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[chrissy8569]

Where do you draw the line between being honest and hurtful? If you're aware of someone's insecurities, is it necessary to make them feel bad about themselves? I'm sick of myself as it is. I feel like I'm the ugliest human being on this planet. The thought of looking in the mirror or worse, leaving my house is daunting. Imagine, if you will,

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[no_association1]

Trust me, even if you have things together and things in your life are good and successful there will STILL be assholes who will bring you down, it is a never ending cycle. So I wouldn't listen to what anyone has to say about your appearance, all that matters is that you're happy with your appearance...which it sounds like you're not, but don't let other people influence your opinion on yourself, you're a beautiful girl with a lot of potential and you have a lot to be proud of!

[chrissy8569]

Thanks Kat...the thing is, I don't take the opinions of people I don't care about seriously. My purpose is life is not to appeal to everyone I meet or even be liked by everyone I meet. Funnily enough, I've never heard strangers comment negatively on my appearance...at least not to my face. It's harder when it's people you know and care about and think highly of. If you were to insult me, I would take it a lot harder than I would if it came from someone I don't know or care about. There are people who matter a lot to me and think I look fine...I'm probably harder on myself than I should be and I realize that...but it comes to one's parents, I always thought they were supposed to think their children are beautiful no matter what. Thank you for the reply...it's things like that that do help me feel better about myself and realize I'm not as bad as I think. ;)

[birdsonthewire]

awww sweetie i am so sorry...i knwo it's really hard but don't take it perosnally...people being mean to you isn't about you, its about them being dickheads and having their own issues that they haven't dealt with.

i'm really sorry you are going through this. and for the record, i think you're pretty!

[chrissy8569]

Thank you...I'm feeling better today. After crying on the phone to my boyfriend and him telling me a million times there's nothing wrong with how I look, I finally believed him and he said something along the lines of what you said...that maybe the comments made are just a reflection of my mother's insecurities. The way she says things is subtle...like, "We ALL..." referring to the whole family. I'd rather not be included in "we all" because frankly, I've been an adult for several years and think I'm old enough to make decisions regarding my lifestyle on my own. If she isn't happy with herself (which I don't see why she wouldn't be--she's a wonderful and beautiful person), fine, but I'm hard enough on myself as it is, and quite frankly, shallow as it may sound, if my boyfriend is happy with how I look, then that's good enough until I have the time to improve myself to my liking. Thanks again, and though I'm sure you hear it enough as it is, you're very pretty too!