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looking makes me angry

Alliegator
Alliegator
Looking at skinny people makes me so mad. I hate that I can't be that thin, And if they are beautiful too.... ugh. I hate that. This girl I used to dance with is GORGEOUS and tiny. She has suffered from anorexia for years but is only a little bit on the too skinny side right now. She still looks perfect to me. I am obsessed with looking at her fb pictures even though they just make me feel like shit. I wish I was a beautiful as her.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wish you could see the beauty in yourself. You cannot be "angry" at others and you said she is anorexic as well... certainly she must suffer as well. Please don't take this the wrong way, but you really should go see a speciallist to work on these issues intead of getting "angry". Looking at her FB pictures is going to do nothing but upset you and that's not healthy for you.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i do the opposite, i look at peoples photos and feel better because they've put on weight so that i'm not the only fat one around. i think we all have these 'mean girls' actions and i think that is one place we need to start dealing with. how can we ever be happy if we are too busy judging ourselves and others by the size of our thighs.
deleted_user
deleted_user
well what would being that beautiful get you? she has anorexia, so she isnt happy either.... so you woudnt be happy... happy is what you should be going for....

whenever i find myself getting jeaous, envious... or what not... i point out what I do have... or that even tho that person is thinner, they might not be happy.... i have soooooooo much to be thankfu for, how dare I be jealous....

plus, i know since im thinner now ppl are jealous of ME, that makes me feel good too... shallow I know but true
deleted_user
deleted_user
No matter how thin I get, I'm not thin enough. I get get extremely angry at myself when I see thin people. Why can't I be that thin I ask? How much more do I have to work to look like that? I always think that with each pound dropped the happier I will be. Not true, quite the opposite. I'm more frustrated because I didn't lose more. I have this warped thinking that the thinner I get the more people will like me. Crazy I know.