Modifying the Perceptions of Body Imagery.

Modifying the Perceptions of Body Imagery According to Linda Overstreet writer of "Negative Body Images, Society and Media," "chances are that you will know at least two people who will commit suicide during their teen years" (Overstreet 4). These may or not be people who are in one's circle of friends. My first exposure to suicide was in the ninth grade when I heard about a girl in my high school who had killed herself. I …

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