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Did things ever change during and after the teen years.

I was constantly teased and abused verbally and sometimes beaten up by the other kids. I was always called nasty names which refer to my appearance.

These comments hardly stopped after high school and continue to this day.

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I have experienced the same thing, yet I think I have good self-esteem...most times. I have things that upset me like anyone else...and eventually, I just chalk it up to the other person's loss.

How is your experience different than mine?

And don't give me the "never received affection" excuse. I had never held hands with a boy/guy/man until I met my husband.