i personally think it has something to do with self esteem. The image we see in the mirror is one that we are very familiar with. We see it every day, same angle same lighting etc. Somehow it is just different than when we look at a photo of ourselves. The photo is a better way to assess ourselves, photos show us in other emvironments and settings from different angles and lighting that we are not used to. So the photo is more like what everyone else sees, whereas the mirror almost becomes just a reflection of our self esteem, which can be better or worse than reality
Is It Normal that I look different to what I see in the mirror
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i personally think it has something to do with self esteem. The image we see in the mirror is one that we are very familiar with. We see it every day, same angle same lighting etc. Somehow it is just different than when we look at a photo of ourselves. The photo is a better way to assess ourselves, photos show us in other emvironments and settings from different angles and lighting that we are not used to. So the photo is more like what everyone else sees, whereas the mirror almost becomes just a reflection of our self esteem, which can be better or worse than reality