For me, it’s not really that I’ll be ugly in the future. It’s that my current state of mind and body dysmorphia make me see my present self in a warped way. But looking at pictures from the past, I look different than I do now and it’s more objective than critical.
Bojacks_butthole t1_j47l83z wrote
Reply to comment by mcpickledick in adults who look back at pictures of their younger selves and realize they had no reason to be so insecure back then, should bear in mind that they will likely be thinking the same thing in a couple decades when looking back on their current selves [discussion] by ideas_now
For me, it’s not really that I’ll be ugly in the future. It’s that my current state of mind and body dysmorphia make me see my present self in a warped way. But looking at pictures from the past, I look different than I do now and it’s more objective than critical.