Vitiligo

Hey guys!!! So vitiligo is a topic that has been coming up a lot in social media and a few people i know have it. Not only those i know but ME! Yea i have it. It is something that I want everyone to know because of the many questions that I have been asked in life and something that now i am just comfortable talking about. So with that said let's get started.

• First what is vitiligo

• a condition in which the pigment is lost from areas of the skin, causing whitish patches, often with no clear cause.

• Questions that i am always asked

• Does it hurt -> no it does not hurt only when sunburned tho

• How do you feel about it-> i'm okay with it now but at times im not

• Is it contagious-> NO IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS

• Why you have it -> cause i do and possible runs in my family but skipped a gen or 2

• Can it stop-> nope it starts when it wants and then slows down

• Makeup to cover it

• I used to always cover it and now i just don't care and I let it show

• Accepting it

• It took me FOREVER but i finally accept it even if i do have my moments about it

• Names

• So everyone always has a nickname for it Michael Jackson, Giraffe and all these other ones but those two are the main common ones.

• When it started for me

• I was 15 years old when it started due to the stress of my grandma passing away and my dad having a heart attack around the same time

• It sucks at time

• Yes it sucks, especially in summer because of the sunburn ugh those spots kill me and i just hate it but now I know how to handle it better.

• It’ll all be okay

• Now i know that i will be okay and it is apart of me and apart of my life and no what i cannot change it and i just have to deal with it.

• Los did not notice (story time)

• This was the cutest and warmest thing that has happened to us in our relationship. When Los and I started I used to cover up my spots and never let him see me without it no matter what. This went on for about 3-4 months before one day I got tired and said fuck it! I don't care what he thinks I’ll just deal with it He did not notice at all. When I told him im sorry he like what the heck you are talking about I didn't even notice at all. He was so sweet of it and told me not to hide who I am or what is apart of me because he likes me the way I am.

Remember be weird, be happy, be you