Self Confidence (My Thoughts)
Here goes nothin'.
Look, anorexia and bulimia are serious. I know self confidence is a HUGE issue with teenagers everywhere. That doesn't make it right. Hell, I'll admit it. I don't like myself sometimes. I get depressed, I get angry, I get confused. I hate how I look. I hate my body.
But then I realized that I don't care. You know what I think? People with anorexia, bulimia, low self-esteem, etc. just want someone to tell them how much they love them. I used to do that.
Y'know, swear that I was (as February would say) butt àss fugly, then grin like an idiot at the reassurances people would give me. I'm guilty of it.
If you ever run into a certain curly haired girl from South Carolina, she'll say, "I love how you people have no self confidence." Then I'll stroll up and say, "Oh, shut up, Kailee, I came up with that in Mrs. Reinink's class last year!"
Everyone has self confidence issues somehow. How fat they are (or, in most cases, aren't) how ugly they are (which they usually aren't) or how they don't fit in with the crowd (I could name a few... DOZEN!).
Let me address the fat aspect first. You feel self conscious. Y'know, how everyone's staring at your stomach or looking at your thighs? They probably aren't. I feel that way sometimes. Everyone's just a-peeking at GraceAnne's thighs, snickering at how flabby they are! I don't care. I'm not going to starve myself, or gorge myself and puke it back up. That's yucky, first off, and not the proper way to lose weight. Sure, you'll lose it, but you'll gain it back WAYYY easier.
I know not everyone who feels fat is anorexic/bulimic. I'm not. But know this: You aren't alone. Millions, hell, billions of girls have felt that way. Probably every girl who has ever lived on this planet. Even the skinny minnys. Just.... don't be drastic. Don't put yourself down that path.
Onto the ugliness. Everyone can find flaws within themselves. Big nose, small ears, outie belly button, moles, etc. You are beautiful inside. If you let yourself, that is. Everyone has a quality, something that is unique and gorgeous about them. Let that shine. If you're trying to impress a boy, and he doesn't like you because of how you look, trust me, you don't want to date him. Just tossing that out there.
Onto the last thing, popularity. I despise this the most of all. Mostly because my bestest friend ever, Caroline, joined the popular crowd. Sure, sure, she still chats with us occasionally, but she isn't the same. I miss her. The real her. The one who would burst into song, or make up wacky songs about scissors and toast. No, now she stick with Kelly, Delayne, all them.
Anyway, that was a rant. You don't need to be popular. I'm introverted, meaning I'm not really comfortable in large groups. If you're like me, being popular would be torturous. And if you're an extravert, but you aren't "popular," who cares? You're not going to look back at high school and say, "Oh, look at how popular I was! Sure, I hated all those people, but at least everyone liked me!" No, you're going to look back and say, "Oh, wow, there's Suzie! I haven't seen her in ages! I remember those funny times during lunch when we talked about Hunger Games, Harry Potter, our huge upcoming test. High school was so much fun!"
So, please, don't strive for popularity. I've been there. Take it from me, it isn't fun. And popular people piss me off.
That was my rant. Delaney sorta unintentionally inspired me. So, thank you, Delaney!
Look, anorexia and bulimia are serious. I know self confidence is a HUGE issue with teenagers everywhere. That doesn't make it right. Hell, I'll admit it. I don't like myself sometimes. I get depressed, I get angry, I get confused. I hate how I look. I hate my body.
But then I realized that I don't care. You know what I think? People with anorexia, bulimia, low self-esteem, etc. just want someone to tell them how much they love them. I used to do that.
Y'know, swear that I was (as February would say) butt àss fugly, then grin like an idiot at the reassurances people would give me. I'm guilty of it.
If you ever run into a certain curly haired girl from South Carolina, she'll say, "I love how you people have no self confidence." Then I'll stroll up and say, "Oh, shut up, Kailee, I came up with that in Mrs. Reinink's class last year!"
Everyone has self confidence issues somehow. How fat they are (or, in most cases, aren't) how ugly they are (which they usually aren't) or how they don't fit in with the crowd (I could name a few... DOZEN!).
Let me address the fat aspect first. You feel self conscious. Y'know, how everyone's staring at your stomach or looking at your thighs? They probably aren't. I feel that way sometimes. Everyone's just a-peeking at GraceAnne's thighs, snickering at how flabby they are! I don't care. I'm not going to starve myself, or gorge myself and puke it back up. That's yucky, first off, and not the proper way to lose weight. Sure, you'll lose it, but you'll gain it back WAYYY easier.
I know not everyone who feels fat is anorexic/bulimic. I'm not. But know this: You aren't alone. Millions, hell, billions of girls have felt that way. Probably every girl who has ever lived on this planet. Even the skinny minnys. Just.... don't be drastic. Don't put yourself down that path.
Onto the ugliness. Everyone can find flaws within themselves. Big nose, small ears, outie belly button, moles, etc. You are beautiful inside. If you let yourself, that is. Everyone has a quality, something that is unique and gorgeous about them. Let that shine. If you're trying to impress a boy, and he doesn't like you because of how you look, trust me, you don't want to date him. Just tossing that out there.
Onto the last thing, popularity. I despise this the most of all. Mostly because my bestest friend ever, Caroline, joined the popular crowd. Sure, sure, she still chats with us occasionally, but she isn't the same. I miss her. The real her. The one who would burst into song, or make up wacky songs about scissors and toast. No, now she stick with Kelly, Delayne, all them.
Anyway, that was a rant. You don't need to be popular. I'm introverted, meaning I'm not really comfortable in large groups. If you're like me, being popular would be torturous. And if you're an extravert, but you aren't "popular," who cares? You're not going to look back at high school and say, "Oh, look at how popular I was! Sure, I hated all those people, but at least everyone liked me!" No, you're going to look back and say, "Oh, wow, there's Suzie! I haven't seen her in ages! I remember those funny times during lunch when we talked about Hunger Games, Harry Potter, our huge upcoming test. High school was so much fun!"
So, please, don't strive for popularity. I've been there. Take it from me, it isn't fun. And popular people piss me off.
That was my rant. Delaney sorta unintentionally inspired me. So, thank you, Delaney!
44 Comments
Your welcome -__-.
Why, thank you again!
I am not even going to respond to that.
Oh, don't make me say that you just did....
You kind of just did say that.
I know. :)
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I agree with everything on there, even though I'm pretty self-conscious myself.
Good on you for posting this! :)
Thank you!
I compleatly agree with pretty much everything you just said. Even though I can get extreamly self conscious. Haha, Delaney's pissed. Or at least I'm pretty sure she is......
She sorta set herself up for it...
She did......
:D
There should be a smirk face. I'd so be useing that smiley right now. :)
:) I love you, GraceAnne:)
I love you more, Geena. :)
LIES! I love you way more! I included you into my story! ;)
And...you haven't updated RedVines in FOREVER!
PREPOSTEROUS! You can't even fathom the depths of my love for you!
And...you haven't updated Chasing Cars in FOREVER! Actually...you did. I was just disappointed in you, Miss Geena.
I get writer's block super easily on RedVines. :b Blah!
Oh, yeah, right! My love has no bounds of the sea or sky, letting it grow from the core to the very, very, very tip of space! So, ha!
I'm updating it todaaayyyyy! Well, get un-blocked! XD
Psh! Well I love you more than you love me! So HA! Stick that in your pipe and blow it! Boo-yah!
You mean tonight? And I will unblock, just like Aang's chukrahs. (Or how's it's spelled!)
-_- I love you more than Darren loves his guitar. And I love you more than I love Darren. HA! I WIN!
Yes, tonight, if you want to be specific!
Chakras! According to Google... but... YAY! :D
I love you more than Joey loves food. I love you more than Ash loves Pikachu. More than Peeta loves Katniss, more than Harry loves Ginny, more than Snape loves Lily, more than Kurt loves Blaine, more than Aang loves Katara! And... More than I love all those things! OHHH!
Chakras! Except, Aang's 7th chakra was blocked until he fought Fire Lord Ozai and he stabbed his back with that rock. I just watched the chakra episode last night...
.............................................................no. XD
I love the crazy Chakra guy! :D
Yes. Just accept it, Geena. I love you.
He rocks! Onion and banana juice! WOO!
But I love you more!
Mmm...that's the best! ;)
That is impossible, as I've already proved, Geena.
Bananas are icky! Onions are okay...
:P
You have those switched. Onions are gross and bananas are yummy!
Nuh-uh! I hate strawberries, too. But grapes are good! Like, I could eat a whole bag, no problem. Now I want grapes...
You hate strawberries?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
What is wrong with you?!
Red or green grapes?
You reacted EXACTLY like Caroline.... She thinks I'm a freak. We have matching hats! ^.^
BOTH! But I like green more. :]
I don't get how saying that there are others like you really helps anyone feel better. [Paragraph 5 and 6]
I'm just saying.
Because I know I feel like I'm some freak that has issues no one else has...then I realized that other people did. It helped me. :)
I had to read this twice[: Anyways, I like Emu's brain, she should write some more stuff that is from her brain...
Emu likes her brain too. Emu also likes Sparkles brain. So... Yeah. :)
Sparkles's's'ss''s's's'sss brain is dumb! Write more words for Sparkles!
I don't like popular people! They're annoying! And mean.
FINALLY! Someone who gets it!
Yeah! They're all like "Rawrrr I'm gonna eat you cuz you're ugly and short rawwrr!"
Oh good! The popular kids can't eat Addie because she's hort and not ugly!
Uh uh uh YEAH THEY CAN!
I think fewer girls would have this issue if they would realize that they don't need to wear the latest fashions. Since the dawn of humanity, we've been wearing long, loose-fitting clothes, and as time passed, just really pretty, long, full-skirted loose dresses. Only now, in the age of technology and convenience are we even able to dress so baringly. If anyone wants to be an arse because you're wearing decent clothes that fit (meaning you aren't starving yourself to fit modern fashion) then
like you said, you don't want to be friends/close to them. At ALL. (: