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According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, social media platforms are not only hurting teens, but women as they age, so these women are fighting back with makeup selfies to embrace their age. Report.
New York psychiatrist Dr. Samantha Boardman said: “The images on our cell phones have been bombarding too – five years ago, ten years ago,” … it reminds us that time is happening, that we way of doing things looks different. »
She said we should pay more attention to the impact of social media on women as we age because it makes older women feel as bad as teenage girls, especially when a woman’s appearance doesn’t match how she feels Time.
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“I want to see the real face of my age, so I don’t feel so lonely as I get older,” model Paulina Porizkova 56.
MIAMI, FL – MAY 11: Paulina Porizkova attends the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2019 launch event at Myn-Tu on May 11, 2019 in Miami, FL.
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Middle age is often a stressful time for women, as many try to balance their careers, raising children and caring for aging parents. newspaper.
Posting makeup selfies can be empowering as more older women come to accept their natural looks.
“It’s satisfying to feel connected and not so alone in your appearance, so I think when it’s real, it’s a kind of generosity,” says Boardman.
She warns that natural makeup can sometimes be staged through products, treatments and injections that help create a natural look, so sometimes when a celebrity posts a “natural” label, it can be backed up with ring lights, secret makeup and even filters. Paper.
“We’re often overwhelmed with retouched images that we don’t even know about,” says New York-based psychiatrist and dermatologist Dr. Amy Wexler. Paper.
Several beauty brands, such as Milk, Dove, and Olay, are backing the trend, using authentic, unretouched photos of all ages to showcase women’s beauty at every stage of their life.
But plain selfies aren’t the only way middle-aged women are taking care of their mental health — many are turning to antidepressants, according to Wall Street. newspaper.
Tyra Banks remembers pulling her skirt together once while filming “Dancing with the Stars.”
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But some doctors are reportedly concerned that antidepressants are being over-prescribed to treat symptoms that are actually attributable to menopause, where the median age in the United States is 51. Report.
About one in five women ages 40 to 59 and about one in four women ages 60 and older used an antidepressant in the past 30 days between 2015 and 2018, while women ages 18 to 39 used an antidepressant, according to the latest data. One tenth comes from the National Center for Health Statistics.
In general, women are at higher risk of depression than men, but premenopausal and postmenopausal depression is at higher risk.However, it can sometimes be difficult to unravel the underlying cause of perimenopausal symptoms, as the hormone imbalances that cause typical symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats during this period can also affect a woman’s mood, depending on newspaper.
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According to the North American Menopause Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the most effective treatments for hot flashes and night sweats are hormone therapy with estrogen or in combination with progestin.
But women are looking to alternative treatments because many “…have a mortal fear of prescription hormones,” said Dr. Stephanie Faubion, medical director of the North American Menopause Society and director of women’s at the Mayo Clinic. healthy.
Jennifer Aniston attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Temple Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
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So now scientists are trying to develop antidepressants to target depressive symptoms associated with estrogen withdrawal without the side effects of hormone replacement therapy, according to Dr. Peter Schmidt, head of the research project’s Behavioral Endocrinology Unit. . .
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“As I watch women back in amazement and awe, I wish there were more options in how age was portrayed. So I hope to offer some of this to women who feel like me, the age is coming and it’s truly beautiful and character, that should be celebrated, not erased,” Poliskova said.