I am always learning to accept myself.
My problems mostly stem from extreme bullying and the resulting very bad times but I've made huge strides.
People back at home don't recognize me at first when I come back from college.
Hmm yeah, I'd say it happens often but not to the point of hating how I look or anything. I always have this feeling no one's gonna find me attractive anyway, so I don't care about my looks degrading my self-esteem that much. I actually feel rather pretty most of the time.
I've never really been ashamed of myself or wanted to change something drastic about me, but I do have those days where I wonder why everything happens to me and I'm just like...