DEAR PERSON WHO IS STARVING THEMSELVES: I know how hard it is to feel like you don’t belong, to feel like you’re the literal worst person alive, but I’m living proof that those doubts don’t always conquer you. You CAN conquer them. You deserve so many good things in this world, you are loved (even though you may not believe it!!), you are valued and you are worthy of love and happiness. You may not believe these things, but they are completely, 100% true. I know, I know, you must be thinking, “a stranger who has never met me doesn’t know ME, they don’t know the bad things I’ve been through or the bad things I’ve done. They don’t know about me at all. They cant love me.” Well sweaty that’s where you’re wrong. I don’t give one singular heck about the bad things you’ve done. You know why? Because they don’t change your value. They don’t change the lovely, shining soul that lies within your being. And, no, even thought I’m not a professional (however I do recommend that you go to a professional (counselor, therapist, doctor, etc.)) I will tell you that accepting yourself is an exhausting process, especially when so many people are telling us to be “better” or look “prettier.” It sometimes sucks and it’s damn hard, but it’s so worth it. Just remember, someone is always going to be judging you for being you, and someone is always going to be praising you for being you, but this is the only life you have, so you might as well start being authentically you. And if you don’t know who that is, that’s okay!! None of us truly know who we are, because we can only see so much of ourselves (it’s like how a fish can’t understand it’s in water until it sees it from a different perspective/greater distance), but, my dear, just try to build yourself up. Start with little reminders, like a note on your phone or in a journal reassuring yourself of how much you’re loved. Try to give yourself the confidence to continue, because you are such a kind, lovely, all-around wonderful human and this world would not be the same without you (I know that sounds cheesy, but think of it as a butterfly affect...). And, hey, if that doesn’t work, fake it til you make it, baby. I believe in you. 💕