Living with vitiligo can be emotionally debilitating; strangers staring inquisitively at the white patches adorning our skin is less traumatic to our psyche than the little voice in our head that berates our own self. Whether it is about the vitiligo or about any other aspect of our life, it’s imperative that we find a [...]

Living with vitiligo can be emotionally debilitating; strangers staring inquisitively at the white patches adorning our skin is less traumatic to our psyche than the little voice in our head that berates our own self. Whether it is about the vitiligo or about any other aspect of our life, it’s imperative that we find a [...]

Living with vitiligo isn’t easy; in fact, it’s downright difficult. We have to deal with uninvited questions, concerned stares, unsympathetic doctors, job discrimination, etc… And that’s just from the outside world which, let’s face it, is a lot kinder than our own thoughts about our vitiligo.
We wonder what caused it. Why we got it; if it is to serve some greater purpose. We feel self-conscious. And if we didn’t have a healthy self-esteem before vitiligo made its grand appearance in our life, it can quickly spiral further downward. We …