#i created that insta account back when the purge happened. or was it when accounts were being deleted..? anyho i don't remember

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update: finally dusted off my insta and changed my icon to the familiar one... should be easier to find me under 'sakizmm' there (i'm still annoyed 'sakizm' was taken but whatever)

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This Body Positive Hero Doesn't Need Shapewear, And Neither Do You

Celebrities regularly reveal their affinity for wearing Spanx beneath their red carpet looks. And as the Oscars approach, it feels like a perfect time for a gentle reminder that no one needs shapewear to look and feel amazing.

U.K-based Instagram user Olivia Callaghan uses her SelfLoveLiv account to proudly show off her body, celebrate her recovery from self-harm and an eating disorder, and shares a wealth of images that call out how we present ourselves on social media. Last week, she posted a new side-by-side image of herself, showing her body in a pair of shaping underwear and what she looks like when they’re rolled down.

SPANX I bought some Spanx about a year ago, hoping it would slim my figure and I could wear body con dresses. Do you know how uncomfortable these things are breathing was not an option! I felt tight, uncomfortable and restricted in the first photo. The relief of taking them off was amazing!! Don't be fooled by campaign ads and TV shows and those fabulous insta models. Spanx are created to give the illusion of a flatter stomach and smaller figure. You don't NEED them. I feel totally fine in the second photo, and I can breathe again! You don't need an item of clothing in order to love yourself. You don't need to wear a tight piece of material in order to wear a dress or top. WEAR IT ANYWAY. You are FABULOUS. You are FLAWLESS. You are BEAUTIFUL. Don't let any fucker tell you otherwise. Love your damn self! ❤

A post shared by Olivia (@selfloveliv) on Feb 8, 2017 at 10:27am PST

Callaghan, who said she bought the shapewear in hopes “it would slim my figure and I could wear body con dresses,” soon realized the discomfort that comes with wearing constricting undergarments.

“Breathing was not an option!” she said. “I felt tight, uncomfortable and restricted in the first photo. The relief of taking them off was amazing!!”

Cosmopolitan U.K. reports Callaghan’s underwear is not actually Spanx brand, but shapewear in general is proven to have a negative impact on your insides. And as Callaghan points out, you simply don’t need it, no matter what it is.

“You don’t need an item of clothing in order to love yourself,” she wrote. “You don’t need to wear a right piece of material in order to wear a dress or top. WEAR it ANYWAY. YOU are FABULOUS. You are FLAWLESS. You are BEAUTIFUL. Don’t let any fucker tell you otherwise.”

To all the people over the last few weeks who have called me every name under the sun; keep going. It won't stop me. To my eating disorder mind set who tells me not to eat or tells me to purge, who tells me I'll never be beautiful; bring it on. I know you're wrong. To all the people who left my life because I was too mentally ill to deal with, and who spoke ill of me behind my back; I hope you're well. I don't lose sleep over you. To my self harm thoughts who tell me the blade will solve all my problems and one cut won't hurt; not today Satan. I'm stronger than that. My mind has often failed and tricked me, deluded me and secluded me. Lied to me and betrayed me. However, like a Phoenix I rose from the ashes. I will not go back to my old ways. I struggle yes, recovery isn't linear. It's difficult and tough. So to anyone out there, in the depths of despair and losing all hope, you can push through. You can and will keep going. IF YOU RELAPSE YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE. It happens to all of us. You are strong and wonderful and brave and kind. It's okay not to be strong all the time. I am with you all the way. Liv ❤

A post shared by Olivia (@selfloveliv) on Feb 13, 2017 at 12:23pm PST

She said the response to her message has been “amazing” and “overwhelming,” but really, it’s her amazing message that we could all stand to repeat to ourselves a few times.

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This Body Positive Hero Doesn't Need Shapewear, And Neither Do You

Celebrities regularly reveal their affinity for wearing Spanx beneath their red carpet looks. And as the Oscars approach, it feels like a perfect time for a gentle reminder that no one needs shapewear to look and feel amazing.

U.K-based Instagram user Olivia Callaghan uses her SelfLoveLiv account to proudly show off her body, celebrate her recovery from self-harm and an eating disorder, and shares a wealth of images that call out how we present ourselves on social media. Last week, she posted a new side-by-side image of herself, showing her body in a pair of shaping underwear and what she looks like when they’re rolled down.

SPANX I bought some Spanx about a year ago, hoping it would slim my figure and I could wear body con dresses. Do you know how uncomfortable these things are breathing was not an option! I felt tight, uncomfortable and restricted in the first photo. The relief of taking them off was amazing!! Don't be fooled by campaign ads and TV shows and those fabulous insta models. Spanx are created to give the illusion of a flatter stomach and smaller figure. You don't NEED them. I feel totally fine in the second photo, and I can breathe again! You don't need an item of clothing in order to love yourself. You don't need to wear a tight piece of material in order to wear a dress or top. WEAR IT ANYWAY. You are FABULOUS. You are FLAWLESS. You are BEAUTIFUL. Don't let any fucker tell you otherwise. Love your damn self! ❤

A post shared by Olivia (@selfloveliv) on Feb 8, 2017 at 10:27am PST

Callaghan, who said she bought the shapewear in hopes “it would slim my figure and I could wear body con dresses,” soon realized the discomfort that comes with wearing constricting undergarments.

“Breathing was not an option!” she said. “I felt tight, uncomfortable and restricted in the first photo. The relief of taking them off was amazing!!”

Cosmopolitan U.K. reports Callaghan’s underwear is not actually Spanx brand, but shapewear in general is proven to have a negative impact on your insides. And as Callaghan points out, you simply don’t need it, no matter what it is.

“You don’t need an item of clothing in order to love yourself,” she wrote. “You don’t need to wear a right piece of material in order to wear a dress or top. WEAR it ANYWAY. YOU are FABULOUS. You are FLAWLESS. You are BEAUTIFUL. Don’t let any fucker tell you otherwise.”

To all the people over the last few weeks who have called me every name under the sun; keep going. It won't stop me. To my eating disorder mind set who tells me not to eat or tells me to purge, who tells me I'll never be beautiful; bring it on. I know you're wrong. To all the people who left my life because I was too mentally ill to deal with, and who spoke ill of me behind my back; I hope you're well. I don't lose sleep over you. To my self harm thoughts who tell me the blade will solve all my problems and one cut won't hurt; not today Satan. I'm stronger than that. My mind has often failed and tricked me, deluded me and secluded me. Lied to me and betrayed me. However, like a Phoenix I rose from the ashes. I will not go back to my old ways. I struggle yes, recovery isn't linear. It's difficult and tough. So to anyone out there, in the depths of despair and losing all hope, you can push through. You can and will keep going. IF YOU RELAPSE YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE. It happens to all of us. You are strong and wonderful and brave and kind. It's okay not to be strong all the time. I am with you all the way. Liv ❤

A post shared by Olivia (@selfloveliv) on Feb 13, 2017 at 12:23pm PST

She said the response to her message has been “amazing” and “overwhelming,” but really, it’s her amazing message that we could all stand to repeat to ourselves a few times.

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