Body Dysmorphia is a complicated thing. It is a mental disorder that causes a person to see flaws that may not be there or emphasize something that doesn’t look perfect by the ridiculous beauty standards of society towards one’s body. I was taught to hate my body since I was thirteen years old, which means … Continue reading Make It a Different Experience
Category: Body Image
My Weight Doesn’t Match My Driver’s License Anymore
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30 In the many countries of the world, beauty is necessary and desired. People spend billions of dollars on creams, pills, exercise programs, surgeries and diets to obtain an idea of beauty. I did some of those things, which … Continue reading My Weight Doesn’t Match My Driver’s License Anymore
I Deserve to be Happy
“Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.” 1 John 3:1 “The boys you like will not like you because you are too fat,” said a close family member. That … Continue reading I Deserve to be Happy
A Love Letter to my Legs
Dear Legs, I haven't been very nice to you in my life. I never liked how you looked. You tend to stay heavy, when the rest of me changes in weight loss. I can't find pants that fit. I tried many exercises and diets to get you to look better but nothing worked to my … Continue reading A Love Letter to my Legs
Wasteful Thoughts are Wasteful
“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:5 In my teen years, I struggled with an eating disorder. Even though the physical punishment of the disorder stopped many years ago, the mental anguish still surfaces. I get thoughts of … Continue reading Wasteful Thoughts are Wasteful
How He sees Me
“For you created my innermost being: you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the … Continue reading How He sees Me
