PSA : YOURE BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE YOU

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by fondcalum

by fondcalum

Hi guys I have to pack for camp so I'll be gone from June 29th until July 5th and I probably won't be able to squeeze in an update before I leave :-(

BuT I HAVE NOTICED QUITE A FEW COMMENTS ON LUKES DEPRESSION SECTION WHERE YOU GUYS SAY "SAME" AND THAT YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY AND I WANT TO TALK TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THAT !!!

Okay so first of all, you are all so amazing and unique and every time you comment or vote or even READ my story it makes me so happy because I'm doing this for fun and y'all enjoy it as well.

Second, you are the best you there is! There is only one you out there! No one thinks like you, processes like you, talks like you, sounds like you, or looks exactly like you! You are one-of-a-kind! Girl (or boy) embrace yourself! You are amazing and wonderful and in no way worthless or meaningless!

Thirdly, you are living and breathing! That's something to smile about! Your body is fighting diseases, fixing your broken bones, mending your skin, and so much more because it loves you and wants you to live! Start loving your body back, girl! It's hard, i know, but baby steps!

I KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS TO HATE YOURSELF IN EVERY WAY

I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO WAKE UP AND HOPE TO DIE

I KNOW

I KNOW AND IM SO FUCKING SORRY THAT SOME OF YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY BECAUSE YOU SHOULDN'T.

YOU SHOULD NEVER HATE YOURSELF SO MUCH THAT YOU DONT WANT TO EAT OR WAKE UP OR THAT YOU OPEN YOU SKIN UP BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU DESERVE IT OR YOURE WORTHLESS BECAUSE YOURE NOT

YOU ARE WORTH SO MUCH

IF SOMEONE IS MAKING YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO, NEED TO, OPEN UP YOUR SKIN, KNOW THAT I CARE AND THAT I LOVE YOU.

IF ANY OF YOU ARE EVER UPSET ABOUT ANYTHING, PRIVATE MESSAGE ME.

I CARE ABOUT YOU ALL SO DAMN MUCH.

My favorite poem is kinda weird for this situation but I'm posting it anyway:

"November 19th, 2013,
'Selfie' was named the Word of the Year by the Oxford Dictionary
Pseudo-intellectuals everywhere cried about the 'death of the English language'
Because God forbid modern colloquial speech be recognised as valid.
Time Magazine refers to 'millenials' as the 'me me me generation'
Selfish, all we care about is personal gratification
Lazy, entitled, shallow narcissists.
A picture of a girl taking a selfie on her phone is used for the cover
Because our selfishness can be summed up in the fact that we like how we look enough to document it.
We are consumed, they tell us, with our self image.
Everything is about us.
Me-me-me.
With the addition of every word to the dictionary,
'Hashtag'. 'Perf'. 'Sexting'. 'Totes'. 'Selfie',
The 'me-me-me' generation continues to make it all about ourselves,
And we should, they tell us, weep,
We should weep because we are entitled,
Because all we care about are selfies and parties and Instagram,
Because this is the generation that will one day run the world,
And for that, we should weep,
Because all we are is 'me-me-me'.
Let me tell you something.
Every year, university tuition will be 2.3% more expensive for MY GENERATION,
MY GENERATION reports the highest levels of anxiety and depression than ANY other generation,
15% more of US than YOU will go to university,
But 46% of MY GENERATION won't find a job until over a year after law school,
MY GENERATION, on average, is $47,628 in debt.
58% of girls in MY GENERATION feels like they are the wrong weight,
95% of people with eating disorders are part of MY GENERATION,
And MY GENERATION has a million dollar industry telling us that we are not good enough,
That we are ugly, lazy, and entitled,
And anything we do to be financially successful,
Or less stressed,
Or beautiful, god dammit,
Is in vain.
So pick up your phone,
Pick your favourite filter,
And take a goddamn selfie.
You deserve it for having to grow up in these times."
-My poem, 'Hashtag Selfie'. (via dangruchy)

So yes. Sorry for this not-update, but I care about you a shit ton and always forget to address it.

I love you all so much! It's time to love yourself back!