Body dismorphia is common among both genders.
To me it has been my weight. I gained weight at 16 and lost in 23. So I have suffered from body insecurity for 7 years.
Body dismorphia is common among both genders.
To me it has been my weight. I gained weight at 16 and lost in 23. So I have suffered from body insecurity for 7 years.
When I was young, I was malnourished and I was always skinny. People would tell me they were jealous, envious and so on.
They sometimes told me I was empty bones.
I wasn’t that skinny, I always had a nicely shaped butt, even when I was very skinny.
At that time, there was literally nothing that I was insecure about, apart from my nose which I broke around the time of my puberty.
And then after puberty blue birthmarks started appearing on my face, first they were small, they grew the more time I spent in the sun or the more I was stressed. I avoided the sun, but couldn’t avoid the stress and now I have those birthmarks on both parts of my cheeks.
They really did make me very insecure, because I didn’t expect them and didn’t expect them to grow in size.
It’s not hereditary and I am not scared about my children having them, but they did change my life and mindset in a way. I would be far more confident without these birthmarks and without having my nose broken.
It honestly depends on the person. I chose weight because that has been the thing that caused me the most insecurities over my appearance than anything else. Whenever I was obese for my height it didn’t really bother me for the most part since I still thought I was pretty. I was able to attract men that are attractive and date them. I didn’t feel insecure over it until a guy I liked rejected me over it pretty brutally when he wasn’t in good shape either. I ended up losing a ton of weight after that but I’m a lot more self conscious over it now in general even though I objectively look a lot better. It’s funny because when I was fat it was usually a non-issue but now that I’m skinnier I get more rude comments about my facial features, which haven’t changed since my face has always been slim lol. Those comments catch me off guard tbh but it doesn’t make me dislike what I have. So I can see how other people could be self conscious over that
I would imagine it depends more on the person then the "flaw". I was insecure about a great many things when I was younger. But I think you reach and age and point on life where people simply can't hurt you anymore. I'm largely numb to people insults to me anymore. There's nothing someone can take from me that life has not already done.
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I think it really depends.
I struggle with weight, used to struggle with height, and struggle currently with changing perception and dysmorphia about boobs.
I'm working to get as light as I can while maintaining my physical abilities in my fave sports and hopefully that shrinks my tits to the point binding is enough to make my chest flat.
If I get to that point and it isn't and I still feel dysmorphic about my breasts, I'm considering top surgery.
After that, we'll see. I don't identify as a transman, but maybe I'm transmasc enough to consider some HRT. We'll cross that bridge if I ever come to it.
Just not liking my height. I compared myself to others a lot.
It took finding the benefits of my size in sports and my other activities - and also just coming to the realization height isn't everything - to start moving past it.
It's ultimately not something we control, so it's not worth worrying about too much.
I selected "weight" because that has harsher consequences. I've never been insecure about anything like I have been of weight.
My weight is what I'm really insecure about i don't really eat much I constantly check my weight on the scale I walk and swim. I am 150 but want to get down to 80 100 or even 80 pounds.
the worst worst is probably being very fat or having an ugly face. for guys also maybe having a very short height too like 5'3 and an actual micropenis
Who in the hell picked the small dick option?
I guess men really do think with their dicks.
so you think if it's below average, then feeling insecure about is justified?
I am no handsome fella, but looks aren't my insecurities i have
It's more weight or rather I am not athletic. I need to exercise more
My shoulder posture one side is off.
Nothing , my nose when I was younger
@enterr10 no
@enterr10 yup
@enterr10 5’6”
I don’t like ‘em
Being short man sucks tbh.
How much did you gain and lose?
small dick for me 🙋♂️
hey it's 4.5, you disregarded half inch.
everything these days lol
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