My teeth are ruining my life 🤦🏼‍♀️😭

I am so insecure about my smile. It ruins so much for me. I can’t enjoy certain things bc then I remember “oh your teeth are showing”. I’ve been with my man for going on 5 years & still sometimes when we are talking or I’m laughing or we are having sex, I close my mouth bc of my teeth. I have one tooth that’s up behind the rest so it looks like I have a tooth missing. He says my teeth aren’t bad & at least they are white & clean. But that doesn’t help me feel better. My insecurities are ruining our relationship & I can’t get my confidence back up... I can’t love myself completely when I get down when I look at myself in the mirror

Yes, it can be fixed & will be when I can get braces, but y’all, is anyone else insecure about their teeth? What do you do? I’m tired of my insecurities ruining things for me. That’s my number 1 thing is my teeth. When I meet new people I literally will try to hide my teeth as much as possible. It burns a hole through me.

I know they could be worse. But it wouldn’t be bad if that tooth wasn’t right there in the front! 🤦🏼‍♀️ plus when I was growing up, I was called “buck teeth” “butter face (like everything but-her face)” I was told “it’s called braces bitch” etc etc.. it has stayed with me all my life & that last comment was made 2 years ago..

I had braces when I was younger but moved states & nobody would touch them, is what my mom said.. so they got loose & started popping off. My stepmom was going to get us braces, they scraped the glue off & I had some cavities & my wisdom teeth to take care of before I could get braces again, & then she passed away. I’m now 22 & don’t have dental insurance so I’m looking to be out about $6000 or so. Luckily they offer monthly payments.. but until then y’all idk 😞

I never smile with my teeth, only ever so often. & I always turn my head so you can’t see my fucked up space where my tooth should be.

Here’s some pictures.

This was taken today so y’all could see.

I know this next pic is gross I’m sorry

Other pics I have of my teeth

The rest are of my smile I do to hide my gap & make my teeth appear straighter 😞