Vanity is one thing but the emotional insecurity that society imprints on those that are short, fat, bald etc. is another stigma. Other people are terrified of taking on that baggage. People need to learn to be happy with themselves first somehow.
IDK that making mental health a matter of strict personal responsibility makes any more sense than that of physical health. Obviously we live under Neoliberal Capitalism, and as such our options for addressing any of these problems rationally, at an organized social level are functionally nil. So one needs to do what one can to care for oneself; but I don't think that the solutions that we are required to pursue as a result of the limitations of our present social formations are ones that are actually going to really fix anything, tbh.
Vanity is one thing but the emotional insecurity that society imprints on those that are short, fat, bald etc. is another stigma. Other people are terrified of taking on that baggage. People need to learn to be happy with themselves first somehow.
IDK that making mental health a matter of strict personal responsibility makes any more sense than that of physical health. Obviously we live under Neoliberal Capitalism, and as such our options for addressing any of these problems rationally, at an organized social level are functionally nil. So one needs to do what one can to care for oneself; but I don't think that the solutions that we are required to pursue as a result of the limitations of our present social formations are ones that are actually going to really fix anything, tbh.