Veronica

If only we were old enough to understand

[roleplayfinder]

19f here, please be 18+. I have a plot I would like to RP using my OC. it's a bit dark and angsty and you can expect dark topics to come up (for a heads up, self harm and mentions of a rough past). I do not want any smut to happen in this RP considering the nature of it but still please be 18+. can RP via tumblr PMs or discord, I'll hit you up just interact with this post!

[trustfundkiller]

How To Manipulate People Into Liking You More

Original Content From Reddit

1. Be good looking. Don’t be not good looking.

Good looking people are always well received and have a greater margin of error. Serious mistakes will still cost them, but little blunders will not cost them in the way it costs ugly people. This one is hard to control though. You can influence this by working out, good hygiene, pay for nice teeth, wear high quality clothing.

2. Remember peoples names. Use them frequently.

Remember everyones name. When you see them, use their name and smile. Everyones favorite word is their own name.

3. Touch people. Body language.

when you are talking with someone, occasionally touch their shoulder or lightly grab their arm while laughing at a joke they made. Go for high fives/brofist. Do playful pushaways (more roughly with guys). Give firm handshakes. If guy/girl, go for playful palm reading. Occasionally mirror the body language of person you are talking to (not all the time or its obvious and creepy). Do not cross your arms or put hands in your pockets when talking to someone (defensive body language). Use your hands when talking to amplify your communication. Hold eye contact 70-90% of the time. Learn to smile naturally on command and do it frequently.

4. Make people feel like they are important

When talking 1 on 1 with someone, do not get easily distracted by outside things. Stay focused. LISTEN to what they say, occasionally repeat it back to them in different words/summarize after they say their bit and then ask them a question about it. Ideally convo should be 70/30 with them being 70% talking and you 30%. Just enough on your part that it does not feel like they are being interviewed. As above, smile naturally when they tell a joke (even if its not funny).

When talking to a group of people, learn to make each person feel they are the most important person you are talking to. This is very difficulty to master (I certainly havent mastered it). It’s about utilizing eye contact, body language and engaging with those in the group that engage with you.

5. Be funny and mysterious. Learn to converse well.

When its your 30. Reveal a little about yourself but never too much. Always leave a few critical details out, leave people wanting more. Make jokes. Learn to make fun of the other person in a non-cruel and playful way. NEVER insult their taste. aka NEVER insult their favorite band/movie/artpiece/author/philosopher/scientist/politician etc.

On the subject… you do not have to avoid religion and politics. Actually I would encourage it… BUT do not be argumentative. Perhaps give a a non threatening “light” countering view (like weed legalization) and ask them to share their views and they make them think you have possibly been persuaded by them. People often do not get to talk about religion/politics and when they do someone is there to yell at them and argue with them and make them feel bad. Stand out by letting them almost persuade you. However this leads into another important point.

Do not share your views on everything. Do not be a fedora or a bible thumper. Do not be a liberal or a conservative. Give 100% support to neither side and nooone. allow them to fight for your approval but never fully give it anyone. People will respect you for being open-minded and will do good things for you while trying to win you over. Great politicans win the hearts of people by being ambigious and never being too stuck on a philosophical or political point. Be loosy goosy and mysterious.

6. Be positive.

Do not be overly positive about EVERYTHING. But generally be positive. Be fun. Be spontaneous. Be a “dancer” not a “wallflower.’ The world sucks. We get it. Everyone knows. Thats why we need some damn positivity. Stop feeling sorry for yourself. Stop imagining yourself as the victim of circumstances outside of your control. Don’t waste energy hating people. Don’t complain about anything ever. Never. Just never. Yes, its tough. But the world is 99% complainers. Find someone who doesn’t complain and you might just start a religion or cult around them. World is going to end tomorrow? Sounds like a good time to go dancing, enjoy the stars and make love.

7. Learn Skills and get good at them.

Horse-riding. Guitar. Dancing. Acrobatics. Magic. Math. Judo. Swimming. Writing. Painting. Acting. Fixing machines. Electronics.

Whatever it is, get good at it. Enjoy it. The world is full of people who just sit on facebook/reddit or watching tv or reading crappy fiction novels. Be someone who has a skill or enjoys doing something productive and people will want you in their lives, they will idolize you. You will have intrinsic worth.

8.Be Narcissistic but set your ego aside.

Do not let people insult you. If someone jokes at you, joke right back and laugh. Never be insulted. You are a god. Gods are not insulted by mortals. But do not talk about yourself, do not complain, do not have a victim complex. You are a god, you do not need approval. You are not worried about the loss of a friend or a girl who does not appreciate your godliness. But you are not rude. You are above them. This kind of attitude is hard to cultivate and maintain, but people will be drawn to you if you learn to utilize a kind of narcissism.

9. Learn to speak properly 2.

Lower the tonality of your voice at end of statements. Do not uptalk. Learn to pause between sentences, 2 seconds is good. Learn to speak a bit slower. (see Carl Sagan, Obama etc.) Do not be nervous about silences. Utilize silence.

10. Do not be a know-it-all. Make other people feel smart.

This one is tough. Learn to come off as intelligent but never try to one-up people. Do not be a know-it-all. Come off in body-language and attitude, in skills and success - come off as intelligent. But in conversation, do not always be correcting people. Do not try to constantly teach people. A wise teacher teaches by success and through kindness. Do not insult people for having differing opinions or not knowing something. Let people teach you. Remember that everyone you meet knows something(s) you don’t. Let them teach you. Be open minded. Refer to 5 though, let them enlighten you but maintain some skepticism, do not be won over too easily. People are constantly being told by other people they are stupid, stand out by making them feel smart.

11. Give specific compliments to specific people, do it rarely and only when desrved.

Another one I had to edit to add. Generic compliments like “you are beautiful” or “you are nice” or “you are a good person” or “you are smart” are given ALL the time. They mean nothing. It is very evident that you are trying to win them over, it’s lazy, and it just inflates their ego. Yes, for all the negativity in the world and people telling them they are stupid - most people have massive egos (which is why you need to learn to set aside your ego while being a narcissist. wei wu wei, bitch). Everyone has now been brought up being told they are special, the are the hero(ine) of the story, they are destined for greatness. We live in a culture of the ego-maniacal. Vague compliments only inflate this false sense of ego and make people think you are trying to get something from them.

Women and hot guys get these kinds of vague compliments daily. They essentially become a screening process on who not to talk to. Forget it.

However, specialized compliments are good for the less egotistical. The more genuine they seem or are, the better. They don't have to be genuine of course, they just need to appear genuine. “That’s a cool hat” or “wow you nailed that dance” or “how did you get a 90 on that test?” are much better.

Do not compliment people with super-egos. These people take all forms of compliments as fodder for their ego. they will toss you aside like a cheap snack bar wrapper. Learn to be different by not complimenting these people. Play hard to get. Make light jokes towards them. Treat them as an equal or lesser. These people crave that, deep down inside they often desire an equal and are tired of being treated like idols.

12. Learn to read people. get what you want by learning to give people what they want. Be the trojan horse.

Each person is different. As 11 illustrates, everyone wants something different. Learn to read people and give them what they want. Some people want to be insulted, some people want to be idolized. Some of them want to huuurt you~~ No but seriously, a good tactician changes his/her strategy to the battefield and the state of affairs. Learn to vary your approach. Give people what they want (not usually physial objects, this is metaphysical/metaphorical) and they will often willingly give you what you want.

My best example for this is anal. I used to just ask girls I was dating “Can we do anal?” and the answer is 99% no. It’s not a sexy way of going about it and its too upfront. Play the trojan horse. If you meet a girl who likes to be dominated, dominate her, and she will love anal. Meet a girl whose never orgasmed, and give her an orgasm while your finger is in her butt, and she will love anal. Meet a girl who wants to be dominant, and let her dominate - and she will love anal. This seems like just idiotic sexual advice, but it is metaphorical for a lot of things in life. You can substitute anal for a lot of things - a pay raise, a promotion, going skydiving, moving in together, getting a record deal etc. There are plenty of things in life that may seem to people a one-sided deal that will cause them pain. Rather than charging the gates and being confrontational or begging for what you want - learn to sneak in like the trojan horse. Many of these things often end up being good for both parties (I bet whoever Jay Z convinced to sign him ended up happier for it later).

END

This is just a “brief” list. If you aren’t willing to do these things, you don't really want to be liked. You only kind of want it. For further reading see:

48 laws of power

Wisdom of Psychopaths

Influecne

What every BODY is saying

How to win friends and influence people

How to talk to anyone: 92 little tricks for big success

The Charisma myth

The Art of SEDUCTION

~By HellsArchitect From Reddit via this link <view on reddit>

[socalsugarprincess]

Reposting so I read this weekly

[yupstarving]

Do you want your bf to finally like seeing your body?

Do you want him to be able to pick you up like you’re a feather? Instead of shake bc he struggles to keep you up?

Do you wanna be so light that you finally don’t smash him under your weight?

Then starve til you see him again.

[inritum]

reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

[ghostdog07]

OH MY FUCKING GOD, IT’S BACK ON MY DASH.

THIS SHIT WORKS OKAY, I AM DEAD SERIOUS.

The last time I saw this on my dash, I didn’t think it would happen, so jokingly I wished I could go to a fun. concert.

AND GUESS WHAT, I WENT TO A FUCKING FUN. CONCERT.

THIS SHIT WORKS, TRY IT.

[deathklaue]

YOOOOOOO

I SAW THIS ON MY DASH THE OTHER DAY AND THOUGHT “ITS WORTH A TRY” SO I WISHED I COULD GET A 3DS

LITERALLY LIKE 4 DAYS LATER MY DAD SENT ME A PICTURE OF THE 3DS XL HE BOUGHT FOR ME WHILE I WAS AT SCHOOL

IM STILL FREAKING OUT ABOUT THIS

[doryishness]

holy fuck, I didn’t expect this to work, I was like psh, whatever it’s just a quick reblog, but I wished my Dad would actually respond back to me AND HE FUCKING DID A FEW DAYS LATER, I GOT A FUCKING TEXT FROM MY DAD TODAY WHO HASN’T SPOKEN OR RESPONDED TO ME IN MONTHS HOLY FUCK WHAT IS THIS MAGIC IT WORKS. 

[victoriaringsinyourears]

I WANTED TO SEE MY BOYFRIEND AND I DIDN’T THINK I’D GET DAYS OFF BUT THIS WEEKEND I’M HEADING UP THERE??? THIS IS CRAZY SHIT 

[lenshade]

SO LIKE I JOKINGLY WISHED FOR MY OWN LEN KAGAMINE AND THEN LIKE A WEEK LATER I GOT A LEN NENDOROID??? H ELP

[themixedbagofwhat]

WTF OKAY SO THIS SHOT ACTUALLY WORKS BECAUSE WHEN I WISHED, I HAD WISHED MY CRUSH WOULD LIKE ME BACK AND GUESS WHAT? I HAVE A BOYFRIEND NOW. WHAT THE HELLLLL?????

[wodkat]

ok I’ve said this before but IM DOING IT AGAIN THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS, MY WISH DID COME TRUE SO I REBLOGED AGAIN AND SAID IT IN THE TAGS BUT THEN I WISHED FOR SMTH ELSE AND IT LITERALLY LITERALLY HAPPENED LIKE A COUPLE DAYS LATER WHAT THE HELL SO NOW IM WRITING THIS HERE FOR YOU BC I DONT BELIEVE IN THIS CRAP BUT STILL IT’S AN AWFULLY BIG COINCIDENCE

[acstiel]

THE BOY I FELL I LOVE WITH LEFT TO TRAVEL THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND HAS BEEN GONE NOW FOR 3 MONTHS. WE HAVENT SPOKEN SINCE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO MAKE HIM FEEL TRAPPED TO ME AND NOT ENJOY HIS TIME SO I WAITED FOR HIM TO CONTACT ME FIRST. I SAW THIS ON A PARTICULARLY LOW DAY WHEN I WAS MISSING HIM SO MUCH I CRIED FROM THE PAIN, GUYS I REALLY LOVE HIM, SO I THOUGHT MEH WHAT THE FUCK, AND WISHED HE WOULD JUST LET ME KNOW HE WAS OKAY.

GUYS.

HE FUCKING CALLED ME 20 MINUTES LATER

20 FUCKNG. MINUTES. LATER.

GOOD THINGS DO HAPPEN. AND ITS IN THIS POST.

[juststrokemyglabella]

I wish for someone to leave something in my ask.

[adweeb-deactivated20160228]

OKAY SO I ASKED FOR A HEDGEHOG AND NOW GUESS WHO HAS A PET HEDGEHOG

[redandbrunette]

i want you to stay for one day and one nigh with me and give me sp much love i dont have to cry of lonliness tonight, every night

[swiftaylrs]

no bUT THE LAST TIME I DID THIS SHIT I WISHED MEETING MY IDOL AND IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE I FCKING GOT THE FCKING EMAIL SAYING I WAS GOING TO MEET TAYLOR OH MY GOD

[da-vincis-protege]

liKE THIS SHIT ACTUALLY WORKS PPL

[psycotherapistontv-deactivated2]

wont hurt to try

[kawaiiprincess211]

I wish everything works out for me in 2017

[baby-dino-girl]

I wish that I will get a hedgehog this month

[cutesylittleone-deactivated2018]

Going to reblog this again because I need some luck tonight!

[toocooltobeforgotten]

playlists inspired by lana del rey

you walk into your local gas station, looking for a pack of cigarettes. you end up getting your smokes and a strawberry lollipop you saw near the register too. as you’re paying, a voice behind you says “i’ll get that”. the voice has slicked back hair, stubble, a large tattoo on his neck and two different coloured eyes. when he smiles he reveals a gold tooth. you thank him for paying and you walk outside together. he invites you to a ride on his motorcycle, you decide to be reckless and accept.

you’re on holiday in a foreign, mediterranean country. you spend your days by the beach, sunbathing, swimming in the sea and sipping cocktails. the guys there are cute and flirty, maybe a summer fling ensues. time doesn’t seem to exist. you feel happy and young forever

going out on a warm summer night with your girlfriends, and dancing with a guy who is about 10 years older than you + has bomb tattoos. he buys you soft drinks and writes his phone # on your wrist, just in case

testing all your lipsticks by kissing notebook paper

laying by the crystal blue pool in the afternoon. a sun hat and cateye sunglasses. red lipstick on the straw you’re sipping a virgin margarita from. the air is hot, the sun hotter, the water is cold. you can hear cicadas and crickets from the trees as the sun starts to set, fireflies flash all around you

dancing barefoot in the grass in your favorite sundress on a summer evening. the sun is just starting to set and a cool breeze is waving through your hair. you feel an arm around your waist urging you to sit and watch the sunset. the air smells like cigarettes and popsicles. the crickets are starting to hum and you hear distant talking and laughing from a few backyards over and can smell a barbecue (written by the lovely @yoonriise​

feel free to send more suggestions!!!

[quiet-evaporation]

Back to School Ana Rules

Since back to school season is starting here are some ana tips to make sure to follow!!

1. Drink at least 2 liters of water DAILY!! Sip water in between bites and whenever you’re hungry.

2. Green tea and calorie-free mints should replace breakfast and any other meals that aren’t pre-planned. Cravings should be addressed with hot green tea to burn your mouth away from the idea of food :)

3. Pre-plan any meals at school and make sure they’re no more than 300 calories. Bring them in plastic bags and share as much as possible!

4. No buying food at school, period. 

5. Need a snack while studying? Drink english breakfast tea. It has zero calories but still has flavor. If you can’t focus because your brain doesn’t have enough fuel, eat some cashews and almonds. 

6. School is your best friend when it comes staying on track with eating! Drive all your boredom from summer into striving to get good grades! Distract your hunger with studying!

7. Don’t ever go to grab food after school with friends. Instead, go to the library and study! 

8. Eat carb-rich low-calorie foods before sport practices and games because you need some fuel to keep your body at its best performance! Pack it before-hand so you aren’t distracted by high carb snack foods. Make sure whatever you eat after this has some protein, but try to eat very little so you don’t disregard what you’ve just worked off. 

[ilovelisabetch]

[smallcals]

My dash is completely dead so…

Reblog if your an active thinspo blog! age, sw, cw, gw, etc. doesn’t matter. i’ll follow everyone :)

[kaijuno]

Bruh

[starvingtobesomething]

So helpful Not mine

[daintylikeroses]

Is it just me or do I have that mindset that for some reason starving will be the answer to all my problems

Pants don’t fit? Starve

Grades too low? Starve

In a fight with a friend? Starve

Breakup? Starve

Loved one is sick? Starve

Please tell me that this isn’t just me

[graceful-thin]

What I did to lose weight.

Please be safe, I’m not encouraging unhealthy or life threatening habits.

Since I posted my before and afters, I am being flooded with questions on how I did it. So here is a post outlining what I did. I’m going to leave out calorie details because I just hit 4k and really don’t want to be deactivated. Consume the calorie amount that you think works best for you.

- I drink almost a gallon of water per day, sometimes in green tea form.

- Once a day I drink a mixture of raw organic apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, cinnamon and water.

- I take women’s vitamins that have a lot of amazing weight loss and energy properties. I personally take GNC’s women’s ultra mega. These have saved me.

- I intermittent fast every day, meaning I consume all of my calories in a two hour time frame, usually around dinner time.

- I do not consume sugar, oils other than olive, and white carbs (potatoes, white rice, white bread) And even if I’m not restricting, I still follow these guidelines.

- I like to drink diet Arizona green tea and diet soda as meal replacements during the day.

- I do cardio almost every day, mostly running. There’s not a specific distance that I go. I go until I feel like my body needs to stop, which is okay. Do not push yourself.

- Remember that everyone’s body is different and this may or may not work for you. ❤️

Also people want to know:

How long it took? A year and a half.

Did you get loose skin? Yes. What has helped a lot is taking collagen pills every day and working out the areas of the body with the loose skin. (Arm circles and crunches are great) This really pulls the skin back to the muscle.

What about my stretch marks? They are now almost translucent and white. You can’t see them unless you look very closely.

If I left anything out I will add it later. Thank you all for your support and I wish you all the best of luck!

XOXO Grace 💋

[anasweetspo]

Pretty Girl Rules

1) Exercise a minimum of 1 hour a day. Any less time is pathetic.

2) NEVER eat more than 1000 calories, that’s disgusting.

3) Hair and makeup must be meticulously done at all times.

4) You cannot leave the house without your hair and makeup flawlessly done, even if it means being late.

5) Pants should only be worn 2-3 times a week. Anything else is dresses and skirts.

6) EVERYTHING must be shaved and hairless at all times. You don’t want your crush to brush up against your hairy legs, do you?

7) Outfits must be clean, and flattering to your figure.

8) Never skimp on hair or skin care. Clean skin and hair is crucial for beauty.

9) Your space must ALWAYS be spotless. No mess, no clutter, no germs, and nothing out of place. You don’t want to be a slob, do you?

10) Study for no less than an hour again. Much more time is recommended. Anything less means you don’t care about your future.

11) Bathe and shower daily. One shower/bath a day must be cold to burn more calories.

12) Don’t ever procrastinate. You don’t want to be known as the girl who never gets stuff done, do you?

13) Anything below an A in your classes is absolutely unacceptable. You are not to fail anything.

14) Take sips of water between every bite of anything you eat. Staying hyrdated is essential.

15) Journal and write everything down. What you ate, how you feel, what made you happy, what assignments you completed in school, everything.

16) Handwriting must always be neat and perfect. If it fails to be, rewrite it.

17) You must always try your best to be on time. Being late gives you a bad reputation.

18) Even if you are running late, you must never look as though you are. Pretty girls are responsible, and it’s your fault if you weren’t.

19) Take opportunities for everything.

20) Your car must always be clean inside and out. Do it yourself to burn calories and do it to your liking.

21) You must get 8 hours of sleep or more a night.

22) Wake up no later than 6 am on school days, and 8 am on weekends.

23) NEVER complain. Nobody wants to hear you bitch and moan. Your problems are your problems, and nobody else’s.

24) Carry a water bottle everywhere. It must always be full. Drink a few sips every hour.

25) Never drink anything other than water, tea, or coffee.

26) Reply to all texts and messages instantly and promptly. Put some effort in and quit being lazy.

28) Drink at least 6-8 bottles of water a day.

29) NOBODY is to know about your eating habits except for your Ana buddies. They will only get in your way of becoming beautiful.

30) Stretch every hour. It burns calories without building muscle, and it feels good.

31) Be a heartbreaker. Never let somebody break your heart.

32) Hoodies and jeans should be worn together sparingly, change it up sometimes.

33) Keep your electronics safe and clean.

34) Plan out every meal, snack, and bite in advance.

34) Your nails should always be painted unless there is a certain reason for them not to be.

35) You are always to prepare your own meals if you eat. Never should you eat prepackaged foods or foods prepared by other people.

36) Your teeth must always be sparkling white at all times.

37) Keep your bathroom clean at all times. For most of us, it is our second bedroom, and therefore we must treat it with care.

38) Walk at least 10,000 steps per day.

39) Multivitamins are your best friend (next to water), take them every day.

40) You must always carry gum with you.

41) Your skin must always be clean and moisturized. Dry skin is disgusting.

42) ALWAYS do your homework.

43) Your lips must always be exfoliated and moisturized. You can never have chapped lips.

44) Don’t drink your calories.

45) Long sleeves must be worn sparingly. Showing your body makes you more aware of your body and keeps you in check.

46) No sweets at all. The excessive calories are not worth the 20 seconds of flavor.

47) Always listen to music to keep you happy.

48) Keep your mind clear with yoga or meditation.

49) Weigh yourselves in the morning only.

50) Stand up for yourself always. If you do not want to wear something, eat something, do something, smoke something, think something, then don’t do it. No matter what asshole makes you believe that you have to.

WARNING: THESE RULES ARE A DANGEROUS AND UNHEALTHY HABIT TO FOLLOW. If you do not agree with some or all of these rules, then feel free to leave. These rules are for those who want to follow them, and I am not enforcing them on anyone. There’s some of you who love these boundaries, and some of you who think I should rot in hell for even thinking of these things. I’m sorry for that second group, but we are so far into this now that this is nothing to us. *IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AN ED THEN DO NOT FOLLOW THESE RULES! IF YOU DO HAVE AN ED THEN PLEASE FOLLOW EXTREME PRECAUTIONS IF YOU CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES!*

[hipster-beauty101]

[soupsane-art]

Haven’t drawn a scenery in a while so was in the mood :) [Artstation] [Pixiv]

[bitterandblonde]

some things that help me avoid picking:

putting a non-comedogenic  oil or thick moisturizer on so your fingers literally slip off if you try

wearing gloves so even if you touch your skin, you can’t feel texture as much and can’t really squeeze

using a face mask that can be left on for a long time, cause they help your skin and hide bumps/redness/spots AND remind you not to touch

similar, but try those little stickers that you put on spots, cause they stay on super well, help encourage healing if there’s actually a spot there, and make it harder to pick

set a timer when you’re going to the bathroom/going to be near a mirror, so that it can go off and interrupt you if you start to pick

put post-it notes on your mirrors reminding you not to pick

reward yourself or just celebrate every time you don’t pick or pick less

if you’re competitive, try keeping a tally of how long you can go without picking and keep trying to beat your record

get rid of any magnifying mirrors you have

same for any blackhead extractors or tools you use to pick, even if that includes tweezers or things with other purposes

credit to my psychologist for this one: remind yourself that picking may or (more likely) may not help the spot, but it will DEFINITELY feed your dermatillomania

don’t be afraid to reassess techniques if they stop helping you! sometimes taking pictures of my skin helps remind me that picking makes my skin worse and keeps me accountable, sometimes it just makes me obsess more over my skin 

not my quote, but someone wrote that if you stumble going down a flight of stairs you don’t give up and throw yourself down the rest of the way, you stop yourself, regain balance, and keep going. same thing applies with picking; if you do pick, don’t tell yourself “fuck it, might as well keep going since i already messed up”

[saint-nobody-blog]

11 Things Everyone Dealing With BDD Should Say (But Can’t).

1. “I’m sorry that I’m constantly focused on my appearance; I don’t mean to irritate anybody. But I can’t stop.”

2. “When I rant about how shitty I look, it’s not to get sympathy, and it’s definitely not to make anybody else feel worse about themselves. It’s actually just how I see myself, every day - And sometimes I just get sick of it.”

3. “Please don’t tell me it’s all in my head. It doesn’t help.”

4. “Don’t tell me I’m being ‘superficial’, ‘trivial’, or ‘obsessive’. I’m already fully fucking aware - trust me.”

5. “I’m sorry I can’t stop fixating on diets, or surgery, or whatever fucking fix I think I need. Again, I’m fully aware that I’m as obsessive as hell.”

6. “I don’t mean to give off the impression that looks are all that matter. They’re not. I know they’re not, but it feels like they are.”

7. “The only person I’m judging by these insane standards is myself.”

8. “Every time I’m in public, I can tell people are staring at me. I know they might not be, I know they probably couldn’t care less about a random passer-by like me, but I can tell they’re staring at me.”

9. “I hate myself every time I look in the mirror - and not knowing if what I’m seeing is ‘real’, an ‘exaggeration’, or ‘not as bad as I think it is’, only makes me feel worse.”

10. “I’m sorry if you’re feeling fed up with me. I’m pretty damn fed up with me too.”

11. “I don’t want to be perfect. I just want to be more than this.”