Funny (but not fun) thing about me is that I’m so accustomed to looking down to make eye contact that it’s like I don’t feel it. I consciously know the height difference, I know my head is tilted forward, but I don’t fully sense the difference in height between me and normal height adults while in a conversation. I’ve been doing it since age 14 (I was 30 on May 27). I hate seeing pictures of myself standing in a group of people. It is then that I see what other’s see, an objective view. I see how much I freakishly tower over everyone, and I can see why people stare at me like I’m an alien from outer space. I bet, I’m sure, Robert Wadlow could have commiserated with that. When I look at the few pictures of me in a group I actually experience a sensation of mild pain in my eyes, and I get a slight feeling of nausea. It’s just a dumb thing I will have to deal with, or avoid it.
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