Megan Fox has body dysmorphia
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Megan Fox
CrystalRaindrops — 2 years ago(June 11, 2023 12:26 AM)
(This article is from last month, but I don't see it posted here.)
Megan Fox is getting candid about how she sees herself.
The Johnny & Clyde actress, 37, who celebrates her birthday on Tuesday, revealed in a video for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2023 issue that she still struggles with viewing her body in a positive light.
"I have body dysmorphia — I don't ever see myself the way other people see me," Fox said. "There's never a point in my life where I loved my body, never, ever."
"When I was little, that was an obsession I had of, like, but I should look this way," the actress explained. "And why I had an awareness of my body that young I'm not sure, and it definitely wasn't environmental because I grew up in a very religious environment where bodies weren't even acknowledged."
"The journey of loving myself is going to be never-ending, I think," Fox continued.
Fox first revealed she suffered from body dysmorphia and had "a lot of deep insecurities" in an October 2021 interview with British GQ Style.
"We may look at somebody and think, 'That person's so beautiful. Their life must be so easy.' They most likely don't feel that way about themselves," she said.
Body dysmorphia is described as a mental health disorder in which a person can't stop thinking about a perceived defect or flaw in their appearance, according to the Mayo Clinic. The disorder can cause anxiety and distress, making it difficult to function in social situations and daily life.
Fox did not detail the ways in which body dysmorphic disorder affects her, but she has discussed other mental health issues in the past, saying she nearly reached a "breaking point" after the 2009 release of Jennifer's Body because she found herself constantly being sexualized in films and media.
"It wasn't just that movie, it was every day of my life, all the time, with every project I worked on and every producer I worked with," Fox said at the time.
https://people.com/health/megan-fox-body-dysmorphia-never-ever-love-body/
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