loser (1)- I'm absolutely ugly, no matter how I look at it. I'm extremely skinny and so white I can see my veins through my skin. My hair is dark and thick it's visible even if I shave, and my eyes have different sizes. My best friend said I look like a starving dog. Everyone who ever called me beautiful confessed they did it only to cheer me up. They say I look like a sick person, but I have no healthy problems.
loser(2)- When I start to feel confident, I see another thing that makes me hate myself even more. I just found spider veins on me, and Iām just 17. This broke me a lot. I confess I get sick when I see people saying nice things about being chubby and stretch marks cause Iām envious. They say skinny and white people are beautiful but they are not, I am the extreme and Iām gross. Sorry, I donāt even know what I am doing asking this. I need to get this out, sorry.
Beauty isnāt skin deep. Your looks donāt determine whether youād be beautiful or not. Youāre so much more than your looks. Thereās nothing wrong with being skinny, white, having dark hair and all those things. Youāre beautiful just the way you are. There will always be things you wonāt like about yourself, but for every thing you donāt like about yourself, thereās someone out there who will love that about you, even if that seems difficult or impossible to believe.
Your eyes having different sizes doesnāt make you ugly. It makes you special and unique. Itās rude and harsh of your best friend to call you a starving dog. Every individual has a different anatomy. There are people out there who will call you beautiful and truly mean it. You deserve better than people who make you feel bad.Ā
Sometimes people pick at other peopleās looks to feel better about their own insecurities, which is completely wrong to do. Spider veins can indicate that your blood circulation isnāt going all that well. Some exercise can help your circulation to improve. Iād recommend swimming, especially when you switch between swimming in water thatās a bit colder and water thatās a bit warmer, as this will give your blood circulation a healthy boost.Ā
Here are some tips to learn to love yourself:
1. Decide to treat others with love and respect: As you seek to bring joy into othersā lives youāll find that they repay you with kindness and love.
2. Practice random acts of kindness: āPlay it forwardā by doing random thoughtful things. That will turn you into someone you respect yourself ā and youāll also find that others are more generous to you.
3. Let go of the past: What happened in the past is merely history now. Today is a new day, and you are starting a new page. Let go of disappointments, hurts and any grievances you hold against yourself, other people ā or the world! Ā
4. Forgive yourself: We all make mistakes, or we regret some bad decisions. Donāt ridicule, berate or criticise yourself for that. Instead, forgive whatever happened, and give yourself a break. It simply means youāre human ā and are not infallible.
5. Practice positive self-talk: Write down and repeat affirming statements and truths ⦠like āI am giftedā ⦠or āIām a true and loyal friendā. Post these statements on the mirror and repeat them to yourself.
6. Think through what you really want in life ā You can carve out your own path and you choose your own destiny. Your life is a gift and you can choose what you will do.
7. Be persistent: Work wholeheartedly at loving yourself. If youāve suffered in the past then be compassionate. Be ready to acknowledge and work through your pain. You deserve that respect ā and it will help to set you free.
8. Celebrate your accomplishments: Itās easy to ignore or to downplay what we have done ā but donāt be blind to your successes and accomplishments. They ought to be acknowledged as theyāre part of who you are.
9. Think of someone you want to be like and emulate them: Doing that will build those qualities into your life as well ā so it is easier to like, love and accept yourself.
10. Be yourself and trust yourself: Be true to yourself ā and donāt care what others think. Learn to trust your instincts and to follow your own heart. Also, learn itās OK to say ānoā and to do your own thing ⦠And you donāt have to feel guilty for not pleasing everyone.
11. Donāt compare yourself to others: Every person on the planet is different and unique. We all have different talents and different histories. Discover who YOU are and then invest in being you! Ā
12. Work on receiving love: When someone pays you a compliment or tries to show you love, donāt quickly brush it off ā but try and see it as a gift. That is, a gift that shows youāve value and are loved, and loveable.
If you want to talk more about this or anything else, donāt hesitate to message us. Itās good to get things out, definitely keep doing that. You can also write it out in a journal, which can help too.