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Does anyone else's EDS clearly affect their appearance? I see a lot of people call it an invisible disorder, but my experiences have been anything but. I have a marfanoid appearance, small ears, very fragile skin, etc. Maybe it's because I have cEDS and not hEDS like most EDS advocates I've seen? But I just feel very othered by society. I struggle with low self esteem because of it all. As a kid, I saw myself as an alien because other kids said I looked "freaky". I'd love to feel less alone in being a bit oddly-shaped. I think I'm otherwise relatively lucky because I haven't had too many medical complications because of EDS, besides just being a bit more careful around sharp things. I don't even see myself as disabled, but society sees me as disfigured
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)
Edema & Anasarca
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