This is a place of encouragement, a place to talk about body image, a place for feeling beautiful. No matter what you look like, what color, what gender, what size or however many "flaws", healthy, not healthy, working on it, we are all human, we all deserve to be happy, we all deserve to love ourselves. With this blog you will see all kinds of REAL bodies, REAL people, REAL stories.
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About SHYB:
I started SHYB on Oct 12, 2010 after taking a photo in my underwear with the words “START A REVOLUTION! STOP HATING YOUR BODY!”
I wanted to create a space where people could express themselves about body image, where all sorts of different body types, age groups, ethnicity, beliefs, can unite over one thing: the desire to be happy, the desire to love themselves completely.
I have a low tolerance for bullying or cruelty, if I catch it, depending on what was said I might give someone a warning or I might just immediately block them from the site. Of course I can’t see all that goes on, so I also rely on people to report any harassment and I will do the same.
I understand that people have concerns about physical health in accordance to weight, but that does not justify criticizing, bullying, or shaming people for their bodies. If you are truly concerned that one is living an unhealthy lifestyle and it is showing, then show kindness, not judgment. I bring this up because there is constant scrutiny based on health, but I am here to say that one’s health or health lifestyle does not EVER justify bullying. I bring this up, because YES, some bodies you will see on this blog WILL be unhealthy, but that doesn’t give you the right to put them down. We are here to SUPPORT each other.
I cannot emphasize enough that this is NOT a health blog, this is a self-esteem blog, I am not a doctor, I am not equipped to answer questions about health, but hopefully I can be of some help in finding clarity about your body-image. So though, as a person, as Annie, I would hope that you are healthy and that you live a long and happy life, you are no less of a human being if you are unhealthy, whether it’s because of lifestyle choices or matters out of your control, you deserve respect, you deserve positive self-esteem.
Also understand that this is a space for EVERYONE, no matter what size, color, age, we’ve all suffered with body image issues, most of us anyway, and we are here to support each other; not to compare our bodies, not to see how many notes your post gets, not to judge each other. We are here to listen, to learn, to understand, that we all have our own battles and we are all human and deserve some respect.
This is a place of encouragement, a place to talk about body image, a place for feeling beautiful. No matter what you look like, what color, what gender, what size or however many “flaws”, healthy, not healthy, working on it, we are all human, we all deserve to be happy, we all deserve to love ourselves. With this blog you will see all kinds of REAL bodies, REAL people, REAL stories. Please read FAQ for further information.
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About the creator:
My name is Annie Segarra, I am a college student majoring in theater arts, specifically acting. My main focus is in the arts, being an actress, singer, and free-lance photographer, and do creative art works in my spare time.
I became passionate about body image when I made a self-discovery about my self-esteem and how a lot of it stemmed from physical insecurities. Through self-therapy and lifestyle changes (removing poisonous people and actions from my life) I’ve become a much better version of myself, with a strong mind, I know the difference between truth and an opinion, and no one can ever convince me that I am something I am not.
I’m constantly interested in the research that comes up about the manipulations in our media, the poisonous advertising and how it affects our subconscious mind, the affect our parents have on our self-esteem, the affect our own thoughts and the repetitiveness of those thoughts have on our self-esteem.
I find that we in fact have so much more control than we think. We have so many outside influences that try to tell us that we are not good enough, pretty enough, muscular enough, so many voices telling us that we need to aspire to be “perfect” something that is IMPOSSIBLE, and that when we fail to do the impossible, we should be ashamed. No, sir!
I love my body, my body is MINE, and no one else’s, and I am beautiful, no matter what. Even if one day my health falters, that does not make me less beautiful, it does not make me shameful.
My main goals in life are to be happy, to enjoy the time I have on this earth, to do what I love and to help others, I hope to spread the joy that I have found. If this blog is the one contribution I can make for my fellow man, then why not? If I can help you express yourself, help you see that even if you CAN change your body, you don’t HAVE to, you can be happy and love life, every day, before AND after, and there is never a reason to self-loathe.
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