Ok you guys, I'm getting frustrated!

OK I'm going on 8 months now, of waiting for the red marks to fade. Some of them are just marks, some are pitted scars that are still red. They have faded a lot, but they have not faded. They are still very much there. How much longer people? I know they are all supposed to fade completely, but I'm starting to wonder. Seems like I hit a plateau a couple months back, where they seemed to have stopped getting better. Anyone else having this issue?

Phew that was hard!

I was at a friend's house yesterday, my best friend actually. We were getting ready to go out. I knew I'd have to wash my face and totally re-do my makeup (b/c of the concealer I have to use). So...I washed my face. And there I was...red marks, scars, everything...with my best friend and her friend. Both of them have flawless skin. It was hard, especially as I saw my skin next to theirs in the mirror while I was putting on makeup. But I thought to myself, "oh what the hell, this is me, oh well." I guess it felt like a good step for me. Now the next big issue...my latest guy wants to stay over tomorrow night and I want him to. But I really don't want him to see my bare skin. But I know he'll have to. And I think I'm going to face my fears and do it. Yikes.

Post-holiday binge regrets!

OK so Christmas is not my favorite time of year anymore. I've had a lot of bad things happen to me in December, including sending my husband off to war and my marriage ending. So I was depressed...and I ate. And I'm quite sure I've gained at least 3 lbs in the last few days, and I had already gained about 2 lbs in the weeks prior due to being bummed out. UGH! I wish I hadn't done that. Just wanted to share!

I hate sunlight

Anyone else hate sunlight? I used to LOVE being outdoors before I had scars. Now I avoid it like the plague, I have noticed, because it is so unforgiving. My scars always look so much worse in natural lighting than any other, it's just the angles and brightness. That is when I am the most self-conscious. And I hate that I feel that way. Any of you fellow scar sufferers have any advice on how to get over that? I really want to get over it. My scars really don't affect me in the rest of my life, well aside from dating anxiety.

extractors

I'm mostly clear now, but I seem to get a always have one or two very stubborn whiteheads on my chin. And they last for MONTHS, very slowly getting bigger. Eventually (I'm talking months later, and usually because I'm just tired of seeing them there so I mess with it) they get inflammed and go away. However...I was thinking about trying an extractor on these things, to help clear the pore and hopefully avoid the eventual inflammation. Anyone used them? I saw them for sale at Ulta...