When I was a kid, I was ugly. But now I am even uglier. And I did all of this just for people to like me but when they did, it just wasn’t enough for me. People bullied me about my nose so I had to change it. In hopes that I could make them stop, I underwent surgery to get that "perfect" button nose. But then after a long process of surgery, my nose looked out of place because it was perfect compared to my teeth. I felt ashamed when they laughed at my gnarled teeth. So I got braces and now people bullied me because I was a nerd. So I got rid of my glasses and got contacts. Which felt like torture every time I had to put them in my eyes. Now without my glasses, people said my dark circles were too visible. So I drowned my skin in concealer to try and convince everyone that I didn’t stay up till midnight crying about how I look. When my skin started to break out from all the makeup, people started to laugh about the red spots and pimples surrounding my face. So I got a skin care routine but not even that could heal the scars that I caused. But that wasn’t enough for me, I started to see other girls who had my ideal body, so I starved myself and sometimes went weeks without eating. When I noticed that everyone wore the same thing I changed my fashion to fit theirs so that I wouldn’t stand out. I went to the bathroom and caught a glimpse of myself. I stared at the mirror I couldn’t recognize myself. I had changed almost everything about me to try to fit in but I felt more alone than ever. People stopped laughing at me, but I still felt ugly. No matter what I did people would still think there was something wrong with me. To anyone who feels insecure about their appearance, You are so pretty/handsome, how can you be insecure?? Do not let anyone effect how you see yourself! Love yourself and people that deserve to be in your life will see your worth. You got this, believe in yourself :)