Battles Inside Out

  Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror for a while, been hit by a wave of anger and yelled at the one staring back, "why me?" I have. I bet you have too, for some reason or the other. None of us are alone in this. We all have our insecurities, our challenges, those nooks and corners in us that we would rather not look inside. Running away is always easier. But is it always the better resort? Maybe now. Maybe not always. Those of you who have been kind enough (no sarcasm intended at all) to read my earlier post must be of the opinion that I started writing to normalise acne and acne skin and that is very rightly so. However, there is a scarier issue underlying it all that needs to be addressed: The sick environment in which we are born and brought up, the twisted society that shaped our thought processes and the ever disturbing way in which we are told things should be normally . This is not just about acne. It is about every single aspect of one's life that is s...

  What social media has you believing people look like (left) versus what people really look like (right). I've struggled with acne since seventh grade. It got better while in college and wasn't this bad even till Feb'20. The occasional breakouts didn't bother me at all. But since March I suddenly started getting painful inflammed cystic acne, pustules and whiteheads all over my face. My cheeks and jaws got the worst (so it's probably hormonal). Most of them take more than a week to heal and leave spots behind along with occasional scarring. I am on supplements (at least four), topical clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide gels, completed my dosage of oral antibiotics (all of it dermatologist recommended), trying to eat healthy and drink tons of water every day. But why start a blog suddenly? Cause a few days back I had a mental breakdown so bad that made me realise what unrealistic societal standards can do to a person's self confidence and self worth. If a free app...