Chris wrote:
I was wondering, does anyone here ever feel self-conscious about any certain aspect of their body? I know that in our society, almost everyone is driven to have "the perfect image", and such pressures can make people feel awful, particularly teenagers as they are one of the most pressured groups in our society.
I have a lot of problems with my height and weight. I'm a 14 year old male and I still am only 4'11 3/4" and I only weigh 86 pounds. I've always been short and light and I get picked on a lot because of it. I would probably still be about 60 pounds if it hadn't been for a medication called risperdal, which had a side effect of weight gain. I just wish I could gain about a foot and 20 pounds.
I used to take that! It gave me weight gain too. All the medications I've ever been on(Risperdal, Depakote, Abilify, Lamictal) all had side affects of weight gain. It doesn't bother me though. I'm happy with my body. I want to lose 40 pounds to get back to 190 because I miss my old clothes but I'm happy being larger.
And yes I hate my hair with a passion. So that makes me self concious. I wear it pulled back because it's also a sensory issue for me. I like to wear necklaces and stuff but other than that I can't have stuff touching the sides of my neck. I hate my eyebrows too. I don't have a unibrow but they still annoy me. Other than that I'm pretty happy with my body.
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