What if someone recognizes meā¦ 
But then I remembered that I read somewhere once that what you do in the dark always comes to light in the dayā¦ So thereās thatā¦ 
This could also be a disorder of some kindā¦ Not even sure anymoreā¦ 
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I admire your confidence that you would.
If you feel good about showing yourself completely, nothing wrong with that.
I myself canāt do that. I am still in that self-shame stage and i donāt wanna put myself in that position as of yet.
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Donāt blame ya a bitā¦ I can understand that and why most people canātā¦ Thatās why I said I probably should hide my face and maybe be a little less open about my lifeā¦ Where I come from though your best off to just put it all out thereā¦ If you donāt, everybody else sure willā¦ No leverageā¦ Just freedom here in these partsā¦ So Iāve come to a point in my life that if those most important to me know the truth, I have zero issue with the rest knowingā¦ One day were all gonna knowā¦ They wonāt be a bit surprised when I step up LOL!!! Theyāll be like oh, I remember thatā¦
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Dont really care who see my handsome face , nothing to fear keep on trucking
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Thatās right Rayā¦ 
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Sending you all my love hope and strength,you reached out to me when I started 50 days ago now I will too reach out.your a strong women with so much to give ,donāt let things drag you down and if they do for abit remember to get back up and keep on keeping on my friend.xxx
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Welcome back! Just do what is most comfortable for you.
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I was thinking the same but then thought if they see me on here, theyāre here too.
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Love you ray 
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if youāve got it flaunt it. if you havenāt got it act like you have. Iāve met some beautiful women and handsome men but it soon changes when I find whatās inside. Looks like you got it covered though.
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Pretty face! 
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Itās normal to feel that way. You shouldnāt feel any pressure to do so before you feel like you are ready and it is something you want to do. I happen to be comfortable throwing selfies up around here occasionally, and many are not. All a personal choice, not better or worse.
Though many of us use the app to access this forum, I did want to mention that it can also be accessed via a web browser including by people who are not logged into any account, so it is public in that way. Just for everyoneās information.
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I love this! I take a related approach with (EDIT: photos that show) my self harm scarring. I know not everyone is comfortable, but for myself, I donāt need or want to hide it so I just donāt. I wear the clothes I want. Show people out there that having a self harm history doesnāt mean you arenāt also a normal person, and send the message that my scars do not embody shame, only history.
However, thatās in my everyday life. I do try to keep it off the forum because in the SH case others may find it troublesome.
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Oh, I mean for photos specifically. My concern is that at a distance and angle that makes it obvious, it might be like someone coming across pictures of their DOC here (Iām not bothered by the phenomenon myself so I donāt understand how it affects people, so I just play it safe because I can easily do so). I havenāt run into a case where Iāve had to not post a photo I wanted to anyways.
When it comes to words, I feel free to share what I have to share.
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I did not know that but I guess if they are checking forums online, they could be in a similar situation to me and were to recognize me I can be there to support them if asked.
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Only thing I got is a bad reputation from a bad choice I made while struggling with issues I didnāt really know how to deal withā¦ Guess Iāve already been through the process of being treated like a sub human by people who didnāt really know me and even some that doā¦ Iāve isolated myself in shame for more than two yearās trying to get better and be better in all thingās by eliminating distractions from those that will purposely try to keep me there in darkā¦ Itās pretty common to login to almost any social media site and see many people posting selfies and loving themselves for what they look like and all the good in their lifeā¦ Itās just not too common to see somebody say āIām me, Iām not real proud of every decision Iāve ever made in my life, but Iāve gotta still be proud of who I amāā¦ Picture includedā¦ You just get a different responseā¦ Thatās why I love it here!!! People here are not liarsā¦
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Wow Emma FIFTY DAYāS!!! CONGRATULATIONS to you my friend!!! I KNEW you could do it!!! 
And THANK you so much for remembering me!!! 
Iām trying so hard but just having a rough timeā¦ I know it will get betterā¦ Somebody out there is struggling so hard and has it WAY worseā¦ I hate that they do but they do, therefore we gotta get back up and stay strong alwaysā¦
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Very GOOD pointā¦
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Thank you Donna! Yours is tooā¦
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