Katie Piper Instagram – Todays #MindsetMonday comes from @vmrory1993, he says “I’m Rory, I’m 30, and I was born with a birthmark called a venous malformation on my upper lip and right cheek, which I had around 20 operations on when I was younger to reduce the size of it.
Growing up I had to endure a great deal of prejudice and mental abuse which by the time I had reached my teenage years had completely shattered my confidence. I was very shy and felt like I was living a never ending nightmare.
People told me that I was ugly. People told me that they would kill themselves if they looked like me. People told me I would never achieve certain things in life, and because my confidence was so low I started to believe them.
I have now achieved everything that people told me that I wouldn’t, and more. With strength and positivity I have completely overcome the adversity I’ve faced in the past, and I want to show everyone that you can get through any low points that you might experience in your lifetime.
At one point I thought I was always going to be unhappy and shy, but here I am now happier and more confident than I ever thought I would be.I have even turned down the opportunity for further surgery to make my face ‘symmetrical’ because I am happy the way that I am.
Prejudice is a horrible thing, and nobody should ever be judged or subjected to abuse purely because of what they look like, their race, their sexuality or any other reason. There are people who have been killed due to prejudice, there are people who end their own lives due to prejudice.
There are people who aren’t comfortable in their own skin, all because of the prejudice that they have to face which is absolutely heart breaking. We live in a very multi cultural and diverse planet – and nobody should be made to feel like they don’t belong here.
Diversity is a beautiful thing, which should be celebrated and I am determined to continue do my best to help and inspire others. Never judge a book by its cover.” | Posted on 29/Jul/2024 22:31:54
