School

I literally hate being at school so much I’m so fat and ugly and my hair looks bad already even tho I blow it out and ppl probably look at me and think I’m embarrassing myself for trying

Tea and Honey

Date posted: 6w

My daughter feels similarly. It makes me so sad. You have to learn to see yourselves as the unique people and one-of-a-kind beauties that you are. There is no one else on earth like you. And no one can replace you. No one can do the job on this earth that only you were meant to do. You need to start to see yourself as intrinsically valuable. And this has nothing to do with other people's opinions of you. It's true that what we repeat to ourselves actually creates neuropathways in our brains. It's time for you to make new and good pathways! Every time you get up in the morning, tell yourself that you are beautiful and valuable. It doesn't matter if you don't feel it. It doesn't matter even if you don't believe it yet. Just SAY it. Your brain can become engrained in new, healthy pathways over time.

Vanessaaa

Date posted: 6w

Aww. Idk if this is weird but I’m the same age as you and I’m down to be friends I really relate this. I promise no one thinks that. Everyone at this age is just worried about themselves and scared people are thinking that about them.

SeanUK88

Date posted: 6w

Hi, As someone that was bullied in high school and always hated myself as a teenager… Let me tell you, Please stop judging yourself so harshly, You need to learn to be kind and forgiving to yourself. People are rarely if ever judging you as you imagine now. It is because we already have a negative bias towards ourselves we assume everyone around us is judging us in the same manner. I know its easier said than done but try not to percieve negatives of yourself based on what you think others might think. There is little else more satisfying than learning to be yourself and happy with yourself which everybody on this planet should be! We let societal expectations and others around us try to shape our self perception when in reality being yourself and being happy with yourself regardless is the true key to happiness. Anyone that might rarely actually judge you only does so out of there own insecurities. I am older now and never felt more confident in myself regardless of percieved thoughts and expectations of others, I just wish I could show my 13 year old self this so I wouldnt have wasted so much of my youth self loathing when there is so much to be happy about and enjoy. I hope you find positives in yourself as I guarantee you there will be plenty! Hope you find this helpful 🙏

Hieronymus

Date posted: 6w

School is a nightmare I know, please love yourself. You’re just in a nightmare microcosm of people in a system designed when society was a lot more authoritarian. Don’t let it get you down. But like also, people in school have their own issues to deal with they don’t notice or think “you’re trying too hard” Also, if you think your hair isn’t great looking after a blowout. It might a different texture, I assume maybe it’s wavy/ curly (my hair is wavy and the hair dryer is not too kind to its beauty). Maybe try air drying it no hair dryer and applying mousse/ salt water spray or curl cream to the ends.

ocdlife_

Date posted: 20w

11 months and im so done

im so tired of trying to express my feeling and feeling so dumb. im so angry and my chest hurts from sadness and stress all the time with no one to talk to, this is so lonely. the only friend i had got annoyed with me and said maybe this is happening because i dont listen. i hate this so much and i gained so much weight from stress. i cant look pretty or happy if i tried.

avantika 🪻

Date posted: 17w

feeling misunderstood

Having ocd is so incredibly exhausting and depressing- my mom and dad argued with me for over an hour talking about how im a pain to be around, go in too many loops, and ruin everything and everyones mood… this conversation started with me saying im stressed out because of school and that i dont want to go because im exhausted- and idk if this is like ocd directly but it takes me like 2 hours to get ready in the morning because i need to look PERFECT and the same everyday literally 😭 and that process feels so exhausting every morning at 6am but i will NOT go to school without going through with it- i will literally be crying and shaking and wanting to go home the minute i get to school if even a single strand of my hair is not perfectly straightened or any blemishes or flaws are showing- and i cant even walk to school or anything bc im scared the humidity will mess with my hair and everything- and it just really affects my life? And yeah its freaking exhausting. And i have two more years of highschool and I dont know if im going to make it 😭i get super stressed over grades too because i need them to be extraordinary otherwise its a fail. Nothing below 95%. And thats also tiring! 😁 and my mom told me today “medication IS NOTTTT AND OPTION!!!” Like oh okay so im just cooked 😭 and therapy isnt really helping me at all- i feel like what im being told is so basic and generic and it doesn’t help me when im in a huge ocd episode- which is often… and what i hate most is like my mom says “don’t come to me with your problems after 6pm…” im sorry i cant schedule my feelings 😭 im so tired

julia204

Date posted: 7w

Hard day

Hi everyone! I just want to share that I’m having a really hard day, selfishly, to feel better. But some of you might relate to it. I’ve been obsessing about my looks and body image. I feel soo ugly, like almost deformed, “abnormal, ill” looking. Like I have never seen anyone that looked as ugly as me. And I spend hours checking myself and doing skincare and using face sculpting tools compulsively. I also feel VERY very alone partially due to this being isolating but also just being back at my (abusive) parents home for the summer. I feel very empty today like nothing makes me excited or matters. I feel like a disgusting, awkward, incapable, undeserving little creature. Like everybody else on this world is in a group chat,and im the only one left out lol. I went shopping today to feel something and ended up compulsively buying stuff and shocker, now im feeling 10x worse, more empty. But I am also stressed about the money and feel extremely guilty. I feel worthless. I guess i should just let me feel the emptiness and feelings that come up without trying to distract myself with something all the time. So yeah thats where I’m at today.

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