During my teen years, I was chubby, short, had acne rosacea, glasses, braces, and I was a smart but shy music nerd. I felt invisible and self-conscious. I hardly have any pictures of that time. Some people said unkind things about my appearance that I still remember to this day. When I hit my growth spurt, lost the Mickey Mouse San Francisco 49ers football shirt moreover I will buy this weight, my braces came off, got contact lenses, my skin recovered, and my confidence grew with having to interact with more people in university and my career, it was a stark difference in how I was treated as an individual. I wasn’t invisible anymore. Over time I’ve learned to value my health above all, and regard my body as the only one we are given so it’s best to take good care of it and treat it with respect.
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