How Teens Deal With... |
I'm fat. I'm too skinny. I'd be happy if I were taller, shorter, had curly hair, straight hair, a smaller nose, bigger muscles, longer legs. Do any of these statements sound familiar? As teens, we're going through a ton of changes; whether it's you thinking you're too fat and worrying about what people think. And as we get older, we start worrying about what we look like, and everything that's wrong with us. But it's life. No matter how much our bodies change, we can't do anything about it so why not embrace it? But that doesn't mean we can take care of ourselves either! Lots of people have trouble adjusting, and this can affect our self-esteem.
How Have I Been Able to Relate? Being a teen myself, I know what it's been like to be different from most of the girls my age. I'm a 6"1', sixteen year old girl. And I don't know about you guys, but to me that's huge! Every time I meet someone new, or I'm out in public, I get the same comments... WOW! You're tall! Do you play basketball? How tall are you? Do you like being tall? and etc... It's annoying but I've learned to embrace my long legs and turn it from a negative thing to a positive one. Just so you know where I'm coming from, I'm going to tell you a little story, so I can help relate to you guys with similar problems... Now, three years later... I've grown in more ways than one. I've physically grown, and I've mentally grown as a person. I way of thinking is evolving from, "Ugh, why can't I be short?" to "Man, at least I'm the first to know when it rains." You've got to learn how to laugh and accept yourself for who you are, because it makes everything better when others laugh with you. Other Websites & Links on Self-Esteem:
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