Battling Insecurities

Today we are talking about: insecurities: the most hateful, dreadful, and spiteful word: EVER. But this is something we all have, and not just as women; everyone is battling some type of insecurity. Whether it's physical, emotional, internal, or external: we have them.

I did a little google dive today and googled: "Top 5 Most Common Insecurities for Women" (men this can apply to you as well) and today I wanted to go in depth about them ALL!!

1. Acne. We all know what acne does and how much it sucks, but does acne determine if you are beautiful or not? NO! A lot of women (including myself) obsess over acne: our first instinct is to google "products for *skin type* skin" OR we go to our closest Sephora and buy new foundation. Now, do not get me wrong in no way shape or form am I saying this is wrong because I do this too, but I want to emphasis that acne or not you are so beautiful. BUT here are some acne tips for those with dry skin: I 100% recommend: "Matcha Hemp Hydrating Cleanser" and "Niacinamide" from "The Inkey List." (links will be copied at the ending) If you have oily or combination skin I recommend going to YouTube and looking up: "Hyram" he is great at all things: SKIN.

2. Weight. Weight. Weight: probably the most common insecurity all across the board. Most women are insecure about their weight/body for the simple reason: comparing. If not all then most women strive for the hourglass society standard of how we should look (did I mention I hate society standards?) As we scroll on instagram we see someone with the body type we want or think: "why don't I look like that?" If you are having these thoughts I want to tell you that you are beautiful regardless, but here are some tips and reminders if you want to help better your weight and body shape. First, workout for the right reasons: if your main goal is to look like the girl on your timeline you may not have such positive results because: it is not sincere. We have to remember that some body types are indeed: genetics. Workout to feel beautiful in your skin, but also to be HEALTHY. Here are my "plugs." Get a membership at "Planet Fitness" it is 10.99 a month (classic membership) and you are charged every month on the 17th. You also have to pay 39 dollars for the annual fee on March 1st. If you aren't comfortable going to the gym during a pandemic go to Youtube and search:" Chloe Ting" she is AWESOME!

3. As aforementioned, comparing ourselves. Try your best to stop. I did this a lot up until; recently. Comparing ourselves to other women tears our confidence down little by little. There are little to no tips and tricks for this one. This simply takes SELF LOVE; but I do have a game you could play to help. Every morning wake up and tell yourself: "I am so beautiful today" or point out something good about yourself: "My skin is glowing" and when you are going to bed REPEAT. This sounds silly, but getting in the habit or practicing self love will help!

4. Intellectual ability is another common one. You may be thinking: WHAT?! Let me explain, sometimes we struggle to understand things like: math, science, English, and etc. This may come of as small, but these struggles turn into something bigger. You then tend to think: "My partner could be with someone so much better and smarter than me." Growing up I struggled with comprehension skills: it sucked, but it was nothing much I could do rather than keep practicing (reading and answering questions multiple times a day.) Just like the third topic there aren't many tips to help with this insecurity, but what I will say is try meditating. Meditating is used to ease the mind and keeping your mind at ease can prevent the over thinking and help you have a clear and relaxed mindset.

5. Lastly we have: approval. This ties into everything previously explained. We do all these things to be accepted by: friends, family, social media standards, and other ridiculous things. Now I can't tell you how to overcome all these challenges, but I can try my best to help. Loving yourself and accepting yourself comes from within and no one else can help you with your own battles, we can only help guide you.

I want to emphasize that everything I mentioned may not work for you, but it does not hurt to try. If you've made it this far please remember that dealing with these things does not make you less of a woman or beautiful. You have so many women with you also dealing with these insecurities as well (including myself.) So if you need anyone to talk to: HEY I'm here.

LINKS

Hyram's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/Hyram/videos

Matcha Hemp Hydrating Cleanser - https://kravebeauty.com/products/matcha-hemp-hydrating-cleanser

Niacinamide - https://www.theinkeylist.com/products/niacinamide

Gym Membership- http://planetfitness.com

Chloe Ting - https://www.youtube.com/c/ChloeTing/videos

Till next time,

Warrior Women