What do you love/hate about yourself?

[RobiLee]

I would like to add that I also think everyone is wonderful! No matter what you think you hate or like about yourself, you are all wonderful, kind and fascinating people to me and I like everything about you!

Robin

[Kfamr]

Outside;

Hate: My skin. My weight, of course. My hair. My eyebrows.
Body hair, period. I absolutely hate body hair. I shave my arms most of the time. It's so much more comfortable without body hair.
I'm not HAIRY, I just can't stand the littlest amount of body hair.

Love: Eyes. Lips, although they're way too large. That's about it.



Inside;

I think this is a love hate relationship.

I'm very honest and open with my opinions, thoughts, etc.. I generally do not like to hide things at all. Sometimes it's okay, but then I run into people who don't like it.

I hate that i'm overly emotional at times.. I think that probably is a normal teenage/human thing though... But then again, i'm glad I have such emotions because people who show no emotion bother me.

[sirrahbed]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Love: Eyes. Lips, although they're way too large. That's about it.

Wow! Lips are the thing in Hollywood. Stars pay big $$$ for all these collagen injections for full lips So, Kay, how about just puckering up and painting them a pretty color??? You can even do a "lip photo shoot" for us...next time you are bored!! You know, the Seventeen model thing??

[Kfamr]

I think i'd be too embarrassed to post lip pictures on here.
I dom't wear any lipstick. Just gneerally chapstick.

[Tubby & Peanut's Mom]

Originally posted by CamCamPup33
Im really tall for my age. At 14, most of the kids that i know are like 5'4 or something, but me, nope, im 5'7. And growing.. I hate being so tall. Although many people told me not to look at it as a disadvantage, i just can't help it.

OMG!!! You could be me 28 years ago!!! In 7th grade I was the second tallest person in class, only one boy taller than me and I hated it too! And as for having no butt, I remember I had one pair of pants that had a really high waist. My brother used to tell me the only reason I wore those pants was to make it look like I had a butt! I know it's hard to believe now, but you will learn to love being tall. Also, I heard somewhere that taller people make more money (on average) than short people, are more likely to get hired before short people and are more likely to be "successful" (whatever that means) than short people, so enjoy!

Ok, my dislikes, and I too can't believe I'm telling you guys this. I have never ever in my entire life talked to anybody about this. I can't say certain letters right - like J. I can't say J, to most people it would sound like hay. Or the SH and CH sounds - just doesn't work for me. I would really like to take speech lessons to learn how to talk....now that I'm 42. The only other thing I dislike is my skin. I have what dermatologists call "adult acne" - bleh. No matter what I do I still continue to get zits. I'm really hoping menopause will finally cure it for me. Menopause - bring it on!

My likes - being tall and.....well....I guess that I like that I think I'm a good person. For some reason I understand people and what motivates them, so it makes it easy for me to empathize with them. I don't think I have a mean bone in my body....unless you're messing with me or mine that is!

Now, as for the lazer hair removal, I'm in the process of having it done to my upper lip. I'm a little confused because they said it should take about 6 treatments, and I'm going on a year and a half now! The hair is lighter and all, but it sure isn't disappearing like they told me it would. I'll just keep going back though. I paid to have it removed and I'm not stopping my visits until it's all gone - for good! I had always trimmed it, but one of my biggest fears was that I would be an old lady in a nursing home - unable to trim my mustache so it wouldn't get done. I, too, would say that it doesn't hurt. The rubber band snap is a good description, but that's only when they don't put enough of that gel stuff on. Just add a bit more of that and no problem.

[carole]

Ok well let us start with the negatives, I also hate my weight, having social phobia, that I am a worry-wart, that I get so stressed so easily about nothin much. I hate having so many insecurity's about myself., my looks, etc etc.

That I am having problems with my skin right now(those raging pre-menopausal hormones).

Postive things, I like my hair, my teeth, lips and eyes and that I have a good sense of humour, and that I can be a caring person.

BTW I also never get jokes either, well some of the time I do, but I alway's pretend I do and laugh anyway, otherwise I feel such a fool. I also find it hard to play card games. I am not good at them, except for the easy one's like fish, snap. lol.

[popcornbird]

Originally posted by Tubby & Peanut's Mom


Now, as for the lazer hair removal, I'm in the process of having it done to my upper lip. I'm a little confused because they said it should take about 6 treatments, and I'm going on a year and a half now! The hair is lighter and all, but it sure isn't disappearing like they told me it would. I'll just keep going back though. I paid to have it removed and I'm not stopping my visits until it's all gone - for good! I had always trimmed it, but one of my biggest fears was that I would be an old lady in a nursing home - unable to trim my mustache so it wouldn't get done. I, too, would say that it doesn't hurt. The rubber band snap is a good description, but that's only when they don't put enough of that gel stuff on. Just add a bit more of that and no problem.

The upper lip takes longer, for some reason. I've noticed that too. I've been going since August 2003.......so about 10 months now. Most of the hair is gone, and the upper lip is probably 60% gone, but it seems that I'll need quite a few more appointments for it. Its ok though.......every appointment after the 5th is free....so I will keep going until every bit of hair is gone. I'm guessing I'll need about 4 more appointments.

[wolf_Q]

Hate: My weight...though I concentrate my hatred for the portion around the middle lol. I really don't care about being really skinny I just want to get rid of my gut. Oh, and the double chin haha. I don't really like my nose either, it's too big. I wish my teeth were whiter and straighter. I hate my skin as well, I want to be one of those people with flawless skin, that'd be nice. Sometimes I hate the freckles then sometimes I don't mind them. I'm 5'4" I wish I was a bit taller too. I'm TOO SHY. Really I wish I could just go up and talk to people, I hate being so shy...it makes me even more invisible than I already am. I come across as rude too because I'm shy. Oh wait, I guess I am rude though huh? Sometimes I think I let people get on my nerves too easily too. I'm also the type to hold it all in day after day then one day just explode. Not a good thing.

Oh and we're supposed to list love too? Well that'd take me all day to think of something for that. The sad part is that I complain enough but apparently don't care enough to fix any of those things, as I never do anything about it lol.

[Kfamr]

I'm also the type to hold it all in day after day then one day just explode. Not a good thing.

Haha.. at first I thought you were talking about going to the bathroom.

[heinz57_79]

Wow... this thread makes me do something I hardly EVER do.. find things i LIKE about myself.

The negatives are easy: My tummy, my thighs and my nose. I'm insecure, and thus have a tendency towards jealousy when in a relationship. I tend to be very hard on myself, in just about every way possible. I blame myself for just about anything that goes wrong. I'm shy, almost to a fault, and I'm so afraid of conflict that most times I will just let things go instead of speaking up. Because my opinion of myself is so low, I tend to let others walk all over me.

The positives: My eyes, they change colour on a whim. My gf has called me Pretty Eyes since we met. I used to have "fever pits" on my 4 front teeth that I finally got fixed,so now I actually like my smile. My hair colour is pretty nifty too. I'm a strawberry blonde, with a little more strawberry than blonde, but I have natural highlights and multi-colours. I know I'm talented in the arts. I play half a dozen instruments, amd pretty good on stage, I can sing (my friends tell me I should head to American Idol hehe). I can write and I can dance. I'm generous (sometimes too generous) and basically, if you're my friend, you're my friend for life. If I love you, I'll love you forever. On the other side of that coin, I neither love nor trust easily.

I guess that's about it. This is a great thread, btw!

[kimlovescats]

Great thread!

Ok.... the negatives:

The thing I hate most about myself is my horrible skin! I was always told by my mother that I would "grow out" of having acne ... then go figure, when I reached adulthood, they decided to have a thing called "ADULT ACNE"!!! Geez, lucky me!!!! Not only do I still break out like a teenager, but I have very red and blotchy uenven skintones on my face ... I get that from my Dad's side of the family. It takes a special kind of makeup to really hide it ... and I'm still searching for that... hehe!!!

Also, I hate the fact that my hair is so thin and baby fine, that as I get older, I am getting balder! When I was young, I always had LONG hair ... and it distracted from the thinness, but now it just looks horrible the longer I try to get it. I recently got an extremely SHORT haircut (thinking that I'd feel better) and boy was THAT a mistake! I am just now starting to get some hair, but it is so thin and fine and flat.... uugh! Ok... enough on the hair.

I HATE having to wear glasses, and YES I have tried contacts several times, but I just cannot wear them!
The thing I hate most about wearing glasses is that my eyes were always my best feature, and now with my strong prescription I feel like a BUG!

I hate the fact that I am so insecure in so many ways ... but God is still working on me in this area, and I am getting better!

Of course, as I stated in my other thread ... I hate the fact that I have gained so much weight .... but I am accepting that pretty well.

Positive things:

I was blessed with a nice singing voice, but unfortunately I no longer attend church (which saddens me) so I don't keep my voice in shape!

Like I stated earlier .... my eyes are my best feature when I have them made up nicely, and I like my lips as well. I was lucky to have fairly perfect teeth .. only wore braces for 4 months just to correct some slight crowding. I have been told that my dimples are an asset , so I will pick them as a good thing too!

I am an extremely sensitive and compassionate person ... and many times go out of my way to make total strangers feel loved.

[jazzcat]

Instantly l could come up with a long list of things I hate about myself but I'm struggling to find things I love or even like about me. Now I'm depressed.

I guess one positive is that my husband always tells me I'm very thoughtful and try to take other's feeling in consideration but that usuallly causes me a lot of stress and sometimes heartache so I don't know if I really like that about me or not. Gee, this is depressing. It's been along day, I think I should try this some other time.

Oh wait, I just thought of one. I just got all my hair cut off last week and I like my new short hair.

[heinz57_79]

jazzcat, I'm sure there are tons of wonderful things that are great about yourself! You sound a lot like me a couple years ago, but thru the love of my friends I have managed to like myself a bit more than I used to. Overcoming self-loathing or even a mild dislike of one's self is one of the hardest things to do. I'm always being chastised for putting myself down or appologising for everything.

I know there's got to be a few people on here who know you pretty well that can help out with the greatness of you! Don't despair! I know you've got to be a fantastic person.

[kimlovescats]

Jazzcat .... LORI!!!! I for one think you are fabulous! You are always so kind and thoughtful on PT, and you have a great sens of humor, and judging from your avatar ... you are VERY pretty too!!! I'm sure there are many, many things that are just wonderful about you ... you are just having some "down" time right now! I know you have a talented eye for color and decorating!!!

[lisalee]

There's alot of characteristics I don't like about myself. I'm judemental, critical, a perfectionist, very stubborn, very set in my ways, impatient, get bored too easily, too serious, ummmmm I could probably come up with alot more!

I do love that I care alot about animals, have very different views than most, I'm not materalistic AT ALL. My eyes are probably my best feature and I guess I like my hair if it's curled nicely.



Lisa & Sash