Body Positivity For The Modern Man

Hello and welcome to Body Positivity For The Modern Man! Here you'll find a discrimination-free zone dedicated not only to positive male body image, but also to male positivity in general. I invite you to ask any questions you may have! Thanks for dropping in! LGBT friendly!!

[roxegolde-deactivated20171020]

destroy the idea that:

boys don’t have unrealistic body standards

boys can’t be abused

boys aren’t raped

boys can’t have mental diseases

boys aren’t exiled because of sexuality/gender identity 

boys come here wanting a safer environment just like girls do, protect the boys who want to feel acceptance but see post after post calling them worthless because of their gender

[cougarmeat]

Do you like making a statement with cool clothes, bags and badges? Well I have a thing for you! I’ve just created my page Tongue In Cheek Boutique and all of these great things are for sale! I will be creating an etsy store in the future when I have more products, but for now, if you’re interested, please check out my page!

https://www.facebook.com/tongueincheekboutique

[ncwinters]

[huffpost]

I’m A Man, And I’ve Spent My Life Ashamed Of My Body

It shouldn’t be extraordinary for men to talk about having body image issues.

[rachelann3]

It’s important to acknowledge that this impacts EVERYONE, not just girls

[thespectacularspider-girl]

Jesus christ.  I didn’t realize it was that bad.

[cougarmeat]

Getting real tired of fat shaming and body shaming, I’ll tell you that much. #endbodyshame #posibodyinspo #positivebodyimageinspiration #bodyimage #effyourbeautystandards #fat #bodies #saynotobodyshaming #bodylovearmy #facebook #personal #startlovingyourbody #curvy #thick #sexy #feminism #feminist #hearmeroar

[hell-of-an-amen]

[hoodrichjay]

men crop top movement

[stardustschild]

Photographer Braden Summers traveled to several diverse countries to showcase that no matter who you are, love is love.  Because there is a misconception of what being gay looks like he went out to photograph only gay couples. 

[cougarmeat]

Hi everyone. I thought I’d make a second post just so that everyone knows that there are styles of this shirt that go upto 5XL! Keep in mind that some of the styles available do run large, even two sizes! Body shaming isn’t cool for anyone, that’s why I’ve taken strict precautions to try and be as inclusive with sizing as possible. Thankfully, Teespring carry more larger sizes than their competitors, so I am able to get my body posi shirts out to more and more wonderful people!

Note: you may not see the sizing on the page when you click the link. You actually have to click RESERVE NOW (don’t worry, you’re not committing to buy by clicking it like that) and it will take you to a new page where you can select your style, size and preferred colour :)

I hope this clears things up, but if you have ANY questions, including sizing etc please message me :)

http://www.teespring.com/End-Body-Shame

http://www.teespring.com/End-Body-Shame

http://www.teespring.com/End-Body-Shame

I hope you enjoy the shirts!

Jessi xo

[cougarmeat]

Shirts have reached their minimum and WILL BE GOING TO PRINT!! WEEE!!

[positivebodyimageinspiration]

Ten days left :)

[ncwinters]

[lovequotesrus]

Everything you love is here

[thebigfashionguy]

Style Inspiration 🔴⚪️🔵🇺🇸

[callistomist-deactivated2020091]

I decided to create a masterpost that would help you with what you are struggling with. Hopefully any of the links below will help you! Reminder; You’re going to be okay. What you are going through will pass, just remember to breathe. 

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Distractions;

Here are some distractions to help keep your mind occupied so you aren’t too focused on your thoughts. 

-Draw something

-This website translates the time into colours.

-Create your own galaxy.

-Play flowing.

-Make a 3D line travel where ever you like. 

-Listen to music.

-Calm.

-Ocean mood, do nothing for two minutes.

Sleep issues; 

- 8 hour sleep music.

-Rainy mood. 

-Meditation.

-Coping with nightmares.

-How to cope with nightmares, 11 steps.

-Calm

-Foods that can affect your sleeping, both positive and negatively. 

 Uncomfortable with silence; 

-Rainy mood.

-10 hours of rain and thunder.

-3 hours of rain and thunder.

-Human heartbeat.

-Rainforest.

-Sound of rain on a tin roof.

-Autumn wind.

-Rain on a tent

-Traffic in the rain.

-Soft traffic. 

-Fan.

-Train.

-Simply noise.

-My noise.

-Rainy cafe.

Anxiety; 

-How to stop worrying. 

-Tips to manage anxiety and stress.

-The 10 best ever anxiety management techniques. 

-Self-help strategies for anxiety. 

-Helping a friend with anxiety. 

-All about worrying.

-8 myths about anxiety. 

Sad, angry and depressed/depression; 

-“I’m always sad”

-Feeling sad.

-Going through trauma.

-“I’m always angry”.

-Anger management. 

-All about anger.

-National helplines and websites.

-Self-help strategies for depression.

-Dealing with depression at work.

-Dealing with depression at school.

Isolation and loneliness; 

-Pets and mental health.

-All about loneliness. 

-“I feel so alone”

-10 more ideas to help with loneliness. 

-How to deal with loneliness.

 Self-harm;

-Alternatives to self-harm and distraction techniques.

-146 things to do besides self-harm.

-More alternatives to self-harm.

-Self-harm alternatives.

-How to take care of self-harm wounds/injuries.

-Getting rid of scars.  

Addiction; 

-How to help a friend with a drug addiction.

-What is addiction?

-All about alcohol and addiction.

-The facts about drug addiction.

 Eating disorders; 

-Helping a friend with an eating disorder.

-Eating disorder treatments. 

-Support services for eating disorders. 

-Self-help tips with eating disorders.

-Eating disorder recovery. 

-Recovering from an eating disorder. 

-100+ reasons to recover. 

-Understanding and managing eating disorders. 

 Dealing with self-hatred;  

-3 ways to ease self-loathing. 

-How to turn self-hatred into self-compassion.

-Self-hatred resources.

-10 step plan to deal with self-hate. 

 Suicidal; 

-International suicide hotlines (1)  (2)

-Preventing suicide. 

-Reasons to stay alive.

-Dealing with suicidal thoughts and feelings.

-Coping with suicidal ideation.  

 Schizophrenia;

-All about schizophrenia.  

-Helping a person with schizophrenia.  

-Understanding and dealing with schizophrenia.  

-Delusions and hallucinations.  

OCD;

-Managing your OCD at home. 

-Overcoming OCD.

-How to cope with OCD. 

-Strategies for dealing with the anxious moments. 

Borderline personality disorder; 

-Helping someone with BPD. 

-All about personality disorders.

-Treatment for BPD.

Abuse; 

-Healthy relationships VS abusive relationships. 

-Emotional abuse

-Overcoming sexual abuse. 

-Hotlines services. 

-5 ways to escape an abusive relationship. 

-Domestic violence support. 

-Signs of an abusive relationship. 

-What do to if you’re in an abusive relationship. 

-Surviving abuse. 

-What you can do if you’re sexual harassed. 

-Sexual assault support.

-What to do if you’ve been sexually assaulted or abused. 

 Bullying;

-How to stand up against bullying.

-How to protect yourself when it comes to cyber bullying.

-How to help stop people bullying you. 

 Loss and grief; 

-How to cope with a suicide of a loved one.

-Grieving for a stranger. 

-Common reactions to death. 

-Working through grief.

(Other loss and grief)

-Moving away from friends and family. 

-Coping with a breakup.

 Getting help; 

-Seeking help early. 

-All about psychological treatments. 

-Types of help.

-All about age and confidentiality. 

Things you need to remember; 

- Don’t stress about being fixed because you’re not broken.

-Remember to remind yourself of your accomplishments. Tell yourself that you’re proud of yourself, even if you’re not. 

- This is temporary. You won’t always feel like this. 

-You are not alone. 

-You are enough. 

-You are important. 

-You are worth it. 

-You are strong. 

-You are not a failure, 

-Good people exist. 

-Reaching out shows strength. 

-Breathe. 

-Don’t listen to the thoughts that are not helping you. 

-Give yourself credit. 

-Don’t be ashamed of your emotions, for the good or bad ones. 

-Treat yourself the same way as you would treat a good friend. 

-Focus on the things you can change. 

-Let go of toxic people. 

-You don’t need to hide, you’re allowed to feel the way you do. 

-Try not to beat yourself up. 

-Something is always happening, you don’t want to miss out on what’s going to happen next. 

-You are not a bother.

-Your existence is more than your appearance. 

-You are smart. 

-You are loved. 

-You are wanted. 

-You are needed. 

-Better days are coming. 

-Just because your past is dark, doesn’t mean your future isn’t bright. 

-You have more potential than you think. 

- Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.

Please remember to look after yourself and know that you are more than worth it and you deserve to be happy. Keep smiling butterflies x

[cougarmeat]

If your argument against same sex marriage is “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.”

You need to Adam and leave.

[mellyemclark]

[blahhmebby-deactivated20160408]

frenchgold

[recoveringformusic]

Love Yourself - A Video Dedicated to Girls and Boys Who Struggle with Bo…

[fatswaggin]

Found this in a bathroom at my college. A lot of guys had eating disorders in football and wrestling at my school and even in the rec league. I remember guys taking laxatives before weigh ins even.

[mattreadsthings]

Male eating disorder awareness ~

Wrestling is infamous for that kind of shit. It’s one of the reasons my brother left the sport— his coaches were ENCOURAGING him to engage in unsafe behavior.

[crayonsarchive]

I’ve seen a lot of it the other way round, especially in rugby, I know several men who were encouraged to go to unsafe measures to gain weight.

[fka-feminish]

Yes. ^^^ The masculinization of eating disorders. I knew some wrestling guys back in high school - it became this competition as to who could lose then keep of their weight the best. The guys would have competitions to see who could go the longest without eating, and if you lost, of course, you were a “pussy”

Thankfully a suspension went on while they reviewed these practices that were of course encouraged by the coaches.