Monday, June 6, 2011

"cause I am my enemy"


Eating disorders take a toll on us, mentally, physically. Our self-esteem, our confidence is worn down, ripped apart. At times, we feel worthless, we sink deeper and deeper into our disorders until we're drowning.

Yesterday, I read the blog of a girl who had written 101 reasons why she hated herself. It truly broke my heart, because she deserves 101 reasons to love herself.

I criticize myself with words that I would die rather than say to any friend, or even a stranger. And I know I am not alone in this.

So today, let's be kind to ourselves, and treat ourselves like we would treat someone we love. Because we deserve to feel happiness.

Comment Replies:
Hilly.M- That's quite cool, I didn't know you were German.
Wings to Set me Free- Thank you, you made me smile!
AJ- That's really sweet of you, thank you! (:
~christy~- Thank you so much, I hope you have a wonderful day!
Cinnamon Brown- Your kind words made my entire day, thank you incredibly! I love your lovely comments, they always make me smile. I hope that you have a very amazing week!
Dani- I'm glad you'll never stop writing! I hope that you have a very lovely day, you deserve it! <3
ElBar7a- Thank you so much for your kind words, you are so sweet! Thank you for your lovely words, I am sure that others will find inspiration and strength from your quote.
Alex- I'm happy you enjoyed the quotes, this ana/mia community seems to be full of beautiful writers!
Thin or Not- I'm glad it makes me you happy, thank you for the inspiration! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Alex Accursed- I love your determined and positive attitude! Good luck, stay beautiful!
jackie- Thank you so much, you are really sweet! I hope you have a very lovely day, you deserve it!
Princess Perfection- Thank you so much for your kind words, I truly appreciate them! I am very happy for your decision to escape from Ana, I'm glad that you are choosing to live a healthy life. I wish you the best of luck, stay beautiful! <3
alice ana- Your strength is inspiring, I'm proud of you for staying strong. Thank you so much for your kind words! I hope that you have a very lovely day, you deserve it!
Kitty- Thank you, I'm glad you liked the post!
amelia- Thank you incredibly for your kind words, I'm smiling like crazy, you are such a sweet person. I read your blog, you are very charismatic, I hope you continue writing! Love the blog name! Good luck, stay beautiful. <3

18 comments:

  1. I hate it when people say bad things about themselves, but I do it all the time.

    the golden law ("...love your neighbor as yourself. there is no greater commandments than these" Mark 12:30) is much harder for girls like us to follow in reverse. I find myself often feeling like I love the people around me so much more than I could ever love myself.

    I hope you remembered all the reasons to love yourself today, ma jolie.

    xx Jax

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  2. It's ironic that you post this on a day I feel most stressed but this post really opened my eyes. No self-hatred. At least not today. I've done my 24 hours and I'm going to do more and I will do them happily. I will think of every breath I take as something and I will remember that I am worthy. I don't think I can every day but I know I can TODAY. :)
    Thanks.
    We love you, ma chere. xxxx

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  3. Haha, this post made me smile because it reminded me of my friend yelling at me for being so negative about myself. For the next 24 hours, I will come up with loads of reasons to love the fact that I am me and that I exist! =) Thank you for the challenge. Haha

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  4. We do deserve happiness so why does it have to be so hard to embrace it?
    I really enjoyed your post today! :)

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  5. I have written a list of 75 reasons, i started crying and ripped it up. That was right after something really terrible had happened to me. I wish i could find some things to love about myself, but it's so hard. every time i try, i tear up

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  6. Hey, Babe!

    Most excellent post! I couldn't agree more. We are all our own worst enemy. The thing is we CHOOSE to say these nasty things about ourselves, we can just as easily CHOOSE to say positive and uplifting things. It takes a little practice, but each and every one of is is more than worth it!

    Have a great day! Heaps of love. <3. XXX.

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  7. i completely agree. whenever i meet a critical person, i always feel bad for them, because i know how much more critical they must be of themselves:( thanks for the uplifting post. sometimes it gets dark in here

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  8. I always feel sad for people who critisize themselves and want to help them somehow but i critisize myself all the time as well. I tend to hate myself every time something goes wrong, even if it wasn't really my fault i still feel guilty.
    Thank you for this post! It made me feel better (^-^*)
    Have an awesome day ♥

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  9. Hey sweetie,

    I think I'm going to do something good for myself today... such as fasting...
    Sorry for lack of posting/commenting, I've been away for a while
    xoxo

    Lucy

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  10. When people are in the depths of self-hatred you do really want to dive in and rescue them because you know yourself how much it drags you down and how much it hurts. Learning to love yourself takes time, for some more time than others, the worst thing is once you have an ED it will always be there but it can be pushed away and rejected.
    Thank you for the post, I really do believe that everyone should be encouraged to say what is most beautiful about themselves - and remember true beauty is from the inside!
    xx

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  11. I needed this today. So, thank you :)

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  12. this was really beautiful, thanks. I was just thinking the same thing this morning; how I say encouraging things to people that I would never say to myself. I guess it's time we start claiming all the things we tell others!!

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  13. I bring myself down all the time, but i can't stand to watch others do it!

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  14. This post was quite uplifting. I am sad to say my list of things I hate about mysel f is a lot bigger than my list of likes about myself

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  15. Thank you so much this post really made my day!

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  16. im alwasy saygin bad stuff about myself iw ish i could say nice stuff

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