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Originally Posted by ennui.
another thing - i've also been told i might have bdd. even after losing 50 lbs i still see myself as looking like i did at my highest weight and it leaves me very distraught. family have said they notice a difference and i can feel the difference in how my clothes fit now vs. then but i can't SEE it. i've been told i'm pretty but to me i look grotesquely ugly. i don't even feel human. no i can't see a therapist right now.
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I am not sure what BDD is? I understand about not being able to see difference in weight loss - I do 7the same. Only way I really "take notice" is my clothes "want to slip off" but then I normally get frustrated thinking the elastic is worn or etc. I have a different way of thinking though as far as beauty. I too think I am ugly BUT I also think all of us have imperfections both in appearance and personality - so the way I figure it, I am just one ugly duckling in a tar pit full of other ugly ducklings and we're just all trying to get by. Some of us are more imperfect in appearance. Some of us are more imperfect in personality. Some seem balanced on both aspects but have loads of problems in other areas. Point is - you are no more ugly than anyone else and nobody else is more beautiful than you.