How I overcame being ridicled

Human beings will always find ways to humiliate one. Bodyshaming is very common in this present generation. Only those who understand the value of self-love can go on with their lives without bothering about what people say. Growing up, I'm very minute🤣🤣not that bad, but I was so small. I go about with my small body and short height, not only am I small, but I am a slim girl to the core. I never knew being a slim girl could be a crime until I grew into an adolescent.

At fifteen years, I was still so small that people doubted my age, some who saw me said I was too small to be in the class I was in at the time, without knowing my real age. Everyone seems to have one thing or the other to say when they see me. At first, it was never a source of concern to me, but as I grew older, I began to take their words to heart about my stature, and it began to weigh me down. It started making me feel less of myself, leading to comparison and low self-esteem. I started paying attention to every part of my body, questioning why mine is different.

Then I began looking for ways to improve my stature, look bigger so that people would stop disrespecting me and looking down on me. I was suffering in silence, thinking I could find a solution myself. I was dying in silence and in a way affecting my mental health. It was this process that made me think I was not beautiful enough. I was looking for every means to add to my God given beauty.

HOW I SOLVED THIS

After trying to take drugs and multivitamins to eat so that I could be big, not knowing I was only deceiving myself. I noticed nothing was working with the drugs I was using, taking the privilege of being a nurse. I then opened up to my mom, she is the best gift I received. Let me say she talked sense into me, she made me see reasons why I shouldn't mind what people say about my stature. She advised me to love and prioritise myself first. She advised me to carry myself with high self-esteem and be proud of my body and shape. I then began to see myself in another dimension, appreciating everything about myself, and stayed positive and gave no ear to what people say, and Voila, I survived. Today, I can say I love my stature because it looks so deceiving. I'm in my late 20s and only a few can tell. If I don't say my age, you will keep guessing especially when I dress younger.

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