Horrible Body Image?

Thanks to CBT and mindfulness, something new occurred to me today. I seem to have acquired the perception that I have a halfway decent mind stuck in an embarrassingly useless and pathetic body that ought to be beaten daily until morale improves (speaking metaphorically only!). I didn't always think this way, I am sure of that. I didn't always look in the mirror and feel a sense of acute embarrassment and find myself unable to make eye contact with my own reflection.

There seem to be triggers for this kind of thinking. My physical self-image appears to have become the repository for bad feelings due to bullying, rejection, and real or perceived personal failures and frustrations. There are a number of subtle things going on here over time. I am not quite sure how to approach this problem.

Try using CBT and mindfulness to get out of this thinking. Or call your therapist to discuss it. I'm sure you can find other ideas here as well.

I have found that I can hardly look myself in the eye in the mirror and have to turn away. My boyfriend was trying to help me by telling me to say I love myself in the mirror. I couldn't do it, I bawled like a baby. I tried to do a couple more times after that but it was a little bit awkward. Maybe try that if it helps.