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So, here's a new meme, and something of a carry on from my last post, because I've had a couple of people get in touch and say they have exactly the same problem of internal image != what photos show them.

And this is me flailingly trying to help.

If I'm someone you know from IRL (or if you're someone I know from cyberspace and post lots of photos), comment on this post and I will tell you what I think you look like in my head. Without referring to photos. Without looking at any notes. I will tell you what my mental image is of you.

If you feel so inclined, feel free to steal this for your journal.

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helbling.livejournal.com

You don't have much by way of negative descriptors, at least, not in my head :P I'm wondering if this is the problem - a lot of people have said I'm sugar-coating them, but I'm honestly not, it's just how I see them. Therefore, I wonder if I mentally sugar coat everyone, including myself - it would explain why I have such an awful gutwrench when I see pictures of myself.
Ok:
- Tall, you've got a good few inches on me.
- Dark hair, long, straight, if you're pushing me for negative descriptors, the ends are kind of scraggly :P
- You have a very 'pretty' face, which could look quite androgynous, were it not for the fact that the rest of you is unmistakably masculine; you have the classic broad-shoulders-narrow-waist often found on Disney prince characters.
- I perpetually see you in Biscuit's clothing. I'm sure you often dress in a more conventional manner, at least sometimes, but in my head, you are always in tie dye and a flourescent pink tutu miniskirt.
- Your voice is purple; normally quite a dark one, but when you do Biscuit's voice, it's a lot brighter and more jarring.