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"What's not to love xD more recently I've been feeling better about myself. But I'm hot so I should feel good about myself haha Plus, you're gorgeous so it shouldn't have taken you so long! " Haha thanks | |||
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"No. Not even close. But this is news to nobody. I love my brain and various personality traits but that's all." VV you need to stop being so hard on yourself... | |||
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"No. Not even close. But this is news to nobody. I love my brain and various personality traits but that's all. VV you need to stop being so hard on yourself... " Agreed! | |||
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"I'm comfortable with myself and confident in who I am and what I want but..I was 38 before I found self acceptance. It's been a long journey. " It is a long journey but for me it's been a worthwhile one...I've changed so much over the last 15 years..I now hate the person I once was. | |||
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"No. Not even close. But this is news to nobody. I love my brain and various personality traits but that's all." I feel the same about myself. I strongly dislike the way I look, I was once told "with looks like mine its good I'm funny" | |||
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"No. Not even close. But this is news to nobody. I love my brain and various personality traits but that's all." Ditto. | |||
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"Nope, when I look at myself, all I see are all the imperfections and all the little bits I'd change. I'm such with it though so just get on with what I got lol. " Well from where I'm standing your chest down looks pretty good to me | |||
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"No. Not even close. But this is news to nobody. I love my brain and various personality traits but that's all. VV you need to stop being so hard on yourself... " Easier said than done. I'm working on changing what I don't like. It's difficult and progress is slow but it's easier than learning to accept myself. | |||
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"No, because narcissism is destructive. " There's a big difference between loving yourself and narcissism. | |||
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"No, because narcissism is destructive. " Only if you let it and I won't | |||
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"No, because narcissism is destructive. There's a big difference between loving yourself and narcissism. " Is there? Could you explain? Surely the goal is self-awareness and acceptance of the good, the bad and the middling rather than 'loving yourself' as taken by its usual meaning. xx Personally, I struggle more with what's going on inside then my appearance xx | |||
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"I need new photos but I'm dithering because I can't decide just how much of the unflattering stuff I need to show. For example, I look better when I tuck my jelly belly in my knickers (!) but that's not entirely honest. Then again, obviously I don't want to show myself in the worst possible light." When you are out and about, do you wear clothes that flatter your figure? If so that's no more dishonest than tucking your tummy into your knickers :P I wouldn't worry about it. People will meet you based on your pics but stay based on you!x | |||
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"I need new photos but I'm dithering because I can't decide just how much of the unflattering stuff I need to show. For example, I look better when I tuck my jelly belly in my knickers (!) but that's not entirely honest. Then again, obviously I don't want to show myself in the worst possible light. When you are out and about, do you wear clothes that flatter your figure? If so that's no more dishonest than tucking your tummy into your knickers :P I wouldn't worry about it. People will meet you based on your pics but stay based on you!x " They'll see my tummy not tucked into my knickers once I am no longer wearing them though! I'd hate it to be too much of a shock. | |||
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"No, because narcissism is destructive. " I think there is a big difference between loving yourself and who you are...without being arrogant and egotistical | |||
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"I think I'm ok but unfortunately still seek the validation of others, it's a trait I'm trying to overcome but it's not easy " I wonder sometimes if it would help if the validation of others meant something to me. I don't give a shit about what others think; it's all about how I feel about me. Nasty comments from others can sometimes reinforce my negative opinion but they don't change anything, just as compliments don't help. It's all down to how I feel about me. Maybe it would help if validation worked. I could, at least, prop myself up on that. | |||
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"i think i look ok, far from perfect but ok. trouble is when people have been critisizing you all your life, people like your mum and your sister it makes you feel that your not good enough, so even if i think i look ok i still think people are critisising me. i always tell my son he looks nice and he does." Dora I can relate to that...my mum has a thing about people's size and would sometimes make comments etc...but she knows me well enough to know that in certain things I take no notice of her. | |||
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"I need new photos but I'm dithering because I can't decide just how much of the unflattering stuff I need to show. For example, I look better when I tuck my jelly belly in my knickers (!) but that's not entirely honest. Then again, obviously I don't want to show myself in the worst possible light." I have to tuck mine in too but I have never met a man yet that has run screaming from the room because it was there once the knickers had gone | |||
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"I'm loving myself right now under the desk. Mmmmm xxx" Durty boy | |||
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"No, because narcissism is destructive. There's a big difference between loving yourself and narcissism. Is there? Could you explain? Surely the goal is self-awareness and acceptance of the good, the bad and the middling rather than 'loving yourself' as taken by its usual meaning. xx Personally, I struggle more with what's going on inside then my appearance xx " When I use the term loving myself I mean radical self acceptance. Like you have said unconditionally accepting who you are. Part of living myself would also be changing those things I can change but forgiving myself if I can't. Loving myself in this context in unconditional like the love I have for my son. Narcissism can be tied in with self-loathing it may also be something in myself that I need to accept, notice when it happens and seek to reduce it if possible. For me it is something completely different. I agree we may say colloquially "He loves himself " imbuing it with the narcissistic meaning. But personally, I prefer not to use the word love in that context. Love of self and others is too important a value for me to devalue the word when I use it. Of course others may choose to use the word in whatever sense they wish. I like to preserve it's mwaning for me. Hope that helps explain my bald assertion | |||
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"I posted this yesterday in a similar thread in Scotland ...so at the risk of repeating myself I think it equally applies.... I think our levels of confidence peak and trough throughout our lives depending on the circumstances we find ourselves in. It is a very strong person indeed who can say that the opinion of others doesn't matter to them and in many ways over confidence can be intimidating and unattractive. I know from my own point of view I'm at my best when surrounded by those who love and care for me and have indeed seen me at my worst physically and emotionally and still want me!!!! Brave souls indeed. Its true that with age comes a greater sense of contentment with who we are but I'm the first to admit that vanity means the hairspray and make up will keep sticking me together even though the mirror sometimes says "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane". What's on the inside truly is more important. A good heart and personality will always shine through even with the shyest individuals. As was said in another important thread this week..life IS indeed too short. Way too short to let our lack of confidence stand in the way of enjoying it. So for me....its best foot forward... even if often the steps are shaky. " Nicely put | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother " You aren't the only one | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother " Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. " I thought you said "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. I thought you said "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? " Sssssshhhhhhhhh. | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. I thought you said "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Sssssshhhhhhhhh. " Have you been yet? Might go this weekend | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. " I'm sure your Mother is as lovely as mine | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. I thought you said "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Sssssshhhhhhhhh. Have you been yet? Might go this weekend " No not yet....may wait til midweek, less small people around. | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother Hahahaha, me too..not your mother, mine though. I thought you said "Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Sssssshhhhhhhhh. Have you been yet? Might go this weekend No not yet....may wait til midweek, less small people around. " Dinner time Saturday has always been good at the local cinema as everyone is having dinner | |||
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"Would'nt say love myself but happy with whom I am and confident in myself, knowing ones bad points and accepting or changing them is integral to knowing the whole you.. " Well put. | |||
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"Would'nt say love myself but happy with whom I am and confident in myself, knowing ones bad points and accepting or changing them is integral to knowing the whole you.. " That may well be 'loving yourself' within the way I use the term. For me it depends on how cruel you are to yourself when you notice things you want to change. | |||
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"Do you look in the mirror and think you know what I'm ok me...or do you have self doubts? Me it took me a good few years to fall in love with myself and it's given me a whole new perspective on a lot of things. " i have good days bad days and days a cap will do on my head lol im content with me and thats all i want | |||
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"Would'nt say love myself but happy with whom I am and confident in myself, knowing ones bad points and accepting or changing them is integral to knowing the whole you.. Well put. " ty.. | |||
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"no, I hate my body and what it is doing to me, so I punish myself. I have a pretty face though, even if others think I'm minging. Its just my body, its made me loose all my independence this week. " i love your body x | |||
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"Dunno what it is but summit cringeworthy about 'loving the self' perhaps its all the therapy I have had, reached a comfortable place of liking myself and that will do for me.. But if you wanna love yrself that's cool baby!! " Lol I think that's just the bloke in you talking | |||
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"Do you look in the mirror and think you know what I'm ok me...or do you have self doubts? Me it took me a good few years to fall in love with myself and it's given me a whole new perspective on a lot of things. " No, I have loads of self doubts and probably always will do! I've always been quite harsh on myself in that sense though. | |||
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"Naughty weekend, hopefully soak up some sun and retail therapy. " That sounds like a good bit of self-loving | |||
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"Naughty weekend, hopefully soak up some sun and retail therapy. That sounds like a good bit of self-loving " That will feature too I suspect. | |||
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"Naughty weekend, hopefully soak up some sun and retail therapy. " u not saw the weather forcast then? | |||
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"Naughty weekend, hopefully soak up some sun and retail therapy. u not saw the weather forcast then? " You are assuming I will be in England. | |||
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"Naughty weekend, hopefully soak up some sun and retail therapy. That sounds like a good bit of self-loving That will feature too I suspect. " I didn't mean it euphemistically but now you've gone and caused a urge for some self-loving | |||
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"I look in the mirror and think fook I'm turning into my Mother " I'm turning into one of my grandmothers. It's not good news. A looker she wasn't! | |||
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"Naughty weekend, hopefully soak up some sun and retail therapy. u not saw the weather forcast then? You are assuming I will be in England. " Bitch ur somewhere warm arent u | |||
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"not at the moment " I'm in the same camp... I'm suffering some really serious self doubt issues but not really to do with weight or anything as that to be fair I'm addressing.. it's just confidence and a huge ego knock x | |||
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"I am at peace with who I am as a person and happy ." Ditto | |||
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