I know in the past I have been guilty of this

"Are you waiting to be skinnier, thinner, more toned, more tanned, better dressed, sexier, more lovable, nicer, smarter, funnier or wealthier before you really begin your life? Millions of us are. And it's a complete waste of time. Body obsession and the quest for perfection are destrpying our lives, and we are willing partners in this destruction" -Jessica Weirner

 

man if i had attempted to get all that in order,,, i wouldnt have started living my life til 86

 

heheeeee same here d: ...just took me a long time to realize that perfection will never exist, especially for my goofy self

 

I'm actually one of those people who doesn't really care, but then again I don't take much pride in my appearance anyways. I'm comfortable with myself, I like my wobbly belly... it keeps me warm.

 

That's great but I think it goes a little deeper than that. For me it was never physicalities that held me back but rather 'well I will when I graduate college or I am not goin to take such and such opportunity because I am too young'

Recently I've just said fuck it what ever comes my way I'm taking it...screw my intellectual insecurities. Since I've done that a couple of months ago my career has been on fire and I have failed once because I'm not afraid of failure. I don't turn things down anymore, I don't let other people believe in me more than I believe in myself. I'm so blessed to be able minded and I should never take my abilities for granted or underestimate what I am capable of accomplishing...24 twensmore...if that didn't matter to anyone else why did I let it bother me so much? Why not go for it and soak it in and relish in the beautifulness of being young and succeful...to finally allow myself that opportunity is wonderful. I got tired of waiting for the right bus so I just started taking different routes and now I'm on a limo to my destinatiopn of choice.

 

i'm a bit guilty of a couple of those, but don't generally let them hold me back from actual action (manage to confine my hangups to the mental/relationship region of my life). i am, however, in a hurry to get school over and done with to be free of that responsibility.

 

Good on you!! Keep on going and never ever take that U-turn!

 

i'm envious

i beat myself up on a regular basis destroying my own self in any way possible. even when things get better, i constantly see them as being worse.
i loathe my appearance, even though i consider myself attractive. Where's the sense in that?

 

Wow, I'm the same exact way. I can't find the sense in it either, or even begin to understand it.

 

I spend a lot of time on my appearance, and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that I'm never happy with the way I look. That being said, once I have on some makeup and some nice clothes, I look in the mirror and think, "Well... I don't look that bad, I did pretty well considering what I have to work with..."

 

you have to look at why you loathe yourself and let it go...you are using your appearance as a scapegoat because you are obviously attractive.
My psychiatrist said something really interesting this morning whenever I have too much on my plate I put on weight we realized that it's because i want to physically put people at as distance because I don't particularly enjoy eating so it's not an enjoyment thing...strange the things we do.

 

sometimes i will catch a glimpse of myself at the most odd times and think humm not so bad but other times when i am looking for valadition i seem to never be able to find it in myself....

 

I'm totally average looking and am so okay with it. My friends who are mostly much prettier than me are always so insecure I don;t get it.

I've always been insecure about my smarts, my posture my youthbut not since high school have I really tripped on how I look except when I am overweight beyond my comfort.

 

you are alll gorgeous and beautiful!!! no one is more beautiful than the other because we were all created by the same perfect creator.