OK here goes. After spending the last hour partially tearful (I cant seem to cry yet) although on the inside COMPLETELY messed up, I decided to come back for one last check. Saw ALL the posts and reactivated my account.
This is what happened. Some time ago I was so thrilled to read all the posts when someone would put up a before and semi after pic. Well I finally got the nerve to do this myself even if it was not alot of change, the makeup etc, but it still meant the world to me. A few days went by and no replies, another few days go by and still nothing. After a week or so it finally slipped onto the next page. I kind of got a little desperate, thinking well 'maybe' for whatever reason something wasnt going right so I kind of swallowed my pride and replied to my own post to bump it back to page one. Same thing, so I deleted it.
That was awhile back but yesterday I was so excited because I took all new pics and felt really really good about them. Now I know 3 1/2 months is just a drop in the bucket but I was kind on top of the world about what I 'thought ' I saw. So I posted them. I got two replies 'thank you both sooooo much' but without downgrading the remarks I was waiting for any comments about a change in looks. Then today I check back and no change....none. I decide to reply to my own post once more and include a pic of me that I REALLY did not want to look at because of the look in those eyes. I have only had two pics taken of me in the last 40+ years and now they were both up for all to see along with the ones I felt so good about. Nothing
I dont believe myself to be so fragile that my entire self view depends on others positive remarks but those two situations I guess was just too much for me and I kind of collapsed inward. I started deleting all the topics I had started, I got more and more tearful as each one was gone as they were my record of each amazing step I've taken on the path towards my new life and to delete them almost felt like I was undoing it all. The momentum though at that point could not be stopped.
Well there it is, but no matter what I feel, I'm back. Dani