Body Checking & Avoiding: Negative Body Image Behaviors
Body Checking & Avoiding: Negative Body Image Behaviors
A handout that describes the negative body image behaviors of body checking and body avoiding including specific examples of how they may show up in your daily life and 3 ways to begin to break these cycles of behavior.
This worksheet is designed to help you:
Clarify what body checking and body avoiding behaviors are and how they are developed
Understand the effects that these behaviors can have on our sense of self
Learn 3 ways you can challenge them in your daily life
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