From Insecurity to Empowerment: My PCOS Life

Now that y’all know my greatest insecurities, and if you don’t, check out my previous My PCOS Life entries, the question is how I overcame them.

But the truth is, they are still alive and present; they have just gotten smaller over time. When it came to my acne, honestly, depression minimized the insecurity. I was in such a dark place I couldn’t care less about the pimples and dark spots on my face. I was fighting for my life, but that was one bright side: my acne calmed down significantly! Now, who said depression is all bad, lol.

The facial hair has been a completely different battle. I hate it! There is still no day I don’t wake up and plan my day around whether I need to do a hair removal treatment. It’s a pain in the ass and makes me feel less feminine! Although the insecurity of it all has significantly decreased. I went from trying to hide it from everyone, including my family. To walk proudly around my family and bestie, face full of Nair, with the attitude, who gonna check me?! That boldness happened out of pure exhaustion of constantly trying to hide. One day I just said fuck it and never looked back. And I can always feel and hear my mom in the back of my head cheering me on. From there, I unlocked more boldness and confidence, to the point I do it proudly in front of my man. Dating with facial hair is a post for another day, lol.

Ultimately, I learned that it is what it is, and punishing myself will not make any of the insecurities go away. But best believe, I am looking into laser hair removal because I cannot deal with this for the rest of my life!