Dysmorphia
Everyone is their own worst critic, but sometimes an illness takes hold

My forehead was too big
My chin was too pointy
My jaw was too strong
My nose was too bulbous
And yet they still called me beautiful
My eyes were too close together
My lips were too narrow
My skin was dotted with acne scars
And yet they still called me beautiful
My arms were too flabby
My breasts were too small
My stomach too massive
And yet they still called me beautiful
My butt was weirdly dented
My thighs were too thin
My calves were too muscular
And yet they still called me beautiful
When I look in the mirror, I never know what to expect
Will my hair fall limp and straggly, or will my lips be perfectly plump?
Will my eyebrows be shapely, or manly?
Will my mascara outline every thick eyelash, or will it dry in clumps?
I never know if I’ll see myself well or badly
Because my brain won’t let me see myself
Perfect
About the Creator
Emma Putnam
just a young person in a city far from home, trying to reconnect with her creativity while recovering from mental illness



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