How do I learn to like myself? This is probably the wrong board

Post a pic. Robots always say they're ugly but when they post a pic they're average or above average. You may have BDD>

>>37833491
I have friends who browse and it would be embarrassing if they saw this. But I think I do have BDD, I just can't convince myself I'm even moderately attractive. Everything I do reeks insecurity because of it. Is plastic surgery the only way out?

>>37833521
>But I think I do have BDD,
Probably. I have a hard time accepting my looks, feel ugly, even though people in real life have said I'm cute, attractive. And people on r9k have said I'm good and 7/10. I think it was all the years of being a complete fugmonster as a teen/early 20s that scarred my brain.

>>37833583
>Fugmonster in early 20s

I'm 21 and it doesn't look like it's getting better from here. What did you do to improve?

>>37833604
Nothing really in particular, I sort of grew into my looks. Maybe gaining some weight. I was 5'9" and 115 lbs and looked like a skeleton. I also grew a beard. Put myself out there a bit and was surprised to find people thought I wasn't so bad, before I secluded myself because I thought I was hideous. But maybe it was just in my brain. Your mind can trick you. I started lifting too and there haven't much gains yet but my body feels tighter and less flabby which makes me more comfortable with myself.

You don't learn to like yourself. Set some goals and accomplish them and the rest comes with it