living with vitiligo?

jfs4691
Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:52:15 +0000

dude, I know how you feel. I have vitiligo also. When I first saw the signs, white patches all over my body, I freaked out. I couldn’t do any work for weeks, I was having panic attacks, and I was crying a lot. Right now I have tons of white spots on top of my naturally brown skin. I’m not going to lie to you, it feels horrible. You can’t let this rule your life. I look really weird and the disease gets worse everyday but I still hold my head up high. There are ways to treat this. You can use make up and other types of cover up. Also, there are lots of types of medicine your dermatologist can talk to you about. I’m debating doing what Michael Jackson did, turning all of my skin white. This really isn’t that bad. Every time I feel depressed and scared, I just remind myself that at least this is only cosmetic. There are people who have suffered way more than I have. Think about the people who have cancer, HIV/AIDS, etc.

Good luck man, I hope you get better.