Bead on the stomach, stretch marks on the thighs, cellulite on the buttocks… If summer rhymes with barbecue, aperitif and beach, it is also synonymous with complexes for many French people. But this is not inevitable, far from it. Discover our tips to feel comfortable in your body and bask without pressure.

In summer, we are all in the same boat! If so, we assure you. Even that pretty slim woman that you can see a few feet away from you has problems. Maybe a breast that she considers not generous enough? Buttocks a little too flat? And sure enough, she too has stretch marks and cellulite. Plastic does not mean anything: we can have curves and assume them perfectly, just as we can be thin and full of complexes. So keep in mind that your towel neighbor also doubts his physical strengths. Chances are he is as scared of being judged as you are.

Many of us dread the gaze of others, give it a disproportionate importance. And all the more so when you are in a swimsuit. However, we must stop thinking that the whole world is spending its time judging us! It is important to understand that the eye is drawn to what is positive, it never dwells on something or someone that it deems unsightly. In other words, if someone is staring at you, it’s probably because you have something they like and envy you. It’s kind of nice to think like that, isn’t it?

It seems obvious and yet it is not what we do when we focus on what strangers are going to think about our body. After the two years that have just passed, marked by confinements and other restrictions linked to the health crisis, everyone has only one desire: LIVE! So, stop worrying about it. Live in the moment, take advantage of the chance you have to be in the sun, in the company of the people you love, without worrying about what others might think of you. Especially since you will never know what people think of you. It’s all about fantasies and projections of what you think of yourself. But the gaze of others is only their gaze, and even if they judge you, it has to do with their history, their suffering, and in no way is it really directed against you.