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Old Apr 28, 2012, 11:15 PM
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Is it wrong to wamna look like anyone but yourself?

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Old Apr 28, 2012, 11:19 PM
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Well, I think the appropriate answer is YES because we should be proud of who we are and it's what's inside that counts most. But I get where you're coming from. I've even wished I had disfiguring scars or burns on my face as an excuse for being hideous.
My personal thoughts aside, have you ever worked on body image? If you have a T they could be helpful with this. Also, treating yourself right and living a balanced life and yaddah yaddah, you've probably heard all that before
I really empathize with you on this though. It's so hard. I hope you come to find yourself as wonderful as I'm sure others do.
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Old Apr 30, 2012, 10:40 PM
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yes. you need to embrace your beauty. everyone is beautiful in their own way. YOU are beautiful and YOU deserve to know that you are
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Old May 01, 2012, 10:31 AM
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Yes, it is low self-esteem. I suffer from this very problem.
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Old May 01, 2012, 11:57 AM
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It's not wrong it just says that you have low self-esteem...Work on your insides and if you aren't happy with your looks, change what bothers you...I learned to never be envious of another woman. I am me and I love me. I can acknowledge another woman's beauty but that doesn't mean I want to be her..Women can add things here and there to totally change their appearance. You don't know what's real and what isn't.
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Old May 01, 2012, 12:19 PM
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It's true irreplaceable, you never know if people look the way they do all the time. It's hard to be happy with everything about yourself but at least choose one thing you love about yourself and focus on that. Once you appreciate that you can gradually work out appreciating yourself as a whole. We are all unique and even though it doesn't always feel like it, there is something beautiful about everyone.
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