Looking for a little insight, and hopefully reassurance - I suffer from body dysmorphia, so it's easy for me to second-guess myself. After a few years of health problems holding me back (and contributing to weight gain), I'm finally active again and losing weight. I don't actually weigh myself (I've come a long way but the scale is still an ED trigger - I'm working on it), but my clothes are fitting more comfortably and most days, I feel I can look in the mirror and tell that I'm in better shape than I was six months ago. I woke up today with a brand new, bright red stretch mark on my lower abdomen, and three smaller ones on the front of my hip.
I know stretch marks can become more evident as you lose, but these are red, and they weren't there before. They're new. I also know that stretch marks can occur with rapid weight loss as skin becomes loose and sags, but I don't have loose skin (and I don't believe I've lost enough weight fast enough to cause it, nor had enough weight to lose that slow and steady loss would eventually result in loose skin).
Could this still be from weight loss..? This has really pulled the trigger on my BD and I am spiraling, fearing I'm gaining weight again.
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