Name: Toscha De Wit.
Age: 19. Where she's from: Peru. Her story: I am not a person who usually writes, but knowing that there are a million people out there who have been through the same thing as me made me want to do it. My whole life I have been skinny, sportive and healthy, I had never had insecurities until a couple of months ago. One year ago, I moved to Amsterdam to study, as months went by I was gaining weight and I kept tricking my mind into thinking that it was just a couple of kilos and that they could be gone fast. One month before I got to go home I realised how much weight I had put on, around 10 kilos, I felt disgusting, fat and ugly.
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Name: Raffaella.
Age: 19. Where she's from: Peru. Her story: Whether we are wondering through streets or on the Internet, celebrities’ advertisements, TV shows… define what our bodies should look like. We grow up aspiring to look like these people with flawless skin and flat tummies or abs. Even though these so called perfect bodies are not real (Photoshop), it hurts us not to fit in society’s definition of beautiful. We begin thinking not only that we are not good enough but also that we are wrong for being the way we are. Name: Camila
Age: 19 Where she´s from: Ecuador Her story: I felt uncomfortable with my body when I started chasing my dream. I have been really comfortable with my body since I was 16 years old.When I was a kid I used to be really fat, also my body developed sooner than my classmates so I was always worrying about how to make my chest and my legs look smaller. From 11 onwards I started swimming which gave me a confident boost and made me feel really comfortable with my body, although all my classmates made fun of me because of the way my body was (curvy; mainly my prominent chest) I noticed that girls that weren't my age actually wanted to have my body type, so I didn't worry about the comments. Name: Andrea (co-founder of BeYOUtiful Campaign).
Age: 18. Where she's from: Curaçao. Her story: My body has always been my biggest insecurity. It all started when the mother of one of my friends commented that I had gotten fat after moving to Spain. That was the moment I realised everyone could "see" me, and I began being body conscious. I was nine. |
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