When fear and disappointment become a strength

When fear and disappointment become a strength

My fate defeated me

At some point, I just didn’t have the strength to keep telling my story to everyone over and over again. I then simply let it go. They should think what they want. Apart from that, many people often don’t really listen. Many thought they knew the truth. I felt alone and misunderstood. As if I were an alien. It felt like nobody knew me. No one knew much about this disease yet everyone saw themselves as an expert. What annoyed me the most were all the unnecessary comments: “I should just stop sweating, improve my hygiene, I shouldn’t make myself the center of attention and dramatize the issue, everyone sweats it’s a normal thing”. The list is long. I always let it go without commenting and kept the sadness, anger and rage inside me. I began to loathe people and started blaming myself for everything.

The dream I had to give up

Dancing was my life. I attended a primary school for music and dance at that time. My teacher, Mrs. Penzek (may she rest in peace) was in charge of dance and was also my class teacher. I was allowed to learn folk dancing. At that time, I thought it was mega cool. My father filmed everything and everyone. We often had to dance in front of the camera. My passion, dancing, was simply taken away from me. Before the operation, I was a very lively and energetic child, I was always on the go and loved to move. I allowed the disease to beat me. It was a long process to let go and to forgive myself as well. I really tried to keep dancing and deal with the illness but it was just too hard for me. My eldest brother founded the dance group “Jokers”, of which I was a member. After that a friend of my brother started another dance group called “Looney Tons” and I was part of the group there too. At some point, I taught Hip-Hop and Freestyle to children from the ages of 9 to 15. We called ourselves “Soulsisters”.

What if!

What if I had wished to have had a stronger will! To have been more self-confident and that my love of dance had been greater than my fear of people. What if! Maybe things would’ve been different. Today it makes me all the more proud to see my sister dancing. I often wonder what would have happened to me if I had not been diagnosed with TBC and had never developed Hyperhidrosis. Would I have become a professional dancer? I will never know. The excessive sweating stopped me from pursuing my dream until the day I stopped dancing altogether.

It saddens me that Hyperhidrosis is rarely talked about and when it does surface, it is trivialized. Excessive sweating is extremely uncomfortable. How many times have I had to run out of a room to clean myself? How many times have I been laughed at or had to refuse an invitation? You can’t imagine how many. Time and time again I’ve been laughed at and /or had to refuse an invitation just to avoid such scenarios. People often judge others without any background knowledge. Many thought and think that I’m quiet because I think I’m better than others or that I’m conceited but the opposite is the case: my strokes of fate tend to slow me down in my being.

The New Me

I want to show girls and women my age that they are beautiful and enough just as they are. My biggest goal is to change the view of people. Everyone is beautiful! I want body-shaming to finally come to an end. No one should feel ugly, fat, or worse, unlovable because of their shape or size nor should anyone feel bad about who they are. These negative thoughts take up so much time and energy and put pressure on every type of woman.

I am a very shy person, introverted and not very outgoing. I need time to build confidence and come out of myself. Then I’m goofy, energetic, talk a lot and love to laugh. I am grateful for the woman I have become even though I am still growing, developing and constantly evolving. Although the past often catches up with me, it has also made me stronger and contributed to the fact that I am the way I am and it also gave me the courage to share my story with you.

Share with

Leave a Reply

Start typing and press Enter to search

Shopping Cart

No products in the cart.