Despite herstain diagnosisshe found her sweet spot.
In January, Ashling Armstrong thought she was suffering from a case of mild sore throat and slightly unsightly acne.
But when thousands of small, red, scaly, tear-shaped spots appeared on her chest, torso, arms, legs, and back, the newly qualified nurse , I found out that her skin wasin a bumpy vehicle. 12}
"Started from her chest in mid-January ... it was very calm at this point," Armstrong, 22 from Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, told Kennedy News. .. She said, "I wasn't thinking about anything because my acne was so bad when I was young."
But as her stains became worse in size and color, Armstrong became more concerned. ..
"My mother is like this: The week I came to Belfast, I asked to look at my back, and I didn't see it myself, and she said, "Ashling, your back is completely covered." She recalled.
And when thedoctor considered the problem, the prognosis sent Armstrong into an emotional black hole.
"I went to the doctor and they diagnosed me with guttate psoriasis, which greatly disappointed me," she said.
Guttate psoriasis is a common skin condition in children and young adults, and according to theCleveland Clinic, it can rash after infections such as streptococcal pharyngitis. Often. It is a chronic condition that usually heals spontaneously after a few weeks.
However, in the case of Armstrong, the breakout almost continues. It's been six months.
But on Thursday, she had more than 400 TikTok followerson, and after five "phototherapy" sessions, her stains. It's finally revealed that it's starting to declineRecovery comes after Armstrong's almost intolerable word of "embarrassment."
"At first,was very angry and a little worried," she said. "I was always covering myself. When the sun was shining outside, I was wearing a North Face coat and was really embarrassed overall."
"I was it I didn't want anyone to know about it, so I always wore only jeans, jumpers, and something to cover them. "
But when the rosy stains beganappeared on her cheeks and forehead, Armstrong said she I knew I could no longer hide her uneven shame.
"It appeared on my face, and that was when I seemed to be'can't hide this anymore'," she recalled.
Shortly thereafter, Armstrong decided to expose her skintoTikTok's social media subscribers.
"I was sitting in the room one night and I was wondering if I should talk about this. I was sitting here and fighting myself and I was stressed. I don't tell anyone, I don't hide it, "she said.
Easter this April, Armstrong Boldlyshared his own video on a stopped crop top, unable to hide her stained red mark. And she is very happy.
"I posted it, but it's literally the best thing I've ever done. I feel very good about it," she said, and her TikTok followers have been since. She was constantly generous with love and support. "My self-confidence has skyrocketed, I can't even explain it, it's great. I feel really powerful."
And that increase in self-esteem comes from passers-by. Helping to relieve puncture wounds, she is shamelessly staring at her "leopard-printed" skin.
"[Stains] are everywhere-ears, faces, bridges of feet, legs, hips, cheeks of the buttocks-everywhere," Armstrong said. "I look at people every day. To be honest, I don't care anymore. It's past the point of compassion."
The flashy brunette added: One day, when she came back from the gym, [when] she was wearing a small gym with shorts — When you actually look at it, it looks like a burn.
"So I understand that people are looking at and perhaps thinking," Oh, God, what happened to her. " Is she a victim of burns or something? I thought that way too.
And whenever the anxious demon unexpectedly resurfaces, Armstrong calms down and fights back.
"When I see a lot of people walking, I sometimes bow my head, but I'll do my best to keep my head up," she said.to normalize thebeauty of her condition is her motive.
"[Now] I walk powerfully As you feel, everyone is looking at me. I think it's a positive thing, "she said. "It looks like a leopard print. I'm pretty unique. It stands out in the crowd."
And her social media supporters couldn't agree anymore.
"I got people to send me a message saying it looks like the art of my body. It actually made me almost cry, it was great And I thought it was very nice, "Armstrong spouted.
I am grateful that other psoriasis patients have also contacted me online and shed a positive light on my condition {140. } 
"Posting to TikTok really makes me feel better about myself , I feel good when people comment and say I'm beautiful, "she continued. "Especially when I have this on my skin, it makes me feel much better because it feels ugly to be called beautiful."
"This is one of them. After all, it needs to be normalized, "Armstrong insisted. "Everyone is beautiful in their own way, shape and shape."
