I (34F) went to a party where an acquaintance (30sF) made a mean comment about my appearance. Suddenly other people chimed in and it seems everyone thinks this way, and now I don’t trust anyone.

TL;DR: At a party, a girl made a comment that I looked old. Everyone around starting chiming in agreeing, and now I’m self conscious about my appearance, and I don’t want anything to do with anyone.
Before I start I should let you all know that I care about my appearance, a lot. Not in a vain way, but I lost a lot of weight a few years ago, and I worked hard at it for over a year, and I’m proud of it. And I think I look good, if I do say so myself. My body looks great, and I wear somewhat revealing clothes, and I also tan frequently.
Last weekend, I went to a party where there were a bunch of family and friends. Someone I haven’t seen in awhile commented that I looked good, and couldn’t believe how much I had changed since I saw them last. Another girl that I barely know chimed in “yeah, but she looks so old, ha ha.â€
I turned around and said “what?†expecting that she had not said that or that she meant something else, but, no. She repeated that she thought I looked old, much older than I actually am, and that tanning beds are doing me no favors. Someone else chimed in agreeing, and this started a discussion about tanning beds and how they age you, and how everyone just thought I knew how I looked since I look in the mirror everyday. In this entire group of people I thought were friends and family, no one chimed in and defended me, or said anything nice about me at all. I brushed it off at the time, but ever since then, all I can think about is how everyone around me has betrayed me, even people that have told me I look amazing since my weight loss. I don’t want to be around anyone anymore, and I don’t know how to get over it.


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