over. Then couple the beauty rags with the celeb rags, and you see what glamorous life you "don't" have, and wish you could experience. If you had the chance to walk down the red carpet, wouldn't you take it? Admittedly, I'd be all over it.
So, if you do find that you inundate yourself with all kinds of magazines, shows, and even blogs and websites, why not try a media fast for a week or up to a month to detox yourself from all those messages about what you should look like, what you could look like, or what you need to look like. If you can't go cold turkey for a week, just try a day or two, or start by cutting your media fix by half of what you consume today.
Try a media fast, and see how you feel at the end of it. I bet you will notice a difference in how you feel about yourself.
