My Body, My Rules

Meta AI

Being comfortable about how you look has to be one of the best feelings in the world right now especially in this current day society where a lot of people try to talk down on your physical appearance because it doesn't meet up with certain standards that might be completely unrealistic. Social media has even made it worse and to be honest it has done more harm to people's self-imaging instead of the supposed message it claims to spread. People have caused irreversible damage to themselves trying to meet up with the wrong standards and end up regretting their actions at some point in their lives.

I see people complain about how much they hate their skin colour and wish they can whiten their skin because of a misguided mentality that light- skin is the true definition of beauty. They finally achieve their heart desires only to pay the ultimate price of a skin that ends up looking like rotten plantain largely due to cheap products or the after effects of trying to manipulate nature. The best thing one can do is accept themselves for who they are especially if it is something irreversible or doesn't pose a threat to their health status but when it is something requires adjust, work on it naturally to achieve both physical development and mental growth.

Mine

For as long as I can remember I always hated everything about Myself. The sight of reflective surfaces scared me because I did not want a constant reminder of her ugly I looked, the weird shape of my head or fat appearance. Every single day, people never forgot to remind how my younger brother looks better than me or how I am the ugly lookalike of my dad. This got to me for years and I lost what little confidence I thought I had. Nevertheless indeed of wallowing in the shame, I chose to accept myself. I understood there were things that will never change about me and that's but those can needs to go. I started working out, lost little weight and then some, wore my insecurities on my forehead untill they had very little power over me and ever I haven't stopped feeling a larvae who just transformed into a beautiful butterfly. I have promised myself never to return to that sorry state, always begging of validation and searching for acceptance when I haven't even accepted myself.

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In a society where people will also have an opinion about appearances, body positivity is very necessary to steer through life. However being positive about the wrong body is an issue that needs constant addressing. Sometimes when I go on the internet at my leisure hours, I see fat people who are just one hiccup away from a heart attack talking about being body positive. 8 times out of 10 their looks are usually self imposes due to their unhealthy lifestyle and because they seek some sort of reassurance that they are doing the right thing, they make posts about how proud they are about their body. There is literally no benefit to being obese and unless intentional actions are taken to achieve a healthy body, well let's hope the worst doesn't hope the worst doesn't happen.

Body positivity is good great even, by all means be proud of who you are just ensure it is not at the expense of others because when it happens you won't be the only one who suffers from your own terrible decisions..
Thank you for stopping by ... Let's all take good care of our bodies.
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