忏悔:我曾经以为我无法被牛皮癣的人被爱和接受。

“你的皮肤是丑陋的......”

“没有人会爱你......”

“你永远不会觉得足够的舒适,以发生性关系或与另一个人亲密;这意味着表现出你丑陋的皮肤......“

“你没有吸引力......”

In the past, when it came to dating and relationships, I heard these comments often. But I didn’t necessarily hear them from those around me. They were mostly the thoughts that circulated in my head any time a guy approached me or asked me out on a date, or I started crushing on someone.

Don’t get me wrong — I’ve encountered some cruel people. But the thoughts in my own mind have been the most hurtful and vicious, had the most long-lasting effects, and, sadly, are something I could never escape. When someone is mean to you, picks on you, or bullies you, you’ll often hear advice to avoid them at all costs. But what do you do when the person who is bullying you and being negative is yourself?

我经常约会,老实说,我老实说没有许多负面遭遇。仍然,具有可见的疾病使您的潜在关系更加艰苦的信息。虽然大约20个 - 某些事情只是寻找一个连接,但我的病情强迫我在不同的水平上了解某人。我不得不确保另一端的人是善良,温柔,理解和非阶段。这种疾病的所有因素 - 就像出血,划伤,剥落和抑郁症 - 可能非常努力,令人尴尬地揭示给另一个人。

我记得第一个负面遭遇在高中的二年级学生期间与牛皮癣发生约会时。至多,我是一个丑小鸭。很多人称为我身高,没有吸引力的皮肤。那时,我大约90%覆盖了这种疾病。无论我多么试图隐藏片状,紫色和发痒的斑块,他们将始终以某种方式所知。

在我16岁的时候,我遇到了一个我开始约会的人。我们一直挂出并在电话上聊天,然后他突然和我分手,没有给我一个真正的原因。我认为他因皮肤而被戏弄约会,但我不是100%,如果这是我不安全的事实或者我弥补的事。

当时,我的想法是:

“如果它不适用于这个牛皮癣,我们仍然会在一起......”

“为什么是我?”

“如果我没有用我的皮肤继续这种东西,我会更漂亮......”

下一个忏悔是我从未告诉过任何人的事情,我一直害怕人们会想到我,特别是我的家人。当我觉得一个我觉得我真正爱上的男人,我迷失了童贞。他知道我的牛皮癣和我的不安全感。然而,即使他知道我的皮肤,他也从未真正看到了我的皮肤。是的,你看的没错。他从未见过皮肤,即使我们正在做爱。

我会竭尽全力确保他从未见过皮肤的严重程度。我会穿着厚厚的大腿高绑腿,长袖,按钮朝下的睡衣顶部。此外,灯始终必须关闭。我并不孤单。多年前,我遇到了一位与牛皮癣的小姐,有一个孩子,一个人从未见过她的皮肤。她的理由与我的原因相同。

然后我遇到了我以为我会永远的人 - 我现在的前任丈夫。我们在大学的校园里遇到了我们都参加过。从我们首先躺在彼此的那一天开始,我们变得不可分割。我马上告诉他关于我的牛皮癣。他立即告诉我他不在乎。

It took me a while to get comfortable with him, but his constant reassurance that he loved me regardless of my disease helped to ease my insecurities. You can check out our story in more detail这里。

虽然我们现在离婚的原因与我的牛皮癣无关,但有一件事我将永远记住这失败的关系:“我被爱了。我会被爱。我值得爱。“

Any time I start to worry about whether someone will accept me and my disease, I think about the two men I mentioned above who never shamed me or made me feel bad for having psoriasis. They never used my disease against me, and when I think of those things, it gives me hope for the future. If I found love twice before, I can find it again.

如果你有问题由于psoria约会sis, please remember, “You will find love. You will be loved. You deserve love.”