I have a mirror in my bedroom, it's a full length. I think it may be making me look more skinny than I actually am. Then the mirror in my bathroom seems like it's a closer match to which my body figure is, but it's only a half length mirror. I may not be sure because I feel a bit smaller than that. Just a second ago I looked at myself through the sliding window reflection and I looked huge, but then I went to the bathroom and I looked normal again. Which mirror do I trust?
2006-08-10 04:52:08 · 9 answers · asked by yayachicky 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It may be warping in the mirror (and definately don't trust the sliding door, it's not accurate), but it may also be the lighting in each room. There are also optical illusions. The full length mirror shows a longer image, which your eye and brain focus more on the length, less on the width, so it looks thinner to you. Most importantly, it sounds like you are too focused on your appearance. The differences shouldn't be so huge that you obsess about them. Maybe you should seek a small amount of counciling? Not a judgment, just a concern.
2006-08-10 04:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by fizzygod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You trust a mirror that's completely flat. It reflects light just the way it gets it, and so will give you an accurate reflection. A really big part of it is psychological too. Diseases like anorexia make you see yourself as fat no matter what mirror you look in. I'm not saying you have that or anything, just trying to emphasize that what you see largely depends on what you think you will see.
2006-08-10 11:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by Dan Theman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All mirrors have some degree of distortion. And as for your sliding window, that's not even a mirror.
Besides, don't let the mirror tell you how you look. You're more than just an image.
2006-08-10 12:03:20 · answer #3 · answered by Privratnik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't put your trust in any of them too much. I'd say the full length one. But you need to keep in mind that no mirror tells you how your soul looks. How is your heart? Is it pure, is it full of love, is it strong? How is your mind? Is it learned and wise?
It's good to look good, but it's better to do well, to be kind, generous, honest, and brave. How are you doing in those areas?
2006-08-10 11:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a store and try on something and look in the mirror there. it doesn't lie.
2006-08-10 11:57:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one that makes you look the biggest, becaust that will keep you in check..even though it might not be the accurate one.
2006-08-10 11:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by texas.okie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whichever one makes you look the way you wanna look is the one I would trust....seriously though the sliding glass is not reliable.
2006-08-10 11:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by sweetiepi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one you like best.
2006-08-10 11:56:13 · answer #8 · answered by Unique 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go with the one that makes your huge *** look smaller - and your balls look bigger
2006-08-10 11:57:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋