Eating Disorders Awareness - Brianna Brothag

When I decided I wanted to write a blog post, I immediately thought that I should make a gif set and attract readers through humor and awesome gifs of Supernatural and Harry Potter. Once I sat down and began writing, something else came to mind. This month is Eating Disorders Awareness Month. I would like to share with you a few of the things I have learned throughout this month and the reason I am now more confident than I ever thought I could be. And yes; I am going to use gifs. :)

1.)  “You are beautiful” is the most over used sentence… probably ever.

 2.) Everyone is insecure about something… But usually it is the same thing that everyone is insecure about.

3.) No matter how nice a girl looks, if her hair is pulled back, she does NOT want her picture taken.

4.) I have yet to meet an unattractive person.

5.) Eating disorders are much more common than I ever imagined.

6.) There is a stigma for men to live up to, and it can take a toll on their self-confidence as well.

7.) People are self-conscience about having self-confidence.

 8.) It is almost worst to be overly confident than it is to have no confidence.

9.) Most people are against the idea that models are so thin and they are the ideal beauty and they would tell others not to strive to uphold that ideal, and yet, they try to uphold the ideal themselves.

10.) Lastly, and most importantly, no matter what your situation is, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

When I began this month, I thought that my self-confidence level was at a 4 at most. As the month progressed I realized how wrong I was. I am confident in my strengths. I know I have weakness, but I am not afraid to show them and share them. I know I am not perfect, but I also know that is okay and I realized all of this through listening to the stories of those around. The more stories I heard and the more insecurity I heard, the more I felt stupid for all of mine. I heard countless people tell me they felt fat and countless times I felt if they were fat, then I must be cow. Then one time it clicked. They aren’t fat and neither am I. We all see ourselves as harshly as possible but the reality is the only person who looks at all of your weakness, is you. So stop that and be who you want.

I did.