Today's topic: mirrors.
No, not the Justin Timberlake song (which is amazing by the way). Just...mirrors. Like the kind you buy from IKEA.
No, not the Justin Timberlake song (which is amazing by the way). Just...mirrors. Like the kind you buy from IKEA.
Have you ever looked at a mirror and cringed?
You haven't even looked in the mirror yet, but something inside of you is reacting violently to the idea of going anywhere near that sheet of glass.
It's a mirror, for crying out loud. An inanimate object. What's it going to do...bite you? Scream at you? Well...no. No it's not. So why is there fear lurking at the edges of your mind?
It's a mirror, for crying out loud. An inanimate object. What's it going to do...bite you? Scream at you? Well...no. No it's not. So why is there fear lurking at the edges of your mind?
You don't always acknowledge it, but it's there. The fear of what you'll see. The fear of seeing what you know will be there.
The fear of not seeing what you hope will be there.
Have you ever experienced body shame?
Because that my friends is what we're actually discussing today. Not the pros and cons of mirrors, not the fear of mirrors themselves, but the emotions associated with body shame. Body shame is a very real thing and it's something I've been thinking about a lot lately.
