Cellulite is present in almost 90% of women. This is badly experienced in some women who complexto the point of never showing off the affected areas. Taboo, eczema is too. Second skin disease after acne, this dermatitis affects 2.5 million people and mainly women. When present, this disease is as difficult to accept as cellulite for women who suffer from it. These two issues, Karina Irby, Australian fitness blogger, knows them well. She herself is affected. In the past, the stigmas on his skin have often made him ashamed and caused anxiety: fear of the gaze of others, fear of being judged, of being laughed at …
But her vision changed, tired of inflicting self-criticism, she decided to accept her physique and take advantage of her popularity on social networks to get her message of self-acceptance across. In a photo “liked” nearly 42,000 times, the 27-year-old Australian poses in a bikini and unfiltered her legs, revealing the orange peel and scars left by eczema.
A call to love one another without complex
With this photo, she sweeps away the taboo that still sticks too much to the skin of the women concerned, in the process giving a “bodypositive” reminder: all women can have it without exception and there is no need to be ashamed of it. In the comment posted under her photo, she explains wanting to raise awareness of these issues and want to support women “who feel victims of intimidation”. “I wanted to share this image showing off my angry skin and cellulite to alert people to the fact that these phenomena are normal,” writes this bikini stylist who says she still struggles every day to learn to live with her “angry skin” , in reference to the stigmata she bears.
“Eczema is a common problem and people who have it shouldn’t feel uncomfortable and isolated.” When I was a teenager, I felt so miserable and (…) so lonely. But I didn’t know I had a whole community behind me, I just needed time to grow and realize it. ”After inviting Internet users to give advice and share their experience, many people reacted.
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