Self-confidence and assertiveness is affected by our outward appearance.
My nephew used to be so cute when he was younger. He is smart, a good kid and I really thought that when he grew up, he’s going to break a lot of women’s hearts. His skin was flawless, he’s tall and very handsome. He used to get straight A’s at school as well. I said to myself, “Wow, this boy has got everything going for him.”
That was until he reached puberty. Somehow, he developed an acute acne problem that he couldn’t get rid of. I mean, acne that wasn’t just popping up one at a time. Because I did get acne as a teenager but it wasn’t bad. I would get two or three at a time and it went away after I reached my late teens. But for him, it was an annoying problem. His face would get reddish and it became very unattractive. From his acne, he developed an inferiority complex. He would rarely go out with his friends and basically started becoming a loner.
One late night, I was watching TV and I saw one of those proactiv commercials. You know those? The one with Judith Light from Who’s the Boss?! I rarely buy from infomercials and if I do, it’s either I really want it because it was something that I need or if someone I know could benefit from it. Well, I dialed the number and ordered a set. They guaranteed it anyway, and if it didn’t work for my nephew, I told him to give back the unused portions to me and I will return it.
His face has cleared up like you wouldn’t believe. The first time he used it, he broke out and I thought that he may be getting a bad reaction from it. But he kept using it, determined to get rid of his acne problem. The good news? He recently finished a course in caregiving, he is much confident and have met so many people in the process that he is back to the outgoing and caring person that he is. Who would have thought an infomercial could do something like that. I didn’t.
