I hate my face and I’m tired of people telling me I’m not ugly
I was diagnosed with Graves’ disease at a young age in talking 7-8 years old. I actually had this condition for a while but my pediatrician misdiagnosed me with ADHD and it wasn’t until that one left and I got a new doctor it was diagnosed.
This means, for those unfamiliar my eyes grew to be larger than what they were ever meant to be for longer than it should’ve been. The result is I have very large and unsettling bug eyes.
I’ve often complained about being “ugly” and many of my friends say otherwise. But when I am out in public or do my job (I work with children ) their reactions say otherwise. People often comment on my eyes and children do the same in much harsher descriptions. It’s one of the first things people notice.
I haven’t had an unsuccessful dating life in fact many say I punch well above my weight class as far looks go. But I’m tired of my only redeeming quality being my personality. I want to feel attractive outside of that and it suck that I’ve been put in this scenario from a disease I didn’t want and worsened by doctors who didn’t care.
There are surgeries to reduce the eye size to “normal” but they’re expensive and I’m broke ass college student.
TLDR; My disease gives me large unsettling eyes and despite what friends say I believe has affected my social life significantly