What are her insecurities?

Names have been chagned to protect the identities of persons interviewed.

“I’m fat!”    “I’m not good enough!”    “I‘m too shy!”

Around 30 students were surveyed about their feelings and perceptions of themselves. Girls have insecurities about their bodies, appearance, emotions and the opposite gender.

8th-10th grade RSH girls don’t show off their full range of emotions, mostly just happiness, according to the survey.

“I think they try to appear strong on the outside and hide their weaknesses,” said a 14-year-old in the ninth grade. Others feel the same way.

Sara, a 10th grader, says the girls at our school are afraid of being pitied and judged, that others will think they “want attention”.

“I think no one actually cares how emotional I am, and I don’t want to annoy anyone with my emotions and thoughts.”

The survey also showed that girls have other insecurities, such as their appearance and their own bodies, being laughed at, fear of losing friends, and fear of negative reactions from other people.”

Some girls interviewed said that many compare themselves to other girls because of social media use.

“In our generation, a lot is expected of girls, especially online.”

Many girls edit their pictures and think that they must look exactly like the edited influencers.

But Berin, 9th grade, says, “Women and girls are inherently more emotional, so when they don’t have a well-built body, many boys are not interested in you. They take it into account more than the boys.”

Many of the girls have insecurities about the opposite sex too.

Claudi and Val wrote: “If you are different from the other girls, for example, have different interests and don’t have the right body, many boys are not interested in you.

A student from the 10th grade says, “Most boys want a perfect woman, so women get complexes and want to look perfect.”

Lena agrees: “You are afraid of not pleasing others because of the way your body looks.”

Do you think that there is a way for girls to get over these insecurities?

None of the respondents believed there is a solution. But perhaps if we all stopped editing our photos and presented our authentic selves, it would motivate others to be their natural selves too.