Self image

I guess there's a lot of talk about weight gain (and stuff like that) because of Seroquel and other meds...

Are you happy with the way you look? If you're not, what are your plans to fix it? Or, are you complacent? (It's okay to be honest. )

I'm content, but I would like to have a toned body. My cholesterol is insanely high (twice what it should be!!!), so getting toned might be a good idea. blah.

I think I'm slightly skinny fat (which is probably why my total cholesterol is 350), so I want to fix that. I want to be toned, not flabby! (But no one can tell cos I wear sweatshirts!! ) So, it's not about losing weight, but about losing fat and putting on muscle so that I get toned.

No I'm not happy but complacent right now I barely get myself out of bed...

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I'm not happy with myself...

1. I wear glasses (hate them but can't wear contacts due to an eye phobia)

2. I'm fat 15 stone my height 5"1 I can't shift the wright even though I played badminton and went swimming weekly

3. I have scars on my head from pimples

4. My hands are small and always sweaty/clammy. My wee pinky fingers are deformed.... I was born with my fingers bent. They are now crooked

The only things I like about myself are my eye brows.

People say I have a nice smile and a great laugh but I'm not sure.

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I hate my body. I like my cury hair but haven't felt up to wearing it down much in a very long time. And I have a scalp infection from picking right now so my hair is actually sort of gross too.

Ugh.

I don't have any glasses, but my sister does and they look really good on her. I don't see anything wrong with glasses! Sometimes people look really good with them.

Have you tried going to the dr about your weight? It sounds like it's maybe something out of your control?

I think my hands are the opposite of yours... They're big and always dry. And believe me... when I say "big", I mean BIG. I'm female 5'5" and my hands are the same size as my 6'2" male friend. lol! I think I'd rather have small hands like yours, especially since I have a hard time finding gloves that fit in the winter. (Even XL women's gloves are too small! I have to buy man gloves.)

You probably do have a great laugh and a nice smile. No one has complimented my laugh or smile. lol

don't really like my body at the moment, you can still tell that I lift, but I'm not 6'2" and 210 anymore which is a bummer I loved how I looked then. but a shoulder injury and depression kept me off the iron for about 8 months and I lost a lot of my muscle mass. been back on it again recently (about 6 weeks in) and its starting to come back pretty quick. not to mention the exercise is helping with my mood even if I am still forcing myself to lift instead of thoroughly enjoying it.

Yes and no about being happy with myself. The yes is that I'm hardly as overweight as most of my coworkers, but the no is that this isn't me. I had a lumbar fusion in Nov. 2015. I get pain and muscle spasm, which are to be expected. I run out of energy and have not hit the gym in about 4 weeks. A coworker said every time he sees me I look like I lost weight. I said look again. I've tried getting back to eating "properly", i.e. no junk food, but I keep relapsing. As far as the non-physical aspect of myself, I'm not happy. I have a short fuse and have begun to say things I quickly regret. Fortunately so far it hasn't caused any lasting damage. I blame Asperger's, but you can blame only so much on something.

No, I'm not happy. I have too much stomach fat and a few back rolls, but I've tried hard to lose weight and I just can't because it's med weight, so I'm stuck. I like my hair now that it's relaxed and getting long, I love my nose piercing, and I have a love/hate relationship with my eyes -- I think they're small which I don't like, but they're very uniquely shaped which I love.

I'm not happy, I've gained a ton since I had the psychosis and had to be put on APs. Also I have a back injury and it makes it hard to exercise. Now on top of that my knees hurt from the rapid zyprexa weight gain. But I am slowly losing.

My face looks weird from the weight gain, it sucks...

Very unhappy. I have body dysmorphic disorder. I've recently gained weight and am working to get it off but it's not easy. I often just end up starving myself. My stomach is covered in scars from multiple surgeries for endometriosis and I hate it. I also have a nasty surgical scar on my elbow and a huge scar from a suicide attempt.

People tell me I'm pretty but I don't see what they see. I'm very vain. I wear a lot of makeup, I am obsessive about skincare and aging. I'm heavily tattooed. My tattoos and my pink hair are probably the only things I like about myself. Otherwise I have a horrible self image.

I don't like the fact that I don't have any eyebrows (never have). I think it makes me look weird.

About 10 lbs overweight which is all on my belly, it looks gross sticking out the way it does.

I love my beard and how fast it grows pretty soon I'll look like I belong to ZZ Top.

I vary between feeling like the belle of the ball and thinking I'm a disgusting slimy slug of a human.
I've always hated my body. I have an unhealthy relationship with it. I'm ashamed of the space I take up in the world.
I work incredibly hard to look good. I do an ok job.
I find my appearance to be devastating or I feel like the sexiest human on the planet.
Depending on, you know, mood.

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Well, I'm happy I'm losing weight. I have four pounds to go and I'll be back to my pre seroquel weight.

What I'm really not happy about is that I have wrinkles around my eyes when I smile. I'm too young to have wrinkles! I'm prematurely wrinkling. And I always look tired. I look like I've seen some ****.

i hate my body with every inch of my being (hate, hate, hate it!)

but i'm not going to do anything about it- firstly because no one's their to see, secondly because their's always going to be something about my image i don't like, and thirdly because their's more things wrong with my life- and changing my body isn't going to fix the damage all ready done to my life

Thanks Bluebicycle,

I have worn glasses most of my life and would love to not have them. Just be free lol!

Since starting my meds the weight has piled on no matter how hard I try. Due to back issues going to the badminton and swimming I have had to stop doing. But I'm aiming on going back in a few weeks. I have an obsessive personality so the gym is out of the question.... I lost 3 stone in 5 weeks :-/ so I am not allowed to go to the gym lol!

I guess it's fun having small hands I can fit into my Nephew's gloves when he was 2 years old ooops

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It is aggrivating and makes me both sad, and a touch embarassed. I have never been svelt but always in good shape and led an active lifestyle. These meds are terrible.I was put on Citalopram before Christmas and must have put on 30lbs. I am still active - walk or bike a minimum 60min each day - and I am still getting bigger. I am at the point I have no clothes that fit and this is what embarrasses me.

My husband and I have a long standing joke. When I'm manic, self image is high. I could take out a billboard just to share my face with the lucky people driving down the highway. When depressed, I want to cover all mirrors and reflective surfaces. When stable I want to be more fit and feel physically heathy. Mental and physical and very much combined.... At least in my case. Right now, I have intentions of finding an exercise I can do consistently and eat better. I'm pretty chubby and it's bothering me ohysically and emotionally.

This is me 100%!!!!

since I am perfect in every way ... the extra 75 pounds ... being half blind ... having a knee go completely out on me .... all mean nothing ...

good self image ... in your dreams ...

I've suffered from eating disorders for 13 years now and have body dysmorphic disorder so you can only guess how I feel about myself! According to my scale, I know I'm not fat but when I look in the mirror, it's a whole different story. I've brainwashed myself all these years into thinking I was "thick" or had a big tummy. People tell me I look ill and thin but I'll never see it

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