In 2nd grade I hated my
skin
In 3rd grade I thought I was too fat
In 4th grade I didn't identify with being a girl. And I cut.
In 5th grade I hated how I wasn't getting curves
In 6th grade I hated how I was 'ginger'
In 7th grade I hated how I was naturally very skinny
The point of posting this isn't to get pitty. It's to show that issues like this aren't just things experienced by teenagers. They can happen at any age. And that people need to stop saying that someone is "too young" to understand something; because chances are they're not. Instead of just dismissing these things as issues we need to adress with teenagers we should start younger. Perhaps if we accepted the fact that even young children have body and self esteem issues then we could stop them there instead of letting the issues worsen as they grow. We don't want to think of little kids knowing about and having problems like these but lots of them do; and when we realize and accept that young children are at least partially aware of these things then we can more efficently fix them.
In 3rd grade I thought I was too fat
In 4th grade I didn't identify with being a girl. And I cut.
In 5th grade I hated how I wasn't getting curves
In 6th grade I hated how I was 'ginger'
In 7th grade I hated how I was naturally very skinny
The point of posting this isn't to get pitty. It's to show that issues like this aren't just things experienced by teenagers. They can happen at any age. And that people need to stop saying that someone is "too young" to understand something; because chances are they're not. Instead of just dismissing these things as issues we need to adress with teenagers we should start younger. Perhaps if we accepted the fact that even young children have body and self esteem issues then we could stop them there instead of letting the issues worsen as they grow. We don't want to think of little kids knowing about and having problems like these but lots of them do; and when we realize and accept that young children are at least partially aware of these things then we can more efficently fix them.
"being fat is unhealthy.."
k. but you know what? mental health
is just as important as physical health,
and f.ucking telling someone they'd be
so much better off dropping a couple
of pounds f.ucks with their mental
health. honestly, when I was in school,
I didn't eat. I didn't drink anything. I put
nothing near my mouth, because I
f.ucking knew a.ssholes would just
be like "aaaayyye, the fatty is eating."
so, I pretty much starved myself until
4-5pm every single day. is that healthy?
no. I still don't eat in front of anyone. I'll
eat in front of my friend but that is it. I
won't even eat in front of my cousins
because they both have called me
names that have to do with my weight.
is that healthy? I f.ucking doubt it.
like, do you think it's healthy to go to
bed thinking you're just some piece
of s.hit because you weigh more than
you should? thinking that you're some
disgusting person? do you think it's
healthy to wake up hating yourself? do
you think it's healthy to go to bed, hating
yourself? it's not f.ucking healthy. it's
mentally unhealthy, and it's just as
important as physical health.
*I know when someone makes a quote
about weight, people with the opposite
body type comment talking about all the
body shaming they have to deal with. I'd
just like to say, I have not skinny shamed,
I will not skinny shame. I'm not about that.
this quote isn't about that. this is about
body shaming I can relate to, and is to
the idiots that use health as a reason to
ruin someone's mental health. I just want
to clear that up just in case anyone decides
to comment accusing me of shaming
those with different body types than mine,
because if it comes off that way, then you
either took it way wrong or I typed something
incorrectly.*
I wish I could be like one of those girls were I can eat as much
as I want and still not get fat.
me: "why am i so fat"
me: *eats 17 pizzas*
me: *eats 49 tubs of ice cream*
me: *eats entire family*
me: "why"
I hate when other girls complain about
how fat they are
I mean, what do you expect people to say to that?
I have anorexia, meaning my perception of my body is way more screwed up then thinking i am fat
I literally don't see my body the way it is
I know I am skinny, I am considered underweight
I still think I am not thin enough
And whenever I eat, I feel bad
instead of good, that is something to complain about
but I don't complain about it to anyone
I don't go around complaining to people about my body
unless its saying how I wish I wasn't anorexic
I never say i am fat, because I don't think I am fat
Even if I did, what good would it do to say it to others?
So to girls who complain online or in real life about how fat they are
Just letting you know, even if people reassure you that you are not fat
Since you are having those thoughts about yourself in the first place
it doesn't mean they are instantly going to go away and you will feel
better about yourself
just because people are nice and tell you that you are not fat
I mean, what do you expect people to say to that?
I have anorexia, meaning my perception of my body is way more screwed up then thinking i am fat
I literally don't see my body the way it is
I know I am skinny, I am considered underweight
I still think I am not thin enough
And whenever I eat, I feel bad
instead of good, that is something to complain about
but I don't complain about it to anyone
I don't go around complaining to people about my body
unless its saying how I wish I wasn't anorexic
I never say i am fat, because I don't think I am fat
Even if I did, what good would it do to say it to others?
So to girls who complain online or in real life about how fat they are
Just letting you know, even if people reassure you that you are not fat
Since you are having those thoughts about yourself in the first place
it doesn't mean they are instantly going to go away and you will feel
better about yourself
just because people are nice and tell you that you are not fat
It's just as bad to call people skinny or tell them to eat
more as it is to call someone fat. How about we don't say
comments about anyone's weight or body type and let people make
choices about themselves.
Telling a skinny person that they are too
skinny and that they should go "eat a sandwich"
is just as offensive as telling a fat person they are too fat, and that they shoud eat less
Skinny shaming is a real problem, it happens all the time, in the most ignorant ways
People accuse skinny people of being anorexic or starving themselves
Yea, people have anorexia and people do starve themselves
But its just plain wrong and insulting to assume all thin people are thin because they are unhealthy
lots of thin people have a high metabolism, they are skinny due to their genetics, gaining weight
might be really difficult for them
Lots of people play sports and are thin because they have a profession that requires them to be skinny
this doesn't mean they are unhealthy
skinny doesn't mean anorexic
anorexic doesn't mean just being skinny
and telling people like this to just go eat a sandwich and that will solve the supposed problem, is ignorant
because it actually doesn't solve anything, it just shows how rude people are
is just as offensive as telling a fat person they are too fat, and that they shoud eat less
Skinny shaming is a real problem, it happens all the time, in the most ignorant ways
People accuse skinny people of being anorexic or starving themselves
Yea, people have anorexia and people do starve themselves
But its just plain wrong and insulting to assume all thin people are thin because they are unhealthy
lots of thin people have a high metabolism, they are skinny due to their genetics, gaining weight
might be really difficult for them
Lots of people play sports and are thin because they have a profession that requires them to be skinny
this doesn't mean they are unhealthy
skinny doesn't mean anorexic
anorexic doesn't mean just being skinny
and telling people like this to just go eat a sandwich and that will solve the supposed problem, is ignorant
because it actually doesn't solve anything, it just shows how rude people are
