I used to think I wasn't pretty at all without make-up to the point where I used to wear it all the time whenever I went out, like I needed to, no exceptions. It was a really bad time in my life because I had zero self-esteem and I was constantly comparing myself to other girls, which in turn made me feel even worse. But then one day a random guy told me, out of the blue-wasn't even expecting it, that I was really cute (I wasn't wearing any make-up that day, not even foundation). He was a really nice guy, and he seemed sincere about it. Later that day I thought about what he said, and for the first time in my life I felt that all those negative thoughts about myself were just in my head, and no longer could my life be controlled by my paranoid thoughts. I was proud that I could finally laugh at myself for having such silly thoughts.