006. And all the people that you hate will love you just the same because you're beautiful

[drydrown]

Those of you that have received physical changes from Retrospec, how long did it take before they stopped seeming fundamentally wrong - do they ever, or am I just going to be handling being mentally inconvenienced every time I try to do anything that involves mirrors for the foreseeable future? I admit that I don't have much to complain about, in the scheme of things - especially since I'm not opposed to the results - but apparently I'm going to do so anyway, simply just because such is social media.

Then again, this particular identity crisis is brought to you by the realization that I haven't seen certain members of my family in two years, and if they were to see me now they wouldn't recognize me on immediate sight. So I think I have some right to be at least mildly distressed.

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[drydrown]

Odd things were done to my body, in terms of muscular structure. Before that, my eyes and hair were decidedly saner colors, which isn't much to complain about in the scheme of things but I'm fairly sure I'm within my rights to complain about them anyway.

[livingimpaired]

Are you also suddenly a lot more physically fit than you once were?

I believe that you're in your right to complain, too. It is something that happened that you did not want. Why wouldn't you be in your right to be upset? Indeed, there are changes that happen to others that seem far more drastic, but everyone is allowed to announce their displeasure about a situation. If they are judged for it, well, that's just how it is on social media, too. Is that not right?