I have been noticing new patches of vitiligo appearing on my skin lately. At first, I admit I was a little annoyed – I just got used to all the other ones after 20 odd years – but I named him Frankie and I’m feeling a little better now. Even after having vitiligo all these years, there are still times where I wear clothing that is covering the patches, so I can avoid conversations or interactions of any kind. Sometimes I still revert to the little girl who hid herself. It’s a constant battle. I’m not going to lie to you and tell you everything is fine now and I live my life without insecurities. I have just learnt to live with them and allow myself the space to accept them as part of who I am. I used to think there would be a day where I would heal magically and then that would be it. But I was not right.
Healing from within is a life long journey that doesn’t really has a destination. You just take each day as it comes, after all, we no longer have yesterday nor are we promised tomorrow. So some days I don’t feel so great and that’s okay! There are so many things that we go through in our lives, so many expectations not met, abandonment and trust issues, divorce, domestic violence, bulling and the list goes on. It is only normal and necessary that we give ourselves the space to deep rest. It's alright to not do anything today. It's okay to just take care of the smaller things today. If having vitiligo taught me anything it is that life is messy, she’s unpredictable and full of surprises. Learning to rest and not to quit is a valuable lesson.
When I feel down, there are a few things I like to do to help me rest and reground myself:
1- Be in the nature
2- Be still/ breathe/ pray
3- Read or write
4- Sing or dance
5- Teas/incense/face mask
6- Exercise
And if all of these things fail my favourite thing to do is put everything on pause and
7- Take a nap 😴
Comment blow some of the different methods you’ve adopted that help you get back to feeling yourself again. I would love some new ideas! ☺️ I think I’ve taken the napping a bit too serious 😅
written by: Sarya Kayal
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