I feel like that is a widely held belief but I am not sure if it is true or not. People hide their feelings pretty well.

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Post edited at 7:39 pm on Feb. 20, 2012 by Far From The Usual

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Love cleanses my soul

Def. was the case for me before 1) I grew out of most of the low confidence 2)I lost most of the weight.

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The majority of them yes, it's only natural. Sure there are exceptions to the rule, but given how mainstream society portrays and treats overweight people, it's not irrational to presume this is true for the average overweight person.

Def. was the case for me before 1) I grew out of most of the low confidence 2)I lost most of the weight.

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Maybe overweight men are unhappy...but there are a lot of guys that like bigger women...

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Love cleanses my soul

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Not at all.
I think people that are overweight are happier than those that aren't.

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I agree. Im not overweight but I have low confidence.

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Grow old with me. The best is yet to be.

I've been smaller, I've been bigger.
I've realized that my weight doesn't dictate my happiness.

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Look at dawn french versus.... oh i dont know Keira Knightly. She looks so much happier and confident in herself. I dont think weight is the main issue of low self esteem.

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Are you saying Kiera or Dawn looks more confident/happy?

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I mean, if you went with that logic, then all healthier-weight people should be happy right? And I'm pretty sure we all know that's not true.

Sure people who carry excess weight have a lot of negativity in how they're portrayed and talked about more like a disease than a person but that doesn't mean we're all unhappy all the time.

Also, confidence doesn't equal self-esteem (or self-worth). Anyone can have shitty confidence.

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"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool
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For the most part, no.

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