Ive hated my face and body all my life. I'm a naturally unattractive woman who wasn't blessed with anything about me considered conventionally attractive, but my appearance was continuously worsened (starting mainly in my late teens/early 20s) by a constant, continual barrage of health problems; my already thin hair fell out even more and now, since the last few years, almost totally bald except for some fuzz on my head, underweight and body, super thin lips (I hated them even as a teen, so long before big lips were THE THING, and add in aging and sleep deprivation for years, and more. I avoid photos, I hate looking into a mirror. I am embarrassed by my looks and always have been. Its really hard living in a body you despise and which embarrassed you. I feel for anyone and everyone who feels that way about their looks and physical self
I always hated looking at my face, I hate taking pictures of it and looking at the mirror, I remember I wanted to cut my face off or scar it so I could wear a mask all the time never showing it again. I hope your able to find peace
My physical body makes me sick.
Every time I look in a mirror or at a photo of myself it makes me want to starve until I waste away.
Every time I tried to make progress at the gym my partner didn't want to go or some other stupid shit would get in the way.
I hate the hair that covers my body, it reminds me how I'm not where I want to be and how I'm still connected to the man that I called a father.
I'm thinking about starving myself, I already have a unhealthy relationship with food so it'll be easy to cut my calories down to a minimum. I even already have a calorie tracker on my phone.
Hello, local assurance butterfly here!
I'm not going to say 'all bodies are beautiful' because in all honesty, that's just something people say to make themselves feel better when compared to the beauty standards of this society. No, I'm going to say this: your body and your self image is a byproduct of society's beauty standards and therefore, you believe yourself to be odd, ugly or unattractive. Fuck society, fuck beauty standards, fuck what other people think. It's hard to see yourself as beautiful or good looking or even average. Hell, I don't like smiling on photos nor do I like having the bottom half of my face in photos because I'm extremely uncomfortable with my own reflection.
So do yourself a favour and break all the mirrors in your house. (Metaphorically, literally, whatever doesn't get you in trouble of course)
Go indulge. I'm not joking. Go indulge in something you like to eat and drink and wear clothes you like the look of. Maybe it won't help you at all, but if you are able to trick your mind into thinking you're ugly, you're able to trick your mind into thinking you're just alright with how you look. I have an incredibly bad relationship with food (ARFID) and it affected my appetite, appearance and health badly. That's totally okay, because that's what society does to make us feel insecure that way.
And hey, if nothing else works, at least you get to enjoy the taste of food without thinking of your appearance for once. Fuck beauty standards, fuck society, okay? I'm here to appreciate you, not your appearance, or your skills.