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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I have real empathy for you and am following this thread with interest as I have a DD who will be at least 6 feet. She is also sensitive and unlikely to embrace an Amazonian persona. We actually put her in volleyball at 7 to promote positive self-image regarding her height and it backfired, as the coaches couldn't stop talking about it and it made DD feel like an outlier... I also have a medical condition that causes me to sweat profusely and makes me want to hide. It sucks to not be comfortable in your own skin. My coping strategy is to admit to myself that I'm embarrassed but that I refuse to feel shame.

I like the advice of taking a trip to the Netherlands, Latvia, etc. to help yourself snap out of the funk. Even if you're still taller than most it will make a difference. And it's an act of self-love just to put yourself into that more comfortable context, even briefly. Also, the humorous comebacks suggested in a previous response are perfect—repeat them over and over. You have to find a way to laugh at the ridiculousness that we're all stuck in these unchosen bodies. And that for most of us, things only go downhill. If you can get there, that humor will win over people of both genders.

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