This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Cincinnati chapter.
Loving yourself in a society that constantly tells you you’re not thin enough, tan enough or pretty enough is a radical movement. It’s hard to face the mirror and declare, “I am beautiful and I will love myself.” But oh, it’s so rewarding! I mean..there are plus-size models strutting the runway now along with celebrities going against the use of Photoshop. There’s women taking their health into their own hands. Self-love is taking over and it’s only just started.
So in case you haven’t joined the movement, here’s just a few reasons why you should start loving yourself right now.
- You’re entering the adult world–scary, right?–and there’s no time to hate yourself between the struggles of transitioning from childhood to adulthood and getting your sh*t together.
- It’s exhausting to have all of that negative energy toward yourself. Self-love is more rewarding and makes you happier!
- College is hard enough: endless essays, piles of reading and countless all-nighters to finish the previous two. Hating yourself just adds to the chaos. So do yourself a favor and love who you are.
- Your mom won’t always be there to reassure you that you’re special. You’ll have to start doing it yourself.
- You don’t need the validation of that Frat boy.
- You’re bada**, girl. Keep it up.
Come on, ladies! Let’s show society who’s boss!