The picture that made you click on this post was captured 2 weeks ago. 165lbs 5’8. I’m no longer obese, I haven’t been for months now, but I’m still stared up and down from other strangers who are trying ascertain whether I pose a threat or not.

I’m walking forward and not acknowledging you and yet you’re fiddling around with ur pockets or moving away from me. I could share more but people have a tendency to question what really happened in x experience, derailing the discussion entirely. I’m stuck in Vancouver for the foreseeable future and I’d appreciate it if you just answered the question.

I’m not interested in empty platitudes or comments unrelated to the topic at hand. “What can I change about my face to make the average vancouverite less scared of me”. That’s it. I’m not expecting anyone here to be an expert on anthropology but this is an (mostly, IDK ur OSINT but me personally idc anymore) anonymous forum. Say that I look tired and I’ll look for surgeons who can handle complex eyelid surgeries. Id appreciate candidness. Random assortment of photos I found within the last year. I can’t be half assed to remove identifying information anymore.

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    7 months ago

    I wish I knew the good thing to say, man. I’m sorry things are like that for you. Honest. I don’t know what I could say that won’t come across as privileged. I still think you should talk to someone. You don’t live in the US south and you don’t live in Africa or Jamaica either. You don’t need to solve every problem you might have anywhere, it’s ok to work on the problems you have in your private life. I really don’t want to make judgement calls on your environment but it seems to me like there are parts of it that are a problem that you don’t register as a problem. Talk to someone.

    I’ll address some things directly.

    Maybe I should reduce the size of my lips?

    I don’t think you should.

    Maybe I need to do something with my skull or eyelids so less of my eyeballs show?

    I don’t think you need to do anything to your skull or eyelids.

    Therapy will make me feel good in the moment but it doesn’t change my reality.

    Reality is what you perceive, and there are always things you perceive easier than others. We all have blind spots and fixations.