body image

Maybe society has gotten a little out of control by getting into the minds of women all around the world. It all starts with the ads on being "model thin" and the magazine covers that scream at you to lose weight.

I'm a 5 foot teenage girl who only weighs 86 pounds, and even I struggle with my body image. It's almost as if there is this little voice inside every girl that screams she's not good enough, and if you let the voice talk, the scream will cry even louder. Once the voice gets loud enough, it takes over your mind to where all the thoughts you once had involve becoming a "better you" with unhealthy ways of getting there. 

When I look around me and see all these girls who are extremely gorgeous, I get extremely jealous. And when I go back to the mirror minutes later, I see every detail that makes me less gorgeous than the person I just saw. My hair may not be as perfect as hers, and my makeup might not be as expensive as hers and in that moment that's all I need to feed off of. It's all those imperfections I see when I look at myself in the mirror that makes me who I am, and who I am isn't good enough sometimes.

The biggest critique I have is myself.

Autumn is one of my best friends and a sponsor for my blog, she's doing a series on Hungry for Healing where she's opening up about the internal struggles she faced last year with her body image. The thought would have never crossed my mind that a person as beautiful as her would ever think thoughts like that, or go to the measures she did. All of this has me thinking that everyone is vulnerable to these kind of diseases that tend to make your mind a little hard on yourself.

And really, you should go check out these posts.

Hungry for Healing: part one.
Hungry for Healing: part two.
Hungry for Healing: part three.
Hungry for Healing: part four. 
Hungry for Healing; part five.