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*long post warning*

Today I went bathing suit shopping and for the first time ever, I actually can genuinely say I am happy with how I look. It took me a long way to get here and i’ve considered writing on the topic so here’s a little start..

My first two years of college have been transformative to say the least. Up until about two years ago the thought of showing anyone this side of me seemed impossible. Societal norms have warped my perception of what beauty really is. Throughout the majority of my life, my weight always interfered with any social interaction I’ve had. I constantly felt judged and looked at as ugly and was extremely paranoid because of that. Comparing myself over and over has made me become very hard on myself. In high school I felt embarrassed because of my weight. Some people may have thought I was pretty confident, but I hid a lot. I never talked about it and bottled it all up. It was a topic of conversation I always ran away from.

After leaving such a terrible space, I finally found myself and am always looking for new ways to see myself in a more positive light. Over the past two years I have slowly started to love myself and every inch of my body that society would label as flaws. I never thought I’d find happiness because of my weight. I never thought I’d find love. I never even thought I’d get to where I am today. I’m rly proud of who I’ve become and how much I’ve grown these past two years. Today I can honestly say that I really do love myself.

p.s i’m not always this sappy just rly proud (◔ᴗ◔)

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I can’t believe I’m posting this but here is my body appreciation post. For the past four years I’ve struggled with an eating disorder as well as depression/anxiety and it’s been one of the hardest most painful things I’ve ever struggled with. For so long I hid it from everyone, for so long I told everyone I was ‘recovered’, for so long I thought I could live with it. You see, I wasn’t living at all–I was barely surviving. I’ve spent years wasting my time restricting, purging, and obsessing over food and I am so fucking done. For the past four months I’ve been in and out of Renfrew Residential and Partial treatment facility and it has honestly changed my life. For the first time in forever I am learning to accept my body the way it is. I am learning that what I say matters and that I can’t run away from the pain anymore; I need to embrace it. Please, if you are ever struggling with disordered eating message me or tell someone you trust. You deserve recovery. You deserve to live–just as I deserve to live.

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I chopped all my hair off so I couldn’t hide behind my hair anymore. I walk with my head high. I have a genuine smile on my face with a pep in my step. I wear less makeup or I go all out with funky styles. It’s was like removing all that fluff snipped away my insecurities one strand at a time. I feel more confident in myself and I like being that burst of color in the room. I finally feel myself and that’s a feeling I thought I forgot.

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**resubmission because I decided I wanted text.

I am slowly letting go of the negative stigmas and perceptions I have of my body and my beauty. just last year I never would have taken a photo like this. I wish every child could learn about self love/self care at an earlier age because that is truly how you blossom into your true identity.