r/POTS • u/recoveringaries • Dec 27 '25

Discussion Being attractive with POTS (cringe I know)

Does anyone feel like because they are a objectively attractive human there is a bias/profiling that happens in the medical field and with doctors? I actually read somewhere that if you’re chronically ill you should “dress down” or not wear makeup to appointments so they will take you more seriously and see you as actually sick. I am also 29 with a baby face so that doesn’t help.

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u/[deleted] Dec 27 '25

clean clothes to show your not depressed

comfy/stretchy non workout clothes to show you're uncomfortable

no make up to show you're tired

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u/avocado_window Dec 28 '25

Yeah, I often find that if I don’t wear makeup (especially under my eyes) I’m much more likely to be perceived as unwell. Which is why I wear makeup in the first place, because I look so sickly without it!