You're so beautiful :( it makes me depressed because I'm so ugly. Ugh I hate myself.
look, i’ve gotten a few messages like this and it bums me the fuck out. i’ve got knobby knees and an odd belly button, i’m still breaking out well out of high school, i chipped my front tooth on the bottom of a swimming pool, and i hate the way my nose looks from certain directions. one of my ears folds weirdly at the top, my arms are skinnier than i’d like and my posture needs improvement. the way my hair parts bugs me in the morning and i wish that my wrists and ankles weren’t so bony. my calves are too thin, i’ve got scars on my torso, and my chin looks weird in profile.
i’ve recognized those things and every now and then one, or some, of them will bug the shit out of me until i realize that i’m only letting them do so because i’m submitting myself to someone else’s approval and my own convoluted assumptions of how i’m being perceived. then i recognize that i like my lips, i like the shape of my shoulders, and i think the veins in my arms are cool. i like the v of my torso, the color of my eyes, and my dirty hair, despite it being uncooperative.
everyone is self-conscious. you’re your own worst enemy until you make the decision* to love yourself because there will always be something that you wish was different about you. channel your frustration into a creative outlet that will give you something to show for the way you feel and chase whatever it is that you love. the more you seek and find fulfillment in that regard, the less you’ll place your worth in something as hollow as your appearance. wake up in the morning, make your coffee extra strong, and jam the fuck out. thank the world for the crusties in your eyes and the mess of your hair because you’re still alive to create and explore and do something good for another who needs it.
that’s all i’ve gotta say for now.
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