Feeling unattractive?

In the past.. but I think feeling physically unattractive has more to do with how you feel about yourself as a person and I was at the time in alot of bad relationships with guys that wanted to break me down and I let them. I suspect they wanted to keep me fat ... To keep me and thinking about it now it's scary how low their self esteem must have been because I'm insanely loyal..ugh bad times. You need to raise that confidence girl!

Sure do

I have good and bad days...been leaning heavily bad as of late

AashenReykar wrote: »

low self esteem/self worth/self image coupled with an overactive mind means on the rare occasion i am given a compliment i always question the motivation behind it; even amidst the knowledge that doing that is a result of LSE. I'm sure many others are in the same boat.

We all seem to want to rebel against societal norms regarding what is good/is not good and how we see ourselves, but we are just as quick to forget that when making judgement of others.

I wish I was in the same boat as you

There may or may not be motivation behind that

Im not feeling unattractive, I know I am ugly. Talk all you want, no one looks on the inside, it shines- it might actually be kind of a filtered light, a bit crazy and female.
Always have been always will be. To top it off, going through a divorce, back to school after 11 years, and being ditched doesn't help. At least if i was attractive, I dont know .. it'd be something.
maybe I wouldn't have held on to a emotionally abusive husband as long, maybe I could go out and laugh with friends because id actually have some, maybe my mom would be happier to call me her daughter, maybe my form would improve because i could actually stand to look in the mirror when lifting.
Being ugly has its benefits, and perhaps that's all that matters- how we use who we are to make this world a little better. I'd rather be ugly and alone yet be able to empathize and help someone feel better about themself, than be beautiful. I know what it's like and maybe I can help someone so they don't have to struggle. And maybe so I dont have to always struggle alone.

Absolutely. But I'm trying not to focus on that right now.

You all look amazing!

Wow ...I didn't know so many people felt that way ...Give credit 2 anyone being so honest ...I guess everyone has their moments ...I get told I look angry (5 am @ the gym I'm just not awake yet & I'm not the most social at that point either) ....Good days & bad days Definitely

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LiftingLady5 wrote: »

Today is a feeling very ugly day. Maybe because it was grey and raining. Maybe because lots of stress. Maybe because other things in my life should be better than they are but they aren't. But, tomorrow is another day.

I think you are adorable. And pretty eyes.

But, I understand. I have some pain conditions from medical injury. I feel down, vulnerable, and a little scared when pain is flaring up.

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antisocial_gymrat wrote: »

I'm not going to try and get all philosophical here, but what im reading in these threads there's a theme of how much negative we see in ourselves. im included in that regardless of how much I'm told otherwise. One important thing to remember is that "beauty" is in the eye of the beholder, one of the most beautiful women I know was my best friend, and she didn't see it or feel that way about herself and didn't believe I could either. so just becuase you aren't beautiful by your standards or maybe a magazines or maybe even some people doesn't mean 1. that you aren't beautiful and 2. other people don't find you beautiful, or handsome (in the case for the Bros). I know it's hard but try to hold your head high and know that someone out there will find your physical appearance wonderful and when you show that person who you are also (unless you're a complete turd) on the inside you'll go from beautiful to amazing. that's the most sentimental and emo I'll be getting all year. thank you for shopping s mart.

Lol..I've met a few good looking turds ..
I agree with your sentiments. Thing is you can tell someone till you're blue in the face that they are attractive ..but if they don't see it ..they will always think you are lying.

torally agree. that's why I was saying that what we see as beautiful even with our own selves doesn't depict how others see us. even if we feel that way. feeling ugly is something I wish I could change about people. it's really a tough feeling.

This is such a sad thread, people listing what they consider makes them ugly, when actually, the truth is that beauty comes from within. I genuinely believe there is someone for everyone but if you can't love yourself you can't really expect anyone else too...

moya_bleh wrote: »

5ft 8, grey hair, ugly face, not shredded enough, single for four years and counting. Unattractive? I genuinely hate myself and I am 100% ashamed of myself for the way I look and the effect that my appearance has on women.

well now.... the only direction from this is 'up', isn't it?

I used to struggle with self image/self esteem and it's still an issue from time to time. Some days I feel like a god and other days not so much. But I realized that for me personally the things I don't like about myself, whether physical or mental are things that I have the power to change.

The more I exercise and stay on course the more I generally feel better about myself. Other people's opinions on how I look are starting to mean less and less to me because to be honest most people can and will find any reason not to like you, if it's wasn't your looks it would be something else really trivial.

There was a point i meant to make but now I think I'm just rambling.

But to end this comment, sometimes you just gotta look in the mirror, tell yourself you're awesome and there's no one else like you on earth, and keep it moving.