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[Kstanfie]

Hello, I am a 23 year old woman who has spent entirely too much money in a desperate attempt to just feel pretty! I mean it's kind of ridiculous. I figure by posting here maybe it will discourage me from buying "the next miracle product" that will most likely not work. I have been diagnosed with manic depressive disorder and I feel like there is no hope for me sometimes. I can't leave the house without make up and people comment on my face saying that "I will be so beautiful when my skin clears up." I wanted to know if anyone has any advice for me because I have been on the brink of suicide due to mean comments and overall low self-esteem due to my acne. How does everyone else deal with it?

[sasch12]

Kstanfie, on 26 May 2012 - 06:43 AM, said:

Hello, I am a 23 year old woman who has spent entirely too much money in a desperate attempt to just feel pretty! I mean it's kind of ridiculous. I figure by posting here maybe it will discourage me from buying "the next miracle product" that will most likely not work. I have been diagnosed with manic depressive disorder and I feel like there is no hope for me sometimes. I can't leave the house without make up and people comment on my face saying that "I will be so beautiful when my skin clears up." I wanted to know if anyone has any advice for me because I have been on the brink of suicide due to mean comments and overall low self-esteem due to my acne. How does everyone else deal with it?

First off, welcome! You are definitely among friends. I think we all have felt hopeless at one point in time or another and some of us have chronic depression (that is often times exasperated by our skin problems- that is certainly true for me!) People are ALWAYS gonna have their opinions and will ALWAYS try to tell you what's best for you. They key is to smile and disregard it. I tend to stay away from negative people like that and journal about those dark feelings so that i let them out and free them from my mind. I am currently in CBT (cognitive behavior therapy) and it is training me to change the way i think about myself, my circumstances and the people in my life. It is a sllllloooooooooow process and progress in not linear but the seed has been planted in my head and i know given time, it will grow.

I recommend you go see someone and buy some books. One i particularly like is:


The Happiness Makeover by MJ Ryan -it simplifies what being happy is really about. While your acne sorts itself out, work on your mental and emotional help.

What are you doing in regards to your skin?

BTW, people on this board for the most part are supportive so feel free to visit often and ask questions.