Oksana Masters: They called me a freak; I didn’t want to live anymore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Oksana Masters, a 17-time U.S. Paralympic medalist, opens up about her struggles with self-image and identity due to bullying and feeling different from her peers. She shares how therapy helped her find happiness and come to terms with her emotional stressors. Today, she proudly displays her prosthetic legs to inspire children in sports.
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ALL parents and ALL Educators need to coach kids about bullying. 1. Don’t do it. 2. Don’t take it, not from anybody.
Strength that I admire. Loved her cautious optimism about the future, “but you know, humans.” So true.
Oksana, I watched this piece in awe, not just for what you have achieved as a proof of your philosophy that you never know what you can achieve unless you try (and persist) but also for being willing to share your story as an inspiration for others. There is one other thing that needs to be said and that is you ARE beautiful in every sense of the word so, if you should have any doubts left, cast them aside. One is not held by the physical but by the caring ...and I speak from 46 years experience! May your courage and self-worth never leave you and may happiness be your lot.
So inspiring, you’re helping people everywhere ❤
What remarkable young woman. I admire and respect her and her mom so much. Oksana's spirit, wisdom, determination, and inner fortitude will take her far. She is going to make a huge positive difference in this world.
May God bless her and her mom beyond measure.
What a beautiful person, in every way. God bless!
Much respect and admiration to this brave woman. She is truly an inspiration.
How sad…. Such a beautiful person it sucks there are such cruel people out there…you are amazing for telling us your story!❤
The bullies are cowards that are going to have no joy in life. You are creative and beautiful.
Wow. What a lady. You really are courageous, sweetheart. I bet you you're helping people everywhere. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I clicked with all kind of comments ready. And realized I need to shut up and listen. I feel uplifted by all you've overcome.
God shows his power in people like this young lady.
Oksana should be an inspiration and encouragement for all of us to never give up. Thank you, Graham, for sharing this interview with us.
Great Person very strong!!!!
She is 💪
So strong
God bless her for not giving up keep the fight going,be safe and keep your chin up!:)
So many challenges growing up. I love her mindset and motivation. I also think she is gorgeous.
Teach your kids to be courageous so when they see someone getting bullied they reach out to them and help.
“Because, humans.” Whew. Truth bomb. Another truth bomb is that she’s quite beautiful
We love your Mom! Look at you go! You are perfect just the way you are. Thank you for your book. Thank you for all you do.
When I see videos of people like her, I feel so horrible about myself because of how fortunate to have decent health and working body parts. I would absolutely give my legs and hands to people like her to take away the cruelty this world gives children born differently. But God bless her for the emotional strength she has a grown adult.
Better living thru "chemicals"! Helps in transitioning to Healthy! Which is different for each of us! Therapist don't have ALL the answers, they do however, have the questions! Goodonyas! Warm thoughts and good vibrations coming your way!
Beautiful and strong!
Yet another great interview! Really enjoy your videos
She has no idea how beautiful she truly is!
VERY impressive!!!
She is adorable and beautiful! What an amazing young woman.
What an absolutely gorgeous women😘🤩🙏🏾🍀
I am a guardian of a mentally challenged person. I have been for 40 yrs. I am positive he has taught me more than I could ever teach him on how to treat respect and embrace everybody I meet and know. We all have been put here for a reason it is up to each of us and then share that in a gracious and positive way to the world. It is not what you get it is what you give that matters.
You and Lainey deserved so much better! 😢
Beautiful lady!
I would love her ❤
💜
Bless you beautiful soul
She is prettier than most girls
Internalized extreme grief can manifest itself in hallucinations and intrusive images that make no sense at all. The fear is so strong that our brain is misfiring all over the place.
Just looked up her story on Wikipedia.... wow.... wow what a life. Talk about serious life challenges. If there really is such a thing as pre-birth planning, I wonder why anyone would choose such a challenging life?
She is very pretty.
Life is not fair!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty girl
You're beautiful. ❤
wow what a tough girl pretty too strength comes from experience good or bad
Anyone with any age on them, grew up being Bullied, or Teased !
No one thought anything about it !
Sometimes it ended in a fight, which many times settled it !
Once your peers understood they weren't going to get away with it, they stopped !
Today people have made a big deal out of it !
Add nauseam !
Sadly, today hiding behind the keyboard has made it easy to call names, from a distance !
Once again many parents have dropped the ball, by not monitoring their children's activities on their phones or computers !
Much of this could be nipped in the bud if parents were more responsible instead of letting their kids phones babysit them !
IMHO !
Growing up, your peers do the most psychological damage to your self-confidence. I blame the parents of the bullies. No doubt the parents were bullied as children too, but that's NO excuse to bring your children up that way.
Who is she?
A paralympian.
Omg. So sad
Not sad ..Honest " Nuff Said "
Oksana’s body was born like this because of Chernobyl and her parents abandoned her at an orphanage where she and the children were regularly starved and raped and her best friend there was murdered by some of the men in front of her when they tried to escape.
Her mother was a single professor when she adopted her.
😔
I would…..just saying
I feel sorry with people with a disability.
Bullies need to put others down, because they see a light and a strength that they can never achieve. Oksana is that light and that power!
probably one of the most beautiful/strongest persons i've ever seen.