The Confessional Thread

[Oriphiel]

Originally Posted by ladyislingering

I'm literally so ugly that my boyfriend screams at me for even putting my hand 2 inches away from his thigh.

I'm so ugly.

I'm so ugly that people probably just tolerate me on a minimal basis and it's some kind of joke between all of them.

I honestly wish I had a terminal illness.

26 years and I've never felt pretty just once.

People are going to think whatever they're going to think, and even if you legitimately tried as hard as possible to be pleasing to them, there would always be at least one person who treats you horribly. It's fine to want to look a certain way for people, but I think the most important thing is to have confidence in yourself, because it's hard for people to love you when you don't love yourself. I'm not going to sit here and tell you something like "You make the lives of everyone around you better!" or "You're such a pretty person!" because I know nothing about you, and that all seems like generic, presumptuous, and fake support. But what I will say is that life doesn't last for very long, and although many religions may say otherwise it's very likely that we may never get the chance to live again. If this life is all you have, it'd be a shame to avoid living it simply because of what the people around you think (or might think).

If you have troubles, embrace them. Let them become a part of you, something that ultimately made you stronger and more fulfilled. You may end up you facing something inevitable and unbeatable, something that can and will take your life with ease, and you won't always have control over what happens to you and where you end up. In fact, there is very little in the world that you can control. But you almost always have control over your confidence. And if there's one thing that Blues musicians proved, it's that confidence can turn a blind beggar into an all-seeing king. You can't focus on everything that stands against you, because something will always be standing against you. Focus on the fact that despite everything the world has thrown at you, you're still standing.

And thus ends the long-winded advice that nobody asked for.