The Mail Online has recently reported on the Internet craze that sees teenagers turn themselves into freakish living dolls. Dr Gray (Consultant Clinical Psychologist at The British CBT & Counselling Service) commented when interviewed by them:
'At any age placing too much value on physical appearance can be potentially detrimental to a person’s self esteem and sense of self worth devaluing importance traits and characteristics and undermining what is truly valuable about a person. However encouraging this practice in children and adolescence who are still in the process of developing their self image can have particularly disastrous consequences including anxiety, depression and eating disorders as they inevitably fall short of the unrealistic images digitally created in the media.
Equally concerning is why these images have been created and for what purpose. Distorting and/or enhancing pictures of children so that they appear older and more sexual surely crosses the line between how we should treat the children in our society and how we should not'
The Britsh CBT & Counselling Service
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