Delayed catching up but wanted to weigh in regarding the comments about skin and if these breakouts can happen in your mid thirties. I was blessed with good skin my whole life and then randomly at 34 I got acute cystic acne all over my face, on my jaw, chin, cheeks, nose, forehead and even along the orbital bone under my eyes. It was physically painful and really affected my self confidence.
I saw multiple dermatologists, went to the gynae, did all the tests, took all the medication. Nothing helped. 8 months later it started to recede and to this day I’ve no idea what happened. My skin is still a little spotty, with some boils at times and unfortunately there’s been scarring.
I’ll never have the skin I had before and I’ve a lot of anxiety that it could return any day as suddenly as it came on. But I just wanted to shout out to anyone who’s struggling with skin issues in their thirties. It isn’t always down to diet or anything you’ve done ‘wrong’. For me I was living my regular healthyish life with no changes and it just happened.
This is not a commentary on Shiv. I’m just posting another perspective for anyone reading these threads who had had a similar experience to me. It can absolutely happen to someone in their thirties and it doesn’t mean you’re living an unhealthy life or you did something wrong.
*apologies for the tangent and of course this is my personal non professional experience of cystic acne occurring in thirties*