Beauty Tips For Body Care
There's a girl (K) who is somewhat of an acquaintance in one of my classes at uni, we're in early 20s. I see her once maybe twice a week. I've noticed that every time I see her, her acne is getting much worse and covering her whole face. I notice this because just a few years ago I suffered severe acne due to PCOS all over my face, so I deeply empathize. I still get breakouts but they don't faze me considering I know how bad it can really be, so I'm grateful to only get smaller breakouts.I'm writing today because last night a bunch of us were standing around waiting for the bus and chatting and one of her zits started bleeding profusely. One of the other girls we were with gently pointed it out to her and kindly suggested it was a cracked lip (less embarrassing than a bleeding zit). I could tell K was really embarrassed and I wanted to cry for her because I 100% know how she probably wanted to run and hide. She was antisocial for the rest of our time together and kept checking her skin in the mirror.I really wanted to say something, anything, to be like "I'm sorry you're dealing with this and I understand your pain, you can talk to me about it" but I didn't want to embarrass her further. When my skin was horrible I know I would've been really embarrassed and ashamed if someone brought it up to me. I really want to lend support but I just don't know how, I haven't stopped thinking about her. I know when my skin was horrible (cystic acne ALL OVER MY FACE) it was a really dark lonely time for me. My heart hurts for her.It's a mental health awareness day in Canada so this topic is relevant: how can we support each other though dealing with bad skin, and its effect on a person's psychological well being?
Girls Blog 2015
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