In a world where beauty standards for women are ridiculously high, it can be hard for both women and girls to see themselves as beautiful. Low self-esteem can start at a young age and last for a long time. And when you have a bad self-image, you can find yourself constantly comparing yourself to others and you begin to feel like you’re not good enough.

I think one of the worst feelings is when you are out in public and you are feeling good about your outfit and the way you look, but then you see someone who you think looks way prettier or more stylish than you. It basically feels like your brain is telling you that that person is better looking and is, therefore, a better human being. And then you decide you are never going to leave the house again because there is always going to be someone who you think is more attractive than you are.

When you start comparing yourself to the people who are around everyday, that is when the most damage is done. You start to feel like you are worthless because everyone seems like they have their lives together and don’t have any insecurities. But everyone has at least one thing that they are insecure about.

When it feels like there is no end to the number of girls who have perfect hair and ridiculously cute outfits, trying to see your own beauty is incredibly difficult. But even if you don’t think that you have perfect hair or that your outfits aren’t as amazing as everyone else’s, there is beauty in the fact that you are unique. Just because you don’t think you are one of the attractive and put together people doesn’t mean that you aren’t valuable.

I know you’ve probably heard this a million times but beauty isn’t only on the outside. There are so many things that make a person beautiful and only a few of them are external. There are times when a person who is incredibly pretty might have an ugly heart. Just because they are attractive on the outside doesn’t make them a beautiful person.

All of the people that you encounter who seem like they don’t have any insecurities, they most definitely do they are just really good at hiding it. Don’t feel like you are alone in the fact that you don’t like something about yourself. And when you start to compare yourself to someone else, just know that it is a good thing that you aren’t exactly like them. Being unique is something to be proud of. It makes the world more interesting when people aren’t identical to everyone else.