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Break the Stigma

by Natz_450

Let's get real for a second: It is so difficult to feel comfortable in your own skin most times. How often have you been brought down by someone else and then told to "just get over it"? How often do we compare ourselves to others? How often do we look avoid looking at our bodies in the mirror? And how often do we hope that others help us build ourselves up only to be broken down again? They say healing is a process, but it is those that say this that have not known insecurity. So my question is: how do you breathe; how do you focus and how many times do you stop yourself from comparing your body to another's? Telling someone "your body is perfect" does not do justice in that person's mind when they see the other "perfect" bodies around them; on social media, in the gym - wherever. Take a second to come to terms with this fact: it is a mental state that cannot simply be put aside... it is rooted deep within oneself and sometimes, that insecurity - it doesn't go away. No matter how hard one tries.
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Natz_450
21 / F / South Africa
For You?
Written by
Natz_450
21 / F / South Africa
Published
Sep 27, 2020
Time
2m
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help break the stigma of mental health and body image.

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