{"id":4437,"date":"2017-03-01T16:13:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T21:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsgood.vitaminshoppe.com\/?p=4437"},"modified":"2018-06-17T18:49:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T22:49:51","slug":"vitiligo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/vitiligo\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Stopped Letting Vitiligo Run My Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The signs of vitiligo\u2014a disease that drastically lightens the coloration of your skin\u2014first appeared to me about six years ago. I was 29 and I was on an amazing vacation in Greece, beach hopping, mountain biking, and lounging in the sunlight. After my outdoor escapades, I came back to my and my boyfriend\u2019s hotel room and noticed two curiously pale circles around my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>At first, I attributed the whiteness to a pair of polarized-lens sunglasses I\u2019d picked up at the airport before the trip began. Essentially, I thought it was a case of the ski goggle effect. It wasn\u2019t a great look, but it was no big deal.<\/p>\n<p>As I got more tan, my boyfriend playfully made fun of me for my raccoon eyes. We laughed about it together, but I caught sight of my reflection as we were packing\u2014and, well, it <em>was <\/em>pretty shocking. The skin around my eyes was blazing white. Beneath the white patch, there was a galaxy of freckles running across my cheeks and nose. Nevertheless, I told myself I\u2019d make use of some concealer and wait the tan out.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I thought it was a case of the ski goggle effect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Six months later, I was still sporting raccoon eyes<em>.<\/em> And almost unnoticeable patches of depigmented skin had sprung up on my hands, arms, and thighs. Deep down, I had a gut feeling it was vitiligo (which I only knew about because Michael Jackson famously attributed the drastic change in his skin color to it) but I was totally ignorant to it aside from that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/21\/quit-alcohol-for-30-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">I Quit Drinking Alcohol For A Month\u2014Here\u2019s How It&nbsp;Went<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And then my dermatologist confirmed it: vitiligo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmedhealth\/PMHT0022700\/\">Vitiligo<\/a> is caused by a lack of pigment (or melanin) in the skin. Basically, skin cells called melanocytes produce melanin, giving the skin its color. The white patches occur because there aren\u2019t enough working melanocytes to produce enough melanin in the skin. It\u2019s not clear <em>why <\/em>this happens, but some doctors believe it to be an autoimmune condition. It\u2019s possible that stress and sunburn are triggers, too.<\/p>\n<p>Staring at the shiny vinyl floor at the dermatologist\u2019s office, I asked what could be done to reverse my condition. I na\u00efvely assumed I had options, but I was gutted to discover there was nothing that could be done. Despite ongoing research, there just isn\u2019t enough known about the condition right now, my doctor said. Ultimately, I was told me it was a \u201cvanity issue\u201d and to pick up some good makeup. I left feeling very alone. Granted, I was still in good health and, unlike people with darker skin tones, it was a little less noticeable on me. But the depigmented patches began to spread.<\/p>\n<p>My mental health began to suffer because I just couldn\u2019t adjust to how quickly and permanently my outward appearance had changed. I ended up becoming obsessed with makeup products that might offer some relief from my \u201cvanity issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I na\u00efvely assumed I had options, but I was gutted to discover there was nothing that could be done.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I spent hundreds of dollars on makeup. Each new product sent my hope soaring, only to come crashing down again when it failed to deliver. The white patches were too noticeable. In time, I became paranoid. I\u2019d touch up my makeup on the way to see my friends, and every time I left the house, I thought people were staring at me. If my family ever said I looked nice, I always assumed the compliment was pity-motivated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/16\/debbie-burkhart-weight-loss-success-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">How I Went From Eating 5,000 Calories A Day To Putting Health And Fitness&nbsp;First<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I walked with my head down, terrified of becoming someone who would scare little children away. \u201cIt\u2019s really not that bad,\u201d friends and family would say. But when your two-year-old niece innocently asks, \u201cWhy are your eyes like that?\u201d you know it\u2019s not invisible. Because kids are brutally honest.<\/p>\n<p>I went from being someone who barely wore makeup to not being able to leave the house without it. A prison of my own making.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I walked with my head down, terrified of becoming someone who would scare little children away.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After skipping out on events and birthday parties, becoming somewhat of a recluse,, I knew I had to find a way to stop retreating from life. I needed to hold my head up high again, to not wearing makeup or not be the deciding factor in doing something spontaneous or fun. I had to stop wishing away my vitiligo because it wasn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4582\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/vitiligo\/vitiligo4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1.jpg?fit=378%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"378,430\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lisa Basile&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1488367990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vitiligo4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vitiligo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A picture of the author.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1.jpg?fit=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1.jpg?fit=378%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1-1.jpg?resize=378%2C430&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Vitiligo\" width=\"378\" height=\"430\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/vitiligo\/vitiligo4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1.jpg?fit=378%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"378,430\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Lisa Basile&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1488367990&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vitiligo4\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Vitiligo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A picture of the author.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1.jpg?fit=264%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1.jpg?fit=378%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4582 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20378%20430%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Vitiligo\" width=\"378\" height=\"430\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/vitiligo4-1-1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A picture of the author.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The journey towards self-acceptance has been challenging, but the support of friends and my partner has gone a long way. Joining vitiligo forums has also really helped, because simply speaking to others with my same condition has made me feel less alone and more sane.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually, I found the courage to talk to the people in my life about it. Last year, on a vacation with friends, I wanted to enjoy the trip makeup-free and unworried. Sitting on the balcony overlooking the sea, I just blurted out: \u201cJust in case you\u2019re wondering why I\u2019ve got white circles round my eyes, I have vitiligo.\u201d They politely said they hadn\u2019t noticed\u2014which was hilarious and very British of them (ps, I\u2019m British) \u2014but it didn\u2019t matter: I felt a lot better just by saying it out loud.<\/p>\n<p>Someone recently asked me about my vitiligo. This time, I didn\u2019t plummet into a spiral of despair like I definitely would have in earlier days. We chatted about it briefly and that was that. I was making progress. I was getting my confidence back. And, maybe most importantly, I was taking steps to normalize and demystify the condition.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Speaking to others with my same condition has made me feel less alone and more sane.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>My vitiligo continues to spread each year that passes. Nowadays, I\u2019m more curious (and less afraid) about how it\u2019ll develop. I wear more sunscreen than the average person and I occasionally have the odd wobble in self-confidence, but I no longer drop eye contact when I meet the curious gaze of a stranger.<\/p>\n<p>I practice unconditional self-acceptance, and I am sure anyone with any sort of disease, disability, or chronic illness would benefit from that. My vitiligo is very much a part of me, but it isn\u2019t all of me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The signs of vitiligo\u2014a disease that drastically lightens the coloration of your skin\u2014first appeared to me about six years ago. 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After my outdoor escapades, I came back to my and my boyfriend\u2019s hotel room<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vitaminshoppe.com\/blog\/vitiligo\/\">Read More <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How I Stopped Letting Vitiligo Run My Life<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":4554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5,8,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-stories","category-the-latest"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How I Stopped Letting Vitiligo Run My Life | What\u2019s Good blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The signs of vitiligo\u2014a disease that drastically lightens the coloration of your skin\u2014first appeared to me about six years ago. 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