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Old Sep 23, 2014, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by NWgirl2013 View Post
Looks are transient. That is one of the first things you really realize with that first grey hair or those lines that start forming or that body that can't do all it used to. I imagine with a little sprucing up you would look just fine.
There must be more to you than your looks. Relying on them is a fools game. These bodies are designed to fail us one day.

What they are seeing is the you inside reflecting out. You aren't happy and it shows. Yes, I realize you already know that and of course it doesn't give people the right to be cruel. It is the proverbial kicking when someone is down. In reality, your family & most people are not mind readers. They don't realize how down you are, or are not smart enough to see the signs that are as plain as the nose on your face.
Shallow & sad don't you think? And you don't want to be like them, you don't seem to be.

A friend of mine says of her family, "If I wasn't related to these people, I would never have anything to do with them". And so it goes with many of us.

So, are you able to get into some sort of therapy? That might be a good place to explore body image, or changing body image.
We all have to face that someday, that we can't look young and beautiful forever. Nice idea but no, we don't get that deal.
I am one of many here who get that & for me personally it means I have to give myself a brutal & honest assessment every couple years, no matter how crappy I feel, then realign my thinking about my appearance/clothes etc. It is now about looking good, "for your age", not reliving the glory days of youth.

It sounds like you started out with a pleasant face & form and rode it as long as possible. Maybe now is the time to assess where things are today. A proper and flattering & current hair cut/style, clothes that fit you perfectly. This is underrated, and is something so important to how you look. This will give you a little boost too, and you do need a boost.
All we can do is look our best, with what we have to work with now.

There is an old song, "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", and as silly as that sounds, smiling lifts everything about your appearance, just like standing up straight, shoulders back, all the things that we were told as children apply especially now.
I wish you to find a way to feel better, about this, and all the other things that are weighing you down.
I realize that the people around me never looked past my appearance, I thought they'd know me for my character, I guess I was wrong. My appearance started to deteriorate last year, at first, I didn't even notice it, but my friend pointed it out to me, and then everyone else started to rip on me, tell me really hurtful stuff about my appearance.

I'm only 23 years old, I've always been depressed about a lot of other things, and my current appearance just adds to my misery. This is last thing I wanted (this added pressure of trying not to look ugly), I've never wanted to be the most beautiful looking human being ever, but I've always thought I'm good looking and unique, I've never seen another person who looks like I do, and I've always liked that.

I try and let it not get to me, but they keep throwing hurtful insults at me, hoping something sticks, and it does sometimes.... I try to be cheerful and jovial with my friends, and an 'insult' thrown at me by one of them has wiped the smile off my face, and yearn for loneliness where I'm free from judgmental eyes.

This doesn't even take into account all the other people who think I'm ugly or stupid looking but don't tell me, because they don't want to hurt me.. My world has turned upside down now, it's almost like I'm ****ing cursed. My mother shares this opinion too.
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