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? asked in HealthWomen's Health · 9 years ago

I really, really hate my height?

How can I feel better about how tall I am? My height makes me feel very insecure sometimes. I am 15 years old, and I am 6'1"! I just feel so huge, even though I'm really not, just tall. Being tall just makes me feel fat also for some reason. I weigh somewhere around 155-160 lbs. I just really really hate standing out like that. It just makes me feel huge and SO not girly. You know, it makes you feel pretty masculine when you tower over a lot of boys; I can't stand it. Most of my friends are tiny too, so that doesn't help. I think my tallest, close friend is 5'6". I feel out of place most of the time. The only time I feel comfortable with my height is when I'm with my basketball team where some of the girls are my height, or around it, some even a bit taller. It's nice being around tall people where I don't feel abnormal. I also hate seeing myself in pictures where I stick out awkwardly no matter what! >.< It's awful being tall. I could seriously go on and on about how much I hate being tall! During the school year not a day goes by where someone doesn't point out how tall I am. I seriously hate attention considering I'm pretty shy around people I don't know well. I hate how everyone points it out as if it's a joke to them. It really hurts sometimes, and it can just get really irritating and frustrating. I usually laugh, but it's just so annoying. :(

How can I feel better about myself, and my height?? Please help. :'(

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    Hold your head up high and don't slouch girl, you is gorgeous. Have you considered modelling? You are just what they are looking for. Today's tall akward all-elbows-and-knees 15 year old is Tomorrow's supermodel. So what rock star would you like to marry?

  • 9 years ago

    If people say 'wow your tall' or something, joke around with them, it feels better to have them laughing with you than at you, for instance, when you walk into a room say, "The weather is fine up here! A little cloudy but warm!" And just laugh about it, I'm really small, like smallest in my class and I used to hate it, now I laugh around about it and I feel so much better now!

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Heights are so normalized. The average woman is about 5'4", but as you know there are plenty of us who don't fit into that. I'm 5'0"- I'm supposed to be about 100 pounds :( Your height could be a great advantage to you, lots of guys love tall women and you can intimidate people if you need to.

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