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"The Reflection Obsession:

Learning to Love Yourself Beyond the Mirror"

By Marian Cavazos Published about a year ago 3 min read
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Learning to Love Yourself Beyond

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Isabella. She was a very confident girl and liked herself very much. In fact, she liked herself so much that she would spend hours every day looking at herself in the mirror.

At first, Isabella's parents thought it was just a phase, but as time went on, they became concerned. They tried to talk to Isabella about her behavior, but she would just laugh it off and say, "I just like looking at myself!"

Isabella's obsession with her own reflection became so extreme that she would spend all her free time staring at herself in the mirror. She would wake up early every morning to spend time in front of the mirror before school, and she would rush home every day to continue her self-reflection.

As time went on, Isabella's obsession began to affect her relationships with others. She would cancel plans with friends and family just to spend more time in front of the mirror. She stopped caring about her schoolwork and hobbies, and all she cared about was her own reflection.

Eventually, Isabella's parents took her to see a therapist. The therapist talked to Isabela about why she felt the need to constantly look at herself in the mirror. Through therapy, Isabella began to understand that her obsession with her appearance was actually a symptom of deeper insecurities and low self-esteem.

Mom and Dad

With the help of her therapist, Isabella began to work on building her self-esteem and finding value in things beyond her appearance. Slowly but surely, Isabella began to spend less time in front of the mirror and more time enjoying life with her friends and family.

It was a very hard time for Isabella as time when on and still with her Therapist appointments she had grown and made her own choices and decisions and decided to stop going for a while to see the Therapist. She felt as through this process she was still alone in the sense that she was a grown women wanted to find something she felt was missing in her life she did not want to start that whole thing about the mirror she had no idea what was it that she still felt so empty. As days went by she wanted to work and find something she like to do.

Going through some books a neighbor gave her at one time she saw art and loved how the painting looked. So looking in the mirror again even though she did not want to look at herself often she was always afraid of starting the whole obsession again.

She whispered to herself, I love to draw and took a lipstick and started drawing in her mirror. Her mom was amazed at the drawing she did not know how her daughter could draw like that. Rapidly she takes a picture of it. Isabella's mom was showing off her daughters picture at work and Isabella's mom's boss came out of his office to see what was all the commotion in his office so he glazed over to see the phone and he looked twice, and got the phone from her mom's hand and said quietly, who drew this art,

The Perfect Art Is You

Isabella's mom replied, but of course, my daughter she is a great artist. Isabella's mom's boss wanted to meet Isabella right away. So when he did meet Isabella. Isabella right away looked into his eyes and smiled and the next thing they are both connecting like they had known each other for a long time so comfortable with each other he stayed to have dinner with the family.....

Ended in Marriage Proposal

Love in a unique and personal experience that we all know it vary from person to person. It involved meeting someone who shared similar interests and values, they build a strong emotional connection, and cultivating a deep sense of intimacy and trust right away "we all know that feeling".

For a woman, finding love can be a transformative experience that brings joy, fulfillment, and a sense of purpose to her life. It can also involve navigating various challenges and obstacles, such as overcoming any kind of traumas, managing expectations, and learning to communicate effectively with a partner.

Ultimately, finding love was a journey that required patience, self-reflection, and an openness to new experiences. It may involve taking risks, learning from past mistakes, and being willing to put oneself out there in order to connect with others on a deeper level.

In the end, Isabella learned that true self-love comes from within and doesn't require constant validation and that empty space inside which is called Love," not from a reflection in the mirror.

A true reflection of yourself if there was no love

WorkplaceTeenage yearsSecretsSchoolHumanityFriendshipFamilyEmbarrassmentDatingChildhoodBad habits
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Marian Cavazos

Stories about what is going on this World today must be about everyone's exact thing that happened to us and many more features, Read my stories this next story, might be about you. Thank you for your support and donation

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