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Old May 03, 2010, 12:11 AM
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Recently my mom has been telling me about how I've gained weight. She keeps bringing it up, and making snide remarks about it, such as:

"Your butt is getting big. You need to go on a diet" and one time I lifted up my shirt a bit to wipe my face and she said "All I can see is that stomach, God look at it." and "You're getting chubby. I'm going to sign you up for a gym membership so you don't feel bad about yourself." on so forth

She talks about it pretty much every day.

And the last comment, the one about signing me up for a gym, hit a nerve and I broke down while driving to work. It hurt me a lot. All of the comments have upset me, but the last one especially.

I feel like I'm being selfish, and acting like a baby. Because I guess some people don't even have parents that care. But I've always have issues with self esteem and body image, so these comments, coming from my own mother, are really hitting me hard. I have a normal weight and BMI, I just tend to store fat on my thighs and butt.

Because I was so upset today, when I got to work, my friends and co workers there were concerned. I told them what my mom said to me and they told me she was being horrible. But I'm not sure if they were just being nice because I was upset, or if my mom is just telling the truth and I really am Fat.

I'm already depressed. I've been depressed for months, but My mom doesn't listen when I try to talk to her about it. I was diagnosed with depression 2 years ago by my Primary and was put on Cymbalta. But I feel like the depression is out of control again. And Now that my mom keeps nagging me about my weight it's making me feel even worse.