I lost 60 pounds and now people treat me completely differently at work and in social situations, and I don't know how to feel about finally being seen as worthy when nothing about my character changed.
More people experience this than they realize.
She's confronting the painful reality that social acceptance was conditional on her body size, forcing her to question both others' values and her own worth.
“Where Are You with Body as identity — physical self-concept?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.