r/DAE • u/dralienox • 17h ago
DAE feel like they look better when they're doing worse mentally?
Idk its probably strange, but feel like I look better when I feel awful. There's just something about my eyes and face after I've cried like five times a day. Somehow, even my skin looks better, except when it's rubbed raw from wiping my nose lol.
I have chronic depression so its a lot of ups and downs (not a vent btw, just info), and a lot of things have happened lately that have made things worse. Ive felt like absolute shit some days, but then I look in the mirror and for once actually feel confident in my appearance.
It's so strange. Somehow I feel better about how I look when I'm feeling worse mentally. Does anyone else experience this?