beachdreamz's blog post - Venting

All day I have been wondering how I can stop letting negative comments ruin how I am feeling towards myself. Have you ever had a time where someone gives you a really nice compliment and it lasts for a while and makes you feel good about yourself for a short peroid of time? Then in the next instant someone puts you down and you never seem to shake it?
Lately because of this site I have been regaining all the confidence I have lost in myself that was taken away by my ex ( ok let me clairify that..."that I let my ex take" I do know that not all comments in here are genuine but for the most part I believe they are because the person giving them gains nothing. It just pisses me off that I let someone dictate how I feel, yet I have no idea how to stop it.
While I know I will never be the prettiest girl at the ball, I would at least like to think I am "ok"
Maybe in considering how this effects me I will try to be extra positive towards others and a whole lot less critical. So on that note if you get a comment from me in the next few days I hope it makes you feel good and you in return will compliment someone else and share the feeling that someone out there thinks you are ok too
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