does anyone have any imperfections, disfigurements, injuries that they have to live with that are not going to

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away?
how do you cope with this? are you a perfectionist or vain? does these things make you depressed?

major or minor imperfections, disfigurements, injuries it doesnt matter......talking about any that you have

Answer 1

Even worse, my friend, is having self-inflicted scars that you don't want to have to explain...but I have them A) from cutting my wrists as a teenager and B) from using IV drugs when I was around your age. The worst are on my legs and I sometimes have to lie and say they are from dirt bike accidents (which I did have but not that bad.) I feel that perhaps in the case of those who did NOT cause their own physical flaws, maybe that is to keep them from being vain or to atone for vanity in a past incarnation. That's just what I think.

Answer 2

I do..

What to start with...

Hmm.. well, going back to when I was three years old, I was bit in the head by a Siberian Husky. I have a dent in my head now, and a long scar where the hair is thinner (hair won't grow through the scar tissue). That took 50 stitches. I remember that bite like it was yesterday.

Everytime I go to have my hair done (which is why I go about once/year or so...) I'm asked about it. Especially if it's a new stylist. Not something I enjoy revisiting, but will tell them because they asked.

Later the same year, I was hit in the hand with a stick (same family friend's house) and broke my left pinky finger. I can't get it to straighten out no matter how hard I try.

Then... during the summer of my third grade year going into fourth grade, I was scratched in the eye by a Doberman Pinscher. I had 20 stitches, 10 above and 10 below the surface. The dog ripped out my tearduct and left my right eyelid hanging by a thread of skin. They had to call the only Opthalmic Plastic Surgeon in the region off of vacation to come in and take care of my eye.

Now, he did an excellent job.. rebuilt the tear-duct and you can't see the scar. However, the one eye-lid is shorter than the other now.

The way I cope with this and the other things in my life, I guess, is try (tho it's hard some days) to remain as positive as I can and try to maintain a positive outlook on life.

I guess, if one can get through ordeals such as these and survive... they should be able to survive anything. Additionally, there are people out there that have it far worse than I do.

I have (within last 4 years) been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). So... there's the pain and chronic fatigue from Fibro and then the PCOS, I have cystic adult acne, insulin resistance, excessive unwanted hair (I'm plucking all the time). I'm on a ton of medication for both conditions, which give me dark circles under the eyes (as well as not being able to sleep more than 4 hours a night due to pain) Fibromyalgia and PCOS, there is no 'cure' for.

I'm a perfectionist about my hair and make-up, yes. Am I vain, I don't think so. I hope not. My self-esteem has improved dramatically over the years, but I still have days when the "blues" hit pretty hard.

The only thing that depresses me, is the constant pain I have from Fibromyalgia and arthritis. Aside from that, not anymore.

Answer 3

I've got a bump above my right nostril; the best way to describe it would be a clear wart. It's not quite a wart, but I really have no idea what it is.

It's never bothered me and I ignore it. I actually think it's kind of interesting, and nobody save for family has ever really brought it up. It's subtle enough that some people may not even notice--I honestly have no idea. If they do notice, I guess they're using discretion by not saying anything. :)

Answer 4

When babies are born they have this layer over their eyes kind of like a protective sheet if you will. well one day I got a really high fever and it never went away. I still have it to this day. cant se a thing out of oneeye.. it like im blind in one eye if you will yet the other is 20/20 my family has sort of a history of things like this:

my grandmother is hunchback. she was born with a minor arch in her back but as time went by it grew and grew. she tells me stories of how hard it was for her going to school and that i always have to look at the bright side of things no matter what, to keep my head up high...

Some people don't realize what they have until they put themselves in other peoples shoes...people poke fun at others because they look different and its not right. we are all the same on the inside. and you'll never really understand a person until you put yourself in their shoes.

Answer 5

My left knee was pretty much destroyed in an accident. There's constant discomfort ( if not pain ) but I go on. I've even managed to hid the brace I often have to wear well enough that most people don't notice the limp.

Answer 6

I once went to a concert, when I was young. I felt ugly, and was hopping all over the place, weighing 120 p. at five feet seven inches...sure i was the ugliest person there, kept my head down..till I ran into a woman, who half of her face was burnt off...another time, I was at the bus stop, when I saw a man who truly had elephants man disease,,,half of his face was a tumor, the other half, hung down to his stomach..he had no eyes, that you could see. his skin was blackened..it was the most horrible thing I had ever seen..and there he was,..sitting waiting for the bus...how could he go on like that I wondered? Because he accepted what he had, and went on with life..same as that girl...who was having a better time than I was...you know what the moral of this story is

Answer 7

Ya, i have a birthmark on my FACE! It's right on the right side of my mouth and people always think i have some type of food or chocolate and tell me to wipe!!! UGGHHHH! I don't think i'm vain though. I hardly ever wear makeup or try to cover it. I just deal with it.

Answer 8

I have a prosthetic kneecap. It happened in a car crash, and it can't be repaired.

I cope with this by ignoring extremely physical activity, and listening to what my doctor tells me.

This does not make me depressed; it could've been much worse.

Answer 9

I have had both my breasts removed because of cancer.It does make me low at times, but at least I'm still alive to see my kids grow up.
I had a reconstruction done that has left me with horrific scars.I do feel embarrassed by them when I go swimming.

Answer 10

Im short,thin hair,going deaf,have crs,my back hurts alot,Arthritis,Borderline diabetic,Recovering alcoholic and drugs addict probably more.

I know there is always someone else out there thats probably worse off.
I workout and eat right and think positive.Try not to be to hard on my self.