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[quote=Anonymous]I am not photographed often as an adult. A few work headshots. Occasional photos with my kid. Extremely rare photos with DH.

But I recently saw a full-body group shot and was horrified. I guess I never really compared my body directly to others… I am somewhat tall with a “big boned” and athletic, muscular frame. I know that and I’m not too soft because I use my body a lot. But I look absolutely massive next to what I’d consider thin to average size people. Prior to this, I didn’t feel big; however, now that I know look big, I feel embarrassingly oversized like I should hide or something. It’s stupid. I know. But here I am.

I just really had no idea that I was so much  bigger and broader, I guess, than others. I remember my mom once joking when I was a teen that my friends were all so tiny and suggesting that I lose 20 lbs. but she’s critical about everything so I didn’t take it too much to heart.

I asked DH if I always look as big as I do in that photo. His diplomatic answer was that I always look good and I look athletic, but that he understood why it would be a surprise to see myself in that light (I.e., lined up with a row of men and women) vs just alone in the mirror or in a photo with DS.

I love fashion and thought I knew what worked well for my body, but now I think I’ve gotten it all wrong for years.

What do I need? Obviously some therapy for body image wouldn’t be bad. But is there a specific type of stylist that could help figure out what “works” for me?

And, if you’ve had a body image crisis, what helped you?[/quote]

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