If you’ve never been uncomfortable in your own skin you can’t relate to that feeling. • Avoiding mirrors and pictures because all you see is faults or imperfections, even where there aren’t any. • I tried everything I could think of to beat it. I tried pretending to not care. I tried letting my body go so I looked the way I felt. I tried getting super fit. I tried positive internal reinforcement. I tried seeking external validation. I even discussed it at length in therapy. None of it stuck. I’d have a short period where I was able to pretend it wasn’t a problem, but the feelings always returned. • When I look in the mirror or at pictures now, I see someone who is beautiful. Even more importantly, I feel beautiful and I believe it. I’ve seen and felt it right from the very first time I dressed in my new clothes. • I used to always worry that other people would see me the same at I saw myself. I focused hard on my posture and my appearance to make sure I didn’t look how I felt. But I was never able to just be myself. Now, I don’t worry about how other people see me. I know who I am on the inside and that’s what matters. It doesn’t matter what other people think about me because I love me - inside and out. • #trans #transgender #transwoman #transgenderwoman #transmtf #transgendermtf #mtf #maletofemale #transisbeautiful #pride #lgbtq #heels #legs #legsfordays #pink #pinklingerie #loveyourself #empowered #comfortableinmyskin