As you all know, I finished school quite a while ago for me but I thought I'd still cover it because it was sooooo momentous.
In this photo I was stressed to death because of exams, my relationship was falling apart and I was bullied by people I thought were my friends. I resented my peers for ignoring me for three years so I thought to show off my body (hence boobies).
This picture ignores the depressive episode and panic attacks I was having because I had to fake being okay. For one night I pretended that I wasn't upset at the entire world and that I gave a fuck about graduating even though I still had to study my arse off.
I'm wearing this dress from ASOS, earrings from Ishka that are no longer available and my red espadrilles (They were bought for this event and I am sorry for continually featuring them. I'll stop).
I resented all my relationships in this moment. I felt awful but showed up anyway both because I had to and because I knew if I didn't my world would begin to implode around me and my debilitating anxiety would creep in until I couldn't leave the house.
A major learning curve for me was that it's okay to feel angry or upset and not being able to do anything about it. Sometimes you have to ride your emotions out instead of 'cure' them. I will say that this outfit was ballsy for me but I actually felt really good in it and for once, my clothes weren't the reason for my anxiety, they actually helped make me feel a little better about everything. At least I graduated.