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A Chilling Transformation
By Aimee Braniff Cree
**EXCLUSIVE**
THIS GEN-Z woman insists she now feels more confident in her own skin since becoming a goth despite the fact people now spit at her, touch her without consent and laugh in her face in the street.
Vaness Lais (24), a content creator and designer from Rottenburg, Germany, grew up in a small town and had never seen a goth before she was 13, never mind considering being one.
She had always been interested in dark culture, especially Halloween, when as a child she would take any opportunity she could get to dress up and be spooky.
As a child Vanessa was bullied.
“I was always the weird kid that never fit in and never had normal interests, I was obsessed with fantasy and sci-fi books and movies and in general just a huge geek,” said Vanessa.
“They would make fun of me for no reason, call me names, make mean comments about my body (I used to be overweight) or my clothes, very often they took my stuff and destroyed it, even drawings I made.
“I was always the one nobody would want to work with, the one that never got picked, it had a really bad influence on my mental health and also made me skip school sometimes.”
The effect of the torment took its toll on her confidence. She insists it is only through the gothic subculture and finding the right way to express herself that Vanessa found the confidence to be who she truly is and show that to the world.
Online, since setting up her Instagram account to document her life, she has received mixed reviews from her followers.
While in real life, some strangers compliment her incredible makeup skills or sewing ability, while others have laughed at her and even spat on her in the street.
She says, the judgement of others is not what matters to her, but it was the lack of judgem
2022-09-22
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