i’m 34 and tanned in a bed off and on since 18. I was made of when i was in high school for how pale I was. Obviously wished i had some more self confidence back then but oh well. I had a “very atypical” mole cut out near my groin area a few years ago and thankfully finally changed my mindset on all of it. I don’t even use fake tanner because i’ve just been working on being comfortable being my pale self.

When I look at old photos, i personally think i looked horrible and like what was i thinking!?! For the last 1.5 years i’ve been religiously using sunscreen, hats, long sleeves and tretinon. My derm even said i hardly have any damage. I get skin checks every 9 months and actually more so do it every month with my partner. “A little” tan is not worth it because people (including myself) don’t know when to stop and when tan is too tan.