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Någon Gång Måste Du Bli Själv

Doesn’t it seem like the easiest thing to do is to just be yourself?

I had a review in work that was mostly positive but I was told that I seem to leave my personality at home. I don’t think my manager meant that to be such a hurtful thing to say but it really was. 

People complain about how difficult it is to get to know me but I find it tough to change this. How do I be a different me from the me they know now? Changing my personality feels like an impossible task. Do I even need to change? 

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annieelainey: RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN: Repeat after me: Be more critical of the media, be less critical of yourself. Why spend your time nit picking in the mirror? Why not question the track that brought you to this point? WHY ARE YOU SO CRITICAL OF YOUR BODY? There are a number of reasons, but for now, let’s just look at one. Why not question the media/advertising? Use that energy that you use to criticize your reflection, to change the world, not your body. Killing Us Softly 4 Beauty Pressure Miss Representation The Illusionists America: The Beautiful

annieelainey:

RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN: Repeat after me: Be more critical of the media, be less critical of yourself.

Why spend your time nit picking in the mirror? Why not question the track that brought you to this point? WHY ARE YOU SO CRITICAL OF YOUR BODY? There are a number of reasons, but for now, let’s just look at one. Why not question the media/advertising? Use that energy that you use to criticize your reflection, to change the world, not your body.

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But when a saga popular with pre-adolescent girls peaks romantically on a night that leaves the heroine to wake up covered with bruises in the shape of her husband’s hands — and when that heroine then spends the morning explaining to her husband that she’s incredibly happy even though he injured her, and that it’s not his fault because she understands he couldn’t help it in light of the depth of his passion — that’s profoundly irresponsible.

(Source: NPR, via skiptracer)

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Birthday Blues

In two days time it is my birthday and I will be 26. To me this feels like a big number and I think ‘where has all the time gone?’ but I know it’s not a big number at all. Not really. 

I don’t look 26 and this should be a source of happiness but it isn’t. I have recently started a new job and I have to go through the ‘Oh my God, you don’t look 26, I thought you were 19/20’ and all this got tired years ago. I hate the attention. I don’t really know why all this upsets me. I look for the negative. Do people see me as some kid? One person said that I look 21 and have the personality of an 18 year old. What the fuck does that mean? This pissed me off a lot. 

I don’t know why I’m so upset. I should be happy. 

I plan to get totally trashed on my birthday and not to cry.