I’ll be doing this forever. I’ve always thought I was fat. But every time I see a picture of myself from the last few years, I wonder why I thought that back then. And the cycle continues for all time.

Kind of a double edged sword though because essentially what you're saying is "don't worry, you'll be wayyyy uglier in the future"

I used to hate myself as a teenager, but nowadays I’ll be look at old pictures of myself and be like

“damn….I coulda had it all of I had confidence” lol

I have struggled with confidence since I was conscious… But looking back and seeing how I looked has helped me so much. I always thought I was so fat and so ugly; my whole family tried to tell me otherwise and I thought they were liars but I was so gorgeous and definitely a healthy weight. I never try to hate on myself now, especially since people say that I look so much like my mother, who is the most gorgeous woman ever!!

Yes and I thought, if I knew I was not such an ugly kid, I would have lived with less anxiety.

What about adults that reaffirm why they were so insecure as a teenager?

This LPT has resonated with me. I keep looking at my schlub self in the mirror and seeing my positive attributes now, because it’s true, it’s only getting worse. This tip has an unexpected magical effect for me.

I’ve done this too, looked back at when I was 19, and was like woah I was cute motherfucker

I look back at my photos and immediately think that I should have been MORE critical. I was an ugly kid, but fortunately I didn’t remain an ugly kid for too long.

Now I’m an ugly adult.

So true.

When I feel anxious I do this exercise. Not gonna lie it helps a lot

I write poetry as a creative outlet but I get nervous reciting at open mics…in my 20’s and early 30’s I was never able to go up and read/recite without sitting on a bar stool due to nerves…now that I am in my 40’s…I finally don’t care and I am ready to get up there, and read standing with no bar stool.

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Ha! Jokes on you! I KNOW I have no reason to be insecure and I can name all the reasons. Still am though

Duh….every single turn

You’re probably right.

We tend to be overly critical of ourselves, making a comparison to an unrealistic standard.

When we get older, we compare our appearance to our younger selves!

Pfft, nope!

I'm one of the lucky ones who was able to retire early at 55 and got an instant $100/fn increase in take home pay. It's gone up 3 times since then and will go up further every 6 months until I die.

I wish defined benefit pensions still existed for everyone else, but sadly, the Big Bosses decided to increase their own pay, not the pay of their workers nor the pension plans of their retired workers... Hmm...

Perhaps consider this next time you vote in an election?

Review the history of the people wanting you to vote for them, and review their polices - do their policies make your life better, or just make THEIR life better?

Hindsight is hindsight for a reason. The expression, easier said than done also applies here