Girl Talk on Yik Yak | It is so insane how quickly my frontal lobe developed the whole year i was 21. By the time i was 22 i loved myself in a way teenage me would have NEVER imagined. I could cry thinking about it honestly. There is always hope

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It is so insane how quickly my frontal lobe developed the whole year i was 21. By the time i was 22 i loved myself in a way teenage me would have NEVER imagined. I could cry thinking about it honestly. There is always hope

Anonymous 5w

😭 As a freshly turned 21 I appreciate and am very grateful for this🥹 Thank you

Anonymous 5w

insane changes have to be made before 22, I wanna be where you are queen

Anonymous

#2 5w

actually what do you recommend to take steps towards that self love?

Anonymous

#2 5w

it sounds silly but dancing. dance alone in your room, music in headphones or blasting, and the crazier you look the better. it helped me so much to relieve stress, regulate my nervous system, and feel good about myself. the most important things are 1. not caring at all if ur dancing is “bad”, it only matters how it feels. 2. close ur eyes while u dance so you ur sense of hearing for the music is heightened and ur sense of touch on how the movements feel on a soul level or smth. and 3. try to

Anonymous

OP 5w

pick happy or nostalgic songs when possible, just uplifts ur mood. but yeah, i found this totally on accident! i just started dancing in my room to workout and get up and moving while in a long ass depressive episode, im not a dancer at all i just couldnt bring myself to go to the gym or go for walks so this was my only way to exercise. and i stuck with it for a while til it just became so much easier and fun and it be the highlight of my day every time. it sounds silly but just try having

Anonymous

OP 5w

some fun with it. theres science behind it too, its somatic therapy, just getting ur body up and moving in a fun way goes SO far

Anonymous

OP 5w

omg that’s crazy cuz i already do this like i just have dance parties in my room multiple times a day. I do love to dance and I’ve done it as a hobby so it’s part of what makes me feel most confident because it’s something I KNOW I’m talented at and no one can take that away from me. i sounds silly saying this but it’s really really comforting to know someone else just dances around for fun and I didn’t connect the dots between it and self love til now

Anonymous

#2 5w

thats awesome!!! i was literally just doing it too, its so much fun and always makes me feel so appreciative of life afterwards, like im just grateful that feeling exists in the world ykwim?

Anonymous

OP 5w

yes totally! thank you sm for sharing that! I’ve been starting and stopping my self love journey this past year and I just wanna learn from what I’ve been through and keep going, I appreciate the guidance🫶