Christmas is coming and so is the pressure to look good. A new research has revealed that low-self esteem stops women from attending Christmas parties because they feel “fat.”
A survey of 2,139 women in the UK by vouchercloud.com show that almost three quarters of British women have turned down an event invitation despite being able to attend, with over half of those blaming a “fat day.”
Some 51 per cent of female participants said that they had avoided going to an event because they were having a “fat day.”
Leading mental health charity Rething Mental Illness warned that such feelings could be linked to underlying anxiety.
Brian Dow, Director of External Affairs at Rethink Mental Illness said that the feelings of anxiety, worry and fear are normal responses to certain situations. But if you have an anxiety disorder, these feelings are more noticeable and difficult to live with.
He added that they can make you feel as though things are worse than they might actually be and can lead to you worrying all or most of the time and affect your day to day life, noting that if you’re increasingly retreating from social events because of negative thoughts about the way you look, for example, then it could be something more serious.
