Bipolar Disorder Support Group

Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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XForTheLoveOFX 11/14/2010

i dont know why , but i feel ugly lately...well not lately but all the time. It never seems to matter I just always feel that way. can anyone else relate?

deleted_user 11/14/2010

Yes, totally. I just feel like all of the ugly inside is projected to the outside. Well, even when I'm not feeling ugly inside, I feel it outside.

XForTheLoveOFX 11/14/2010

:( it is so hurtful. What is wrong with me lately I am like super-sensitive even more than usual

deleted_user 11/14/2010

Big hug to you. I am super sensitive too at the moment. I like to hold on to the belief that this too shall pass, but sometimes it feels like it doesn't. You'll be okay.

deleted_user 11/14/2010

I feel ugly when I'm depressed. Could be that. I don't know how you were treated as a child but my mom was always compared to her "beautiful, smart" sister and she grew up thinking she wasn't pretty or intelligent. ALL UNTRUE. My mother was beautiful and bright. It broke my heart that she felt that way. It was a lie.

deleted_user 11/14/2010

Yes........ I have been feeling ugly for the past 2 years.

deleted_user 11/14/2010

I get that sometimes... The only way out of I know of is to get up and go do nice things for others.... then no matter what I stick to my daily planner. Its set on when i get up take shower brush teeth meditate go to work what I am going to do at work lunch work phone calls.
hope you see my point.
I have been where you are at and hope you rebound sooner than later.

deleted_user 11/15/2010

i can go from loving my body one minute to thinking it's disgusting the next. mostly because i don't give myself credit for how far I've come in my recovery. my mind is recovering, and now so is my body.

everyone has 'fat' and ugly days, but i do think it becomes more intense during periods of depression.

it'll pass.

deleted_user 11/15/2010

I feel ugly. This is something I obsess about. I can't even take a compliment.

deleted_user 11/15/2010

I've felt ugly for the majority of my life.
I am absolutely disgusting inside and out. Noone can tell me otherwise.

So I know what you mean, and I'm sure a lot of other people do as well.

deleted_user 11/15/2010

I feel ugly all of the time, especially when I am depressed. So I can relate to how you are feeling.

Shelly4 11/15/2010

When I am down, it doesnt matter what I do for myself, I dont feel good about the way I look. I just do my best to do what I can to feel good...ie.....shower, style hair, makeup, the extra pampering things, until I get through it. I can relate. xo

dancingd 11/15/2010

I was starting to feel pretty again...I stopped coloring my hair,and it's totally a cool silvery color,I also cut it short..I was really coming out of my shell....then all the crap with my mom has just sapped the life out of me again.

deleted_user 11/17/2010

I feel ugly most of the time, but I figure, as long as I am "presentable" I'm okay.

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