Struggling to feel attractive with compression
Hi 👋🏻 I’ve been wearing medical grade compression for varicose veins and discomfort caused by CVI for over a decade. I just deal with wearing them, but in the summer when it’s hot I feel limited in what I can wear and do. My options for clothing feel lacking, and I’m often uncomfortable. I’m a woman in her 30s and I want to wear sundresses and shorts and I just feel just so frustrated. I feel like I’m living on the outside somehow, and it’s especially hard watching other people enjoy the summer breeze on their skin. Even summer footwear is hard, because even with open toe compression it looks odd to me. So I cover my feet and ankles up all summer and feel hot as hell. I see so much cute clothing I’d like to wear but can’t imagine wearing any of it with compression, bc I just think it would ruin the whole look. Occasions dressing is tough too, I make do but feel stifled. I find myself feeling jealous of women twice my age with normal looking legs, out in the world wearing shorts. I feel so old before my time. How do people cope?