As a recovering Eating Disorder patient, it's really frustrating for me to see my fellow hopefuls and sg's instagram accounts being commented on about their stretch marks or to hear that someone is fat. First of all, to be able to get in front of a camera and be nude takes balls and confidence within oneself! So it really irritates me that people say shit like that. Now, I don't need a lecture on how other people will say what they want regardless of what one does/says (still it's pretty annoying). I, for one, should know very up close and personal on how people will say nasty things to you and treat you like you're just a piece of meat. I've been dealing with sexual harassment on the internet for more years than I'd like to count, but I had to realize that if I just didn't care about what they thought of me and what they said had no meaning to me, then they simply didn't have power over me anymore.
I know I've struggled with my self-worth for several years in the past and it has been so frustrating, 'cause you're always comparing yourself to other girls, wondering aimlessly if you measure up or if you even begin to compare. But ladies, we don't need to compare ourselves to others. We need to rise up together and help each other realize that we are all good enough, we all matter, and we are all worth more than precious gems.
I am so tired of continuously wondering if I measure up to the next girl. So what if she has big boobs, a small waist, and a nice bum. Society's views on women have always been misleading and unhealthy. Whatever you or I find sexy about ourselves; let's envelope ourselves in that! Our happiness is what matters most. Naysayers will always have something to say, and I realize that now. If we don't say fuck 'em now, we're going to regret it later down the road and wish we had done it sooner. I'm on the path for self-victory and self-fulfillment and a life that would make me happy and proud- I hope you're about that life, too.
