I’m uploading this because i was reading through the thinspo tag and ana tag and it made me so fucking mad.
Ok so this is me, I’m obviously not a size 00 and im not thin, my thighs touch, i have wide hips, i don’t have a flat stomach. Does that mean I’m worthless? Does that mean im gross? Nope. Because it is just a number. I was born this way. I am at an average weight and i think my body is fine. Because not everyone is a stick. They’re are different body types but that doesn’t mean someone isn’t good enough and isn’t perfect as they are. Do you think starving yourself or making yourself binge and purge will make your life perfect? Do you think that as soon at you have a flat stomach, boys are gunna flood around you and everyone will want to be friends with you? No. You’ll be sick. You’re skin will be dull and gross, your hair will fall out, you’re teeth will be gross as well, many of your organs will soon fail, you will feel awful every single day. But that’s ok because you’re now skinny right?
And you think “I’ll stop when I’m at my goal weight” False again. You’ll see yourself differently. Soon, you will never be good enough until you’ve lost so much weight that you’re in the hospital. And even after you start eating again, which is a difficult, painful, recovery, you’ll gain weight so fast. Your immune system will store everything you eat.
I had anorexia nervosa last summer, and it was the darkest time for me. My hair had started falling out, my skin was so dry, i didn’t even have enough energy to move. I vomited frequently and I just wanted to die. That was 9 months ago and I’m STILL recovering. Sometimes I hate my body, sometimes I want to go back to that summer and stop eating again, but I know the first step to recovery is being confident in yourself.
Everyone is perfect and beautiful, so thinspo, if you’re going to encourage weight loss, encourage HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS.
But I think that no one has the right to tell someone that they’re not good enough just because they don’t have a “thighgap” or because they cant see their ribs.
Everyone is beautiful and worth it, don’t let a number make you feel any different.
