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I'm so ugly. I'm not saying it to get attention or sympathy or anything like that, I genuinely believe myself to be an ugly, gross swamp creature. I don't like attention, but it has always been that all of my friends have had interest from boys, I don't even get looked at. I've never had a boy like me. I'm there to make my friends look better. I'm so ugly, I'm not just put in the 'friend-zone' by boys, I'm put in the 'never going to even think of her as a human because she's so ugly zone.' I guess my question is, how do I cope with living life as an ugly person? Because it really sucks and I'm struggling to get on in life because I know I'm so ugly. Any advice?
Sarah, 17

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I have a brother, and he's always calling me things like, "ugly, and fat, and dumb, and stupid." Even though I get better grades than him—not that it should matter. And the worst thing is, my parents don't seem to care—and sometimes they also call me those things too. Is this verbal abuse? And should I tell someone, like a teen's help line about this? And what do I do to make it stop?                     Grace, 16

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I have a lot of problems with my self-esteem, especially about my body. I have the habit of feeling inferior to the other girls because for me all are beautiful except me. I hate to be like this. I hate my body, I hate to hate my body, I wanted to feel good, I wanted not to feel insufficient. I also feel bad about my personality, sometimes I feel useless, stupid, incapable, unhappy, and thankless. All of this hurts me a lot. Besides everything, I don't talk to anyone about it, because everyone thinks it's drama and they don't take it seriously. I don't know what else to do. I've felt it for years and no one gives me attention or helps me.                               Maria, 15

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I have a major problem! I have a friend who is very popular. She chose me over all the kids in the school to be her BFF. I used to be the teacher's pet and people laughed at me for being ahead of the class. Once I started hanging with my new bestie, I got access to her walk-in designer closet! I gained party invites and friends! But recently she made one slip-up and is among the least popular. The popular kids said they would pick me to be the most popular girl at school! But hanging with my bestie might make me more unpopular than an ugly rubber disgusting rain boot on sale. I have recently started chatting with cute guys, and being popular (the most). Should I stay as the most popular girl and continue to actually have real friends and have everyone worship the ground I walk on, or should I stick by my friend even though she is a total embarrassment and run the risk of being cyberbullied and be the girl nobody wants to be and give up the opportunity to enjoy my school year?
Susan, 16

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