Don't get me wrong, I'm not upset with the gifts given to me. Many people have commented on how they love my voice and my mother has told me throughout my life how handsome I am. However, if people were to know how my voice sounds to me ... well, let's just say that I thought I would have had more dates in high school. As far as looks go ... the mirror is a continual surprise.
Having worked with online videos due to my degree work, I've become a little less shocked by the disparity between what is recorded and what I imagine. I suppose that I can get used to this other version of me that others see and hear. That does not make it any less unnerving.