Posted by Automated Lady on May 4, 2002, at 11:14:31
In reply to Ugly.., posted by LiLAngelJenna on May 3, 2002, at 19:20:09
I went through (and still go through sometimes) a similar thing. When i was 20 (I.m 24 now) I never went out because I felt so ugly and fat, and missed out on a lot of things. The good news is that it did slowly get better, and I have a far better social life now than I have had since the age of 18.
I was told I was ugly at school and just held on to it, even though I had people telling me it wasn't true. it must be so much harder for you when you actually have people who should have your best interests at heart telling you damaging things. The sad thing is that they don't seem to have your best interests at heart, they seem to have problems of their own. I think you'll have to keep telling yourself that. When they say these things to you it's about problems THEY have. I don't believe for a second you're ugly (you have to try and remember the good things people have said about you as much as the bad - something I find hard to do!).
All the best A x
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