A Number Should Not Define Who We Are!

Something that we are all guilty of doing at some point in our lives is judging harshly on our bodies and other peoples bodies. It’s almost natural to be critical about the way we look and to compare it to the way other people look.

Stalking someone’s Instagram – we’ve all done it – chatting to your friends how someone shouldn’t wear that because she doesn’t have a good enough body, or how she should wear more foundation because she has really bad skin – which is not a solution by the way. Whispering in class about how the girl sitting in front of you should start exercising more because she doesn’t have a good body.

We have such a need to be perfect, to have the “perfect body”, “perfect skin”, “and perfect hair”. Unfortunately however, this is unachievable. Our way of coping with our imperfection is to point out the imperfections of someone else.

Obviously this is not helped by the media’s portrayal of what we should all want our bodies to look like! People are constantly chatting on social media about who is the best and worst dressed or which celebrities have gained weight. Fat shaming people who have better bodies than most of us – how is this meant to make us feel about ourselves.

In some peoples quest for the “perfect body” they cause serious harm to themselves and in turn the people around them.

Our inconsiderate judging on those around us could cause them to starve themselves or even use drugs as a method to shrink their dress size.

Although I myself have never openly been judged on my looks, I have seen first-hand the impact of such behaviour on a person.

It is so important for us and our health worldwide to move on from our obsession with our outside appearance. There is so much more to a person than the number or letter of the clothing they wear. The more I realise this, the more I realise how important self-belief is to our futures. The more I understand that our clothing sizes mean nothing, the more I have begun to respect myself and appreciate myself and my appearance.

We all need to have the strength to move past our obsession to feel stronger and happier with ourselves.

Although I do believe that I am a way away from being totally happy with the way I look, I do believe that I am well on my way there, and the sooner I see this, the sooner others will as well. This is something that we need to stand together on!