I'm fat and ugly!!!

[Megan]

I really look good in the mirror, webcam, videos, pictures (last month),  so I have a pretty decent idea what I look like right now. And right now I look like a 25, overweight close to fat, scarred-face, big nose, short (well I like that but most don't), so in general I look really bad right now.

I was actually decent a few months ago, but I gained 20 lbs since February. And then I had a huge acne flare up last week (I went off the spiro for three weeks because I wasn't feeling it).. So yeah, I should have clear skin this week.

I am 18, and I shouldn't look this bad. I should be at the top of my game....

I don't really know how I can look decent again....

[Cindy]

Simple.

Exercise, and at your pace, never use the elevators (lifts in my world ) if it is less than six floors. Walk any where you  can. Diet forget it,  try going vegetarian for a month. If you are in the USA you have too much protein and fat in a 'normal' diet.

Face rash, wash your face every few hours with cold water and use sorbelene (it is a trade name but also the basis of most soaps) instead of soaps it doesn't have the chemicals you may be reacting to.

If anything persists see your local Dr.  That's what we pay them for.

Hope it helps

Cindy

[RebeccaFog]

I agree with Cindy.

And I hope you get to feeling better soon. Try not to allow perceived "imperfections" to bring you down. take positive action and think positive thoughts. We all have times when we feel as you are right now.

[Megan]

Well I feel a little bit better, but still not too much... I don't know, maybe I exaggerate that I look old, for some reason I get treated sometimes as if I am not serious. As if I was 15 or something, it's an on and off thing with me about how old I look. Since some people say early 20s while others say 16.

I was telling my boss the other day that I knew exactly what I was doing, and then she was like "No you don't know what you're doing", and it was about an easy thing. Then she gave me a cardboard cutter and was like, "Don't cut yourself". Whatever.

and then when I made a simple mistake one of my coworker and she was like "How cute". Then another coworker told me today that I act younger than I did, and then just pushed my stuff to the side. I didn't get angry with him, because I see no point in doing that.

It's like something with my look I guess, since it can't be my personality since I know I act professional. But some people get this impression that I must be really stupid.

Even this one guy who gave me employee of the month, was like explaining something slowly and then was like double checking if I understood.

If I was that stupid then I would not be getting a promotion to move up in the store. There are people who realize how hard I work at that store, and they know exactly what I am. I wonder why this is happening to me?

It's mostly with taller guys I get treated like this too... with a few exceptions with some women and my boss.

Now it's just annoying me to hell.