by mk

I tend to get sick easily. Would I be more extroverted if I didn't?

I dislike the aversion I feel when I see someone with a disfigurement. Of course, it is the kind of thing that I can suppress, and it passes after just a bit of time or interaction, but I always feel guilty for feeling it at all. Some people seem to either have very little of this aversion, or they can hide it well. I have met people that react strongly to disfigurement, however, and I really feel sorry for them.

While working in retail years ago, I involuntarily flinched when a woman handed me her money with a disfigured hand. I was very underslept, and my reaction caught me by surprise. I know that she saw my reaction, and my effort to hide it. It was awful.