How I did it: I was never one to feel self-confident about myself. Nerd, chubby, glasses, atheist, curly hair, shy and innocent. Kind of an easy target to the bulliers, don't you think? And I WAS!
I was bullied all my school life. Just now that I'm in college I finally realized that it should come from my soul, or it wouldn't work. It doesn't work if you just look at yourself in your mirror and think "Just do it!". You have to assume and feel pride of who you ARE for you to work it out. It needs a lot of courage, if you stop to think. Even more for someone whose courage seems to get lost often.
So, it was a very slow change, beginning the moment I was born and finally ending at my early twenties. I guess I am rather lucky. There are a lot of people which never find out how to do it their whole life. I was afraid to show myself to my family and friends, to stand up for my principles and my beliefs, to be able to go face-to-face with anyone without trying to please him/her/them. It requires a lot of courage to be able to try to be loved for who you really ARE and say "Go to hell" to those who don't like it.
I did it, and it saved me from a depression that was consuming me through years, since my teenagehood.

Lessons & tips: Don't be afraid to be who you are.
Feel proud of who you are and what you're capable of.
Do not let anyone tell you it isn't worth it.
Stand up for your beliefs.
Accept people as who they are.

Mar 06, 07:25PM PST | 1 comment | 8 cheers