Welcome to Sara Wstbrook’s “My Voice Your Choice” with mindyourmind.ca - a Q&A for youth on life issues. Sara answers Q's from youth in a way that promotes life tools and that encourage them to make responsible choices, giving them the power to create an extraordinary life. Submit your question today! Learn more about Sara on her website and check out our interview with her here!
As a teenager and young adult, judging and comparing myself to others seemed to come naturally. Most of the time, I felt I couldn't measure up. Judging myself so harshly created a war between my body and me. I was rejecting my body and my true self at an alarming rate.
Although I wore a smile & appeared confident on the outside - inside I was frustrated, overwhelmed, disappointed and sad. This kind of thinking was quickly leading me down the path of self-destruction.
It was scary not knowing HOW I would become a strong, confident young woman who loved ‘the skin she was in.’ I really wanted and needed to believe that it was Possible to believe in me.
Self rejection is a dark place to be and there is a fine line between here (the healthy, self confident me) and there (the critical, self consumed me).
When I ask myself, 'Do I really want to go back to that dark, lonely place just so I can fit into those jeans?’
I think about it for a moment, and only a moment, and I say ‘NO WAY!’ I am committed to choosing me! I am committed to being on my team!
P.S. I wrote the song and created the video ‘At War with Myself’ to let everyone know that even though we may be struggling, We Are Not Alone!
To View the Lyrics for ‘At War with Myself’ click here
http://www.youtube.com/upowerconcerts#p/a/u/0/9lGe74PTJzw (this is the location for ‘At War with Myself’)
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