Mirror - how do you see yourself?

[malibu]

I'd love to hear what you see, think and feel when you look in the mirror. Does it change depending on the day?

Also, you could tell experiences on how you changed the way you see yourself.

Does it matter much how you look like?


Extra question: do you like taking selfies and photos in general?

I'd love to hear both, devs and dis

[dannyboy95]

I personally am quite satisfied with my outer appearance. I do have some German beer gut problems but otherwise I can't complain. I think appearance has a lot to do with how self-secure you are. Many people who are seen as very attractive are often not even that good looking. But they have a charming personality and a self-secure aura. So if you tell yourself every day that how awesome you are along with generally looking after your hygene and appearance (proper hair cut, shaved or well maintained beard) then you'll appear automatically more attractive!

[Hopper]

"Hello, handsome!"

Nah, just kidding. I'll find a mirror and get back to this.

[Sir Paul]

For a long time I didn't like seeing myself in pictures. I never thought that I had self-image issues, but in hindsight if I hated seeing myself in pictures, then obviously I did. Social media HELPED get me over that. I won't give it full credit because maturity played a large factor as well. First with MySpace and now with Facebook, I started to make it a point to get pictures of myself and friends when I was doing something interesting. I might even be annoying about it now! I think it's fun and I know that it's good for me to see myself as I am, crippled body and cheesy smile. However, I do have good and bad angles

[Pony]

First, what a great question, and important! i'm probably way too vain,despite my age and years as quad, but it's just me all my life. I care a lot about my image, that's not to say I love it all the time- i don't, especially on video. I cringe every time I see video because my movements don't look natural, as say a para would. As for still photos, i love em- full body, or upper body. i honestly love my "look," although i'm getting older, and i truly hate my lazy eye, wrinkles around eyes, age-spot. i also DESPISE my quad-belly, and i do everything i can to hide it. I didn't have one for many years, but it's grown on me with age.

I love my arms, even though they would have more muscle if i had use of all of them. I try not to beat myself up too much coz i know there's bigger things in life, and i'm very blessed to have my 2nd life. Wish i'd taken more pics before i got hurt, but didn't know how important they would be one day.

[Diana]

Mostly I'm pleased with the way I look, but it definitely depends on the day, more specifically on my mood. When I feel depressed or disappointed, I feel ugly. As Danny said before, what actually matters is how confident you're within yourself the rest comes as a consequence.
Hmm...I don't like to take many pictures because I'm lazy and won't look at them again plus I think I always look incredibly unnatural.

[harmonniousvision]

This requires so much self-reflection!!! and it's a healthy, good, personal journey with ups and downs! Generally, I'm pretty confident. I enjoy my personality, I know I'm friendly and kind, people always respond to that. I accepted a long time ago that I would never be "skinny" so I decided to just own being a "Fat girl", I still get hung up on it at times and insecure but its who I am. I decided if people can't see past that and see me it's no great loss...
I've taken more selfies in the last 6 months than ever before but I still feel weird about it at times. Having friends and loved ones in your life that build you up helps so much too!

[Green]

I don't see or notice anything special, except at times my skin doesn't look so great. But the wheelchair, or my hands, or two teeth that didn't grow in so well, this doesn't bug me.

I don't like taking pictures usually, more so because I'm picky about angles or the shot itself. Or bad lighting!

[Deleted]

I find looking in the mirror to be a pleasurable experience.

[blueskye101]

Jul 19, 2016 19:10:33 GMT -5 someonerandom said:

I find looking in the mirror to be a pleasurable experience.

Saw your name pop up and started to laugh before read what you said. Then I laughed harder cause it is just what I figured you would say. Lol

[Paradise]

The mirror is a deception to me; it's an illusion. It tells me lies. I have an easier time seeing my true form in the pictures that I take. I like what I see in the mirror most of the time, but it's still a skewed version of reality, and I still have "off" days that not even the most 45-degree angle and fancy-focus-filter can fix. When I look at the too-numerous selfies that I take, I like what I see, overall. But it's a new perspective, one I'm not used to. It wasn't long ago that I was a "blender" for many years. No one paid attention to me. I was bigger. These are just the facts. The transformation has been eye-opening. For better or worse, I'd have to say now that it DOES matter what I look like. I try and try to look forward to a day that it doesn't matter. I just know when I hit this age, or that age, I can be comfortable and happy just as I am. But these days, trust me, my happiness still depends on looking the part - because I've gotten a taste of it and I like it too much. I know it could all change in an instant, but it's true. The world does treat you differently. Looks don't matter to me, but they MATTER. In the world. I'm only holding on to my 15 minutes of fame until time and age take over. I wonder what the mirror will tell me then.

[newjess]

I personally think people get sexier and more attractive as they age. I've always thought that.

I haaated how I looked growing up. I've become more and more fond of myself as I've gotten older. And I'm in my late twenties so I understand that some may think I can't fully understand what it feels like to age. But I think it has to do with what some people have commented on about confidence... in my experience, as I've gotten older, I start to care less and less about what other people think of me lol. I surround myself with people who are positive and healthy in my life. So that makes me feel good, and when I feel good I feel more beautiful.

My sis is in her 40s and I think she looks more beautiful then ever (and she was freaking hot in her 20s and 30s lol). But she has a peacefulness about her now that adds so much to her beauty.

Edit: I detest taking selfies lol. I've just never liked posing for pictures. But I love pics of me where I am candid and natural

[fallinginreverse]

I look in the mirror and all that I see is a legend.

(was the complete opposite however early into my injury, looking in the mirror absolutely destroyed me early on.)

[Deleted]

Jul 19, 2016 19:10:33 GMT -5 someonerandom said:

I find looking in the mirror to be a pleasurable experience.

Why was this the first thing to pop into my head when I read this...?

[Mets]

Well if you like the way you look so much then maybe you should go and love yourself