I don't like looking at myself. I have such bad body dysmorphia.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the struggle with self-image and the challenges of body dysmorphia.
Carrie Fisher's quote reveals her deep personal battle with body dysmorphia, a condition where one's perception of their appearance is skewed negatively. This candid admission highlights the difficulties many face in accepting themselves, underscoring the importance of self-acceptance and the courage it takes to confront such feelings publicly.
In practice
This quote can be used in a mental health awareness campaign.
I trust myself. I trust my instincts. I know what I'm gonna do, what I can do, what I can't do. I've been through a lot, and I could go through more, but I hope I don't have to. But if I did, I'd be able to do it. I'm not going to enjoy dying, but there's not much prep for that.
Over time, I've paid attention, taken notes and forgotten easily half of everything I've gone through.
I went to a doctor and told him I felt normal on acid, that I was a light bulb in a world of moths. That is what the manic state is like.
There's a line I have that our family was designed more for public than for private. But there are definitely some things that are only mine. I am someone who dreams at night, and you don't know what I'm dreaming.
You know how most illnesses have symptoms you can recognize? Like fever, upset stomach, chills, whatever. Well, with manic depression, it's sexual promiscuity, excessive spending, and substance abuse - and that just sounds like a fantastic weekend in Vegas to me!
I am truly a product of Hollywood in-breeding. When two celebrities mate, someone like me is the result.
The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.
White fragility is a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves.
I could not help reflecting that the bullet which had struck the chestnut [horse] had certainly passed within a foot of my head. So at any rate I had been 'under fire.' That was something.
Every woman who has come to consciousness can recall an almost endless series of oppressive, violating, insulting, assaulting acts against her Self. Every woman is battered by such assaults - is on a psychic level, a battered woman.
Yes, I have cancer and it might not go away, but I can still have a future because life goes on.
If the society today allows wrongs to go unchallenged, the impression is created that those wrongs have the approval of the majority.
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