Not so much that but often the feeling there is a cloud of invisibility that has surrounded me.

Yep, I've even been issued my bell, and now I just wander around the outskirts shouting unclean. Or at least so it feels.

Not so much that but often the feeling there is a cloud of invisibility that has surrounded me.

^^This...I often blamed my weight for being invisible. Turned out it was just me, haha! But I am starting realize that we're as invisible as we LET ourselves be. I'm not advocating running naked through the streets for attention, but hey, you have to do SOMEthing!

Just remember one thing: the war is in the mind! :flowerforyou:

Well I am screwed then, my mind is full of porn, Bobby Brown lyrics and lollipops.

If two random people whispering at each other near you start laughing... Do you turn and shout at them: "Why are you laughing at me!?" and run away in tears? :sad:
If you replied "Yes" to the above, then yes you are a leper.

I tell you the honest and horrible truth though, I don't give a *kitten* about most people - people can die for all I care. By people I mean the big faceless monstrous, noisy, stinky, dark swarm, crawling everywhere and getting in my way, that I will never get to know personally and understand.
And sometimes, something unlikely happens, and an unexpectedly wonderful individual get expelled of this monstrosity: someone who decided to step forward and make themselves known to me, and then I start caring about this person!

So... I think nobody cares about you by default - it's life, you need to step forward and make yourself known to stop being a leper.

Not so much that but often the feeling there is a cloud of invisibility that has surrounded me.

This is exactly how I feel...like I'm invisible..I hate it. its so weird one of the things I was looking forward to with the wt loss was being noticed..I feel my friends and family notice..but male attention..I don't see it. Its like I'm invisible. I'm not putting this here to seek attention..it baffles me though.

Exactly this.

I agree with FF actually.

Hey I had the biggest pity party after being dumped and felt unloveable/ rejected but like Annie said, it's in the mind. I felt like a huge zero!! I soaked in the yummy misery for 3 weeks or so and got my *kitten* back up. I'm now a 10 again and feeling fabulous. So I was a temporary leper....

You're not invisible unless YOU say you are. I see you!!!

yep especially when I was a kid wherein our teacher would ask us to do a group project & no one wants me to be a part of their group. also recently I was dumped twice by the same man for the same reason & not to mention the terrible experience that I had in my past relationships. so you're not alone here.