Daily Animated Tales S7 Ep11: Im Afraid 😱 of My Own Reflection | My Daily Story about Dancing 💃 with Mask 😷 🎙
Oct 7, 2023
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When I was 4 years old, my friend and I were playing in the sandbox. And suddenly, an angry stray dog came close to us. Adults rushed to us too late, and the dog managed to bite me really hard.
Fortunately, the dog was not infected with rabies, but there appeared another problem which was not less terrible. During the attack, the dog scratched my face and body so hard that I even had to be operated on. When I looked at myself in the mirror after the surgery, I started screaming with fear and crying because I could not recognize myself. My parents were horrified as well looking at my scar the size of half my face.
The doctor said that, unfortunately, the scar would remain with me forever and that nothing could be done to fix this. He also added that I got off easy because the medical team barely managed to save me.
After that, my life changed. Friends stopped playing with me and did not even come close to me. The acquaintances of my family looked at me with sympathy, and sometimes even expressed their dislike. From early childhood, I understood that I was different from other people.
Things were getting worse and worse with age. When I went to elementary school, my classmates either ignored me or gave me unpleasant nicknames. They could also hit me or knock the food tray over on my clothes. But most of all, it hurt when they called me a freak and when I showed up, they were pretending that they were scared of me.
And despite the fact that I got used to the stupid antics of my classmates, I could not accept the reaction of unfamiliar kids. They were really scared of me and tried to stand back immediately. This had such a huge impact on me that I became afraid of my own reflection because I felt like a monster.
Once, when I accidentally looked in the mirror in my room, I couldn’t hold it any longer so I threw a heavy statuette at it to break it. I was gripped by such panic that I could not calm down until my mother came into the room. She looked at the shards and asked what was going on. I replied that I could no longer see myself in the mirror because my appearance scared me.
My parents immediately took me to a psychologist and he explained that I had a mental trauma that required a comprehensive and long-lasting therapy. Due to the constant bullying, I began to perceive myself differently, seeing only the worst aspects of my own appearance.
Fortunately, the dog was not infected with rabies, but there appeared another problem which was not less terrible. During the attack, the dog scratched my face and body so hard that I even had to be operated on. When I looked at myself in the mirror after the surgery, I started screaming with fear and crying because I could not recognize myself. My parents were horrified as well looking at my scar the size of half my face.
The doctor said that, unfortunately, the scar would remain with me forever and that nothing could be done to fix this. He also added that I got off easy because the medical team barely managed to save me.
After that, my life changed. Friends stopped playing with me and did not even come close to me. The acquaintances of my family looked at me with sympathy, and sometimes even expressed their dislike. From early childhood, I understood that I was different from other people.
Things were getting worse and worse with age. When I went to elementary school, my classmates either ignored me or gave me unpleasant nicknames. They could also hit me or knock the food tray over on my clothes. But most of all, it hurt when they called me a freak and when I showed up, they were pretending that they were scared of me.
And despite the fact that I got used to the stupid antics of my classmates, I could not accept the reaction of unfamiliar kids. They were really scared of me and tried to stand back immediately. This had such a huge impact on me that I became afraid of my own reflection because I felt like a monster.
Once, when I accidentally looked in the mirror in my room, I couldn’t hold it any longer so I threw a heavy statuette at it to break it. I was gripped by such panic that I could not calm down until my mother came into the room. She looked at the shards and asked what was going on. I replied that I could no longer see myself in the mirror because my appearance scared me.
My parents immediately took me to a psychologist and he explained that I had a mental trauma that required a comprehensive and long-lasting therapy. Due to the constant bullying, I began to perceive myself differently, seeing only the worst aspects of my own appearance.
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