Do you ever look at photos of yourself and think…

[Anonymous]

Am I really that ugly in person? In general I hate all pictures of myself. But honestly, I feel like I look like a completely normal person in general but somehow in every picture I look so so bad. It’s unbelievable.

Please tell me I’m not the only one.

[Anonymous]

No, you are not the only one.

[Anonymous]

Yes so I don’t take pictures at all anymore except my drivers license and passport

[Anonymous]

My photos are generally terrible, like really terrible. Video footage of me looks a lot better, I realized. Maybe my face looks better in motion.

[Anonymous]

Aw. When i see a bad photo of me, i think i must have been tired. Or I was caught at a bad angle because i was trying to help my kid with something. I try to be my own friend and empathize knowing that a total babe like me can sometimes get caught in an awkward moment. Happens to everyone

[Anonymous]

Yes, all the time. It sucks.

[Anonymous]

Only you see yourself that way.

[Anonymous]

Yes, all the time. Solidarity!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My photos are generally terrible, like really terrible. Video footage of me looks a lot better, I realized. Maybe my face looks better in motion.

I was doing that and I realized it was silly. I need to live and have fun instead of waiting until I lose that weight or whatever. I feel like it would be sad for my kids when I die if they had no pictures of me to remember me. I’ve loosened up and started allowing photos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Only you see yourself that way.

Nope. There are some people who are just really not photogenic but look fine in person. I am one of them and so are some other people I know. I’ll see a picture of them and think “wow that’s a really bad picture of Susan. She’s so much prettier in person.”

[Anonymous]

I look terrible in photos- my friends will also agree with a nice "oh, that isn't a good one of you".... I don't mind myself in the mirror and people have told me my whole life that I'm attractive, so I think I'm just unphotogenic....

[Anonymous]

My niece called me ugly years ago and to be honest I have never really recovered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Only you see yourself that way.

Nope. There are some people who are just really not photogenic but look fine in person. I am one of them and so are some other people I know. I’ll see a picture of them and think “wow that’s a really bad picture of Susan. She’s so much prettier in person.”

+1
I am so unphotogenic. I've got to loosen up about it though, or else my kids won't have any pictures of me!

[Anonymous]

Me too. So fat. So ugly.

[Anonymous]

Op here. Ugh so glad to hear others have this issue. But I’m sorry you also deal with it. I just do not look right in photos. It drives me crazy.

On the other hand I always think about the people I know who have it the other way-for some reason always look better in photos than they do in person. And I feel like that’s probably worse somehow?