Fun, but with included Body Image Demons

[cupcake_goth]

This past weekend included going to a friend's birthday tea party. Part of the entertainment was getting to smash thrift store tea cups, which was SO CATHARTIC, omg. I wore my new dress made from pink chiffon with pink velvet bats and felt very cute. (Everyone loved the dress.)

Sooooo of course when I finally saw the video of me smashing things, the Body Image Demons started shrieking. Ugh. When I see other plus-size folks, I think they're gorgeous and amazing. Can I apply that lense to myself? Hah. This is part of the reason I'm in therapy again.

(Link to video on Twitter, as DW won't let me add a screencap.)

 

Comments

[full_metal_ox]

Quick—we’ve managed to contain the Body Image Demon in an expendable thrift-shop cup! Now LET THE LITTLE @%#$! HAVE IT WITH ALL YOU GOT!

[musyc]

I love the way your hat bounces! XD

You do look very cute in your new dress. Those demons (which I fully understand, omg) are completely wrong.

[miss_squiddy]

I saw your video and I saw someone like me looking amazing in an awesome dress and it made me want to dress up a bit more.

[umadoshi]

When I see other plus-size folks, I think they're gorgeous and amazing. Can I apply that lense to myself?

Brains are much too adept at that sort of double standard. (Mine is too.) Much sympathy about that.

Yay for cathartic activities! SMASH!

[anagramofbrat]

When I see other plus-size folks, I think they're gorgeous and amazing. Can I apply that lense to myself? Hah.

Heard and felt, ow.

[oldhalloween]

I think throwing a teacups at a cement wall might give me greater satisfaction. The dress is so so cute! Menopause is poking my body demons with a cane. Grrrrr

[melchar]

You look amazing! I like the concept of the dress, but have problems with the color pink. Even with THAT, I loved your dress!

[danabren]

What everybody said (kicks self-image demons in the taint for all the good it does)

[sirriamnis]

I feel and understand that all so much. I think you're gorgeous, and I'm jealous you got to smash teacups.

[kore]

Fwiw I saw that clip and did not realize it was of you at first and what I thought was "That is a CUTE dress."

[tactilemuse]

I know that feeling all too well. I love the dress so much and the hat, my GOSH. You looked lovely and you've got smashing tea-cup smashing form to boot!

[m_cobweb]

You look adorable and flouncy, and the pink is fabulous.

I don't think I could smash a teacup, but I have a problematic relationship with all forms of entropy.

[staxxy]

i am so sorry the BIDs are attacking, because wow do they need to fuck the hell off. You are awesome and amazing and wonderful and gorgeous.