/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Good on topic feels after sob-health story.
>Atopic dermatitis fucked me up
>Cracking draconic face
>Constantly bloody sheets from itching in sleep
>Weak will itched when awake too
>Kept saying I was fine
>Convinced this was just part of me
>Stopped cosplaying for some reason
>Actually because I hated having pictures taken
>Slowly but surely noticing that I wasn't fine
>Uggo depression
>Get fed up, go to doctor
>Humbly describes my skin issues to them
>Even my downplayed story gets taken super seriously
>Now I bet they saw my severe suffering written on my face, literally
>Agree to light therapy
>Medical solarium at the hospital three times a week
>Just going there helped motivate me not to itch
>Got better
>Got tanned
>Two months later look at myself in mirror (today)
>Can't believe I'm not wearing make-up
>Feel pretty, oh so pretty
>Look better without pale-nerd-whiteness
>I am actually as good as healthy
>Genuine smile when faced with bfs camera
>It's a merry gosh dang Christmas

Father who passed this shit skin down to me says I'll have to struggle for half a year more to truly be free, but I'm so full of hope right now that it feels like nothing.