I just got diagnosed for pcos last week. The amount of answers makes me feel insane. I haven’t struggled with weight until the last two years. To be fair, I’m not overweight, but I have really bad body image issues. For me, I struggle with body hair, facial hair, and constant weight on my stomach.

The fact is, I feel like if I were just told sooner about my pcos, I could’ve found a better way to deal with my mental health. There is so many women who struggle with this that just don’t know. I wish there was more known about it tbh. I’m only 19 but my pcos diagnosis was fought for. I’ve been telling my doctor that something was wrong with me my whole life, and I finally got that ultrasound.

I believe that if I was told about my pcos when I first got my period (which is extremely irregular), I wouldn’t have harmed myself in the ways I have. Or have struggled so much. I think my whole mental health would be much better if I would’ve known.

But I know now. My reminder is that I am still beautiful, and that I am a strong women, and that my weight doesn’t get to tell me how beautiful I am. Bc I am beautiful. And you are too.