Perfectionist VS Weirdness

Last week I posted a picture on Instagram which according to me is my real life, but for some, it may not be fancy Instagram picture and seconds after a message pop up on my phone from an old friend asking if I am okay? I replied with yes, I am fine but why do you ask? She responds because you were posting quite weird pictures on your Instagram profile? “You are weird” the moment I read that line I was in shock and little angry because what is weird? and what are Instagrammy pictures?

I replied “Well I am trying to show my real self and my life here if that is weird then I will happily be weird all my life because I don’t want to portray unrealistic pictures on my profile which is not me.

She never replied back…but this got me into thinking about the social image on our profiles?

No offence to all the hardworking beauty, fashion bloggers or content creators on social media but these days everything is perfect after 5 filters , a million poses, props, endless nights of editing that ideal picture but where is the line of stopping that and showing your real self, without any accessories, edits , poses because in today’s time even for someone who is not in the business of creating content on social media that process of getting unrealistic perfection is essential.

I am still thinking about this incident and questioning myself with my Instagram skills but in a good way because my only aim with my profile is to share my precious memories with friends and family, stick to authenticity which is my motto for life.

I want people to look at my profile and feel yes, I felt that way you know or oh my god I did the same thing and not feel like this oh I wish I could do this or just feel shit about their life and question themselves.

So, let’s be weird and true to ourselves and the world of social media and help others feel less shit about themselves by telling them they aren’t alone and not worry about the likes and comments or if my picture is perfect ..just click and post and let rest fall in place.

What’s your thought on social media realness? And are you a weirdo or perfectionist?

Leave a comment with your thoughts .

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Toodles