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fia1998
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I have had bad self esteem pretty much all my life with my disabilities with me being short but I surrounded my self with family and friends who love me. They quickly talked to me and put those thoughts to bed and it made me feel a lot better about myself rather than being short and fat. They made me see that I had to fully embrace my disability and let it control me.
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Hi @fia1998
Great to meet you! I can empathise with what you have said about self-esteem and impairments. I struggled in my teenage years with my self-image and like you I realised that everybody is different, with the help of family.
I like a chat so you don't need to feel shy.
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Welcome to the community @fia1998, and thank you for sharing this with us. So glad to hear that you have the support of family and friends!
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I’m short 4” 9 I’ve had depression worse since 2003 when my sister died slowly got worse over the years now just feel helpless xxx
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