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Trigger Warning: Depression, self hate, self harm
For the longest time, I hated the way I looked. I couldn’t look in the mirror without being disgusted. I’ve posted before and elaborated my story so don’t really want to go into too much detail. However, with the help of medication and counselling, I’ve come to accept and maybe love the skin I’m in. Sure, there are a few bits of me I’d like to change: mainly my flabby arms (bingo wings!), my calves and also my scars from self harming but I know I have plenty of good bits too. One of the exercises my counsellor gave me was to list 10 things I like about myself. at first I couldn’t even think of one but now I have many: my eyes, my butt, my tiny waist in comparison to my hips, my flat stomach amongst other things. I may be single right now and have been for about a year and a half, but <b>I don’t need outside validation</b>. I hope that people I meet can see my confidence now. I walk with my head held high instead of hunched over. I no longer have panic attacks thinking everyone is judging me or disgusted by me. One day, I may find someone who accepts me and wants to be with me but then again I may not. It doesn’t matter. All I need is my friends and happiness and comfort in myself. I now understand that just because I’m not a size 0, doesn’t mean I’m any less of a person.
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