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Can anyone relate?

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I appreciate all the responses I have gotten here. I am encouraged to know that people take the time to try and help a stranger. I must say that I have tried a lot of the suggested things. I will take some of the advice like meditation and will look honestly at myself and ask if I am thinking only about me. Religion has not helped me in the past but I can always try again. I have several family members that are so called Catholic Christians who are the meanest people I know, apparently they are not listening in church. I have tried to be positive and think about all I have, to give myself compliments. When I do this I feel like I am lying to myself, even trying to brainwash myself. All I have to do is look in the mirror and fall apart, I always come back to looks because if you have them people treat you like you matter. I know some people make up for looks with great personalities and other qualities but for some reason I focus on the physical, maybe easier to fix with surgery than somehow becoming talented. I have trauma from many things in my life that have further damaged me. I always come back to the thought of "how can I fix what was done to me as a child when my brain was forming"? It seems to be like asking a car that has been engineered to be a car to now figure out how to fly. I am happy that you all have found some peace and I will try everything that is suggested. I do think though that I may end up using alcohol or a drug to just to get a little relief from this horrible hurt I always feel. I laugh when doctors say do not use mind altering substances when they push drugs everyday and it is debatable if these prescribed drugs even work.
I seem to be discounting a lot of what you all have said, I do not mean to do that. I appreciate anyone that will take the time to respond to me. Thank you so much for the help.

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@grasping I have one other suggestion. If you are at all interested in exploring the spiritual, as in God, don't let others put up a roadblock by their bad behavior. Just start with the basics. Read the Bible and see what it says and don't go by what other people tell you it says. And meditation is good also. It is a more personal way of exploring the spiritual. But beware, and remember that the spiritual world is made up of both good and evil, just like the physical world. This is pretty clear in the Bible. Anyway, it is just a thought if you are thinking about these things. If you're not interested at this time....well, maybe sometime in the future you might be. Or not, it's up to you. You are in charge. No matter what you decide I hope you will start feeling better about yourself. That is what I want for you.

@grasping it’s been a while since you posted your plight. I am hoping you have added some small steps on your positive journey. As I said before, I subscribe to Nice News in my email to help me focus on the good things in this life. Today is Gratitude Day and they sent a link to help us do just that. I hope to pass it along so you and others can benefit
I am grateful for you, all the members here,Nice news in my mailbox, my friends and family (even the mean ones ), and music 🎶 which makes me happy.
https://nicenews.com/humanity/practicing-gratitude-become-happier/
Hoping you have a good day😊