1. 14:22 6th Feb 2012

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    Anonymous asked: I've been struggling with internalizing messages of acceptance recently and it's throwing me off my game. Intellectually I know my body is perfectly fine, but putting that into practice is getting exponentially harder. It makes me feel like shit because I feel like shit and also because I feel like a giant fraud. Like my life, which is relatively centered on my activism, feels like a complete sham. Have you experienced this? How do you deal?

    God yes I’ve experienced this.  There are days when I feel overwhelmed by my (occasionally shitty) personal life or i’m having a bad day with my body and I feel like there’s no way I can just talk to people about fat positivity or queerness or whatever.

    But your life and your activism are not a complete sham.  Just because you’re having moments of self-doubt does not mean that your work in the world isn’t completely necessary and important.

    When I’m feeling that way, I try to push myself to really evaluate where those insecure feelings are coming from.  Are there messages I’m dealing with that are not meshing with me?  Are there people in my life whose influence is not what I want?  Is my own internal struggle just kicking my ass right now?  I feel like once I have a better idea of where those doubts and insecurities are coming from, I can attack them and get back on track.  

    It’s fucking hard to be an activist. Hell, it’s just hard to get by day to day without having loads of people watching your every move. But I encourage you to look to people who are doing their thang and watch how they use their personal ups and downs to make their activism and influence more positive.  

    No one expects you to be perfect, you know?  But be kind to yourself, regardless.

     
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