I used to be self conscious about my looks but after having kids, I could really care less!
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Yes, I have always been. Since I was like 9 or 10.
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Yes but I don't think about it as much since having E. Even if I'm feeling less put together than normal I can shrug it off easily. I also spend a LOT less time getting ready/choosing outfits. It's just not as important to me anymore.
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Yes, but I'm trying to get better at it!
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Very much so. For me it has gotten worse since having my baby - I don't know if its the extra weight, the fear of losing myself or the fact that I felt so beautiful when I was pregnant and I wish I could feel that way forever. Im not liking how I look right now.
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Most definitely.
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Yes, since junior high school.
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Yes, even though I know I shouldn't be.
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I don't know what's wrong with me but I really don't care at all. Almost in a bad way because I look like crap every day. I used to dress up and wear nice makeup and do my hair. Now, I don't ever do my hair (it's always in a pony tail), I wear jeans and plain cotton shirts, don't experiment with makeup at all, and hardly ever go shopping for myself. sigh...I miss caring about myself.
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Yes, but at the same time I often don't have the time or patience to worry about what I look like before I go out.
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Yes. All the time. I had BDD when I was younger, I came home & cried because I felt guilty that people had to look at me, not because anything negative had happened, but in my head I was so awful, it was cruel to subject other people to me.
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@mrs. bird:
I'm sorry you felt like that. It must've felt horrible.
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I'm still a little self-conscious about my body but I'm becoming more comfortable with my body and its shape and I will continue to as I get back to my pre-wedding weight.
I do try to make sure I'm presentable when I leave the house as well. Don't always put on make-up, but I make sure to put on clean pants and shirt and either throw on a hat or put my hair up if I've been home all day working.
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@banana: this sounds like me exactly...I am such a mom cliche...casual clothes, ponytail, minimal makeup and comfy shoes. I don't even know what I would wear if I had to dress up and go somewhere. I think I just don't have the energy to really care. I see these other moms that look so put together and beautiful and I'm so jealous...but I don't have it in me to try and do something about it. What's funny is my husband tells me I look great all the time...and then I see myself in the mirror and my hair is all crazy an my eye makeup is smudged...he's blinded by love.
I have a pretty big bump on my nose (almost broke when I was in first grade and it never healed correctly) so I'm super self conscious of it...and now I have huge bags under my eyes. Most days I don't care though bc my LO is so dang cute
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@sandy: Yeah I figure if my LOs are lookin' cute, it's a direct reflection on me! haha. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.
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Same! I'm mostly indifferent now post baby haha
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Big time.
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Yup.
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Yes, I have put on weight in recent years and I'm not used to it.
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Yes I have been since I was a teen.
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Isn't everyone? I'm sure everyone has at least 1 or 2 things about their appearance they are unhappy with.
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I definitely am, but I don't think about it as much now that I always have a very cute baby with me
Great distraction!I can really relate to what @Cherrybee: said though. I felt really beautiful at the end of my pregnancy this time last year (I only made it to 36 weeks so I'm sure that would have changed in the last month) so afterwards I feel sort of "meh".
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Yes I am! Since I came off BC I have struggled with my weight (I have PCOS), so that has not helped with body image issues
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Always
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@banana: lol. SAME.
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Definitely. I think it's an unfortunate part of being female in our society. The feeling that you are always in some way lesser in terms of your physical attributes.
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Nope. I just try to make sure I don't have any stains on my clothes (but these days if I have snot on me, I'm normally like, eh whatever) and make sure my clothes don't tug at the parts I don't like. As long as I'm comfortable in what I'm wearing, I'm not self conscious.
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Very much so.
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Honestly, no. My DH is always telling me how beautiul I am. He really helped me build my self confidence. Some days I'm self conscious about my clothes, especially if I am wearing a new style.
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Yes, very much so. I really wish I had more self esteem/confidence. But I really don't and I never really have. I am over weight (50-60 lbs) and I know I'm not where I would like to be.
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Recently yes. Since marriage a little over a year ago I have gained 15lbs. I used to struggle to gain weight before! I definitely do not feel comfortable in this new (and increasing) size.
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Not really. I just...don't really care what other people think. Yeah, there's been times I've wanted to lose 5 pounds, or wish I could look like that freaking Pinterest pin, but for me, I don't feel "self- conscious" because of it (because I don't?), it'd just be a nice "perk."
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@mrs. bird: ::hugs::
@sandy: @banana: when we brought DS home and I just stared at him all day, I remember getting ready in the morning and liking my face more because it looks like his face. DS makes me feel beautiful.
I used to be so self conscious about my body and definitely have my days, but after having a baby, even though I'm not at my skinniest/tan/youngest I think about how my body gained half of it's weight, stretched out, grew, birthed and nourished my child and went back to being me. That's pretty amazing.
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i used to be self-conscious as a teen and young adult, but i think at some point in my late 20's and early 30's it tapered off.
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@Cherrybee: in the early postpartum days i really missed my pregnant body--i had felt so beautiful and special, contrasted to the big mess i was postpartum with a baby i felt i couldn't nurse properly and who didn't sleep well!
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Oh yeah, since forever. The only time I was ever comfortable was while I was pregnant.
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Yes, I always have been. I was teased a lot in elementary school for being pale and skinny. It stayed with me.
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@banana: It will come back! What about just planning to curl your lashes and slick on some chap stick every day? Or even just to wear your hair in a different up style . . . like a high pony or bun? Sometimes even little changes are all that is needed to get us out of a rut!
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@Pepper: OMG wut? You're so pretty!!
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@Pepper: Add flat chested and short and we could be twins
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