“What I walked into was a lot of stigma. In the gay community , being skinny and thin is kind of perceived as being “attractive”...
Category - Social Environments
Childhood related, Mental Health related, Social Environments, Weight related
I Was Never Happy With My Figure
My Story begins between school and college years. I was never happy with my figure and ever since I was 7 dreamed about looking like a barbie doll...
Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Mental Health related, Social Environments
I Have Autism
“I have a really hard time trusting people, just with my experience and my condtion.” “When I was in middle school, I was going...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Family related, Immigration or Emigration, Living conditions, Mental Health related, Race related, Relationships, Social Environments
Nicole: I Thought I Had Social Skill Problems
“I didn’t feel able to communicate with people. There was a lot of rejection towards me because people are super close minded in my...
Bullying, Childhood related, Crime related, Culture related, Family related, Mental Health related, Social Environments
Marquis
“Going through that, it was hard. It was hard on me. Being the youngest in my family and not coming clean about it until I was 18.. it was very...
Culture related, Eating Disorders, Mental Health related, Social Environments
Nicole Acquah: I Suffered With An Eating Disorder
“I had no sense of purpose really and very little self worth and understanding of who I was.” “Part of what an eating disorder does...
Bullying, Culture related, Mental Health related, Relationships, Social Environments
Abigail Schramer: She Made My Life Real, Real Miserable
“I decided to join this thing called tech. Basically what it was is that it build stages for plays.” “There was this one person who...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Disabilities, Family related, Mental Health related, Relationships, Social Environments
Laura Loane: Being Disabled From Birth Is Adversity From The Get-Go
“You’re not on the same leveled playing field as everybody else. People can do things you can’t.” “I wasn’t aware...
Bullying, Childhood related, Culture related, Mental Health related, Race related, Social Environments
Lexi Calderon: My Teacher Decided To Do A Brown Paper Bag Test With Me
“He held up a brown paper bag and he said; so as you can se, Lexi is darker than the brown paper bag, therefor Lexi will not be able to go...
Eating Disorders, Mental Health related, Social Environments, Weight related
Christian: I Was 355 lbs Overweight & Had A Pituitary Tumor
“I stayed in most of the time. Relationships with friends became distant and I huffed & puffed walking up stairs.” “I decided...