Please be grateful :(
So I have just realised I have developed a nontreraable skin condition called rosacea. It is consistent burning 🥵 and flushing on my face and it stings. I don’t know how I am going to live for the rest of my life now. I just feel so ugly and weird. Everybody in my family has beautiful skin. I wouldn’t even mind having acne at this moment at least that can be treated 😭😭
So how does this affect me. At night time I am soo hot and keep turning here and there and even with a fan on my face it is soo hard to sleep. This hurts since I used to be someone who would fall asleep 5 mins I got into bed.
My face will hurt and burn and this means I can’t eat chocolate,dairy,coffee!!!!!!, I can’t excercise or get stronger.
I can’t drink 🍷. I can’t cry otherwise my face will stay red for hours and hurt. I can’t even eat spicy food like my whole family eats spicy food, I mean that hurts I feel so different now.
Overtime my skin will get thicker and veins will show and the flushing will obviously get worse. This type of condition is usually common in people over 30 and I am 17. It hurts. I don’t want to live like this for 50 years or more.
I don’t want to live my life like this. I can cope with all the other things but something like this just feels so heavy. Too much to handle...it hurts emotionally and physically . The days seem so long now as from morning to dawn I am worried about my skin blushing. I can’t focus on my collage work or even play games or read a book. I am just stressed and upset
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I can imagine myself dropping out of sixth form soon and isolating myself at home. I want to end this pain(((
So please yall who even have acne, feel ugly, or have features you are not happy with. Please feel grateful that you are able to enjoy doing all of the above things :’)
Life is so unfair....
So how does this affect me. At night time I am soo hot and keep turning here and there and even with a fan on my face it is soo hard to sleep. This hurts since I used to be someone who would fall asleep 5 mins I got into bed.
My face will hurt and burn and this means I can’t eat chocolate,dairy,coffee!!!!!!, I can’t excercise or get stronger.
I can’t drink 🍷. I can’t cry otherwise my face will stay red for hours and hurt. I can’t even eat spicy food like my whole family eats spicy food, I mean that hurts I feel so different now.
Overtime my skin will get thicker and veins will show and the flushing will obviously get worse. This type of condition is usually common in people over 30 and I am 17. It hurts. I don’t want to live like this for 50 years or more.
I don’t want to live my life like this. I can cope with all the other things but something like this just feels so heavy. Too much to handle...it hurts emotionally and physically . The days seem so long now as from morning to dawn I am worried about my skin blushing. I can’t focus on my collage work or even play games or read a book. I am just stressed and upset
((I can imagine myself dropping out of sixth form soon and isolating myself at home. I want to end this pain
(((So please yall who even have acne, feel ugly, or have features you are not happy with. Please feel grateful that you are able to enjoy doing all of the above things :’)
Life is so unfair....
(edited 3 years ago)
I'm so sorry 
On the other hand you're pretty strong for getting through this
On the other hand you're pretty strong for getting through this
Life is unfair sometimes. When we are faced with things like this, we have to try to not make our ilness or sickness our whole life, but we should instead make the most of life and do the best we can with what we have. Claire Wineland was such an inspiration to me, (you can find her on youtube but do know she has passed now).
Yes you have a skin condition, yes things will change for you, you will adapt to a new normal. It is never an easy thing, but life is not always easy.
I am sure you do not want pity etc or well maybe you do. We all deal with things in our own way. Try not to make the focus of your life this skin condition, you stil have lots of other things going for you. Aspirations, dreams, goals to reach. Keep your focus on them and instead see how you can manage your condition so you can make the most of life.
Yes you have a skin condition, yes things will change for you, you will adapt to a new normal. It is never an easy thing, but life is not always easy.
I am sure you do not want pity etc or well maybe you do. We all deal with things in our own way. Try not to make the focus of your life this skin condition, you stil have lots of other things going for you. Aspirations, dreams, goals to reach. Keep your focus on them and instead see how you can manage your condition so you can make the most of life.
Life can indeed be unfair, but it can also be truly amazing. You need to sit down with your Doctor/Specialist and explore your options for long term management of the condition as well as to sit down with your family and talk through your condition so they understand how you feel and can help you.
You seem extremely distresseld and depressed (understandably) as a result of your condition and that is something you should also talk through with family and Doctor.
This will not and should not take your hopes, dreams and goals away from you as many people have gone on to live wonderful lives and achieve phenomenal, world changing lives despite illness, disability or disadvantage.
You can and will be okay
USA but.... https://www.rosacea.org/
You seem extremely distresseld and depressed (understandably) as a result of your condition and that is something you should also talk through with family and Doctor.
This will not and should not take your hopes, dreams and goals away from you as many people have gone on to live wonderful lives and achieve phenomenal, world changing lives despite illness, disability or disadvantage.
You can and will be okay
USA but.... https://www.rosacea.org/
(edited 3 years ago)
I know you may feel like this will ruin your life and it’s okay to feel like it’s unfair. But you can still do and achieve so much!
Have you spoken to your doctor about it properly? Because rosacea is treatable and manageable. Also, the things you mentioned you “cant” do are called triggers, which means they could cause symptoms to worsen, but everyone is individual and it’s about finding out what you should avoid and what you can tolerate.
Rosacea symptoms can “flare” for a few weeks or months and then go away for awhile. You won’t constantly have it (and if a “flare” is going on for a long time, seek different or better treatment).
You’ll be okay!
Have you spoken to your doctor about it properly? Because rosacea is treatable and manageable. Also, the things you mentioned you “cant” do are called triggers, which means they could cause symptoms to worsen, but everyone is individual and it’s about finding out what you should avoid and what you can tolerate.
Rosacea symptoms can “flare” for a few weeks or months and then go away for awhile. You won’t constantly have it (and if a “flare” is going on for a long time, seek different or better treatment).
You’ll be okay!
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