is the mirror image exactly the same as others see me?

A Doctor in CBT who works with people experiencing Eating Disorders informed me that even a really high quality mirror is about 10% out, the reflection being slightly larger than the actual object.

You have to remember that your mirror image only shows the front and a little to the sides. Photos look slightly different because you're seeing more of your face, especially the left and right profiles. This can be strange for some people, and why a lot of us get a little freaked out when watching ourselves on film.

Don't worry. The mirror image is what we all see when facing you. It is the best representation of your face. If you are happy with it, then you have nothing more to think about. No-one is perfect, nor should they be. Even the most beautiful people in the world see faults in themselves. Michelle Pfiffer (actress who played Cat woman in a Batman movie, was the teacher in Dangerous Minds, amongst many other film roles, Dangerous Liaisons, etc, recently played the mother of the blonde girl in Hairspray,) thinks she looks like a duck! She doesn't, she's a very beautiful woman.

Perhaps you should have more faith in the people around you. If they say you look great, you should believe them. Do you have any reason not to trust them? Do you really think they'd lie to you?

The image in the mirror is distorted very slightly as all mirrors are themselves imperfect. But every human eye is also different ad images can be distorted by people perceptions and outlooks, a fat man may repulse one person but invoke feelings of lust in another, therefore the former would describe the man as ugly and the latter would say hes handsome. The image you see reflected in the mirror is how you see yourself, if u are depressed the image will be full of imperfections and flaws, if you are newly in love and full of spark then the image you see will be flawless and bright. The mind controls more of what we see than your eye's do.

No, the mirror image is a reversed image of you - other people see you as you look in photos.

Reflection of light, in the mirror you are the opposite way around. Ha! Not upside down. Write a word and hold it to the mirror.

i think others see you different and i think that the way your mother sees you is in a different way that perhaps your friends. I also think looking at photos of yourself is confusing as some may make you look good and others not so good. The truth is its not how other people see you that really matters may bee at the beginning but after getting to know a person there is a lot more to human being than just what you look like to others. As you get older and go through life you will realise that there is a lot more that your looks. Your looks will change and as you go through life you will have different issues with what you look like.

Of course you look the same as you do in the mirror, how else would you look? Pictures catch you still and you could be making a weird expression or have your eyes partly closed. Its less defining of what you look like all the time.

Trust me when I say this....Others see you just as you would see yourself in a picture, not in the mirror. Mirror images are not how other people see you. When I look at myself in the mirror and when I look at myself in a picture I see two completely different people! I am much more overweight than I think I am. In a mirror believe it or not some things are hidden. If you look at yourself sideways you look different too. I vote for picture is best to know how other people see you. Good luck!

Well here's the thing, I have the same problem --

in the mirror, you view yourself in the angle that you want to view yourself in. Face up, face down, body to an angle, body forward - makes all the difference. the other day I accidentally saw myself in the mirror turning the lights off and I looked obese. I mean, I always thought I was thin, what happened?

Sorry I can't boost you self-esteem, reality sucks sometimes. But you can EASILY just not be photogenic because flash makes the skin look all wierd and hilights body parts, zooms in etc etc.

Either way, i know 100% you are beautiful but suffer a low self-esteem. Believe that you are beautiful, don't dwell on the bad features - celebrate the beautiful ones that are abundant in your body -- then you will be beautiful in the mirror, photos and anywhere else.

Positive energy babe! You will see the difference ASAP, take it from soneone who knows.

yes we see you like in the mirror

photos are still images not like real moving you !