Feeling the love and a thankyou!

ziggle_7

I was just reading through some of the threads on the message boards and one of them was posted asking what is the meanest thing someone has said/done to you about your weight. As I was reading through alot of them and felt like i could really relate.

I've always been overweight and all throught grade school I got made fun of real bad. At the time i just pretended to shrug it off and be a tough little tom boy but now after so many years of hurt and mental pain from peoples comments, it has really taken a toll on my selfesteem. Its made me have alot of self image issues and its even made it hard for me to open up to people. There is really only one person in the world that i feel like i could tell anything to and thats because no matter what he's always excepted me good and bad. And that would be my best friend jake.

A couple years ago when i was in high school i went through alot of severe depression and i used to jounal to help me get it all out and deal with it. I took my journal EVERYWHERE with me. Then when i met my boyfriend ( who i've now been with for 5 years) though, i would go over to his house and his family would sometime find my journal and read some of it and make fun of me for my feeling. Since then I have been scared to write, in fear that someone will read it. It has caused me to be extremely untrusting of alot of people too when it comes to my emotions and feelings.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone on here. This is one of the few places i feel safe to express myself. Its kinda funny. Before joining MFP I would never in a million years dream of telling people my weight or drawing attention to it. On here i actually have the courage to post it and tell it to complete strangers! Everyone i've met on here has been so supportive and understanding and i never feel judged. Thanks you everyone for being so amazing and understanding. You people are amazing and i'm so lucky to have found this site!♥

Jfearn64

Very inspirational post! Glad to hear you find this site as helpful as I do. I spend more time on this site than any other on the web. The people here are great, and we all know what it is like to have too many pounds carried around us....so we can all relate. It isn't easy losing weight and the support here is wonderful.

RenCara

Oh, I am so glad you found a place to be safe and express how you feel openly. People are mean! Best of luck as you move forward and remember...

Never give anyone the power to determine your self worth!

A big hug for you...

ziggle_7

Thanks alot guys