Is it normal i want to break my nose?

I've always tried to not focus too much on looks, mostly on my own. But when I look in the mirror or in pictures of myself, I just want to smash my face against a hard surface until my nose breaks to the point I'll need surgery to fit it. I tell myself that its just the curve of my nose I was born with and I should just accept it, but I honestly hate it to the point that I shouldn't even go outside and face the world with my face. I hate it, I just want to break it. I'd lie and say I got punched/fell/somethingcrazy, get it fixed and be happy with my new face. I hate feeling this vain, but I can't help it when all my nose does is make me insecure and all sorts of crazy.

So it is normal I want to break my nose?

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53% Normal
Based on 105 votes (56 yes)
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  • Terence_the_viking

    Break it then.

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    • Tempting. It really is. But I would dislike being a burden on my family with medical bills, both with my nose and mental health. Surely you understand my conundrum.

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      • Terence_the_viking

        Then shut up.

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  • FreeFromFear

    This is a subject I know a lot about. First off do not just look at your nose--you must look at your entire face as a whole. My ex was one of the best looking men in the world. His nose had a big bump in it. He wanted to have a nose job and had the money to do so. But after analyzing what he would look like with a perfect nose it would have actually ruined his handsome face. His nose taken by itself was ugly but taken in the context of his entire face it made him extremely handsome. With a perfect nose he would have been just average looking.

    So do not focus on one portion of a face. Look at the entire face as a whole. That actress Sara Jessica Parker is a good example. If you were to isolate her features she has a big nose and her eyes are too small. But when you look at her face as a whole it is very pretty. All her features taken as a whole "work" together. In her case if she had a nose job she would not be nearly as pretty anymore.

    I have seen some women with perfect noses who would have actually looked better if they had a bump in it or if it were larger. Conversely I have seen some women who would look better without a bump or with a smaller nose.

    I was very unhappy with my nose. In my case--taking my face as a whole into consideration--I looked significantly better without a bump so I had it fixed when i had my deviated septum fixed. I had an excellent plastic surgeon who took my entire face into consideration when he did my nose. In my case an outright "perfect" nose would not have looked the best on me so he customized it. I was extremely happy with the result!

    Do not break your nose on purpose! All that would happen is that the doctor would just set it. You would still have the same nose.

    Also you did not say how old you are. If you are still a teenager do not mess with your nose! Your face is not done growing yet and your nose could actually end up looking just fine when the rest of your face is done growing. I had a friend who had a nose job as a teenager. She looked great after it. But now that she is an adult and her face has finished growing we can see that she would have looked better if she had not had her nose fixed. She is sorry now that she had it done because it is not only too small but it was made "perfect" when she would have looked better with her original bump in it.

    After taking your entire face into consideration if you are still desperately unhappy with your nose then save up some money and have it redone by a board certified plastic surgeon. The plastic surgeons have great computer programs now where you can choose from different nose options in advance to see which will look best on your particular face. Or if you have a deviated septum which is quite common--ask your doctor if you have one--then insurance might pay for all or part of the surgery.

    A new nose will not make you into a new person or solve problems you may have in your life. But if it is something you are doing for yourself--to make yourself happier and to feel more confident--then do it. You could spend the same amount of money instead on expensive clothes or a fancy vacation but those things don't last--a nose job does.

    As for appearance I am old enough now to know that outward physical appearance does not matter. My drop dead gorgeous ex now looks ugly to me because he turned out to be such a rotten person. I then had a boyfriend who was old, short, fat and bald. And you know what? Every time I looked at him he looked like the handsomest man in the world to me because he was the dearest, sweetest, kindest, most wonderful man I ever knew.

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    • This made me feel a bit more better..thank you really. I'm 20 and I've always tried to keep a positive idea on my nose, saying that 'I'll grow into when I'm older.' but as I get older, there hasn't been change with my nose. I think my face is done maturing(its changed a lot in the past few years), it hasn't changed in the last year..

      Thank you for your kind words, I really hope I can attain thoughts like those when it comes to myself- like really soon. I'm happy that you found someone like that- thats really amazing.

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  • Watermelon123

    Yes, smash your face in with a steel bar or ride a bike off a cliff and face plant it. it'll make everything better. *strong sarcasm*

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    • Oh gee. Never thought of that. Better yet, maybe I should just pick up a knife and carve my face up, make an attempt to look like Edward Scissorhands.

      Its not like I want to feel like this you know, its just a constant thought that runs to my head and haunts me every time I see myself in pictures and mirrors. I hate feeling that that.

      I'm sorry if I seem a bit rude, but I would appreciate it if you didn't mock me for my own insecurities.

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  • Veritassa

    It's easy to think that everyone is looking at you and thinking you're ugly. But that's not true. No one is looking at you and thinking that your nose is the worst thing that has ever happened to them. They are too caught up in their own business, their jobs, families, relationships, and even their own insecurities, to care that much about your nose. So don't worry about facing the world with your nose.

    Besides, if anyone is looking so judgmentally at you all over your nose, they're not the kind of people you want approval from anyway.

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    • Thank you, actually. This actually helped calm me down when my anxiety was really high today..I just need to think on this.

      Thank you :)

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  • Avant-Garde

    No. I really think you should consult a therapist.

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    • I wish I could honestly, but in this economy- I can't afford to spend money to complain to a stranger that I have violent impulses in attempt to 'improve' myself. Thank you though, at least I'm not the only one who thinks I should see a professional about this..

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  • Shnaz

    Break that motherfucker!!

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  • WhiteCrow

    My poor beak! I couldn't stand that!

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  • thegypsysailor

    Are you really into pain?
    In this day and age cosmetic surgery is very common and many procedures are out patient.
    It will cost you much more to repair damage you do to yourself than just change it.

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    • Can't really say I'm into pain.

      I do know that, I do. It just seems like its the only option I have when I get really paranoid and depressed about my nose.

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  • myboyfriendsbitch

    It can't be this bad!

    http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/attachments/f3/105443d1259045999-look-alikes-girl-totally-looks-like-butthead.jpg

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    • While I do feel pretty bad about my own nose, I can't help but agree with you..

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