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How much does your physical appearance affect your self esteem?

..or is it irrelevant?
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I think that feeling good about yourself is vital for self esteem. But the judgement about how you look should be totally down to you. If you like how you look and are "comfortable in your skin" in all the ways that phrase can be interpreted then you'll have self Esteem

However so often how you look is massively determined by society and culture around you. Anyone who stands out unless they have great confidence and defenses will be made to feel "ugly" which is such a subjective term.
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Very true yes!!👍@SW-User

CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M
I have a really weird self image. I can look in the mirror one minute and see a handsome bastard looking back at me, then the next minute he's a fat old loser. I don't know which is the chicken and which is the egg though.
Fantabulous · 46-50, F
@CheshireCatalyst This is sooo me - I always say I go through swamp donkey phases !!
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I understand @CheshireCatalyst
@CheshireCatalyst @Fantabulous I'm also like this too.
Beautywithin · 36-40, F
It used to a lot, but dont bother me as such now! There is much more to people then how pretty/fit they are.
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good turnaround!!@Beautywithin
indyjoe · 56-60, M
@Beautywithin I can relate to what you said...good job🤠👍️
JavaJoe · 51-55, M
@LilPuckBunny hugely relevant, or hugely irrelevant??? 🧐
@JavaJoe Relevant
JavaJoe · 51-55, M
@LilPuckBunny I don’t think you should ever [i]lack[/i] confidence, but we all like to know we look great! ;)
UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
Irrelevant in my mind, for the most part. I have little emotional attachment to my body, I'd shed it in a heartbeat if I could.
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UndeadPrivateer · 31-35, M
@SW-User 🤗
JustNik · 51-55, F
🤔 This feels like a can of worms. I don’t feel like my appearance...that is my shape, my facial features, etc., play as big a role. I won’t put a hitch in anyone’s gaze, good or bad as I’m neither hideous nor beautiful. But my character, my discomfort, my awkwardness throw shades on my appearance. How I carry myself, my expression, my body language, and I’m aware they paint an unattractive picture which then creates a sort of vicious cycle that feeds on itself. I most likely look my best when I’m alone. LOL
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Aw you sound like me so much..maybe we should stick some cling film over the can and put it back in the fridge!!🤗@JustNik
JustNik · 51-55, F
@SW-User LOLOL like it never even happened. 😂👍
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Hmm... I think I feel good when I know I am looking good. But my esteem is never affected when I feel ugly too.
So perhaps not all that much. That esteem is sticky on me. :)
JavaJoe · 51-55, M
I’m pretty sure that the better I look, the more confident I would feel!
PlumBerries · 31-35, F
[c=#7700B2]a lot.. If I could change my face I would be all good though lol[/c]
PlumBerries · 31-35, F
[c=#7700B2]every so often, at times it feels like they are making fun of me or just being nice.. I know also at times it is just my own messed up brain that just thinks the worst though. I prefer compliments on my personality when I can get it though because oddly enough I don't question it so much[/c]
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@PlumBerries I feel games, socially, are played in those places that offer a gated community. Wish I could word it differently. They can be quite kind, and they certainly beat the ruffians homeless downtrodden, but a balance needs to exist.
PlumBerries · 31-35, F
[c=#7700B2]very true I think haha[/c]
TheConstantGardener · 56-60, M
Not as much as it used to. We've all go an ego, so I wouldn't say it's irrelevant but I don't pay as much attention as I used to. Although, I do like to look the part.
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I’m imagining galoshes and stuff now @TheConstantGardener
TheConstantGardener · 56-60, M
@SW-User lol. Chinos and polos are my de rigeur.
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Smart casual nice @TheConstantGardener
midnightsun · 26-30, M
None.

I assume I look ugly
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I understand that..but to tell yourself you’re ugly all the time bust get old @midnightsun
midnightsun · 26-30, M
@SW-User 'assume'

I don't tell myself that I'm ugly little girl
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OKAY!! I thought an assumption was similar that’s all@midnightsun
deadmoon · 31-35, F
A bit, but it is not the biggest thing that affects my self-esteem.
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YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M
I think 3 %, when I have done cannabis. 1 % other times.
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So it gets worse when you smoke?@YMITheWayIM
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YMITheWayIM · 46-50, M
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Eat more pies!!@SW-User
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50%. I care less than I used to, but it still plays a major role.
comfi1 · 61-69, M
Not in the slightest.
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Gold 🌟 @comfi1
Abrienda · 26-30, F
Completely.
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Oh no @Abrienda
Abrienda · 26-30, F
@SW-User Oh yes!🤗
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Interesting @RamessesII
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can't say it doesn't
goliathtree · 56-60, M
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Good man!@goliathtree
Yes, it effects me
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That’s a whole lot @SW-User
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a lot for me too...
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