Body shaming “skinny women”

There is no worse feeling than being body shamed by insecure people. Even more so being judged by people who seem relatively unattractive and unconfident with themselves. In no way shape or form are those negative feelings invalid but they aren’t essentially valid by the way the situations are handled. Body shaming is “hating on women and men's body types for the way they look” or just feeling bad about yourself and wanting people to feel how you do. We all know the primary source of the term “body shaming” results from the statement “fat shaming” and we have all heard, seen, and felt it. Some of us are vocal about our insecurities hoping that if we hate others it will somehow feed into us feeling better about ourselves. While others are more silent about how they feel and tend to think about others before they express their emotions. These behaviors don’t always show good outcomes and when this happens we need to learn how to balance our emotions and insecurities in mature ways. So, instead of making false accusations about different people's body types, we need to take a step back and understand that we are all struggling. I think something very specific that not many people realize is that “skinny shaming” is very real. I’ve gotten called a “stick” or heard that I need to “put some meat on my bones” when I hear these statements all I want to do is shrivel up and cry because it is so uncomfortable. But I also want to yell at people and tell them I can't help it. Some of us have fast metabolisms, struggle to eat, or are on certain medicines that cause weight loss. And in case you were wondering I am not just skinny because that's my body type there's much more to the story than just me being small. The main reason is due to my anti-depressants and anxiety and I am trying my best to gain what I lost back. It is very important to take note that these statements are rude and immature. It is completely unfair to body shame others just because you do not feel secure in your own body. We all need to be conscious and aware of the comments we are making towards others and ourselves. Everyone is dealing with their own issues and has their own stories. We are all beautiful humans with big emotions some who know how to cope with the overflow and some who don’t. Whatever you feel is valid and however, you learn to cope is ok as long as it doesn’t hurt others along the way.