I don’t like the way I look.

[Parnate]

I never liked the way I look. Although people tell me I look good, I have good skin, fair skin( it is considered a beauty standard here in India to have fair skin. ) but I just feel so not good looking. Every time I seek a better looking man, I wish I looked like that, I wish I had that face , that body.
Also I wish to have a muscular body but can't really work out cause of toxic company and less energy.
How do you accept the way you look?

 

[tomame]

i don't either. i have body dysmorphia as well which doesn't help. i think just staying in your place makes it all easier. i would never be caught trying to go out of my league

 

[ellisdisappeared]

I feel the same way. In the past I went as far as going to extreme measures to achieve beauty standards despite having been told a couple of times I look good. Every time I look in the mirror there's always something I don't like.

I always tend to focus on one specific feature, once I fix it, (such as losing weight) my mind always finds another flaw.

To be honest, I still struggle with self esteem but it's definitely improved as I've accepted the fact that there's always going to be something you don't like. I try to stick to healthy habits now, even if there's only so much I can do to stay healthy as someone who is busy. Consistency and focusing on things I do like about myself have helped.

 

[Worndown]

Most people are not thrilled with how they look. We are very hard on ourselves.
We are who we are. No real way to change that.
Just be you.