I have a friend who is very in to all natural ways of living and clean eating
She's a great person, but its kind of awkward to hang out with her, because she is so different from me. She doesn't wear makeup, she doesn't use a computer, she doesn't watch tv, she likes to hike and do things outdoors. When she talks about being a vegetarian, not eating certain things because they are bad for you, not wasting energy, not spending money on clothes, etc...she kind of makes me feel like I am superfical
I can't really be an organic, all natural, vegetarian type person....because I struggle with anorexia, and my thoughts about food and eating are not exactly healthy..I think this is taking her some time to understand. She doesn't obsess about her weight or appearance like I do. I don't like to hike, I don't like to do things outdoors, I use a computer, I like to shop...and we always have conversations about how different we are, but how well we connect with eachother...She has actually made me want to do more things outdoors so I think that is good.
But yes, the fact that she does very extreme things to be healthy, sort of makes me uncomfortable and does make me feel like I am vain or spoiled. I do not wear makeup all the time, but I do wear it when I go out. I do worry about my appearance, but I also worry about being vain. I don't want to be vain. I was talking about how hot it was today and how I couldn't wait to get home to where I could turn on the air conditioner. She told me she doesn't even use an air conditioner at her house and she doesn't even put ice in her drinks. She makes her own tooth paste from scratch (to avoid the chemicals) and she won't eat any food that is from a fast food place. I asked her why she doesn't use an air conditioner...She said "because human beings get too spoiled, they just waste energy, air conditioning is so expensive...people get too used to being comfortable" See...I can't help feeling like after I hang out with her, she leaves and thinks how spoiled I am....She is really nice, but I can't help thinking that she thinks negative things about me