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Hiding the Facts
"I’ve been through a lot, and much of it isn’t pretty, and that’s why I don’t want to tell you."
By Lucie Hecht
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The saying "You can't judge a book by its cover" rings true for many people, but it really resonates with Youth Radio's Lucie Hecht. Lucie says she tries to hide her hardships and past from other people, because she doesn't want to scare others away or be misjudged. She says, "I want people to think I am pretty, and fun, and nice, and things that you might not connect me to if you knew everything I’ve been through." (November 12 on KCBS)
I’m really scared to talk about serious things. I don’t want people to think I’m too serious and not fun, and I also don’t want to scare people away with the serious issues in my life, because I’ve got plenty of them.
If I tell you I had a serious depression, will you be scared? If I tell you I hurt myself, what will you think of me? I’ve been through a lot, and much of it isn’t pretty, and that’s why I don’t want to tell you. I want people to think I am pretty, and fun, and nice, and things that you might not connect me to if you knew everything I’ve been through.
Because that’s part of the point. Although I have unattractive things in my past, they don’t dictate who I am today. I try to be cheerful and gracious, keeping it light and happy. I can be that way even though there are dismal points in my past. But that’s why I don’t like to talk about serious things.
So what now? What do you think? Whatever you thought about me before, it can still be true. Just add in a little past pain.
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