...Because you feel bad about yourself and who you are?

What I mean is; a lot of us are pretty hard on ourselves. Sometimes we hate who we are. Hate our bodies. Hate the way our faces look. Etc.
But do you ever feel bad for feeling that way, when you think about the people out there who might be missing a hand. Or missing a foot. Theres people in wheelchairs. People with burned faces, and scars all over their bodies. People living on the streets, eating food out of trashcans.

We're still young. And if we stick to this diet, then years down the road we'll be skinny and most importantly healthy. I dont know about you, but to me that sounds pretty easy compared to what some other people have to go through. So I definitely feel bad sometimes, because I hate who I am even tho I have it a lot better than a lot of other people out there.

What do you think?

Truth is when I see people with scar's on their faces or anything else I tend to be thankful that it's not me. But then I forget after a while because yes there are people out there who are "ugly", theres average looking people and then there are the beautiful people. When I was younger I could swear to you up and down if I had the money for plastic surgery to reconstruct my whole face I would have in a heart beat. Ask me that question now I probably wouldn't do it, because in the end I wouldn't be me. I'm not that insecure 15 year old girl anymore who got picked on, spit on and beat up because I was ugly.

Though sometimes I feel like her all over again but that's because it's something I need to work on for myself. I don't consider myself beautiful, hot, sexy but I would say I was cute and the odd time pretty and that is definitely a start and every year as I get a little older I tend to feel a little better about myself because there are people who do have it worse off than me out there but I also allow myself to grow and learn to love myself because in the end I'm the only person who's going to really love me. So do I really want to stand there and be hateful towards myself? No! Do I feel guilty about it? Sometimes but not because I'm thinking about anyone else it's because I wonder why I can't just accept who I am? I do see where you're coming from because sometimes I feel that way. I wouldn't say I hate myself, but I put myself down a little more than I should but I think restarting this journey to lose weight I'm working on everything about myself not just losing the pounds. Gaining more confidence and learning to love myself in every stage along the way. Therapy can help with that and so can my own psychological therapy I give myself. I'm not fully confident and I don't always love myself but sometimes I do, and I think that's a start for me to get to where I need to be.

I think if you are in the habit of listening to the inner critical voice that tells you you aren't "good enough" in one area like body image? Or self esteem? Or confidence? Or whatever? That same voice is going to criticize you elsewhere in other areas. Including that you are "weak" for listening to it in the first place!

Don't feed the bad dog.

And if you need extra support in overcoming anxiety, self esteem issues, depression,etc -- whatever is going on in your mental health bucket -- seek out help. A counselor, a support group, etc to help you learn to talk to your own self in a better way.

GL!
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I don't, mainly because I don't hate myself or my body.

I used to think that I had to hate myself, even a little, in order to lose weight. But I don't feel that way any more.

No, I do not. Regardless of what it is, we all have struggles and they just as important to each of us, as someone elses. We all have things we wish we could change...height, weight, facial deformities, scars, attractiveness. But we gotta work with what we have and if we can, improve for ourselfs and only ourselfs. I feel bad we I see some of the examples you just mentioned. But feeling bad and feeling guilty are two different things

You should never hate who you are.

EDIT-Kind of yes. I grew up with a lot of pressure and criticism, and I am hard on myself. I know that there are people who are worse off, and I am fortunate in a lot of ways. I am trying to be less hard on myself. I don't hate myself though, I think that I would totally let myself go if I actually hated myself, but I'm trying to treat my body well.
Its not that I don't think about the less fortunate, I do what I can to help in my line of work, but there will always be people who are worse and better off than me-its way to easy to brush off my goals, such as weight loss, since its not life and death-well not a quick one anyways-if I feel guilty about worrying about something that may be trivial compared to other people's problems. To me, I just think that i am fortunate in a lot of ways, and I also work hard, and I should take advantage of what I have in life to achieve my goals.
edit again-If you feel bad about others who are less fortunate, maybe you can try to find a way to help-even if its something super small. Guilt itself won't help the less fortunate. Use that guilty feeling to do something good!