If you have any mental health issues, if you are suffering, if there are scars on your body and soul, remember that they don’t define you. If you were beaten physically or emotionally and you have scars, know that they are not your definition. They are just marks of your struggle. You are not your scars, your scars are just imprints of your sufferings. Things that went wrong with you, anything bad that happened to you, it doesn’t define you. It is not who you are.

You should never let your scars be the reason for hating yourself. And no one has any right to make fun of your scars or make you feel bad because of them. Your scars don’t make you less beautiful than anyone. Your scars are symbols of your bravery. They tell the story of when you were in trouble. There is no shame in having scars. Never let your scars stop you from doing things that matter to you. Don’t be ashamed of your scars, they are not you; they are just with you.

When you see your scars or when you think of them, tell yourself they don’t make you any less worthy. Your scars don’t make you a less important or less special person than the rest of the world. You are beautiful with your scars; you are just a shining star.

**Your scars don’t define you, but the willingness that you kept going when you were broken and hurt.
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