My name is Gaby and i am not a tg person but like i said in my introduction in a way i can relate to this community as ive always had distressing body issues. Not too long ago i was diagnosed with something called vitiligo, in case you dnt know what it is, vitiligo is a horrible condition in which they skin starts to lose pigment in patches and leaves white patches. This to me is horribly distressing i can say for a fact that i am not healthy psychologically, ive suffered from bipolar diorder since the age of 10 and this has just made it worse.I have a very loving boyfriend who knows about it and loves me regardless he always tries to cheere me up and he tells me im beautiful all the time, but i just cant accept it, it hurts me on the inside i have almost zero self esteem. The doctors have told me that they cant cure it and that i should just get used to a life like this but ever since i was diagnosed about 3 years ago my mother has been trying as hard as she can to find a way to cure it, my mother firmly, without a doubt believes that this ugly disorder will go away, she says its her mother's intuition idk how much to believe about that but she stands very firm to that. I currently am taking alternative medicines that my aunt recommended to me because she too suffered from vitiligo and its hard to believe because she almost has no discoloration at all most of it is fine now and i would like to have some faith that this will get better, so many people have told me to just relax be positive and have faith that my treatments will help. I feel so disgusted with my body but im trying hard to treat this. I hope that with time and faith it will help
