Trouble breaking down grammar in sentence
I'm having some trouble breaking down the grammar in second half of the following sentence:
別に中学の時に個性を出そうとしてイタい目を見たとかそういうのはない。Specifically, the イタい目を見たとかそういうのはない part.
Based on the context of the first half of the sentence where he tried expressing his personality in junior high, I assume that イタい目を見た means he had a painful experience. The remaining grammar or particles I see are とか、そう、いう、のは、and ない, but I don't see how they would all fit together.

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> I assume that イタい目を見た means he had a painful experience.

Yes, it is correct.

イタい目を見たとかそういうのはない means almost the same as イタい目を見たとかはない

イタい目を見たとかはない　 =   「イタい目を見た」とか/は/ない, literally meaning "there isn't such as 「イタい目を見た」.

※ とか = と・か: such (thing)

そういうの　= そう/いう/の : thing like that.

イタい目を見たとかそういうのはない literally means 
"I don't have a thing like that, such as/ for example 「イタい目を見た」"

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The point here is ない. What kind of things are so? そういうの（＝そういうもの）.
You're saying そういうものはない。 Well, then again what kind of things are they? See you're indicating an example using とか. What's that? It's イタい目を見た.

I assume that イタい目を見た means he had a painful experience. 
That's right. Or shameful experience.

イタい目 （痛い＋目）- noun phrase
を　- particle
見た - verb
とか - rengo
そういう - rentai
もの - noun
は - particle
ない。- adjective

[[イタい目][を][見た]][とか][そういう][（も）の][は][ない]

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We can talk on what'sapp

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