[alwaysstayingstrong]

sometimes i look at myself in the mirror n see a beautiful girl but almost all days i dont see anything beautiful...these days ive been comparing myself to my friends...what they have that i dont have, how they look, wishing i could look like that...i know that its not healthy but i just cant seem to help my self...sometimes i hate myself n i just end up crying...i just to be better that's all...

[Junerain]

What is your personality like? Looks fade, but personality is what makes or breaks a person.

[(JD)]

You know what? You don't have to love yourself to be a great person. It saddens me to hear that you are so sad some days.

Comparing ourselves to anyone or anything will always get us "into trouble" with our feelings. (They've written books about this I think?)

Try and think that you are doing the best you can, being the best you can, and are not any one else but you!

I celebrate YOU! Glad to meet you.

[selfy]

dont compare yourself to others. that gets you nowhere. if i compared myself to others anymore, id probably end up with an eating disorder if i took my friends into account (im not a small person) when i compare myself to others it only makes me depressed it is honestly the worst thing to do. find a bit about yourself that you like and enhance it, maybe your eyes or something. write down the good bits about your personality, rewrite them over till u remember them by heart. remember that you are the only one of you and that makes you special. the world wouldnt be as good as it is now without you ok?
this goes for eeryone right? take care
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[x_BabyG_x]

I compare myself to others aswell sometimes and it makes me feel so bad, its rotten.

The only thing I can suggest that helps me is, try and understand that your an individual person and you are what you are and in the meantime, instead of wishing you could be like them, what I do is improve some small things at a time to make me feel better. Im not talking drastic changes here, I mean something like giving myself a manicure, or going to the hairdressers for a trim to neaten my hair up a bit.

You'd be suprised how much little treats work for yourself, it does for me!

babyg xxx

[curiousone]

I know how you feel. I dont feel I look that good anymore. I feel it really comes from the inside. You could look good and do all the make up and clothes and whatever but not love yourself for who you are like me. I compare myself to people all the time and always feel like I'm the only person in the world that is so stupid, retarded, plain, boring, i could go on but you get the point.

[EmileeVanderd]

We all compare ourselves to others, but it makes us feel crap. I do it all the time. Among other things, I look at other couples and I say to myself "why aren't me and my boyfriend like that? What am I doing wrong?" or "Wow, that girl is so pretty and gorgeous, why aren't I like that?".

When you get those thoughts, just say to yourself "look, I might not be the smartest or the prettyist person, but I am a good friend, I am reliable etc etc (put in what you're good at). If everyone was like that person, the world would be a very boring place. I bring my own individuality into the world, and that is a good thing"

And also, when you do start thing negatively, change your thought pattern. Think of something happy, something you are looking forward to. It might be something simple like having a nice meal for dinner or something big like the end of exams.

[Fuzzybear]