Is it normal that i'm so insecure?

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I'm 17 and even though guys do hit on me I'm so insecure! & I hate it. I've never been able to look at myself and say "I'm beautiful" I've been kind of bulimic since I was 12 years old and recently discovered I have anxiety disorder and perhaps depression. Sometimes I really don't understand the point of life especially since we're only living to die. however, I understand that so many people have it worse and continue to stay strong. & it's funny because I really care about so many people and it's hard to care about myself like, I don't matter.. to anybody. is this normal?

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  • ProseAthlete
    11 years ago

    Everyone feels insecurity. However, if you're "kind of bulimic," that isn't healthy. Have you talked to someone about that? It's so important that you take care of your physical health; your mental health can't possibly be all it should be if your physical health is failing because your brain doesn't get enough nutrition.

    You're right. A lot of people DO have it worse. Sometimes, what helps you the most is making those who have it worse a little better off with volunteer work. It isn't always the cure -- serious depression and eating disorders need therapy, not devoting your time to the local animal shelter -- but if your painful insecurity comes from too much focus on what's wrong with you, then focusing your attention on something other than you might help you value yourself more.

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  • Anime7
    11 years ago

    This post made me kinda sad. "we're only living to die," that's just not true. Life is what you make of it and frankly if you see you're life as horrible then it is to an extent you're fault.

    Try looking at life on the bright side. Clearly you have people who care about you and you're not ugly so right there you have two things to smile about. A trick I learned to help boost one's self esteem is looking in the mirror and giving yourself a compliment. If you do this enough times you'll eventually believe what you hear, I'm sure you can find plenty of things to like about yourself. Those boys clearly can and I bet your family probably sees a lot of things in you that make you amazing.

    Don't give up on life, not everyone in the world is out to get you. I hope you come to realize that you do matter and there are definitely people in this world that would probably go into a depression if you were to disappear.

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  • 1776
    11 years ago

    ........i feel the same way

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