Abnormalities

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I wake up early in the morning and look in the mirror, only to be disappointed with what I see. My hair looks awful, I have gained weight, and I have pimples. Along with these problems, I think to myself that I have no friends, I will never amount to anything, and that I hate being me. I do not understand how being me could possibly be any worse.

On my journey to where ever my car may take me this day, I see people who have a lot more to worry about than I do. People with noticeable and sometimes unnoticeable abnormalities. These abnormalities can differ greatly such as, some of them are hereditary, some of them are from accidents, and some of them are self-inflicted.

What is considered abnormal? Many people have many different ways of defining this. I feel that to be considered abnormal means to have something wrong with them or a defect. Often the public views these types of people with negative thoughts or ideas. People usually judge people on these abnormalities because they do not quite understand them. These defects can range from diseases such as cerebral posy, scoliosis, polio, retardation, dyslexia, or other mental illnesses. In accidents, people often lose limbs or the capability of using their entire brain. Things that are self-inflicted could be a result of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, depression, or stupidity (often caused by the ways the public judges people). Depending on the seriousness of the condition, people may or may not be able to notice these abnormalities just from a first glance.

I cannot begin to imagine what it is like to live life like that. I often wonder if it is hard to get a job or do other "normal" activities. Discrimination is against the law, yet it happens every day towards people with these abnormalities. Society today wants everything and everyone to be perfect in their eyes. Unfortunately, that is not how life is for some people. Imagine if all your life you had wanted to be a race car driver, you were involved in an accident or had a disease that resulted in the loss of a limb, and you could never fulfill your dream. I also wonder if relationships are more difficult for people with these kinds of abnormalities. If they have relationships that have their type of abnormalities, or if they share a relationship with someone that is "normal"?

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