has anyone struggled with this and did anything help? It’s getting to the point where I’m considering treatment options or something bc I also think I’ve developed an eating disorder as a byproduct. I’m literally only 5’7 115lbs so I obviously know i’m a slim guy, but my face tends to be the first to gain weight. i also have horrible posture and an overbite so i’m constantly mewing to mask it. i also hyper fixate on my hair and there’s days where i feel like i look like a minecraft character to the point where I’ve fully withdrawn socially. I keep telling myself I’ll “get back out there” once I look a certain way and obsess over going to the gym every day to burn exactly 600-700 calorie and lift to debloat. I avoid any sort of sugar or carbs bc I get scared that it blows mt face up and literally changes my entire appearance.If I miss one day, I feel like absolute s***. I avoid mirrors most days. it’s now July and I’ve essentially only gone out with friends 2-5 times this year and held myself from doing anything bc I feel too ugly to be seen in public. I’ll even avoid going to the grocery store most days bc i fear someone ik seeing me at my ugliest. I find that most people don’t even want to interact with me or develop a connection bc im too ugly. Has anyone ever dealt with this to this extent? I feel like i’m going crazy.

Being ugly is not the end of the world op. You got this 💪🏾

:/

How long have been aware of this?

i’ve always felt ugly, but for some reason this is the year it’s become debilitating. i keep trying to mask or change it to the point where it’s become obsessive. when I say it’s dictated every waking moment/thought for the past 5 months, it truly has. if I feel particularly ugly (literally 95% of the time),
I won’t leave the house to avoid being seen. I legitimately believe I’m the ugliest person in the room when I walk in anywhere no matter what.

edit: wait aware of what

You supposed to feel ugly cuh. If you walked around thinking you were perfect that’d just make you a narcissist. Gotta take the good with the bad, the happy with the sad, love what you got, and remember what you had.

i have literally not looked at my body in the mirror in over a year, my s*** is worse than ever

i miss not knowing what a calorie even was

deadass

i’ll brush my teeth and everything in the dark

Change starts with awareness. If you truly wanna be free from feeling like you’re ugly and wanna be content in your skin at all times basically, you’re gonna find your way. Could be anything that helps lead you there. Therapy for example since this might just be something that was programmed into you when you were a child and holds no factual value and can and has to be changed if so desired

i mean i know it came from
my last relationship i just don’t know how to unprogram it

Therapy is probably the short cut to it. You even know what you’re dealing so that might make it even easier. Aside from that, there lots of if not all of the information out there on the internet. Getting the info and doing some retrospection could help. Like there’s for sure YouTube videos on it that might be helpful and give good perspectives to think about and maybe even integrate new beliefs

I gained 10 pounds and look dusty because I’m trying to grow out the sides of my hair. I’m also dissatisfied with the women that I typically attract

Ya I deal with it as well it sucks. Hard not to compare yourself to others but f*** it we ball. Just trying to keep getting better every day with making healthy choices and exercising until I find some satisfaction with the body I got

5’7 115?

Bro gotta gain 30 pounds at least

How old are you OP

It kinda is tho

What do you do to counteract when you feel like your jaws getting too tubby? That’s something I wanna get ahead of before my 30’s cuz that what be ruining Nigga faces no h****
But tbh bro you honestly gotta just accept what’s the realistic best you can look with the gym and hair cuts and s***, get a nice wardrobe and then gauge the type of women you could pull with that and just accept that. I would imagine you gassing how ugly you are and even if you are genuinely that ugly then you just gotta humble yourself as far the type of women you chase and how you behave with them

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i haven't had it to that degree, i mainly just had issues with acne

My only advice is that if your friends are still down to hang out with you, they really dont care about how you look, try and get comfortable with them (and yourself obviously) before anything major

Explain or stfu

literally

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If you have body dysmorphia just get huge