<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

For various reasons, mainly due to people when I was younger telling me I was hideously unattractive, I have a pretty low opinion of myself.

Now, I am not the lightest person around. I am not fat though, not drastically fat. People tend to tell me I look cute a lot now, hell, people have even started to flirt with me, albeit online. This girl at the moment, who I have yet to meet (yes she is real, will meet her on Friday) finds me very cute.

The problem is, I have no confidence in my looks, at all. People have always told me I am ugly, so i feel as though people are telling me this stuff just to make me feel good.

I have always thought I was one of the ugliest people around. Even now, I can't look in a mirror for too long. I can't stand the sight of me.

So, how do I overcome this? How can I trust people when they say I look good?
<bot>: I think I am ugly, I can't look in the mirror at all, people say I am cute. How do I overcome my feelings about my looks?