Shauna Rae endures such extreme difficulties which no average individual has ever faced.
Her height of 3 feet 10 inches combined with her 50-pound body weight frequently causes people to confuse her with a young child.
The public spaces continue to view her as a child because she maintains her age of 25.
Shauna experiences repeated misinterpretations throughout her daily life because restaurant staff provides her with children’s menus and her meals come with crayons.
The daily experience of appearing younger than she actually is leads to more dangerous situations for Shauna.
Shauna shared detailed dating dangers with Adam Soldier and Eric Henderson during The Unplanned Podcast broadcast.
She described numerous occasions when strange men approached her without honorable motives.
According to her, the world allows predators to easily target her as a young girl when she is small.
According to Shauna she faces the obligation to evaluate each interaction that could turn into romantic contact.
Every person showing interest must be scrutinized because their attention could stem from your small stature.
She acquired an intense fear about dating while she was growing up.
She revealed her concern about dating activities. Her fear prevented her from trying out flirting with anyone. Fear controlled my actions to the extent where I refused any possibility of dating.
During her teenage years she had trouble identifying genuine intentions in people who wanted to be interested in her.
She remembered what felt like an important moment in the school cafeteria when a boy came to speak with her.
A sudden panic rose through her mind asking whether he could be a s3xual predator. I can’t say yes. I can’t say yes.”
Shauna has maintained continuous support from her parents since day one of her life.
They gave her their most important relationship guidance after she asked to speak about this topic.
“They were like, look, people, when it comes to romantic things, are going to potentially view you differently.”
They put their attention into developing an authentic base with their partner.
“What you want to look for is building a friendship, building a base,” she said.
Having a good relationship requires appearance to be secondary to other factors. You’re gonna get old. You’re gonna get ugly. You’re gonna get grouchy.”
The parents informed her that her future husband would most likely come from among the people she has known as friends throughout many years.
Despite feeling threatened she will pursue somebody who cherishes her genuine self instead of focusing on physical appearances.
The dating hardships Shauna experiences represent only one of her current life challenges.
Her past hardships became the topic of discussion while she hosted the podcast.
She disclosed that her late teenage period involved being caught in a violent relationship.
She confirmed that she went through physical violence personally when asked about it during the interview. I was in an intensely abusive relationship at that time.
When she was 17 or 18 years old she began dating an ex-boyfriend whose abuse started off inconspicuously.
“It started with physically grabbing my wrist,” she explained.
The situation began as her partner hitting the gaming couch with his fists during video gameplay before it intensified to actual physical attacks on her person.
“Next thing I know, it escalates into grabbing my wrist further and pulling me,” she shared.
From that point onward the violent outbursts turned towards targeting her instead of the couch. Now she found herself abused instead of being the target of their earlier anger.
She eventually acknowledged her former partner started to physically attack her body.
At the time, Shauna felt trapped, explaining that she was “very used to being in abusive situations.”
She admitted, “I dated the wrong dude.”
The extent of her abuser’s mistreatments became known to her parents when she broke up with her former partner on that day.
That day, she said, they learned “he was a horrible person.”
He reached his absolute limit as he began to send hostile threatening text messages to her.
She understood leaving the harmful relationship permanently was her only option in that instant.
She uses her experiences to warn people about abusive warning signs which should not be ignored.
People should avoid isolation from others. She instructed young women to ignore individuals who attempt to dismiss their worth.
According to her every relationship means to uplift someone while making them a better version of themselves.
She expressed that people should end relationships which fail to improve them because such relationships should enhance their life.
Emotional and physical mistreatment in relationships must never be accepted by victims according to her warning.
“If it starts to get to the point where the other person is being emotionally, physically, in any way scaring you, you start talking to someone and you start learning to walk away.”
Many people who encounter comparable challenges relate to the authentic way Shauna shares her stories.
By discussing predators and abuse in public Shauna demonstrates how much danger she must endure daily.
Fear does not dictate her life decisions because she stands firm against its control.
Presently she moves with care while she seeks true affection in life.
The story demonstrates both strength and self-esteem development as core messages about value recognition.
The world’s tendency to make judgments based on looks makes Shauna Rae’s experience demonstrate that we need true understanding and authentic relationships plus empathy.
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