ChubuffElly:Hio, I'm very anxious to write about this but here we go.
For a very long time now I have had difficulty with my own body image. I love gaining, the lifestyle and I'm definitely happier but.
When browsing on here or whereever else I can't stop comparing, pinching and padding myself down. I know this might be a general problem but I was not sure if it fit there since it is very much fat related. Being trans might also add negatively to the issue. I'm worried that no matter how much or where I put on weight it's not going to be enough.
Has anyone else felt this way and has some advice on how to ameliorate this terrible mindset?
Munchies:I'm not trans, but I have body dysmorphia. For those who don't know what that means, it's when you have a distorted view of what you look like. Mine isn't so bad right now, but it used to be terrible.
I used to be underweight due to having a health issue. I hated how I looked, so I started gaining. However, even when my scale and clothes told me I put on weight, I kept seeing my old underweight body. On top of all that, I was in an abusive situation and couldn't get therapy.
What worked for me was standing naked in front of a mirror and telling myself something I liked about my body. I kept it up until I liked what I saw most days.
Enas:Munchies i didnt know you suffer from it, im really sorry to hear that :c
I see that you have developed a coping mechanism to deal with it. I thought that perhaps i could help you with sharing some material relevant to it. I havent read them fully (looked the first pages of them) but i think they might prove helpfull because i saw they examine it from a psychoanalytic point. And psychoanalysis is what is needed here more than anything.
(i hope the Links work this time!)
esource.dbs.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/5cd6d6c2-1fae-4ad5-8f40-b8a61e097aad/contentesource.dbs.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/5cd6d6c2-1fae-4ad5-8f40-b8a61e097aad/contentAnd here is some explenation of how psychoanalysis can help, in case youre not familiar with it:
esource.dbs.ie/server/api/core/bitstreams/5cd6d6c2-1fae-4ad5-8f40-b8a61e097aad/contentWhile I appreciate your offer of assistance, it is not needed for me. Maybe OP will get some use out if it
That said, don't offer link unless you know exactly what's in them as a general rule of thumb.