Blogs Tagged With selfesteem options | rated: b

  • A rebellious letter to high school girls

    Dear High School Girls: I've noticed that there are a lot of high school-aged girls on Xanga [let's be real--everywhere] who especially struggle with body image. It breaks my heart. I know it sounds cliche, but I promise you, it gets better. I hated high school. I was tall, chunky, and socially…

  • The Walker

    (Disclaimer: This post refers to purely superficial styles and opinions, moral issues are a whole 'nuther animal, and are not referred to below. Thank you for your consideration.) Have you ever seen someone walking down the street, then hear the person next to you comment on The Walker's clothes? So…

  • What's So Different?

    I've lost a ton of weight. Over 100 lbs to be exact. Though I still have a ways to go, I can't help but be irritated at times because I'm treated so much differently as it is post weight loss. I have always been nice to others, clean, approachable, kind, funny, and caring. I was ignored before t…

  • An All New Low: Just the Cute Girl

    So I am sort of going through a self-evaluation/acceptance period towards myself and one BIG barrier is my outward appearance. Apparently, I am the cute girl. Not pretty. Not beautiful. Not hot. Just cute. And it's been detrimental to my self-esteem. Why? Because "cute" girls are the girls that are…

  • Insecurity Issues

    A while ago, my boyfriend and I broke up. I am now 19 and we met when we were 14. Though he wasn’t my first everything, he was the first boy I fell in love with. It started off good, just like any other relationship would, but then it went downhill. I was too in love and kept forgiving him. T…

  • The Darkness Inside

    It continues to grow and I feel like I can't beat it right now. It feeds off of my negativity and I can't control that at the moment. My pessimism is fueled by how I sense others perceive me, which in turn has been fueled by that same pessimism. It is a viscous, self-perpetuating cycle that consumes…

  • What I Learned from My Burns

    My arm is throbbing off the charts right now. Some of the little hairs that started to grow back are falling off again. The doctor said that was normal due to the severity of the burn, so I guess at least I am healing "normally." no skin peeled off today, so that's good. I've been spending a lot…

  • Write the Weight Away

    Haven’t kept a journal since the second grade? Trying to lose weight? According to new research there may be a connection between the two.

  • The Cage of Self-Absorption

    By Sharon at SheWorships The longer I am a Christian the more I am convinced I spend too much time thinking about myself. Each day, how much time do I give to thinking about my clothes, my hair, my make-up, my body? Oh how much time is wasted on feeling dissatisfied with my body! And then there is…

  • Quote of the Day, from Peggy Orenstein!

    Here's a quote of the day! "Although my body and I have reached if not peace, at least a state of detente, "fat" remains how I experience anger, dissatisfaction, and disappointment. I feel "fat" if I can't master a task at work. I feel "fat" if I can't please those I love. "Fat" is how I blame mys…