Create Space Retreats, in partnership with Dr David McLaughlan, an award-winning medical doctor specialising in mental health and wellbeing, is to launch a new virtual series, Me, My Body and I, to help the LGBTQ+ community overcome body image shame and struggles.The LGBTQ+ community is disproportionately affected by body dysmorphia, eating disorders and anxieties about appearance.
In a survey conducted by Attitude magazine in 2018, only 1% of respondents considered themselves ‘very happy’ with their appearance.
Over half said they were ‘unhappy’ with their body. And in 2014, the International Journal of Eating Disorders found that gay or bisexual men were three times more likely than straight men to have body image issues.During this.