[Guy665]

Ok I'm going to be brutally honest with all of you out there and would appreciate some advise.

I have, what I believe to be serious issues with my self-image. More specifically I have a very poor self-image.

Despite my best efforts to improve myself and work on my self-image I still have a deeply entrenched belief that I am unattractive to the opposite sex.

Being totally honest it concerns the size of my nose. My nose is definitely what my might be called 'above-average-size'. I was teased at school about it. I am so paranoid about it that I think about it almost every day. I have this belief that it makes me repulsive to woman and that no woman could ever find me attractive. I have this feeling inside of me that I can't even look at people.

The idea of going out and approaching woman makes me feel sick because I automatically assume that no woman would want to talk to me.

The insane thing is that when I have made efforts I have managed to attract woman and a few woman have commented on how attractive they think I am. So I know that it is only in my head. But I can't seem to change the belief.

The emotional pain it is causing me is immense. I'm worried that I will never be happy within myself. Because I just can't seem to accept the way I look. Its starting to make me very deppressed. I go to the gym and workout and I have got my body in great shape but it almost seems pointless becuase my face will always remain the same. It's like I am carrying around a massive weight.

I'm 26 now but I'm worried that I will be 40 and still hating myself.

Either I can get plastic surgery (not a preffered option) or learn to love and accept myself.

In which how do I do it when sometimes I look in the mirror and feel disgusted and sick. How can I learn to accept and love myself. I can't continue living like this.

Apologies if this is a little bit intense. But it is something that is causing incredible pain.

Any comments would be appreciated.