Walking a Fine Line

She wrongfully shamed/criticized me for confessing lingering feelings of self-consciousness and for engaging in occasional expressions of self-deprecation, despite my objectively aesthetic/athletic physique. But her own words and actions directly contradicted her strict judgment of me. After she revealed her worries, I always reassured her and I never ridiculed her. Although when it came to my concerns, their gravity was belittled. My individual insecurities were deemed unimportant and ignored, because she idolized my body. But the truth is we both suffered from body dysmorphic disorder and should have equally encouraged each other. Instead, from that day forward, I suppressed insecure feelings to compensate for the colossal magnitude of her own. In order to avoid being perceived as either arrogant or timid, I selected my words carefully.