Where were you at? How did you feel? How did people around you react? Every story is different as each of us. Let's get positive about the "curse"!

You or family or a friend experiencing chronic illness right now? Whether externally visable to others or not, having a chronic illness can really affect us inside and out. What's it been like for you?

I know how difficult it can be sometimes, what with school and work and relationships and just maturing and changing and growing in general, to remember that you need to put YOURSELF as one of your highest (if not THE highest) priority in your life, and take some time every day, week, month, year (and so forth) to do something for YOU and your mental and physical well being; so, I figured, why not make a topic for everyone to discuss the best things you do for yourself, or to get some ideas from other users about what you could be doing to make you feel the best you can!

Let's get a discussion going on how our internal and external self-images mesh or clash, and whether it matters, and all the attendant questions that come along with it. It's a bit of a big topic, but I think one worth having, so let's have at it!

Write a haiku or two to a body part you need to make peace with, or have made peace with, but once didn't feel so hot about. Celebrate your body (and creative writing prowess!)

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In light of all the questions concerning breasts, their size, what they feel like, "will mine EVER grow?", "they aren't the same size!", and "is this normal?", how about we take some time to look at the good?

Breasts are amazing things. Really, they are. They are of major importance in the first stages of life after birth, providing nourishment and comfort. Breasts are the constant showboat in art and media, both celebratory and a source of problems. They are the worry of most of the population of teenage girls (and, come to think of it, an obsession of men as well).

So think about it; breasts, bosoms, boobs, melons, hooters, headlights, whatever you want to call them, are incredible evolutionary feats. So why do women scorn their own so much? Use this thread as an outlet to talk about the good, the bad, and the just plain silly of a woman's best friends.

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So you're out minding your own business, living your own life, and then someone makes a judgemental comment on your appearance. (About what you're wearing, your body, etc.) You don't owe them a response, but it can help to have a comeback prepared. Something simple like "I can't believe you said that!" to a response more situation specific. What have you said (or wish you had said)?

Do you currently have or carry a sexually transmitted infection? You aren't a leper, you're just someone with an illness like any other. Find others dealing with what you are here, and work out your issues without shame or stigma.