Volcanoes on my skin
Have you been the target of distasteful comments and offensive jokes from people comparing your face to a pizza for instance ? Are you waging a war against pimples, pustules, cysts, black dots on your face, neck, and even back ? Do you let a verdict from your reflection on the mirror dictate your worth or even your dating potential ? This predicament has been my reality most of my adolescence and all through my mid-twenties, I'm afraid. If this is also your struggle, do not despair. I got sick of people telling me it was because of my diet (eating chocolate DOES NOT cause acne). I have been through the trial of antibiotics to no avail, and the next recommended step was the dreaded medication that is in fact vitamin A in toxic doses, which I ended up refusing, too scared of the side effects, and despite being deeply afraid that my face would be scarred for life if this skin problem kept worsening. But eventually, after several years of dreading school pictures or other events where...