Is That Really Me?

It's hard for me to look at these pics I've been taking of myself. I can't believe that's how I look. I don't think of myself as looking that horrible, but there is the evidence. I'm not sure if it's denial, or just that I haven't really looked at myself in so long that I haven't really internalized my own reflection. I avoid the full-length mirror. Somehow it's not as bad from the chest up. Even so, it's pretty bad. My eyes are sunken and circled. My face is puffy and bloated. Is that really me?

Yes, it is.