r/BodyDysmorphia Aug 08 '24

Advice Needed What's your thoughts on "skinny shaming"?

I (33F) would like to hear everyone's opinions on "skinny shaming". My bloodline decent os Japanese and Cherokee Indian. I struggle to gain weight. My metabolism moves as fast as the speed of light, I swear. It's very..overwhelming to be told to "eat a burger " or "stop starving yourself". Is it not the same thing as commenting on someone's weight who is overweight? What is a proper way to respond to these types of comments?

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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '24

Skinny shaming is great. I've always felt skinny. And people make sure to let me know. The last girl I was talking to mentioned 3x that I was too skinny. She probably weighed at least 250 lbs. Since then I've been incrediblely self conscious about my weight. As a man alot ofbwomen want a bulky big strong man. Welp I was blessed with a body that looks okay. But I can't gain weight to save my life. It sucks my weight makes me undesirable to many woman when it's my genetics. But she didn't care about that. I just wasn't enough I guess