oldschoolfan
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I am thinking of getting a makeover, I don't know if it's just a phase but I have been getting obsessed with the way I look and been wanting to fix it. I used to have issues when I was younger and now they have kind of resurfaced over the last few months especially. I think it may partly be due to a friend of mine who keeps showing me recent pictures of people from high-school and telling me how amazingly good looking they've become, they are so gorgeous now, yet giving me the whole 'oh you just look exactly the same as you always have', when I wasn't exactly the most attractive person on the planet back then. When I told my mother about it she said 'yeah, but it was back then'.
I can't say my mother has been my greatest advocate in regards to my self image, she's made a few comments before that have been rather shattering, being my mother and all.
I have a savings account with $10,000 in there, I was thinking of taking out $1,000- $1,500 and buying all new clothes, make-up, getting my hair done properly, etc.
I have also been attempting to exercise more, I used to be thinner and have a better body until a run-in with some medication that made me put on 15 kilos in 6-8 weeks. That was a hard thing to go through because people were always telling me I was too thin and needed to gain wait/eat something, etc., then suddenly I was being told I looked pregnant, had people telling me I needed to do sit ups, was being poked in the stomach (literally one of the most degrading things someone could do). Then of course when I started to lose the weight I got the whole 'oh no don't do that! You look healthy!'. HEALTHY?! You told me I was fat!!!
I've lost most of the weight but it took it's toll.
I've been a bit negligent on my apperance because I kind of figured there was nobody out there worth impressing, but I think it would be a confidence boost.
Yes I have image problems. Yes I went through a phase when I was younger where I got caught up in my apperance to an unhealthy point. No I am not looking for compliments or attention (nothing is worse than a chick who complains about her appearance to get a compliment, I hate compliments).
Thoughts? Suggestions? Moral support?
I can't say my mother has been my greatest advocate in regards to my self image, she's made a few comments before that have been rather shattering, being my mother and all.
I have a savings account with $10,000 in there, I was thinking of taking out $1,000- $1,500 and buying all new clothes, make-up, getting my hair done properly, etc.
I have also been attempting to exercise more, I used to be thinner and have a better body until a run-in with some medication that made me put on 15 kilos in 6-8 weeks. That was a hard thing to go through because people were always telling me I was too thin and needed to gain wait/eat something, etc., then suddenly I was being told I looked pregnant, had people telling me I needed to do sit ups, was being poked in the stomach (literally one of the most degrading things someone could do). Then of course when I started to lose the weight I got the whole 'oh no don't do that! You look healthy!'. HEALTHY?! You told me I was fat!!!
I've lost most of the weight but it took it's toll.
I've been a bit negligent on my apperance because I kind of figured there was nobody out there worth impressing, but I think it would be a confidence boost.
Yes I have image problems. Yes I went through a phase when I was younger where I got caught up in my apperance to an unhealthy point. No I am not looking for compliments or attention (nothing is worse than a chick who complains about her appearance to get a compliment, I hate compliments).
Thoughts? Suggestions? Moral support?