Beauty Tips For Body Care
Hi SCA, I just wanted to share a little story that happened yesterday, I hope this will help you somehow. Expect a wall of text...About 6 months ago, I had an extremely stressful time, and broke out in cystic clumps of acne. As you'd expect, I felt incredibly ugly, and treating my acne became the sole focus of my life. In fact, I promised myself not to leave the house until my treatment is completed. This made me feel progressively more depressed.At one point, I could clearly notice that my face was clearing up (a bit)! I was obviously stoked by this...Until I started talking with a guy online. He just seemed extremely sweet and kind, and we had so much in common. I don't want to make this too personal but just so you can get an idea, he was exactly what I was looking for. And after 15 days of skype hangouts, we agreed to arrange an actual date.I was horrified at first. For a few days before the date, I constantly looked in the mirror. I still had a few cysts, whiteheads, redness, PIH, good old 3d acne...I was so afraid that I would ruin a promising date, disappoint him, turn him off. Especially because he has baby smooth skin (Admittedly, my thought process was nonsense.)In the morning of the date, I just completely gave up, I treated the big ass whitehead that popped overnight, put on my sunscreen, and beat my face with my shitty-but non comedogenic foundation. (This foundation only helps with redness and -some- PIH. All of my acne was still obvious.) And just went out to meet him.At first, I was so convinced that I'm ugly, that I registered everything he did as a sign of disinterest, and even disgust.BUT GUESS WHAT, we actually ended up spending half the day together, jumped from place to place, talking constantly.At one point, he told me that I look even more attractive in real life! Me? Without my photoshopped pictures, with my foundation melting off and revealing my children? Well, apparently!It's never healthy to seek validation solely from other people. But interally, when I consider the way things went yesterday, and how I imagined them to be, I realized that my feelings were mostly irrational.I have so many other beautiful features other than my skin. Maybe I dont have a chin, but I have big, round eyes, I may not have a pretty nose, but I have a neck that flatters my body. The list just goes on, for every single person.My acne is bordering on severe (Not my guess, its said by my doctor). And maybe yours is too. No matter how long it takes to find it, there is a treatment for you. It will go away, or simmer down. You will not have acne for the rest of your life. And even if you do right now, and even though it is painful, you are still beautiful. And people will still find you beautiful.Take a few steps back from the mirror, and see yourself as how other people see you. Do not examine every littlle spot on your face. Do not waste valuable time looking into mirrors, and do not waste your time on judgemental people. If they're judging your acne today, you have no idea what health condition they may judge you for tomorrow.If you read this, I hope this meant something to you. I know how it feels, I know its awful sometimes. But please be kind yourself. Hugs.
Girls Blog 2015
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