Bodyshaming leads to Depression

Body shaming is someone trying to make you feel bad for having a body that doesn't conform to cultural beauty ideals.
People have a definite notion of “beauty” which defines standards of skin colour, body dimensions, hair length, or the kind of clothes someone should or should not wear. People are always too thin, too fat, too tall, too short, too dark, or too fair for the society, and it has repercussions that are not even realised in everyday life. Body shaming affects mental and physical health in surprising ways- both for the person who is body shaming and the one who is being body shamed.

Some believe that making overweight people feel ashamed of their weight or eating habits may motivate them to get healthier. But the reality is that they get more conscious and concerned about their looks, and hence they loose their own personality and imbibe someone else personality,  without even understanding their own strengths.
What body-shamers do not understand is that this practice stems from a problem with their outlook and perspective, which could also be the reason for a mental disorder for themselves, not just for people who are being shamed. A body shamer may end up criticising his/her own appearance and have trouble accepting their own body for what it is. This may lead to a low self-esteem and self-confidence and they may have to pay the price for this by professional or personal failures. Similarly, when they body shame other people, the person being shamed might believe their remarks about their body which may affect them in ways where their confidence is shattered.
Staying fit and healthy is one thing, but trying to fit into standards of other people that are defined by unreal parameters can lead to an even unhealthier life and body - physically, mentally, and socially.
The most compelling reason why body shaming needs to end is that it can lead to depression, and depression can lead to suicide. As one of the leading causes of death for young people, suicide has become a national epidemic.
One needs to understand that there's an another side of a person which the world is unaware of despite the physical appearance. It's just that one needs to gather all his strength and the support of family and walk down the street confidently and say it loud that ' I LOVE MYSELF'!!!
Stop judging yourself if you gain a little weight. You are human, and your worth is not dependent on the number you see on the scale!!!