Have You Ever Looked In The Mirror And Not Recognized The Person Staring Back At You?

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Lliam · Accepted Answer

In 1980 I was literally offered a really good, professional job.
Prior to that I was having a grand old time. I was a rock guitarist/vocalist, had hair down to my shoulder blades, had girlfriends, was surfing, going to concerts, having adventures, and generally partying like a Viking. I was loving my carefree life.

I was 26 when I got a job offer that was too good to refuse. The day before I went in for the pro forma interview, I got a regular haircut and bought a three piece suit.

Even though the salary and benefits were worth it, my persona was destroyed. I literally didn't recognize myself when I looked in the mirror. When I walked from the parking lot through Century City to the office tower, I was positive that I stood out as an imposter and that every single person on the street. I didn't really know how to behave around grown ups in the office.
On the other hand, I no longer felt like I fit in with the kind of people I used to. Strangers would think I was a cop or a weirdo. I didn't know how to own my new look.

It caused severe psychic conflict that I did my best to cover up. There's more to my story about growing up, but it took several years before I became comfortable as an adult.

ohshee · Accepted Answer

Yeah one time
I was on vacation and I was in this hotel and I went in took a shower and when I got out I was standing in front of the mirror drying my face.
As I remove the towel I was looking into a mirror but all I saw was the back of my head
WTF
I spun around really quick and I can see my face in that mirror and I turned back around and I saw the back of my head again
The mirror that I was looking into looks like a Louver mirrors that have three different mirrors on there where I couldn't see my reflection the way that it was angled it was projecting what was behind me I thought it was kind of funny at the time and kind of weird.
Go to take you question a little bit further I do that quite often with pictures I don't take a lot of pictures or if somebody takes one of me and I look at it it doesn't
look like me
And my friends have told me pictures do not do me any justice.
But when I look in the mirror I can see myself but in a picture just is so different it is what it is

DollAlone · Accepted Answer

Every damn day. For many reasons. I've allowed myself to become this person i thought everyone wanted me to be. And I've morphed into a shell of a person that i believed my exes expected me to be. And suddenly realized i didn't even like myself anymore. Now that im getting older i dont recognize this person. Im not the young beautiful vibrant girl i used to be. Im starting to see fine lines and dry skin and a bitter 45 year old chick

ShaTTeredMasterpeace · Accepted Answer

I avoid mirrors as much as possible these days but on the off chance that catch a glimpse of myself in one, just mostly feelings of hate and disappointment.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Yes, and damn my head hurt the next morning!

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Back in 2012, I suffered a major trauma (mentioned before maggots leg wound etc etc). I was on morphine for over 5 weeks and pretty out of it, one time a nurse brought me a mirror as I had asked.

Both eyes were bruised, my head was shaved off at one side and I had two lots of stitches above my left eye and no eye brow lol, my nose was a bit messed up and had tube down it, my face was losing its tan and had a few cuts and white bits mixed with scabs lol.

definitely a weirder version of me lol.

admittedly I was off my tits on drugs for most of my stay but I remember that being kinda surreal.

AndrewMG · Answer

Awwww hope you're ok mate. I'd love to have an inspirational story to cheer you up but unfortunately most of my stories/life experiences are true, therefore they just reflect the (likeable, big-hearted) dick head that I am lol. So one of my earliest experiences with alcohol ended up with me in a night club. I ended up being separated from my friends and kinda panicking but then out of the blue I saw someone I knew, but couldn't work out why. I walked over to him to say hello/see if he knew where my friends were...10 seconds later I was nursing a sore head after walking into a mirror in the night club loll

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

When i look at the mirror i see myself in another dimension and feel weird asking myself what if this tony makes moves that i'm not making, i'll run away as fast as i can and never looking back, thanks to michio kaku and morgan freeman as much as i watched the series on the discovery science "through the wormhole" 🤣🤣

I don't want no tony coming to visit me from the 4th or 5th dimension but the spongy forehead can take it cause her spongu forehead is weird enough to be found in other dimensions 😁

t-8900 · Answer

Yes after I lost my virginity I was this way. haven't spoken on that yet, not referring to that one thing that went on as a child but rather when I had done it my one and only time on my own terms. I hated myself for it and I felt dirty, wrong, used, and kind of evil. Also during my suicide attempts. Wish I could share about it today but alas I am limited to 3 mytakes a day. I am taking my Gag posts more seriously now. See if you can put in a good word for me with they higher ups and see what they think lol. Awesome subject to post about and it never occurred to mention it. So I'm very thankful you did so!

ShadezMcgee · Answer

Yeah, I had that happen to me two years ago. It's a scary feeling when you see yourself physically staring back, but as you look there is nothing that comes to mind. Everything you were up to that point is gone and seems to be a mess of colors and thoughts that you can't tell were really there or true to begin with.

Your emotional state is not that great and it takes a long time to get back on track to build yourself back up.

libsaretards · Answer

Yes. When looking in the mirror for most of my life, I would always see a fit young man with tons of energy, bright happy eyes and lots of optimism about the future. Over the past 2 months, whenever I look in the mirror, I see an overweight man with eyes that hold a flurry of emotion and crows feet next to his eyes. I see a face that is tired. I see a light in my eyes, but the fire is not as bright as it used to be. Basically, my appearance has changed to match my emotional state.

CrazyGirl2 · Answer

I did once, but only for like 2 seconds, then I realized that it was a window, not a mirror, and my stalker was back!

NathanDavis · Answer

Nope... I've always tried my best to make sense... what I think, what I do and what I say has to be consistent with who I am...

MCheetah · Answer

That's why I don't own mirrors!

Fireguy17 · Answer

Yes, but then I discovered I was looking in a window.  Might need to cut back on my drinking a bit.

dustybiker · Answer

I lost 19 lbs in a week once, I was so ill. I had been exposed to some chemicals which I had a severe allergic reaction too. Three weeks before finally started the turn around. Scary time. Covered all my mirrors. So in a literal sense, yes.

DeeDeeDeVour · Answer

Not "literally" but, in my late 30s, there was a fat, heavy "lard butt" who "gobbled up" someone I once was. I recognized her but I didn't like her. She was ugly.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

I was in the mental health unit and they have fake mirrors now you can see yourself but it's hard to see yourself but yes many depressed people look in the mirror and can't see who is looking back at them

douride2 · Answer

It has ben a long time since that has happened to me. A very long time.

Cnlngler · Answer

Yes, I once got an ear pierced and when I looked in the mirror I didn't recognize that person. It just wasn't me. So I removed it.
But never felt broken, I've always felt content with myself flaws and all..

JohnE_62 · Answer

If i ever look in the mirror and don't recognize the person staring back, i must've been drinking Tequila without knowing i did so.

tatianamay · Answer

Well, yes, when I look into the mirror, I look at the stranger staring right at me, and I ask: who are you?

Likes2drive · Answer

No but I seem to have more wrinkles and less hair than years ago

Wiredone · Answer

I don't really look in the mirror, I'm afraid it might shatter. Lol

lonelyguyintheworld · Answer

Yes ma'am and I don't like looking at my ugly mug in the mirror so much.

Justneedtokno · Answer

Yes , I have we all have this perception in our head of what we look like sound like and act like. But when we really look in the mirror and see it’s totally different sometimes

Razp_Sorbet · Answer

Yeah when I was high on tramadol I freaked out looking in the mirror

KoolKid66 · Answer

no. Unless I got some kind of memory damage. I only see the exterior and not the insides because I have no personality I was never a person on the inside. Jus a cold robot exterior.

exitseven · Answer

Yes, that happened a few times in my life. I have had beards and once let my hair grow pretty long.

InferiorElegy · Answer

I always recognize the creature in the mirror, I don't like to see it and I don't have any visible mirrors in my house.

Peege23081985 · Answer

Yes, I have extreme body dysmorphia because of different male kids grabbing hold of me and throwing me about.

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah The look in here eye... she scared the shit out of me

ChiPaPa · Answer

No. I've hated the person in the mirror, but I know who I am.

Twalli · Answer

Only in the morning when I can't see that well to begin with. I can't see much at that point

NamerOfStars · Answer

That's not a mirror, silly; it's a window.

Smegskull · Answer

No... don't really look in mirrors so not much to compare to.

shadowlunitic03 · Answer

The more times I look the more my face isn't aligned correctly.

Massageman · Answer

Yeah - who took all that hair?

Andres77 · Answer

I'll have what you're having! 🤪🤪🤪

FatherJack · Answer

Yeah... even said..." Oooo yoo lookin' at? "

Otakugeek · Answer

I know how this feels its horrible

Shihab91 · Answer

That's mean i lost my memory i guess 😂

Lynx122 · Answer

No that hasn't happened to me yet.

DJB72 · Answer

O er the past year, many times

Phoenix98 · Answer

It's happened in the past.

Anonymous · Answer

Ever since middle school.

Anonymous · Answer

Doing it right now

AkshiJanjua · Answer

Yeah and i got scared of myself

jimmy2 · Answer

Thats hard to do sometimes

Purplemonkey242 · Answer

All the time

Tiptoetamm · Answer

Yes!!

Babygirl_S · Answer

Never as I never underwent any plastic surgery.

eagle1951 · Answer

i do these days

DaveToo · Answer

Every morning.

Sillyboi98 · Answer

All the time

krin_m · Answer

Yes, I have!

Anonymous · Answer

Yeah often.

blondfrog · Answer

lol very funny

Jouth · Answer

no it's me stupid

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