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please don't let this post die. i think it will help if we act responsibly.

would like you to join this thread if you have a problem with your appearance.

if people say you're beautiful but you just don't see it. if you cry when you look in the mirror. if you hate taking photos. if you hide your belly with your arms when you sit down to hide the fact that it's sticking out a little. if you stay home instead of going out because you're convinced that none of your clothes look good on you. if you wish you could tear your face off.

i want everyone to tell us about their experience. and at the same time, help each other.

be honest. you can look at each other's profile photos...give opinions, and advice...but be constructive and kind.

i really think we need to do this.
Posted on 09/05/08, 03:09 am
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Reply #1 - 09/05/08  4:00am
" everytime i look in the mirror i call myself toad or so ugly. so ugly no one will ever want me. i feel ashamed of my appearance:( "
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Reply #2 - 09/05/08  4:02am
" i dont like photos or looking in the mirror, and I avoid social situations because I dont like how I look. I sucked my thumb for a very long time and my teeth are unusually big because of it:/ "
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Reply #3 - 09/05/08  4:04am
" That may explain my (large) front teeth.

Still sickens me to look at myself in a mirror. "
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Reply #4 - 09/05/08  4:06am
" liveyourlife.....maybe you feel ugly because you're afraid no one will ever want you...not the other way round....??? i have that feeling too. i dunno just a suggestion.

sara...have you ever thought of fixing your teeth? :) you know, to do yourself a treat "
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Reply #5 - 09/05/08  4:07am
" cant yet, braces cost too much and i have no job "
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Reply #6 - 09/05/08  4:08am
" Wow, every single thing you mentioned is something I think/do. I hate photos of myself. I can;t think of a single body part that I like. I have gained some weight recently so feel even more hideous than usual. I am good at feigning confidence, but in reality I have none. "
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Reply #7 - 09/05/08  4:09am
" i hate my appearance. i'm really short, about 12kgs overweight.

my teeth are crooked but i can't afford to fix them

i don't go out on weekends because i'm too ashamed to.

i feel that when men look at me, they're disgusted.

i live on an island surrounded by beaches, where its inhabitants swim like fish. i haven't gone swimming in 3 years.

i can't control my urge to eat junk food.

i HATE it. "
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Reply #8 - 09/05/08  4:11am
" the first step to solving a problem is admitting we have one.

so far we're all doing well here then. lol. "
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Reply #9 - 09/05/08  4:11am
" thats another thing, i cant stand the fact that im so skinny, people always ask me if i have an eating disorder, and when i tell them i dont they look at me like im lying "
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Reply #10 - 09/05/08  4:14am
" sara i've seen your picture...and i think you are quite attractive! you have beautiful big blue eyes and i like your hair :)

about being skinny, maybe you could try going to the gym and building up some muscle? or you could try some sort of medication that slows down your metabolism...i dunno "
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