“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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...