This is a repost from r/CPTSD, and since photos cannot be on this group, I decided to type it out for everyone. This is a poem that I want you to read all the way through, but then when you finish... Read my comment at the end, and then re-read it from the bottom up.

"Pretty/Ugly" by Abdullah Shoaib

I'm very ugly
So don't try to convince me that
I am a very beautiful person
Because at the end of the day
I hate myself in every single way
And I'm not going to lie to myself by saying
There is beauty inside of me that matters
So rest assured I will remind myself
That I am a worthless, terrible person
And nothing you say will make me believe
I still deserve love
Because no matter what
I am not good enough to be loved
And I am in no position to believe that
Beauty does exist within me
Because whenever Iook in the mirror I always think
Am I as ugly as people say?

Sounds about right, huh? You're wrong. This is what your mind is telling you, and it sucks. I'm sorry for that. Reread this from the bottom up for the truth, and how it should be. 