In this blog, a Comfortable In My Skin sister shares words she wishes she had read before choosing to get breast implants.

I spent over $12k to realise I never needed to be better, more or different. And I'm so freaking grateful I did.

When I was 21, I got breast implants. A time when I was super insecure, was in and out of self-harming and hadn't healed from past traumas. I thought they would "add" something to me that I was missing. I didn't feel feminine enough, I had short hair and a little body after competing in body-building competitions and felt...not enough as a woman.

So, I got breast implants thinking it would "fix me". At times, I felt amazing with them.

But looking back, I can see I got them over my heart to protect me. They created protection between me and the outside world. They were a way I could control the environment around me.

12 months ago, I realised that I no longer needed or wanted them in my body. I didn't need protection anymore. In fact, I loved myself so much that anything that wasn't me was going.

So, I underwent surgery to have them removed, a decision that I will be grateful for for the rest of my life. These are my breasts now, and I love them.

I love how they wobble, I love how they're lopsided, I love that they have recovered so beautifully from two operations.

I feel more me than I ever have in my life, and I'm deeply grateful I've been on such a journey to come home to ME after it all.

I want girls everywhere to really know that adding something to their bodies will never replace what true self-love brings. And it will only fill a void for a short time. The real work is going in and truly loving who they are FIRST and then choosing what they desire from that space.