I Struggle With My Body Image Stories of Experiences

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F*cking perfect beauty

inconsistent

shut out!

Fragile thin perfection

cold heart obsession

Perfectly good.

Too perfect for rejection.

I just want your attention!

This is what I want.

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I hate me body,I can't stand looking at myself in the mirror. All I see when I look at myself is a bunch of imperfections.I CANT STAND IT!!!! All I can see is rolls of fat and its disgusting. When I walk around I feel as if everyones...

Seriously somedays are a major struggle. Eever since i was litle i have struggled with my body image. I was born with a thing called spina bifida,, so i have struggled with the fact i'm in a wheelchair, the fact i have a hump on my back...

from the number of people in this group, i can see that i'm not alone...i don't see myself as others do...never have and probably never will.
i exercise and eat right...but it's never good enough...i push myself harder and some day i...

I've struggled with body image since I was nine. All my life my mom has tried to lose weight, swinging between being sucessful and giving up, and she's always talked with dissatisfaction about her body and made me aware of mine in...

I've struggled with my body for as long as I can remember. I have always felt ugly, vile, inferior, disgusting and low. I made rules when I was a teenager to help me function better..these are them.
Never look in the mirror.
Shower in...

I have had a problem with my self image for oh so long. It has dragged me into the ground so many times in my life, has kept me from so doing so many things. Even when I was younger, prettier, thinner, and full of life, I let my...

When I look in the mirror, I never see what I want. My eyes are to tiny, lips to thin, and cheeks to big. I know that no one is perfect, and I'm far from it. But I can't help wishing I was prettier, and thinner with long flowing hair...

I hate my body.. people are always telling me that I'm super skinny but I don't think I am. I see all these other girls with gorgeous bodies and then theres me. I'm not not saying I'm fat but I'm not skinny either.. I've gained 10...

im 16, for about year now ive been struggling to be happy with myself, i look in the mirror and im disgusted by what i see, almost all the girls in my group at school have eating disorders, to guys if your not stick thin your fat and...

So ive been living with my father now for 3 months.for the first tyime in 10 years.
I had to live with him because i am allways homless. He is an abusive insensitive alxholic. He lives 3 hours away from my hometown. Its been very hard...

I've always hated the way I look but recently it's gotten to dizzying levels of self-hatred.
Over the past year, thanks to an injury and a drastic change in lifestyle, I've gained over 40 pounds. I was 170 and now I'm 229. It disgusts...

I try so hard to just love. I try to make my family proud and I try hard to be proud of myself but still I feel empty. Something is just missing from my life. My dad acts like he hates me I try so hard and now I just ignore the comments...

I have two main reasons I struggle with my body image. First I am a bit overweight. About 30 pounds. I have a tummy that protrudes outward. I am not attractive in my own sight. Sure I could loose the weight but still I would struggle...

Hi everyone

My name is Aneesah and I'm 20 years old. I am a confused lost soul right now. I hate the way I look, I just hate it. First I am mixed race, so that made me stand out enough, even till today. (I'm black and indian). Anyway...

But yes.. I hate the way I look..

It is my fault to have this kind of body... but it still hurts.. every time you are being compared with your sisters who have bottle-shaped body.

Urgh!

I have a very difficult time talking about how much I hate how I look, because I find that people will think of complaining as shallow. But I am trying to be open on this account. So I do. I have so many problems with how I look, I...

My sister is an incredibly beautiful woman. She is a couple years older than me and growing up in her shadow taught me to be humble. Not only is she incredibly beautiful - she is vivacious, sexy, and always was ready for adventure. I...

Mirrors are dangerous creatures. Sometimes they pull my eyes like north on a compass needle. Sometimes I’m hungry for what they can show me. I seek them out desperately, needing to find myself in the warped reflection of a tinted...