What Is Self Discrimination Essay

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I’ve been discriminated my whole life by society because of my physical appearance. At home and school there was never an escape from the harsh words. Through my whole elementary and middle school years I was made fun of, for being overweight. My classmates would call me names such as, King Kong, pig, hippo and countless more. At home my family would joke around about my weight not knowing it would hurt my feelings. I’ve had plenty of experiences that have changed me both for the good and bad. One specific day that I remember was in 7th grade. I got asked out from guy that I’ve been crushing on. At that time I couldn’t believe he liked me. Our relationship lasted about a month. One day I received a text from him breaking up with me, but he …show more content…

First, my mother would say I would never be accepted in society if I did not lose weight. Every day before I left to school she would criticize what I was wearing. She would mention that the way I dressed was not the correct way for a fat girl like me to be wearing. Second, she would say that no guy would ever look at me because I looked disgusting. I would go to school never feeling comfortable afraid that my mom was right. Even though I would get complements from my friends in my mind all I heard was my mom’s voice saying,” They are lying, you look horrible.” My mom was not the only one that would hurt my feelings so did my sister. My sister is over weight as well, but she will not admit it. Whenever we go shopping she purposely gets clothes that obviously doesn’t not fit me, and makes fun of me. She tells me she’s joking, but it embarrasses me. She brags about how supposedly she’s losing weight, and always tries to competing with me. This upsets me because she knows I was disguise with Thyroid. Thyroid tend to have a very low basal metabolic rate, one of the most noticeable symptoms of hypothyroidism is weight gain and difficulty losing extra weight. It’s very hard for me to lose weight. In fact, many doctors have told me that I would most likely never be able to be thin. I have to take a pill every morning; if I don’t my Thyroid can become a bigger problem. Although I

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