I'm a very soft and emotional boy. I’ve been struggling a lot with my appearance lately. I feel like no matter what I do, I just don’t fit into the “ideal” version of what a guy should look like. I know it sounds shallow, but it’s hard not to constantly compare myself to other guys who seem to have the perfect body or the masculine features that girls seem to be drawn to.

Every time I look in the mirror, I hate what I see. My features are softer, and my body feels too delicate. I get stuck in this cycle of thinking that no girl could ever really be attracted to someone like me—someone who doesn’t look like the guys society expects them to be.

I know it’s my mind playing tricks on me, but the fear that I’ll always be seen as “too feminine” makes it hard to believe I’ll ever find someone who loves me for who I am. It’s exhausting, and I just needed to get it off my chest.

Has anyone else felt like this or dealt with body dysmorphia in this way? How do you cope with feeling so disconnected from what you think you should look like?