For some of you, this will be relatable, and for others, you might be so confident in your looks that you don't need a word of warning (if you fall into this category, I greatly admire you).

To prepare for a long car journey, I usually pick up a magazine.

However, this good idea soon turns to great frustration when looking at size four figure models and their perfectly defined bone structure.

This then results in me constantly looking at myself in the mirror and picking out things I don’t like about my body as I compare myself to the cut-outs of magazine pictures on my wall.

The sight of these models is a depressing one to us girls who really struggle with our body image.

But one day I asked myself, ‘why do we struggle with it in the first place? What has made us think like this?’ I have come to one conclusion: the impact of Photoshop in the media, bombarding teenage girls with the belief that we are all meant to look ‘perfect’.

A study shows that 88 to 90 per cent of girls say their body image is negatively affected by the media’s editing through Photoshop. And yet I came across a website suggesting that if you look ugly you can become prettier through editing yourself!

I’ll admit, it has warped my idea of perfection too.

When I flick through glossy magazines I only wish to look like them.

I have gone to many extents to try to change my body. But the sad truth is many girls are much more affected, resulting in terrible cases of illnesses such as anorexia or bulimia.

So here comes my advice: don't compare yourself to another person.

You will not be perfect, as there is no such thing.

It is physically impossible to have all those qualities you wish for, as your body is not designed like that. It’s natural!

And above all, don’t think that other people have the right to say to you there is something wrong with your body, because if they loved and liked you, they wouldn’t change one mole on your skin.

Eleanor Taylor, 17