So beautifully written! I relate to this lot as I find it really bittersweet to look at old pictures of myself, it’s like grieving a version of myself that no longer exist
This article came into my inbox at just the right time, when I was getting really down on myself for my body changing (I just turned 30!). Thank you for putting the feeling into words. It’s definitely comforting to know others feel, think and do the same rituals of reflection
This is BEAUTIFUL Faith. "I'm homesick for a feeling I've never experienced," hit so hard! I too look back on photos where I know for a fact I thought I looked bad at the time, but looking back I think I look great. I wish it was easier to feel that way in the moment, to feel beautiful in the present.
beautifully put. I related to every word you wrote and it’s always comforting to know you’re not alone in this feeling (even when it’s an unfortunate one).
thank you for writing and sharing this as i know it is very vulnerable. it felt like you articulated what i've been experiencing in my mind and body for the past couple of years. it is nice to know one is not alone with these thoughts, as unfortunate and sad as they may be.
It's interesting that I read this after seeing somewhere on tik tok that we're now trying to outsource our lives to technology, to prove we exist. I had a similar experience when my mother sent me an old photo of myself and I immediately burst into tears. Thoughts about being skinnier shamefully came along. But I was crying at the lack of recognition, that I don't fully recall what it was like before I became self-conscious. I would inhabit that body and period of life in the hopes that I was somehow happier prior to puberty and my prefrontal cortex growing.
like that’s my girl and she was so tumblr coded like plsss you inspired me to want to use her old pictures as all my essay covers. let’s bring her back!!!
This really spoke to me. Sometimes I find myself wishing that cameras didn’t exist, because there would be a kind of peace in not being able to look back and see exactly what your body looked like.
So beautifully written! I relate to this lot as I find it really bittersweet to look at old pictures of myself, it’s like grieving a version of myself that no longer exist
thank you :’)) ♥️
This article came into my inbox at just the right time, when I was getting really down on myself for my body changing (I just turned 30!). Thank you for putting the feeling into words. It’s definitely comforting to know others feel, think and do the same rituals of reflection
I’m so glad it found you ♥️♥️♥️
This is BEAUTIFUL Faith. "I'm homesick for a feeling I've never experienced," hit so hard! I too look back on photos where I know for a fact I thought I looked bad at the time, but looking back I think I look great. I wish it was easier to feel that way in the moment, to feel beautiful in the present.
thank you caroline ♥️🥲 I so agree
beautifully put. I related to every word you wrote and it’s always comforting to know you’re not alone in this feeling (even when it’s an unfortunate one).
thank you so much ♥️🫂
thank you for writing and sharing this as i know it is very vulnerable. it felt like you articulated what i've been experiencing in my mind and body for the past couple of years. it is nice to know one is not alone with these thoughts, as unfortunate and sad as they may be.
It's interesting that I read this after seeing somewhere on tik tok that we're now trying to outsource our lives to technology, to prove we exist. I had a similar experience when my mother sent me an old photo of myself and I immediately burst into tears. Thoughts about being skinnier shamefully came along. But I was crying at the lack of recognition, that I don't fully recall what it was like before I became self-conscious. I would inhabit that body and period of life in the hopes that I was somehow happier prior to puberty and my prefrontal cortex growing.
muy real u.u 🫂💕
the rowan blanchard circa 2016 photo like oh i know a TRUE yearner when i see one
YOU KNOW IT
like that’s my girl and she was so tumblr coded like plsss you inspired me to want to use her old pictures as all my essay covers. let’s bring her back!!!
Are you a “pop simplers“? Be HONEST!!!😠😠😠
https://substack.com/@hungmovietvseries/note/p-165790296
This really spoke to me. Sometimes I find myself wishing that cameras didn’t exist, because there would be a kind of peace in not being able to look back and see exactly what your body looked like.
You just reminded me of the song Pretty isn't pretty by Olivia Rodrigo
so raw. thank you for making me feel seen.