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<\/p>\nVou contar-te um pequeno segredo, mas, por favor, fica s\u00f3 entre n\u00f3s: N\u00e3o sou nem de perto a mulher que v\u00eas no s\u00e1bado \u00e0 noite ou no meu perfil do Instagram.<\/p>\n
Sabe, aquela que est\u00e1 sempre a publicar fotografias da sua vida maravilhosa? Aquela que tem sempre um grande sorriso na cara e que, aparentemente, nunca est\u00e1 de mau humor?<\/p>\n
Sinceramente, essa mulher tem muito pouco em comum comigo.<\/p>\n
Yeah, that\u2019s right, I\u2019m talking about that tall, skinny blond whose selfies you keep seeing on your social media feed. I don\u2019t know who she is as I definitely don\u2019t look like that.<\/p>\n
In fact, I\u2019ve just spent years mastering the art of looking like her.<\/p>\n
E aquele namorado espetacular dela? Parece que os dois nunca discutem. Ele faz-lhe surpresas a toda a hora e parece ser o homem mais rom\u00e2ntico do mundo.<\/p>\n
Oh, est\u00e1s a falar daquele tipo que se esqueceu do meu anivers\u00e1rio no ano passado e depois comprou 101 rosas para tentar compensar no dia seguinte?<\/p>\n
S\u00f3 para esclarecer, ainda estamos a falar do tipo que me faz sentir emocionalmente negligenciada a maior parte do tempo?<\/p>\n
Devemos come\u00e7ar a discutir a sua incr\u00edvel carreira ou a forma como est\u00e1 sempre rodeada de amigos?<\/p>\n
The list can go on forever, but you get the picture. This woman\u2019s life is apparently every little girl\u2019s dream come true. It looks like she has it all.<\/p>\n
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Bem, querida, I\u2019m here to tell you that nothing is as it seems.<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m a professional at faking it, trust me. In fact, I\u2019ve spent most of my adult years trying to convince strangers that my life is perfect.<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m not just talking about my social media profiles, I\u2019m also referring to the phony smile that\u2019s become a part of me. Never mind the fact that I\u2019ve been repressing my true emotions for as long as I can remember.<\/p>\n Basically, I\u2019ve been living a lie for so long that I\u2019ve ended up believing it as well. You see, I was so hard on myself that I refused to accept anything below perfection.<\/strong><\/p>\n Bem, que se lixe! The truth is that my life is a huge mess and I\u2019m finally learning to embrace it.<\/strong> I don\u2019t have to be flawless to be fantastic.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t get me wrong: I\u2019m honestly grateful for all of my blessings. I\u2019m thankful<\/a> e orgulhoso de mim pr\u00f3prio por todos os meus \u00eaxitos e realiza\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/p>\n However, this doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t experience failures as well. It also doesn\u2019t mean that there aren\u2019t days when I hate myself and would jump right out of my skin if I had the chance.<\/p>\n So, I\u2019ve decided to cut the crap. I\u2019ve decided to put a stop to these false pretenses and show the real me to the world.<\/p>\n I don\u2019t look like a top runway model. My mother has never encouraged me, my job has made me reach my breaking point, my love life is falling apart, and I\u2019m pretty sure I don\u2019t have more than one verdadeiro amigo<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n There are mornings when I don\u2019t have the strength to leave my bed, there are days when I feel like the biggest loser in the world, and there are nights when I cry myself to sleep.<\/p>\n There are moments when my insecurities get the best of me and when my own self-doubts overwhelm me. There are days when I can\u2019t see my worth no matter how much I try.<\/p>\n However, you don\u2019t notice any of this, do you? Well, now you know. There, I said it. I\u2019m not perfect nor will I ever be.<\/strong><\/p>\n Portanto, chega de ser t\u00e3o duro comigo mesmo e de me criticar por ter a aud\u00e1cia de ser humano.<\/p>\n Enough with pretending that everything is okay while I\u2019m falling apart. Enough with laughing when I would actually rather cry my eyes out.<\/p>\n Chega de me comparar com os outros. Chega de desperdi\u00e7ar o meu tempo e energia a tentar cumprir um padr\u00e3o social imposto.<\/p>\n![\"mulher](\"https:\/\/herway.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/sad-woman-lying.jpg\")
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