I Don’t Want To Give Up.

don’t announce it, just get it done

i can't be the only one who's just straight-up ... bored with women hating themselves. my mom keeps lamenting to me how upset she is about her gray hair. my friend stares at her laugh lines every day in agony. my sister loses sleep over the horrible unbearable thought of looking fat. and every time these women i love open up to me, i can't help but think ... then stop staring at yourself? stop drowning yourself, narcissus, and just fucking live your life instead of sitting in front of a mirror obeying cosmetic corporations' lies. just stop it. this is getting ridiculous. you're too smart to be falling for this bullshit. "oh no but these men who hate women told me that if i'm ugly i'm worthless!" girl if you actually believe that then good luck. but i am getting worse at being supportive of people whose nonsense worldviews keep them trapped in pain. stop looking at yourself start fucking living i am pleading you deserve to be happy and it is stupid that you disagree

Someone in the comments said "you really said just stop being insecure" and yes :) make an effort to stop spiralling about your looks, challenge insecure thoughts and stop doing things that lead to you feeling insecure.

I’m not lying when I say “I am not the exception to my beliefs” has rewired my brain.

It has taken me literal years to rewire my brain from the conditioning I received in my formative years. Do I love everything about the way I look? No. Do I feel how I look determines my worth? Absofuckinglutely not. Am I still occasionally insecure? Yes. Do I allow that to stop me from experiencing pleasure or new adventures? Absofuckinglutely not. We have one shot at this life; do not allow your mother’s toxic body image or the beauty industry to make you the exception to your rule.

it won't happen overnight but if you quit it won't happen at all.

"if you have the courage to start, you have the courage to succeed" thank you old me, have you considered hat courage is hard

This is too relatable

He destroyed him