I hadn't realized that you posted to me because I was writing my lengthy post at the same time.
I do hope that D2 is just going through a phase... and I am going to make an even bigger priority of helping her feel secure.
As for the antisocial thing. I feel like I can be me without worrying about the physical aspect of me on these boards. As I mentioned before I think I have a lot of great qualities and am attractive but I don't think I'm the typical beauty.. so I have insecurities about how I look (especially with these braces on) and how intelligent I am. I find when you meet people face to face they generally judge you within the first couple of minutes.. and although overall I like who I am and feel like I'm a good person.. I tend to care too much about what other people think of me.. and that's why I consider myself antisocial. I don't really put myself out there for fear of judgement.
