From age 12 to about 20, there's no photographic evidence of my existence. From about 20-23, I started letting others include me in photos, from time to time. Still triggered anxiety, but I tried to push it away, to grow, etc. It's still psychologically distressing to some degree now; the degree depending on the situation, people, & my overall frame of mind, in the moment. So often, I still find ninja ways to avoid being in photos. For the past few years I've slowly tried to make myself more comfortable with photos, so I do take pictures/share them, sometimes. I have a very distorted perception of my own appearance- it's never consistent, except for the underlying sense of shame/disgust [I have in the past fit diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa & to some extent, presently still- body dysmorphic disorder]. I'm trying to deal with that, bit by bit. Never cared about beauty, never had any drive to be or feel "pretty." Still don't. Just want to be free of that overwhelming shame when I see myself in a mirror, photos, changing my clothes, etc. Nice, peaceful neutrality. I'm not sure if taking pictures has helped, yet. Sometimes I share them & immediately delete them because I can't look at them, or think about the fact that I shared them. Posting them on the forum has made that somewhat easier, but again- nothing's been terribly consistent, there. Everything takes time, I guess. It's a process. /shrug