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Old Nov 24, 2018, 04:56 AM
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What if everyone's answers weren't based on age and being young?

I have the exact same question: How do you deal with feeling ugly and being ashamed of your looks? Except I'm in my 30's and I've already accepted it as a fact (thank you to my mother for planting that seed and growing it to have strong, deep roots by picking apart my looks every single day). I see myself as ugly and I can't be convinced otherwise anymore... All to the extent that I feel so uncomfortable and awkward with compliments that I consider the person giving it a liar and I question the validity of their beliefs for complimenting my looks. (Seriously, I just lost interest in a potential romantic relationship because he said he's been wanting to take me out ever since he saw how "beautiful" I was the first time he saw me.)

I know it's not normal to think that way but other than ignoring that little voice in my head that says it, what can I do? (Yes, I see a therapist weekly but we have more important topics to cover; it's pretty low on the totem pole. She didn't even realize it needed to be added to the list of topics to discuss until almost a year into our time together.)
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