If you wanna love your self. Do the pink whale challenge! The Pink Whale Challenge was created back in 2017. It follows the exact opposite idea that was perpetrated by the Blue Whale Challenge. The Pink Whale Challenge is an internet dare game, but not like most out there. This game dares people to love and respect themselves.
While it also encourages helping and loving others, the game's goal is to get people to start loving themselves. In the era of Photoshop and Instagram, where everything and everyone has to look perfect at all times, the Pink Whale Challenge encourages people to see the beauty in the natural and normal. It is helping people normalize self-care and boosting self-worth.
The Pink Whale Challenge is a list of tasks that the player must do over a span of 50 days. Each challenge must be finished by the end of the day, to make way for the next. While there seem to be many variations of the game circulating online, they all seem to have more or less of the same challenges.
As opposed to this, the Pink Whale Challenge attempts to spread love and healing. Where the Blue Whale Challenge sought to bring self-harm, the Pink Whale Challenge encourages self-love as well as love and support for others. In keeping with the trend of challenges, the Pink Whale Challenge has the player complete a list of 50 tasks too.
However, these tasks are nothing like those of their alter ego. The tasks encourage players to look at themselves differently; find what they like about themselves and be happy with what they have.
Well, to put it lightly, the world is messed up right now. The only thing on everyone's mind is the pandemic. Starting off at the beginning of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic swept across countries like wildfire. Hundreds of thousands have lost their lives, and families have been torn apart.
Additionally, the society that we live in has gotten so obsessed with perfection, that we no longer care who we are; we just want to look perfect all the time. While apps like Instagram are a fun way to socialize, they are a constant reminder of what you are not. Every image you see is hidden behind a filter; every smile you see is posed. We have lost our individuality in the search for acceptance.
In the midst of all this turmoil, the worst stain on humanity is the creation of the suicide game 'Blue Whale Challenge'. A game that entices teenagers to end their life is a sad reflection of the state that humanity has reached.
But at its worst shine the beams of hope. The year 2020 has already had to deal with racism. But from that was reborn the Black Lives Matter movement. This time it is stronger than it has ever been and we hope it echoes change for the future.
Similarly, to combat the terrible Blue Whale Challenge, an app designer in Brazil came up with the concept of the Pink Whale Challenge. The idea is to show the world that the internet can also be used to spread love and healing. We have this vast network in the palm of our hands, so why not use it to spread love and caring.
The Pink Whale Challenge relies on the participation of as many people as it can get. The more people talk about it, the stronger it gets. We need the Pink Whale Challenge now more than ever.
So what challenges does the Pink Whale Challenge entail? While it started off as a mailing list that people subscribed to, that is no longer functional. Instead, there is a list of tasks that you must follow. Each task should be completed by the end of the day. There is no compulsion to post proof of your completion of the tasks, but you can get your friends to do the challenge with you and share your progress with each other.
Here is the list of challenges for the Pink Whale Challenge. They have been translated from the original which is in Portuguese.
DayChallenge
Day 1Write "I am beautiful" on your hand.
Day 2 Think about yourself, your friends, and your family.
Day 3 Listen to some relaxing music and go to bed early.
Day 4 Take a bubble bath and play with the bubbles
Day 5Draw a heart on your hand if you think your life is worth it. If not, "punish" yourself by going to bed early.
Day 6Watch satisfying/relaxing videos.
Day 7Do something that makes you happy.
Day 8Have some dessert after a meal.
Day 9 Spend an hour outside watching the clouds.
Day 10 Write "I am worth it" on a piece of paper until you believe it.
Day 11Stay up late doing whatever you want - eating, drawing, watching movies, etc.
Day 12Smile at yourself and make silly faces in a mirror.
Day 13Give somebody a good, long hug.
Day 14 Go to the mall or online shop (you don't need to buy anything).
Day 15 Wake up early to watch the sunrise.
Day 16 Do your best in everything you do.
Day 17 Tell your family members you love them and give them a hug.
Day 18 Doodle hearts on your hand or on paper.
Day 19 Spend time with friends or family and take some time to meditate.
Day 20 - 49 Repeat previous days and be kind to yourself and others.
Day 50 Look in the mirror. Think about the past months. Look at how your life is worth it. Suicide is not the answer. You are loved. You have completed the Pink Whale Challenge.
