Becca Kufrinis getting candid about the downsides of social media.
On Wednesday, the formerBacheloretteposted a makeup-free selfie to Instagram with her dog, Minno, and opened up in a lengthy caption about her struggles with living life in the “public eye.” Kufrin’s post was in support of the#AsSheIscampaign, which encourages women to post unfiltered, honest photos to the social media platform.
“You don’t need me to remind you, but life can be rocky,” Kufrin, 29, began. “People can be harsh. In our current climate, the internet can oftentimes be the biggest weapon against our soul. Social media has taken over and will only keep growing.”
“Because of that, so will our insecurities, jealousies and hurdles we face as women. And it’s the unfortunate truth that social media is linked to a significant increase in anxiety, depression, suicide and body image issues,” she continued.
“This feedback not only includescriticism on my love life, but on how I look, speak, dress, and apply (or don’t apply) my makeup,” Kufrin wrote. “And, at times it’s downright hindering. I’ve had days where I didn’t want to leave bed because of the anxiety I felt on a social scale.”
“Many of us feel like we are drowning because we have to live up to some unattainable social goal,” she wrote.
Garrett Yrigoyen and Becca Kufrin.Becca Kufrin/Instagram
Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen.Becca Kufrin/Instagram
In August, Kufrin shared a screenshot ofa critical direct messageshe had received on Instagram after her fiancéGarrett Yrigoyendidn’t accompany her to fellowBacheloralumsChris Randone and Krystal Nielson’s weddingover the summer.
“Don’t be such a Sharon, Sharon,” Kufrin cheekily responded to the user, referring to the woman’s Instagram handle.
“So many people have been DMing me about why Garrett wasn’t with me at the wedding. Blah, blah, blah,” she added in a series of videos on her Instagram Story. “It’s actually kind of annoying me because we still are individuals and we still sometimes like to do our own thing.”
“It’s okay to do your own thing in a relationship sometimes,” she added. “Sorry, guys. You know we can’t do everything together, as much as I want to.”
source: people.com
