I am a Christian child abuse survivor, who has PTSD. No! I do NOT suffer from it. Yes. I take medication for it. I have known I had it for years but thought it was such a bad psychosis I went into denial. But I am here to let all Child Abuse Survivors and women with PTSD know that they are not alone. We can't do it yourselves, but with Christ we can!!!
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Keepin' It Real about Self-Image and Self-Hate
Why do people really get weightloss surgery? Why do people really go on diets? Why do people excessively work out and talk announce it constantly on social network statuses? Why is the trend of lightening skin spreading worldwide? Why are women paying hundreds of dollars for a weave that is so long they can sit on it? Who are we trying to impress? I honestly don't believe that all people especially women, get weight loss surgery because they want to live healthier. I think they get weight loss surgery because of all of these ads, movies, music videos and magazines showcasing women half naked, scandily clad in lace, leather and tight dresses. Some women want to fit in and they want to be the "It" that every man lusts after. If women really got weight loss surgery because they wanted to be healthy, then they would eat healthy. Instead of posting "sexy" pictures of themselves on instagram stuffing their faces with cake until their intestines reach the limit of bursting.
Men who post statuses on their social network every single time they go to the gym, don't do it for health. They do it for attention and to get kudos from their female web friends and followers. Either they used to be fat, the lame who couldn't get a date in high school, or he used to be the good boy who lost his girlfriend to the bad boy. The same thing goes for guys who post pics of themselves on social networks with no shirt on, trying to get likes, hearts, retweets or follows. The same thing goes for women who diet. Of course there are some of us who diet because the doctor had to be honest and tell them that they were on the brink of death. So they only had two options, diet or die. But then again there are people like me, who diet because we want to look hot in the latest fashions. You know, wear leggings without a muffin top or an extra gut sticking out, wear a bikini without worrying about extra back rolls bringing on looks of disgust. There is nothing wrong with that. The only thing I can't stand about people, especially women who lose weight after dieting, weight loss surgery, etc. is when they try to act funky with it.
Lying about what size they are, wearing too small clothes that they are not "ready" for yet, dictating someone else's eating habits, insulting other overweight people. Some people just have to be brought back down to earth.
Which brings me to women who go bankrupt, broke and homeless to purchase brazilian 30" inch weaves. First of all, women look stupid walking around with a weave down to their ankles. Of course, people are selling it wholesale and in bundles because they know some women are going to purchase it. I researched the cost of a bundle of weave and it is close to over 300 bucks. If these women were smart, they could invest that 300 dollars in good hair products and grow their own hair that long. I just don't get it and I never will. Just like I don't get women who purchase Christian Louboutins aka Red Bottoms. I think you make 30k less you have no business purchasing those expensive shoes. For what? A heel is a heel. A stiletto a stiletto.
Oh it makes it all the more special because it is painted red on the bottom? Because it has someone's name on it? What is the point? Nobody is really looking on the bottom of your shoe? You can purchase a copy of them in any shoes store for cheap.
Who are we to impress? We are just mortals. We bleed, work, cry, breath, eat, and relieve ourselves just the same. We are no one to get sick, go broke, and hurt ourselves for. Now it has gotten to the point where dark skinned men and women are bleaching their skin to look like something their not. It is all a cycle of self-hate, no matter how you clean it up or dress it up. I am going to call a thing a thing. Because that is exactly what it is.
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