I have had P for, I suppose, about 20 years or so, a time in which my life has only got better and more interesting. Let me explain that my P covers about 40-50% of my body and I have the related arthritis, and since th P is prevalent on my hands and head there is little I can do to conceal it, assuming that I would want to. It began at a time of stress in my life, and like most people I have tried many treatments, but as time passed by I began to see that it has a positive side and that my P and me can be the same thing.
Imagine that you are walking down the street and no one notices you. Is that good? Not really, but that is how many people live - unnoticed. However, when I walk down the street people look, but rather than be ashamed IO have learned to meet their gaze with a smile, to look and talk confidently. If it is someone of the opposite sex then often you can see the attraction, while for someone who also has P it might be shock or surprise - people have often shaken my hand in the street because I am so unashamed of having P.
In this time I have met and married the love of my life, and moved to Poland, and discovered that I have some ability to use a camera to show my ideas. I can no longer think of P as something which has to be battled every day, to be conquered, instead it is something I can use to show who I am more clearly. One of my most popular images, most frequently 'borrowed' by travel companies for their websites, is my 'Travels in a Suitcase', clearly showing my P.
So, don't be despondent, try the treatments, and if they do not work just use the opportunity P brings you to be more you.
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