Fashion Blogger Says She Has PTSD From Shopping
Sep 7, 2018
People can experience PTSD from just about any stressful situation. For those who don't know what PTSD is, it stands for a Post-traumatic stress disorder and it can be a pretty serious condition. You hear of people who come back from war and end up having PTSD but people who have not been to war can easily experience PTSD too. Recently, a curvy fashion blogger has claimed to suffer from PTSD because of shopping.
Perfect example. Everyone has that one dream that they wish they can turn into a reality, and luckily for Hayet Rida, she made that happen.The 29-year-old blogger had dreamed that she'd be a big-time blogger and she did just that.
Making the dream come true. Hayet comments on that dream by saying "“I literally went to bed one day and I had a dream. And in the dream I was a blogger." After having the dream, she texted her coworker to tell her about it and she responded back saying "do it!"
4 years-later. After launching her blog four years ago, she's not joining the lineup of influencers at NYC's theCURVYcon. The dates of the occasion is between September 6th and 8th.
Body positivity. At theCURVYcon, they will be talking about body positivity and the diversity in clothing size within the fashion industry. It's an event that'll be live-streamed by Yahoo Lifestyle.
Taking the next step. When Hayet first expressed her wants to her friends, they all sent her encouraging messages and to this day, she still has them stored away. If it wasn't for her friendships then she probably would have the courage to start her career.
She didn't think she was beautiful. This plus-size model believed that she wasn't good enough or pretty enough to be a plus size blogger. She states that she "did not know [she] was beautiful until [she] was 25."
Rida during college. During college, Hayet focused on communications and photography. This lead to her career in advertising because it blended both of her interests. Despite her accomplishments, she still felt like she was supposed to do more.
Toxic relationships. Though she had friends supporting her, she still had negative people around her-- like her ex-boyfriend, who kept asking her to lose weight or else she would lose him.
Doing everything he asked. She did everything that her boyfriend asked, which included losing weight and in the end, he still cheated on her. After the devastation that she felt, she soon realized that she had to live for herself and that she couldn't "live for other people."
Reevaluating her life. After realizing that she had to live for herself, she accepted the fact that even if she tried her best to be what others wanted, it would never be enough. So she took the time to change the way she lived her life.
Living positively. She started living positively and gained a different perspective on life. She started adapting her lifestyle and began her journey down a body positivity. When her mindset began to change and she started to accept herself, her relationship ended.
Her first major piece. Her first big piece was something that was called "Growing Up Fat in Ghana." She explained that "you are teased by people who are close to you" in your home country. Majority of the people that teased her were family members-- she even recalls receiving comments like "Are you eating all of your sister’s food?”
Just kidding. From being teased, being asked if she was pregnant and crude jokes being covered with "just kidding," it caused her to suffer in terms of her confidence. Which is why she didn't realize that she was beautiful until the age of 25.
Her blog. On her blog, she writes about everything that deals with fashion, beauty, travel and even home decor. Majority of the things she talks about, requires some form of shopping but she claims that she hates shopping says she "sort of has PTSD from never being able to shop.”
Retail disappointment. When entering a store, he first though is always "They probably don’t have my size.” This is because stores don't have a large variety of clothing for plus-size women. Feeling like she doesn't have many objects has led her to hate the idea of shopping which has led to her PTSD.
