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I almost fainted!

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*self harm and ed triggers*

Hey!

My name is Paula and I am a Dominican young woman living with her family still. My mom is everything to me but we don’t have a very supportive relationship. I am a really curvy girl. I am 5’4” and I don’t really know my measurements. I wear size 10-11 in jeans, and I am a 34D and 150 pounds. I am 19 years old. I have always been curvy and overweight. I used to really hate it. In 8th grade I started restricting/starving myself. I developed anemia, but then I stopped starving myself and I lost a little bit of weight, but I was still not satisfied. I was constantly criticized by my mom, in private as well as in public on what not to wear or how I should exercise more. It was so humiliating when she would say things in front of my friends. It wasn’t until senior year when it really took a toll and I started starving again. I was diagnosed with depression. I started cutting and abusing Adderall(ADHD medication-side effect is decreased appetite) and smoking cigarettes. It wasn’t until 2 months ago that I realized I don’t need to lose weight to be happy, I don’t need to cut myself to feel sane, and I don’t need anyone else to confirm that I am beautiful. I just need to get healthy and I can do anything. I am beautiful just the way I am. I love myself and it will take so much time and patience. I had to humble myself and get help and therapy to get here, but in the end it is worth it. I realize now that I am beautiful and everyone is beautiful in their own way. Curvy is beautiful <3

I was really touched by your story. As a fellow Dominican woman, I can really relate to your struggles.

Inspired by the other women on curvy-women. So, I decided to post a pic. I’m
a size 20, and I’m killing it !