Victoria slideshow
Added 2019-06-07 23:30:43 +0000 UTC
What Victoria wrote: “Alright, here goes. I’ve struggled with body dysmorphia for honestly as long as I can remember. The main product of this has been an ongoing eating disorder since I was 16. It’s become rather commonplace to me, and finding a healthy balance and relationship with food will more than likely always remain slightly elusive. BUT, I am leaps and bounds from where I used to be, and these photos are direct proof of that. When [Brian approached me at a coffeeshop and we got to talking, he] asked me if I would like to model for a half-nude shoot [like a mutual friend of ours had done with him, and] I didn’t really know how to respond. Say whaaaa? Me? Wtf are you thinking? But after deliberating for a bit I decided to do it. Fuck it. Be brave ’n’ stuff. It was a really, really difficult day. My anxiety was at an all-time high, I felt as if I was going to cry the entire time, and I may or may not have inhaled two donuts when we were done (it was National Donut Day, in my defense), but I’m so happy that I had the balls to do it. Loving yourself is hard to do, but you gotta. You gotta, you gotta, you gotta. Or at least try. … [W]e really are all so special and unique and vibrant and incredibly beautiful. It’s hard to remember, but I hope you never completely forget.”
What Victoria’s aunt commented: “What I like most about this is your courage to open up and share with SO many people of SO many different ages, whether there were pictures or not!! So many people, including myself, have issues of some form…. Just so you know, this helped me, your aunt… at the age of fifty. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your courage to do such a wonderful thing!”
