Imagery as a goal

                                                

The caption said that the goal was to reach behind your back and touch your belly button.

The goal.

The average healthy person's reaction to this image and it's stated goal: that's ridiculous and disgusting and dangerous.

The average damaged and struggling person's reaction: close bathroom door, try to reach belly button from behind back, fail, make this an actual goal.

The goal.

This imagery is everywhere and not everyone is strong or comfortable enough to see the idiocy.  Not everyone can see the airbrush strokes or the broken capillaries.  This imagery is, for some, the real life goal.

And, it's not vanity.  It won't be a public victory.  It's the kind they'll reach in the darkened silence of their own sadness.  Then they will be battered with another image and a new goal.

Because there's always always always another image.

And another goal.

Until someone finds a solution and these images are replaced with healthy, smiling faces.

Until that is the goal.