so my husband and i have been married for 4 years now,we were seeing eachother for about 3 years befor that just hookin up with no strings but we were best friends and had the most amazing sexual realitionship,…..for a while… time passed and it became like he just lost it. he said it [...]

how come obese women consider themselves to be curvy?
now whenever I think of the term curvy, I think of a healthy looking woman with natural curves. I think of a woman at a healthy weight with a feminine figure… How come obese women claim that they are curvy? I know that words change meaning throughout [...]

i feel ugly because of my acne..its not even that severe but ive been getting breakouts this whole school year.i barely had any acne problems before.its like just when my acne is clearing up ill get a whole nother breakout.its zits and small pimples and its always around my jaw/mouth area.i cover it up with [...]

I would like to know why did this girl act like this twas me, we met online but in person she came off kind of stand offish…(did she not like my appearance, and if so why did she make it so noticable)
From the beginning..I always felt I was unattracitve growing up cause my family treated [...]

16/f
about two months ago i find myself judging myself every single day. it all started from a comment my friend made. we were talking about her guy friend (i don’t know him) and she made a comment saying "if you guys ever met i bet he would like you because you’re thick and pretty" i [...]

i always was the thin girl when i lived with all caucasions, and now that i moved to people who are asain (which the majority of them are TINY like whens the last time you saw a obese asain.. rarely) so now i felt that the standards are higher now and it messed up my [...]

Brain “Size 0”
When women are put under pressure to become a size zero, they starve themselves thin. But it seems that they don’t just shed pounds, they shed brain cells as well. By allowing the media to control our body image, we give up on all ability to think for ourselves.
The media always sets the [...]

I used to be overweight in like 6th grade and I had like no self esteem at all, I couldn’t talk to boys and I just felt really really depressed, but I started playing sports a lot and like 5 years later I’m what you could call skinny and I get compliments and stuff and [...]

I want to look hot, because I used to be in high school. Now I feel like my body is stagnating and my buddies make fun of my tummy often. What can I do to just enjoy my life and stop worrying about stupid things like this? Because it really bothers me and [...]

I am a 15 year old girl and my mom is constantly criticizing everything about me. I’m not super skinny but I’m not really obese but somewhere in between, maybe a little overweight I guess you could say. I tried to tell her today how much it lowers my self-esteem when she does that and [...]

I’m a 17 year old boy, and..I’m not going to lie. i find myself repulsive, and disgusting. Yeah, I can be lazy..But I think it’s because of the simple fact that..I have no motivation..No confidence whatsoever.
Sure, I could exercise by running everyday for about two to three weeks (My latest), but then I just gradually [...]

I believe I was born with it or someone in my family gave it to me when I was a baby because I’ve had them scene I can remember. Its like a curse this virus, it really makes a person have no self esteem, Its really impossible to feel beautiful. And if I can give [...]

As black women we are constantly being put down and degraded while women of other races are put on pedestals. I find it hard to maintain high self esteem in a society like this. How do you do it? Do you feel beautiful and attractive, especially if you are medium to dark [...]

I haven’t lost any weight, though not from a lack of trying, and I’m getting desperate because the holidays are coming up and I have a HUGE family (parents, step parents, in-laws) and that is a LOT of fattening food! I HAVE to lose weight before I chance gaining. My self-esteem is so low because [...]

I feel like this a lot, even though when I am honest myself I know that I am NOT fat. Has anyone else felt like this? It is a total killjoy and a vicious and unfair habit that I can’t seem to rid myself of. I have VERY high self-esteem and confidence, so this is [...]

ok…this is very hard for me to write but I’ve been depressed for about a year now. i think it has gotten worse because now that im in a really good college and its harder for me to stand out academically, i feel worthless and stupid. i always thought that you were either blessed with [...]

i myself am not over weight….but i’ve noticed that a huge number of people express pure disgust for the obese. as though it’s not enough that these people have trouble living every day life, probably have a very hard time finding partners, and probably have a horrible self esteem, they have to deal with the [...]

Okay, some of you out there were talking about the way I wrote my last question, and It bothered me, so I deleted it because I was hurt. I dont have the best self esteem about myself so waht should I do to change that? Im shy and dont think I look too [...]

My boyfriend jokes that im fat…im 5′9 and 125 lbs. makes me cry?
my boyfriend knows that im very self concious about my weight and worry about what i eat and stuff. ive told him how self concious i am before.
he told me i had love handles.
there was a picture of a fat girl on tv [...]

I do. I REALLY think us women need to step up our game. WE dont have to show alot of clevage, or or thighs just to feel beautiful. THAT IS NOT REAL BEAUTY. Its just simply creating an image that helps you feel better about yourself.Thats not how you get self esteem. Its all [...]

My sister is always told that she is beautiful, and she is. She cannot go a day without walking down the street–anywhere–and being told how beautiful she is. However, she does not believe any of it, and she is not just denying her beauty for attention. I have found her crying late at night, and [...]

My sister is always told that she is beautiful, and she is. She cannot go a day without walking down the street–anywhere–and being told how beautiful she is. However, she does not believe any of it, and she is not just denying her beauty for attention. I have found her crying late at night, and [...]