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ASkylar
1,198 M Little Steps 3
PathStep 9 Compassion hearts69 Forum posts6 Forum upvotes24 Current upvotes24 Age GroupAdult Last activeNovember, 2023 Member sinceMay 9, 2023
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A sweet problem
Healthy Living / by ASkylar
Last post
 September 18th, 2023
...See more Hi, I've decided to stop eating sweets. I'm not happy with my body and I want to eat healthy and I feel that not eating sweets would help a lot. I've tried to reduce my intake of sweets in the past and allowed myself to have a taste every once in a while but they're like a drug to me and eventually I always end up eating too much again. Especially when I'm feeling down about something. So I believe my only chance is to give them up completely. Which is why I'm writing this thread, in hopes of getting advice from someone who's waging the same war within themselves or had been in the past. How did you manage to succeed in giving up candy and snacks? Thanks a lot for your answers.
Afraid to show the real me
General Support / by ASkylar
Last post
 July 19th, 2023
...See more Hello everyone. I felt the need to write this. I feel like two versions of me exist on the inside. One is joyful, confident, strong, while the other is hurt, afraid, fragile. But I don't really show neither to the world. When I'm feeling good about myself or my life, the negative side of me holds me back so I don't appear too happy or excited which might upset other people, for whatever reason. That way they won't feel the need to somehow ruin my happiness or I won't feel bad for doing better than them. And when I feel like my world is falling apart, I don't show the sadness, I keep it inside because, in my experience, people don't really know how to help or react or feel comfortable talking openly about the issues which I'm sure we all face in life. So I tell people I'm okay whether they realise something is wrong or not. In reality, I'm often far from okay, but the positive side of me is keeping me from being honest about my feelings so I don't scare people away and so I don't make others feel bad as well. But since I'm never expressing myself openly and honestly, no one can see the real me, they just see a toned down, bland mix of my two sides. And I don't really know how to show the vibrant and emotional parts of my soul to someone who might be interested. Or how to stop caring what others might think and not feel the need to hide my feelings but instead embrace them and let them emerge, whether they're positive or negative.
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