Anyone here dislike the way they look due to low self esteem

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I have that problem all the time.

For me it's the other way around. Being unhappy with my appearance causes low self esteem.

This.

....but if it´s you on the photo, you should be rather happy instead!

I really hate the way I look. I'm obese and due to PCOS, I have acne and abnormal facial hair amounts (I try to shave most of it, but it is hard to keep up with it and how fast it grows). I also tend to have greasy hair no matter how often I wash it. I see other people and constantly wish I were them because they all are so much better looking than I am.

<--- Suffered from low self esteem for years. Still does, actually.
<--- Tried to change the way he looked several times but, in the end, failed miserably.
<--- Hated the way he looked but doesn't know if low self esteem caused that. Didn't care that much about looks anyway since he had no friends and hanged out with no one.

Nope, I might have low self esteem but I like my appearance, bit freaky cause I have piercings and always dress in black. Thats my style,

I have plenty of self-esteem.
That said, I dislike the way I look
because I really, really need a haircut.
The good news is,
I have an appointment in two days.

You look fine to me, metaldanielle!

I hate the way I look. I just look like a literal baby. It's infuriating. I get infantilized by my family/mom and my damn face doesn't help.

Ive had low self esteem since my teen years. I didnt like my hair because it was curly and got made fun of for having a afro. I started cutting my hair short but it made my big ears and weird shaped head more noticeable . I started losing my hair at 18. I've accepted that im ugly.

SOOO- I had this problem too for the longest time, and I found some ways to help!

I actually helps to not wash your hair everyday (it will take a while for your body to get used to that so it might feel even greasier before it gets better!) and then if you put just a bit of baby powder (talc powder anykind as long as it isn't glittery or whatever) on your hair that absorbs some of the grease- so you have less of a shine that way.

Actually the other day I (by other day I mean like a while ago) I cut my hair to do bangs... and cut way too much so while my hair is thinner now it looks really f*****g weird... like I have two layers to my hair but REALLY weirdly because they aren't like cool layers because I cut the bang part so straight- it looks pretty bad and people comment- what's wrong with your f*cking hair?? all the time, but I can't do anything about it until it grows out!

I have pretty s**t self-esteem. and I think people should like themselves you I really do- but if you are ugly... well.... then you're just ugly. I happen not to be gifted in the "pretty looks" department. Not everyone can be : (
I'm very plain looking, sometimes I think my face is shaped oddly, but hey I think if Benedict Cumberbatch can be seen as super attractive and he is weird-looking... then well maybe I can learn to dress well and whatever and ... I can focus on looking nice instead!

I also find I feel much MUCH more happy with things and myself more generally when my clothes aren't annoying me, so when they are comfortable and look clean and fit well. I like clean clothes. I hate itchy clothes. So, when I fix those things and find just a nice outfit for the day- with visual symmetry and balance. It makes me happy!

Hmm, since I've been on antidepressants my self-esteem has upped a bit, although it is not high.

I don't really think I'm ugly, but I do have other doubts about myself, like believing I look weird no matter how presentable I dress and groom myself, and when people laugh in public I immediately think they're laughing at me, and I also feel like I'm a target and people are out to get me, etc.

I feel this way too because I think I have strange mannerisms that I might not be aware of.

I used to hate my appearance... probably self-esteem related. Now I'm indifferent. Things could be worse.

It's probably related to the fact that I've come to see my physical self as a vessel that carries me, rather than it actually being "me" itself.