Is this body dysmorphia?

I have no idea what I look like, I can look in the mirror and see myself just fine but I have no idea what I look like to other people. I constantly obsess with looking at myself from every angle of the mirror just to see what other people are seeing. Some days I feel like I’m skinny other days I’m constantly comparing myself to other women on the street, asking my bf “am I as big as her?” Or “am I small like her?” Of course nobody gives me a straight answer in fear of offending me.

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anythingoes477 · M

It's good you have pride in your looks.......but no matter how many angles you look at yourself from you will never see yourself as others see you. When people look at you it's not to see how you compare to others..are you bigger or smaller--they look at the entire picture of you to see if you are attractive to them--or not. That's not just the kind of clothes you have on or how your hair is done.....it's how you act, how you carry yourself, are you bubbly, outgoing, fun looking. That is the image that matters. You concentrate on the physical only...and that is less than half of what others are looking at to get a full impression of you.