Venting cant look at myself

[BlizzardSnow]

the mirror is fine. its nicer to me i guess, but every time somoene takes a video or picture, i cant, i cant cuz i look so fucking ugly and gross. idk why. no matter what, i cant look normal in vdieos and pictures and i look disgusting and i fear thats how ppl actually see me. its one of the reasons for my ctb honestly, cant fix tihs shit without plastic surgery and i cant afford that and i cant bear to live looking like this every day. ibe honestly never seen someone so ugly cuz no way i actually look like that,,, idk my facial harmony is so bad and i cant !! my eyes r so small and my nose is so big and theres smth worng with my jawline/jaw symmetry and idek i hate it when people pressure me ino taking pictures cuz i just avoid phone cameras at all costs usuallly but sometimes i cant

 

[owano]

i feel you man im thinking that maybe the reason people rarely like me or my issue with making friends might be due to how i look... like i knew my jawline is bad but i didnt need to hear my roommate, thinking i was asleep, send a photo to her friend just to clown on my jawline and how it looks like im missing a chin (and that i look "severely autistic", whatever tf that entails)

 

[BlizzardSnow]

i feel you man im thinking that maybe the reason people rarely like me or my issue with making friends might be due to how i look... like i knew my jawline is bad but i didnt need to hear my roommate, thinking i was asleep, send a photo to her friend just to clown on my jawline and how it looks like im missing a chin (and that i look "severely autistic", whatever tf that entails)

bro what the hell?? that's so weird even taking a picture of sumone sleeping like alr… bro i hear so much online like love urself like ur beautiful in ur own way but obviously like most ppl don't think that so idek what they're on. i also feel like people rarely like me too, but i can't really tell since they're not insulting me to my face. I think it might also be because talking to people kinda makes me nervous too cuz i want them to like me so usually i go with the most boring answer to anything ever idek

 

[SVEN]

I guess we all suffer from these type of insecurities, and are all certain that in our own case the fear is justified. Yet, the most beautifull woman I ever knew was probably also the most insecure. She knew how she had been complimented and admired from her teens and lived in daily fear of the time her looks started to fade. Her beauty caused her constant distress, because she knew it would go in time.
It seems that few of us are ever really content with our appearance, and yet, to others, we look fine.

 

[davidtorez]

I have this issue too at the age of 43
I hate taking photos and videos of myself, I look at them and wonder do I really look like that ! ? Then I look in the mirror and think i don't really look that bad . I think people with assymetrical facial features (such as myself ) don't look good on camera unfortunately. To be considered photogenic facial symmetry is the key thing imo. But really at the end of the day who gives a shit, we're all gonna get old and wrinkly anyway right? I think we put too much focus on our appearance rather than our intellects.

 

[DeadEndRoad]

I think the way that phone camera lenses are made it gives you this widened look. Thats why you look different in the mirror versus the camera. I hate pictures being taken of me also. I avoid cameras like the plague.

 

[AwakeTooLong]

As someone else above pointed out, it all comes down to being photogenic and not having any glaring asymmetries. I'm as non-photogenic as they come and just like you, I can't bear to look at myself in pictures and videos because everything looks off and I feel ugly as sin, it's so bad that whenever someone pulls out a camera on me, my knee-jerk reaction is to cover my face.

It's sad that we have to deal with this but rest assured, you're not alone.

 

[BlizzardSnow]

I have this issue too at the age of 43
I hate taking photos and videos of myself, I look at them and wonder do I really look like that ! ? Then I look in the mirror and think i don't really look that bad . I think people with assymetrical facial features (such as myself ) don't look good on camera unfortunately. To be considered photogenic facial symmetry is the key thing imo. But really at the end of the day who gives a shit, we're all gonna get old and wrinkly anyway right? I think we put too much focus on our appearance rather than our intellects.

i feel like if the asymetries are so noticible on camera, they might be that obvious irl, right?? i feel like appearance is pretty important tho cuz more attractive people get more opportunities for like everything, and i would hope i wouldnt still be here when im old and wrinkly

I think the way that phone camera lenses are made it gives you this widened look. Thats why you look different in the mirror versus the camera. I hate pictures being taken of me also. I avoid cameras like the plague.

maybe?? but also my face doesn't just look more wide i feel like it's wonky and i don't even know like i wear glasses and idk why they look normal in the mirror but on camera they're like… tilted and it's so weird

As someone else above pointed out, it all comes down to being photogenic and not having any glaring asymmetries. I'm as non-photogenic as they come and just like you, I can't bear to look at myself in pictures and videos because everything looks off and I feel ugly as sin, it's so bad that whenever someone pulls out a camera on me, my knee-jerk reaction is to cover my face.

It's sad that we have to deal with this but rest assured, you're not alone.

yeah, also i feel like when i say i think im ugly ppl r like no what but like stop lying bro i can see myself who are u lying to?? i wish it was easier to fix