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I've had vitiligo since I was about 8 years old.
In third grade, a girl who i absolutely hated started teasing me in the girls restroom about some "freak white spot" on my neck. I didn't believe her.
I went home and asked my mom, you know, just in case, and she confirmed it. There was some random "freak white spot" on my neck.
From there I started ( Read more... )
I'm 24 and I've had vitiligo for about a year and a half. It started as strange spots on my hands. I ignored it for a while and then finally went to the derm to be quickly diagnosed with vitiligo. At first, it didn't seem to bother me too much. Now it has spread to numerous places over my body and now is beginning to creep onto my lips and eyes.
Sometimes I wonder if maybe I have been too vain throughout my life and now this is the payback. I've always been told I was beautiful; I used to model as a child and as a young adult, I've always been complimented. Now here I am, unable to be in the sun for long periods (I used to tan wonderfully) and I am slowly changing color.
I understand exactly what you're feeling. Some days I will look in the mirror and begin to cry at the changes I see. I inspect my body only to find new patches of white.
My piece of advice to you may sound cliche and almost too simple to work, but it is to accept what you have. Do not let a disease stop you from being who you are. Let people stare, it doesn't matter and you are who you are. You only have so many years of young and valuable life on the planet and you should savor every day that you have to live. And you are not alone, there are millions of sufferers of vitiligo and thousands who are willing to speak. Don't let this disease control you; vitiligo does not define who you are.
Best wishes and God be with you, I hope what I have said will help.
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