no I actually feel better when I see my older videos reminding me THIS IS NORMAL.

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The creator's relatable and honest expression of common body image struggles, particularly around hormonal changes and bloating, resonates with a wide audience, fostering a sense of shared experience and community.

Summary

The creator expresses frustration with her body image fluctuations, particularly feeling bloated before her period, which impacts her mood and ability to create content. She contrasts feeling skinny and having abs one week with feeling bloated and gaining weight the next, lamenting that she cannot control these changes.

Structure

1Feeling better seeing old videos as a reminder
2Struggling to accept pre-period bloating
3Feeling skinny one week, bloated the next
4Mood dependent on bloating
5Frustration with body changes and inability to control them
6Concluding with acceptance of being a girl

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no I actually feel better when I see my older videos reminding me THIS IS NORMAL.

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no I actually feel better when I see my older videos reminding me THIS IS NORMAL. and no matter how many videos I make to remind myself to go back and look at them every month. I just cannot get it through my head that right before you're about to start your period you're gonna blow your hormones are changing water retention. no. I'm supposed to make a video. and I don't even want to. I like can't. mentally, physically I can't make it because I literally feel like I put on like 20 pounds. last week I was feeling so skinny. I got abs. I can do everything. this week I feel like I ate something and gained 20 pounds in two days. in my mood fully depends on if I'm bloated or not and I can't control that. that's just how my brain works and I don't want to make the video because I know when I put on that I thought I was gonna be like. no. I'm gonna go on a diet and I'm gonna go do 20 miles. and I don't know how to tell myself like you go and do a workout every single day that is not possible for you to gain 20 pounds. my stomach looks huge. oh it's so annoying. I hate being a girl. okay, no. I love being a girl.