Janina, 19

A large part of my childhood I listened to comments about my look. A lot of kids told me that I had to lose weight, that I was not pretty because of my nose or my big ears. It seems so innocent, but these comments have been haunting me my whole life, because for a long time I did not feel good in my skin and I thought I was unattractive.

I have one shoulder higher than the other and because of this, I have one hip bigger than the other, which is very noticeable, and because of this, I feel very insecure when I'm in the swimsuit. I am also very dissatisfied with my belly, because in my opinion I am too big and I hate when people are too touching. The time when I was in the seventh grade was especially difficult for me, because I developed a mild form of eating disorder, because I ate very little, and for most of the time I unconsciously pressed the stomach inside, because I felt so embarrassed. My self-confidence has improved greatly, and now I do not feel so insecure, but I still have moments ugly thoughts cross my mind.