Influencers in Malta have been raising awareness throughout this week against cyber bullying with the official hashtag for the campaign being #IWillNotBeDeleted.
Millions of photos, 115 million images to be exact, were removed from social media last year due to cyber bullying. 73% of those who have been bullied even considered changing their appearances as a result.
Throughout this week, the aim of the campaign was to try and spread awareness on the fact that looks do not define us.
We are all unique and different in our own way and we do not need any sort of acceptance or validation from anyone else to feel good about ourselves.
It’s very sad to hear that millions of women even go through self harm either through substance abuse, eating disorders or cutting themselves because of cyber bullying.
‘’Know your worth and don’t let ANYONE and ANYTHING stop you from doing and sharing what you love.’’
We are so consumed in social media and everything that it brings with it that we always end up comparing ourselves to others and setting standards that we ‘should’ reach just because others look a certain way.
It’s easy writing words from behind a computer screen just so we can feel better about ourselves by making others feel little about themselves.
Instead we should uplift and praise one another instead of tearing each other down.
We never know what a person is going through and that is one of the down sides of social media.
It’s so easy to get caught up in the ‘picture perfect’ moment where we think that just because someone looks good in a photo and is smiling from ear to ear; we assume that their life is perfect.
Next time you’re writing a mean comment on the internet, think twice about it and imagine what it would feel like if you’re the one reading that same comment someone had written to you.
Share your favourite photos of yourselves with the hashtag #IWillNotBeDeleted and spread some self love today!
