do i have body dysmorphic disorder?

Gol, thats awful feeling like that. You probably arent ugly as you feel. I think you may have poor self esteem,try and talk to your gp and they may give you a referal to a psychologist.

You could also try positive affirmations remind urself you're beautiful everytime u look in the mirror, write down 10 things you like about yourself. try and refocus your negative energy

Experiment with new clothes have a facial get your eyebrows shaped anything to make u feel good about yourself

Good luck hun, we're all beautiful in our own right.

I feel exactly the same as you, have done for 3 years. - it was like you were me for a second there writing this post.
went to my gp and he told me it was normal teen behaviour which I disagree with.

hey, basically i am convinced that i am pretty hideously ugly, and it's beginning to take over my life. i never thought i was pretty, but it's escalated now to the point that i can't stand having photos of me, i always untag photos of me on facebook...in fact, i have been known to cry when viewing photos that people have tagged of me, because everyone else looks normal and i just look horrible and so ugly. sounds pathetic, but that's how i feel. every day i compare myself to other people who actually look normal, and it takes me so long to get ready in the morning - i have to wear thick makeup and do my hair in a way i think suits me before even facing my housemates (i've just moved to university).

i spend ages looking in the mirror, not out of vanity but trying to look nice, but i just get disheartened by how ugly i am. i feel like people don't take to me because i'm too ugly for them to want to associate with me, and i find it impossible to understand how anyone could be attracted to me. i have a crush on a guy on my course but although we get on really well i despair as to how he could ever fancy me.

i also always want to lose weight, i am a pear-shape size 10/12 on the bottom and skinny everywhere else, but i look gross. nothing about me looks right, everything looks out of place. i spend lots of money on doing my hair, getting it highlighted really well, i buy expensive cosmetics to try and hide my hideous skin, i dress well...but sometimes i think there is no point as i am just coming across as an ugly girl trying to look good.

how can i stop this self-loathing?

hey, basically i am convinced that i am pretty hideously ugly, and it's beginning to take over my life. i never thought i was pretty, but it's escalated now to the point that i can't stand having photos of me, i always untag photos of me on facebook...in fact, i have been known to cry when viewing photos that people have tagged of me, because everyone else looks normal and i just look horrible and so ugly. sounds pathetic, but that's how i feel. every day i compare myself to other people who actually look normal, and it takes me so long to get ready in the morning - i have to wear thick makeup and do my hair in a way i think suits me before even facing my housemates (i've just moved to university).

i spend ages looking in the mirror, not out of vanity but trying to look nice, but i just get disheartened by how ugly i am. i feel like people don't take to me because i'm too ugly for them to want to associate with me, and i find it impossible to understand how anyone could be attracted to me. i have a crush on a guy on my course but although we get on really well i despair as to how he could ever fancy me.

i also always want to lose weight, i am a pear-shape size 10/12 on the bottom and skinny everywhere else, but i look gross. nothing about me looks right, everything looks out of place. i spend lots of money on doing my hair, getting it highlighted really well, i buy expensive cosmetics to try and hide my hideous skin, i dress well...but sometimes i think there is no point as i am just coming across as an ugly girl trying to look good.

how can i stop this self-loathing?