I noticed that I was different from other kids my age by Nokulunga Masina

I have vitiligo. It started when I was still very young, maybe 4 or 5 years old. I grew up as a happy child but as I started approaching my teenage years, I noticed that I was different from other kids my age and that destroyed my self confidence and self esteem. My parents tried all sorts of ” treatment options ” for me to be cured of vitiligo in vain and only to find out that there is no cure for vitiligo. It was hard to accept reality but I think i have learned to live with my condition. Some days are better than others, sometimes the depression and anxiety about the condition gets the better of me.its just sad that it’s only someone who has vitiligo who can understand exactly what we go through. But slowly I am learning to understand that it is what it is, this is me.