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Subject: re. self-esteem issues......


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jo(uk)
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Date Posted: 08:36:51 08/04/04 Wed
In reply to: JJ 's message, "beautiful!" on 10:20:14 08/02/04 Mon
 Hi there JJ, it's weird after having the braces off I have met new people who a) didn't know me with crooked teeth and also b) didn't know me with braces either, and I feel I am very confident when talking to them. Some people who knew me before and during braces didn't even notice the braces were off (thanks mum-in-law!!!!)
I feel like a new person, but still the same, its hard to explain. When talking face to face with people I used to think they were looking at my horrible teeth (they were) and then looking at my braces (they definatley were I couldn't abstain from curry!!...glow in the dark green/yellow isn't very flattering!), now when I talk closely to people they are engaging me right in the eyes (sometimes feels a little uncomfortable, especially when they are male....I'm not used to this!)
Anyway, other people who have known me a long time, say I am smiling ALL the time (I tried not to before) talk more (is that a good thing?) and seem somehow younger in my attitude and the way I carry myself.......it all seems to be good!
I had very very low self-esteem before, painfully so, I don't think people who haven't gone through this process know what it means to us to decide to do this and what deep-rooted issues surround the way we see ourselves, it isn't just vanity.
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Re: re. self-esteem issues......Mo10:43:04 08/04/04 Wed
Re: re. self-esteem issues......Craig(UK)16:07:25 08/05/04 Thu

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