It seems like someone is always saying "I hate myself" or "I wish I looked different". People say these things because they are not comfortable with themselsves. They might have body issues meaning that they think they are too fat or too skinny but is there a certain way a person should look like? They don't accept themselves and when they look in the mirror, they don't like and love who they see. But some people just don't know how to love and accept themselves. When they look at other people they think that they are supposed to look like them. Many people go through many surgical procedures to change the way they look and they end up still not satisified. No matter how much you've tried to change yourself, your'e still YOU. You have to learn to accept who you are and deal with it. There is always going to be someone who is skinnier than you, smarter than you, and more confident than you. You should make internal changes but never external changes and most importantly, you must never try to change yourself just to impress someone. They must accept who you are as much as you accept yourself. Learn to love who you are and while you're in the process of loving and accepting yourself, you just might learn something about yourself. Acceptance is important because if you don't accept yourself, no one will accept you either. If you treat yourself badly, so will other people. So next time you look in the mirror, accept the person you see looking back at you.
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I really wish it was this easy for everyone. I really admire that you are in a place where you can just decide to like what you see in the mirror, I really honestly do! It takes a lot of self-confidence to be able to do that. Just be careful, because not everyone has that confidence naturally instilled in them. For most people, it takes much more inner work and retraining themselves to be able to say "I like what I see." Self esteem issues go far beyond the mirror, though. They go really deep, and some people can't ever get out of the pit they are in.
If only more people could actually believe in that. But part of the problem is that they've never been told. It's great that there are people out there who try to let that message be known. Loving yourself is one of those things that's easier said than done. But we've all got to try our best to do that.
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In todays society it really is hard on one to accept and love themselfs because when they turn on a tv or flip through a mag. they see no one that they resemble. I mean think about it, the media has portrayed beauty off as something of long hair, thin, bodies, lighter skin complexions and other things. Me being a darker skinned and coming from the south,used to have issues with accepting myself to until i realized there was no changing me. Im not ashamed nor embarassed to admit it either, because now i know im beautiful and may be "boarder line concieted" hehehe...anyways, In the mean time, anyone who is having trouble accepting themselfs i suggest they do some soul searching and maybe tune out of the media a little bit and realize that they are just as beautiful as the next person...any teenage girl(man, boy, woman) whos havin trouble india arie is a WONDERFUL example..her music is so inspirational...:):):)