Why does the mirror lie so often?!
Question: i don't get it.
i do know that i look good. with people commenting, and the few times i'm not scared or depressed, i see it.
But more than 3/4 the time, i can't see it. i see a girl who's fat...then i look at my friends, and realize LOGICALY, i cant be becasue we're all athletic, and a few weigh more than i do and their healthy.
I don't get it. Why does the mirror have to show me falsehoods?
Am i mental?
or is it just becaus i'm not totaly over the eating disorders i've had (both extremes actually)
Answers: i don't get it.
i do know that i look good. with people commenting, and the few times i'm not scared or depressed, i see it.
But more than 3/4 the time, i can't see it. i see a girl who's fat...then i look at my friends, and realize LOGICALY, i cant be becasue we're all athletic, and a few weigh more than i do and their healthy.
I don't get it. Why does the mirror have to show me falsehoods?
Am i mental?
or is it just becaus i'm not totaly over the eating disorders i've had (both extremes actually)
OK. I have this same problem, what I see is very different to what everybody else tells me they see. So even though logically I know my weight is healthy I see someone who looks horrible and fat in the mirror.
I have learned that this has more to do with how I am feeling about myself than what is actually there though. When I am feeling bad I feel fat, regardless of the truth. I also have had eating disorders. Continuing to feel like this and see yourself in this way could be a sign that you are not 'recovered' yet but that would depend more on whether you are eating 'normally' or not. What I do think it could be is a sign that the issues which maybe lead to you having an eating disorder are not yet fully resolved.
If this is causing you distress then I would recommend talking to someone, a counselor or someone like that, just to help you deal with the remaining self image problems you may have. You have already done really well to bounce back from having eating disorders, you deserve to feel good about yourself. Good luck xxx
no .. i hope not ofcourse
The root of the problem my be your mind. It is called body dismorphisis. You may feel great then look in the mirror and see something else..
It is the cause of many symptoms.. eating disorders, plastic surgery abuse..
If you feel good and are getting compiments.. Stay away from the mirrors....Just do your daily routine then stay away after you are ready for the day..
If you look at anything to close you will find flaws..
OK, so i looked up the disorder that second guy said, and on wikipedia, the symptoms include -