I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 5, so I'm used to having it. But the past couple of years I've started becoming extremely self conscious about the unevenness of my sides. I mean, it's not horribly noticeable with a shirt over it, because no one has ever asked me about it - but *I* notice it. It looks so obvious to me, & I'm constantly paranoid that people are going to see that I'm uneven. My right side is way more indented than my left, & that's the first thing I see when I look in the mirror.
So with prom coming up, looking for prom dresses is not a fun experience. Dresses are slim-fitting, which is exactly what makes my uneven sides so obvious. Does anyone have ANY ideas how I can hide this? I mean, I could try to look for a dress that isn't as slim, but I don't want it to look baggy either. So, what can I do? Is there something I can wear underneath to balance it out..?
& then there's the issue about bathing suits. Like I said, I've only started to get really self-conscious about this the past couple of years, so now that spring break is coming up (well, in a couple of months) & my friends are off going bathing suit shopping (we live in Florida, it's hot in January), I'm absolutely dreading it. I mean, maybe people *don't* notice anything when I have a shirt on, but they will DEFINITELY notice if I'm in a bikini. & the reason why I'm so worried about people notcing is just that I don't want to have to explain that I have scoliosis. My friends don't know, because they haven't asked & I haven't told them. I'm not going to lie about it, though, so if they notice, I'll have to tell them. & I don't want them to treat me any differently or start to pity me or whatever. I'd hate it.
Any advice? :/ I'm mostly just feeling crappy about it, & I'm trying to get all of this off my chest.
So with prom coming up, looking for prom dresses is not a fun experience. Dresses are slim-fitting, which is exactly what makes my uneven sides so obvious. Does anyone have ANY ideas how I can hide this? I mean, I could try to look for a dress that isn't as slim, but I don't want it to look baggy either. So, what can I do? Is there something I can wear underneath to balance it out..?
& then there's the issue about bathing suits. Like I said, I've only started to get really self-conscious about this the past couple of years, so now that spring break is coming up (well, in a couple of months) & my friends are off going bathing suit shopping (we live in Florida, it's hot in January), I'm absolutely dreading it. I mean, maybe people *don't* notice anything when I have a shirt on, but they will DEFINITELY notice if I'm in a bikini. & the reason why I'm so worried about people notcing is just that I don't want to have to explain that I have scoliosis. My friends don't know, because they haven't asked & I haven't told them. I'm not going to lie about it, though, so if they notice, I'll have to tell them. & I don't want them to treat me any differently or start to pity me or whatever. I'd hate it.
Any advice? :/ I'm mostly just feeling crappy about it, & I'm trying to get all of this off my chest.
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