Two photos that show why you can't trust what you see on Instagram

Instagrammer and body positivity advocate Milly Smith has posted two pictures that uncover one reason you can’t trust everything you see.

Smith posted one photo of herself wearing tights, and one with the tights pulled down, with the caption ‘same girl, same day, same time’.

Her post has since gained more than 75,000 likes.

She writes:

I am comfortable with my body in both. Neither is more or less worthy. Neither makes me more or less of a human being. Neither invites degrading comments and neither invites sleazy words.

We are so blinded to what a real unposed body looks like and blinded to what beauty is that people would find me less attractive within a five second pose switch! How insanely ridiculous is that!?

And this isn’t the only inspiration post of Smith’s.

She also posted this:

And this:

And this:

We could go on...

Click here to go to Smith's Instagram for a dose of common sense.

Smith told indy100 why she began posting body-positive pictures:

I've always wanted to help people who might feel alone or not worthy of loving themselves and I turned to Instagram as the platform to do it. I'd simply had enough of being ashamed of my body and the way I looked.

She says she's encouraged to post such honest photos by the support she gets, and knowing she's helping others, and herself.

I get hundreds of messages saying wonderful heartfelt things; it's overwhelming but amazing. I would be content by just helping one person, but to know I'm helping so many means everything and more to me.

It helps me hugely. It builds my confidence and self esteem- I feel as though my struggles have had a positive outcome and that lifts a whole world of pain off my shoulders. 

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