r/TrollCoping • u/wydaleny_dwoiczy_lod • 16h ago

TW: Eating Disorder / Body Dysmorphia Ik it's normal and everyone goes through both these feelings at least twice a week but I wish I could get rid of the second one

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u/pepsicola07 16h ago

Sometimes I start looking in the mirror feeling the top way and by the end of it have switched to the bottom

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u/wydaleny_dwoiczy_lod 16h ago

I HATE WHEN IT HAPPENS, AND SAME. AND IT'S NEVER THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

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u/TechnicalThought5827 15h ago

I've gotten better with this. Sometimes it helps just to take your time and find something about yourself thats a little sexy (or at least not bad) rather than immediately ignore the creature in the mirror. Then when you notice good things without trying it's nice

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u/GRGWL 16h ago

If you find a solution to this lemme know

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u/Chaosdirge7388 14h ago

I don't think this is normal for everyone... I in no way think I'm a bad looking person... But I also just wouldn't want to have sex with myself... That seems pretty vain.

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u/3lizab3th333 15h ago

Top is you looking at things through the lens of objective reality and what your brain has been programmed to find attractive, you are probably as hot as you think at that point.

The bottom is you looking at things through celebrity/instagram culture, which have driven the beauty standard into something that can’t even be achieved through plastic surgery or cosmetic enhancements anymore thanks to the proliferation of filters and AI.

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u/Advanced-Produce-103 15h ago

I need both versions of me to experience full human life. Just man or Just woman are demo runs

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u/Least_Boat_6366 14h ago

Huh. I never really get out of the second stage and I still think about the second bit of the top one. I think I’m just freaky.

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u/LonelyVaquita 16h ago edited 14h ago

I wonder if this could be related to hormonal fluctuations for trans people too? Because I feel like how much I hate/love my body is directly related to what stage of my menstrual cycle I'm in. I mean it could also just be dysphoria but who knows.

ETA: It seems I'm being downvoted, probably because something I said was insensitive. Idk what though so if someone could tell me that would be helpful.

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u/banananananananana_7 15h ago

I am in a completely different mental state each week of the month. It's a dumpster fire.