So to start off I'm going to say I've struggled with self harm, low self esteem, blah blah blah. All the common teenager stuff. I have recently discovered that working out relaxes me a lot, and I'm also trying to cut things like chips and pop out of my diet. Now I've been researching some healthy snacks, and some exercises from some very... extreme sites, and I'm starting to wonder; will I start out with healthy amounts of food and slowly slip into something more serious? I'm afraid that I'll slip into an eating disorder. Any thoughts on ways I can avoid this?

Simple question

Why does media have to suck teens and children into their un realistic idea's that everyone has to skinny, sexual, popular, and most of all telling them THEY  have to be what they (media) want them to BE?