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\u2018Mirror fasting\u2019, the latest trend to hit a generation of image-conscious and – dare I say – rather insecure women, has become one of the most talked about new fads in the media\u00a0 this week. Models<\/a> and staff at Models Direct have been excitedly discussing stories about it since Monday. Could this be the magic self-confidence solution we\u2019ve all been looking for, and what’s it all about anyway?<\/p>\n

Well, the idea is very simple. You just give up looking in mirrors for a set period of time and the break from your guilty narcissistic habit will help to eliminate any unhealthy obsession you may have with your appearance – leading to a happier, healthier you!
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\nMirror fasting \u2018pioneer\u2019 Autumn Whitefield-Madrano told reporters at the Guardian that this therapy for the vain and\/or insecure has not only resulted in her feeling more \u201ccalm and serene\u201d, it has also helped her to give up her \u201cmirror face\u201d. Well, that all sounds positive doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

But for some of us the concept of ‘mirror fasting’ is nothing new and may signify something more sinister than a relatively simple and effective confidence booster. I can\u2019t help thinking – are these ladies just kidding themselves?<\/p>\n

I was a regular mirror faster throughout my school days and for me the experience was not one of empowerment, re-claiming my life and shedding the chains of vanity that bound me. For me it was a simple case of insecurity and denial in full swing. I would go as far as to suggest that a more appropriate name for this, recently much publicised, phenomenon would be \u2018reality dodging\u2019.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s a lovely rather Zen idea that avoiding mirrors for a week or two could change a lifetime of over-prioritising one\u2019s appearance in what is undeniably a looks-obsessed society, I\u2019m afraid I don\u2019t buy it. I went through my reality dodging phase as a painfully insecure teen with a crippling lack of self confidence, in what I can only assume to have been a severe reaction to some unrealistic idea about what I should<\/em> see in the mirror as opposed to what I actually did<\/em>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m delighted to say that I got over my need to avoid mirrors and began accepting my appearance – certainly to the extent that I could bare to look at it – before my college years. Since then the only reality dodging episode I can recall falling fowl of was on a DJing job in Ibiza. It led to my playing an entire three hour set, at trendy superclub Eden, with practically half a lettuce stuck between my teeth.<\/p>\n

Yes, there are pictures. No, your friends do not always tell you how ridiculous you look – it\u2019s far more fun to take advantage of your vulnerability when you are reality dodging than to watch your back.<\/p>\n

So, for those tempted by this rather dubious new fad, consider these two questions before you try it: Firstly, do you really trust your friends to save you from the embarrassment of a stray eye bogey when you\u2019ve rushed into work having shunned all reflective surfaces on the way? And secondly, what the hell are you trying to avoid anyway?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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