Someone wrote in [community profile] rpanons 2014-01-02 02:24 pm (UTC)

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i frequently get asked if my makeup is running because i'm perpetually exhausted from working two jobs, and when i tell people i'm not wearing makeup and that's just how my face looks, literally no one has ever made it into a case about physical beauty. it's always "omg i'm so sorry are you going to be alright?? take some time off, get some rest, don't work yourself to death." and idk maybe i'm the asshole for thinking they are actually concerned about my health and not just saying that because they don't want to look at the dark circles under my eyes because it aesthetically displeases them.

and to your other point, if you just say you haven't slept but you still look fine, people will assume you're probably exaggerating or just making conversation via hyperbole because you're not showing any visible symptoms of legit exhaustion. yet. the concern will come when people can actually see that you're not in a good way.

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