Kedah woman speaks out on body shaming after receiving unkind comments about her slender figure

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“I’ve had friends... who would say that I’m unable to get pregnant in the future or unable to get a boyfriend because of how thin I look.'

Frustrated and angered by vile comments on her body weight, Nur Afiqah took to TikTok to say it's okay to be thin as long as one's healthy. ― Screengrab via Tiktok/_afiqahzulkifli

“It’s really not a joke to be receiving these really nasty comments - thin people like us also suffer from not being good enough or undesirable enough in the eyes of the public. She has also sought advice from the doctor to check if there was anything wrong with her some time ago. “At one point, I was consumed by insecurities and even asked the doctor for supplements to increase my body weight.The 23-year-old added that the doctor comforted her saying that she was underweight due to genetics ― her mother was also underweight before she got married.

 

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