Has your mental pain altered your outer appearance?

[lapislazu]

I've started experiencing telogen effluvium, or stress-related hair loss since contemplating suicide regularly (and being stressed out because of that). It makes my depression even worse, which makes my stress worse, which makes my hair fall out more. My scalp is thinning and I'm bummed. Also, TONS of grey hairs near my temples/forehead, even though im 23.
I also eat lots more sugar when stressed/suicidal, so acne flares up significantly. Lots of cavities from being too depressed to brush regularly.

 

[MyTimeIsUp]

No, because I'm good at hiding it. I always make sure I don't go out unless I look OK, my Nan taught me this when I was a child, and I've always stuck by it, and I'm glad I do.

It doesn't help when I want to die and 'look fine,normal etc' (been told this far too many times, even by professionals). Apparently you have to look unkempt to be suffering yeah... right. What's wrong with *not* looking unkempt? It's like it's a bad thing or something. Makes me feel shit.

I could never, ever be that way and I'm not about to change. The same as my home, I am very house proud and could never live like that, regardless of a mental breakdown. I'd be mortified if anyone saw my place or myself that way. It's important to me to keep up appearances I guess. I'm a very private person. I'd be so embarrassed if I looked how I feel, no, no, and nope!!!

I don't wear make up. Can't be arsed with that shit

 

[Timelapse]

I lost a lot a weight to the point of being called an anorexic.

Im still fat, but you can see my big bones and my chicken legs.. not appealing.