When things go missing in the house for no reason I always shrug and say ‘fairies’ and I know no one thinks that I’m being serious but seriously. fairies.
Body positivity.
Something that I’ve been struggling with for years is loving my body. But recently, I’ve decided to take a step towards body positivity even if my body isn’t the way I’d like it to be. I remember about a year or two ago, I was obsessed with working out and eating healthy. I didn’t really have a healthy way of thinking. My mind would constantly worry about eating junk good and gaining weight. Whenever I weighed myself, I would be so discouraged about the numbers going up.
The results and compliments are what kept me motivated. Whenever people told me that I looked skinny or lost weight, it reinforced the idea that I need to stay that way I was. That I need to stay this way in order to feel accepted by people. I wasn’t even exercising because I enjoyed it but I wanted to be skinny.
Even at a time where I was 10 pounds lighter and more physically active, I kinda felt miserable. Even with all the positive comments, I felt pressured and unhappy. People around me always talked about how skinny or fat another person is. I couldn’t stand it, I couldn’t stand listening to this. I felt terrified of gaining weight.And of course, I gained weight. I don’t work out as much. But I do eat rather healthy. But the thing is I am choosing not to spend so much energy worrying about being skinny as I have so many other things to worry about. I eat healthy and work out when I can. My motivation to work out is not to lose weight but because I enjoy it and the endorphins that come from it.
Recently, I’ve been looking at myself in the mirror and feeling a little more confident in my own skin. Flaws and everything. Although it isn’t what I’d like it to be, I’m grateful for my body and what it can do.
Social anxiety level: “mentally rehearsing the word ‘Here!’ over and over before the professor calls your name during roll call”
Social Anxiety level: holding all your money from the moment you walk in the door so when you get in line to pay u don’t have to waste everyone’s time
- Bernie Sanders: It is unacceptable that the typical female worker made $1,337 less last year than she did in 2007.
- Republicans: Hey, it's not our faults Eve ate that apple and cursed all women ever. We're just carrying out the Lord's punishment ://
I’ve been meeting more and more people (inside and outside of work) who are behavioral therapists or are in any other profession that works with kids with autism and other disabilities. It’s so refreshing whenever I can talk to others about what I feel so passionate for.
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