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hello. basicly around january of this year my boyfriend brought up the idea that i should consider bleaching my skin. he told me i would look a lot more attractive and if i was lighter it would make up for acne. i agreed and began using steroid creams to lighten my skin. my acne disappeared and my skin was getting lighter and lighter. i couldnt keep my boyfriend off me. but then it started to return which a vengeance and because my skin was lighter my acne scars were very visible. eventually due to bleaching i developed a skin disordered callled perioral dermatitis which basicly means my face is covered in what looks like pimples but arent it. i am totally ashamed of how i look. my boyfriend no longer hugs or kisses me before he leaves for work. and when he comes home he sleeps on the couch. i feel utterly pathetic. im currently on antibiotics to try and cure my skin disease but the antibiotics ive been on have only given me a new set of skin problems. mino made my skin itchy and doxy has given my skin black dots as well as an itch. i really dont know what to do. i just feel like stupid.
Hang in there, you will find something that works! Unfortunately it's all a bit trial and error.
But perhaps you should seriously reconsider your bf. I feel like you would find everything a lot easier with someone there to support you...not someone who tells you you'd be prettier looking different and sleeps on the couch.
You have mentioned this boyfriend and his inconsiderate ways in previous posts. Hun, no one likes to be alone but this is really emotional abuse. I know i'm a stranger to you but as someone who has been in a relationship like that in the past, i can tell you that no matter what you do, you won't ever make him 100% happy and that should never be your goal. You are a special person who deserves someone who can accept you as is. Hopefully over time you will realize this.
Good Luck with treatment and try to stay positive.
Go out with genuine friends
Visit the org and let loose your frustrations
Help someone else by posting a word of encouragement or in the town where you live
Be thankful for what you have and don't have (i.e. cancer)
Try to enjoy life
Give the antibiotics some time to work.
how can i? these symptoms are so unbearable and with these black dots im getting im afraid there going to cover my entire body permanetly. is it normal for doxy to give black dots?
You have mentioned this boyfriend and his inconsiderate ways in previous posts. Hun, no one likes to be alone but this is really emotional abuse. I know i'm a stranger to you but as someone who has been in a relationship like that in the past, i can tell you that no matter what you do, you won't ever make him 100% happy and that should never be your goal. You are a special person who deserves someone who can accept you as is. Hopefully over time you will realize this.
Good Luck with treatment and try to stay positive.
Go out with genuine friends
Visit the org and let loose your frustrations
Help someone else by posting a word of encouragement or in the town where you live
Be thankful for what you have and don't have (i.e. cancer)
Try to enjoy life
yes i remember you were very kind to me when i expressed my situation. part of me does want to leave him but i love him very much and i just cant bear the thought of being alone.
Give the antibiotics some time to work.
how can i? these symptoms are so unbearable and with these black dots im getting im afraid there going to cover my entire body permanetly. is it normal for doxy to give black dots?
You have mentioned this boyfriend and his inconsiderate ways in previous posts. Hun, no one likes to be alone but this is really emotional abuse. I know i'm a stranger to you but as someone who has been in a relationship like that in the past, i can tell you that no matter what you do, you won't ever make him 100% happy and that should never be your goal. You are a special person who deserves someone who can accept you as is. Hopefully over time you will realize this.
Good Luck with treatment and try to stay positive.
Go out with genuine friends
Visit the org and let loose your frustrations
Help someone else by posting a word of encouragement or in the town where you live
Be thankful for what you have and don't have (i.e. cancer)
Try to enjoy life
yes i remember you were very kind to me when i expressed my situation. part of me does want to leave him but i love him very much and i just cant bear the thought of being alone.
I was the same way too. It's hard at first but sometimes you just have to go against your heart and do what is right for your soul. Give it a try! Try having that first conversation telling him how his actions hurt you - you will learn ALOT by his response. Think about it. If you ever want to PM, feel free. We are all in this together
Definitely rooting for you
You have mentioned this boyfriend and his inconsiderate ways in previous posts. Hun, no one likes to be alone but this is really emotional abuse. I know i'm a stranger to you but as someone who has been in a relationship like that in the past, i can tell you that no matter what you do, you won't ever make him 100% happy and that should never be your goal. You are a special person who deserves someone who can accept you as is. Hopefully over time you will realize this.
Good Luck with treatment and try to stay positive.
Go out with genuine friends
Visit the org and let loose your frustrations
Help someone else by posting a word of encouragement or in the town where you live
Be thankful for what you have and don't have (i.e. cancer)
Try to enjoy life
This is very true what you say about this woman's boyfriend, This bloke sounds like an absolute idiot too be honest. What you say here is putting it extremely politely.
In reality he's controlling someone by making them feel that they are not good enough to be with him. When clearly they are 100x the person that he will ever be.
hello everyone. i just wanted to say that i have finally broken up with my boyfriend. it took a lot of courage but i finally manged to end our relationship. im single now and while i do feel good i wonder if i will be able to attract anyone looking the way i do. the perioral dermatitis is still all over my face and my skin is black as coal due to completely stopping my skin bleaching. i just wish i could go back and time and never risked my health all for vanity. i feel so worthless i just want this all to be over! its been a month im still experiancing these symptoms. i just dont understand what i did wrong to deserve this.:{
hello everyone. i just wanted to say that i have finally broken up with my boyfriend. it took a lot of courage but i finally manged to end our relationship. im single now and while i do feel good i wonder if i will be able to attract anyone looking the way i do. the perioral dermatitis is still all over my face and my skin is black as coal due to completely stopping my skin bleaching. i just wish i could go back and time and never risked my health all for vanity. i feel so worthless i just want this all to be over! its been a month im still experiancing these symptoms. i just dont understand what i did wrong to deserve this.:{
Break ups are never easy, it can be the hardest to stay broken up, but it does get better with time. Take this opportunity to focus on yourself and needs.
Have you talked to the doctor about what's going on?
Also, coal isn't such a bad color 
Im sorry but how awful of your boyfriend! He made you change and then when things go wrong he doesn't accept what happened! Grrrrrr that makes me really mad. Good for you for finally sticking up for yourself.
And you didn't do anything wrong to deserve this. It was a mistake. Not a reflection on you. Hopefully someone will see that and realize that your skin doesn't reflect who you are personally. 
hello everyone. i just wanted to say that i have finally broken up with my boyfriend. it took a lot of courage but i finally manged to end our relationship. im single now and while i do feel good i wonder if i will be able to attract anyone looking the way i do. the perioral dermatitis is still all over my face and my skin is black as coal due to completely stopping my skin bleaching. i just wish i could go back and time and never risked my health all for vanity. i feel so worthless i just want this all to be over! its been a month im still experiancing these symptoms. i just dont understand what i did wrong to deserve this.:{
Very proud of you mindwitch! You deserve so much better and you will get so much better. What is done is done so no point dwelling on the past. Move forward and keep on fighting .....never give up. You have lots of support here.
So far, you've made one step in the right direction by getting rid of dead weight.
hello everyone. i just wanted to say that i have finally broken up with my boyfriend. it took a lot of courage but i finally manged to end our relationship. im single now and while i do feel good i wonder if i will be able to attract anyone looking the way i do. the perioral dermatitis is still all over my face and my skin is black as coal due to completely stopping my skin bleaching. i just wish i could go back and time and never risked my health all for vanity. i feel so worthless i just want this all to be over! its been a month im still experiancing these symptoms. i just dont understand what i did wrong to deserve this.:{
Don't feel bad. I'm a guy who suffers with flare ups of perioral dermatitis AND seborrheic dermatitis.. I wouldn't mind going out with a girl who had similar problems. We would fight the flareups together. Keep your hopes up, I'm sure this will go away soon. Look up natural remedies like earthclinic.com. I think some of the stuff helps, but don't go crazy buying alot of stuff like I did. Take it easy, one step at a time.
Also, if it helps. Go in public with a face mask. I do that to cover from sunlight and so no one can see my flare ups. And if they ask, I just tell them the truth or you can say you have the cold lol
hello everyone. i just wanted to say that i have finally broken up with my boyfriend. it took a lot of courage but i finally manged to end our relationship. im single now and while i do feel good i wonder if i will be able to attract anyone looking the way i do. the perioral dermatitis is still all over my face and my skin is black as coal due to completely stopping my skin bleaching. i just wish i could go back and time and never risked my health all for vanity. i feel so worthless i just want this all to be over! its been a month im still experiancing these symptoms. i just dont understand what i did wrong to deserve this.:{
Don't feel bad. I'm a guy who suffers with flare ups of perioral dermatitis AND seborrheic dermatitis.. I wouldn't mind going out with a girl who had similar problems. We would fight the flareups together. Keep your hopes up, I'm sure this will go away soon. Look up natural remedies like earthclinic.com. I think some of the stuff helps, but don't go crazy buying alot of stuff like I did. Take it easy, one step at a time.
Also, if it helps. Go in public with a face mask. I do that to cover from sunlight and so no one can see my flare ups. And if they ask, I just tell them the truth or you can say you have the cold lol
punlic face mask? what is that? i'm happy to report tha've been using coconut oil and taking doxycycline pills as well as the yogurt masks and it has cleared up my face 90%. i just can't wait for this to be fully over its HELL.
Honestly right now you should care about your skin more then what you're boyfriend thinks. When a person loves you, how your skin looks should not get in the way of him kissing and hugging you. Sorry to say this but he was a jerk in the first place for making you bleach ur skin cause even a cow knows that bleaching is very harmful. But because you love him, you did it. First of all, with time and care I am sure your skin will get better so don't stress too much. And understand if your boyfriend really cared about you he would be by your side right now when you're going through so much. I really hope everything gets better for you. Don't ever feel stupid or worthless for someone else. Learn to love yourself more and things wil fall into place eventually. Good luck!
Edit: I just saw your post on the breakup. Thumbs up to that!!
Don't ever look back! I really hope the best for you.
Sorry you have had such trouble with your skin. You boyfriend sounds like a big part of the problem. Firstly if he really loves you then there is no such thing as more attractive. If i was in a serious realtionship with a girl then she wouldn't be able to be any more attractive because in my eyes there would be something special about her which is why i chose to be with her. Secondly this guy encourages you to do something which worsens your skin and so he sleeps on the couch . . . .really? no offence but this guy sounds very immature and a bit of an idiot. He's trying to improve you into what HE wants you to look like.
Go to the doctors and don't stop going until they refer you to a dermatologist who will sit down and have a serious discussion about your skin problem and then kick your boyfriend out on his ass. I can't believe this guy sleeps on the couch because your skin is worse because of something he encouraged you to do. YOU DESERVE BETTER!
EDIT: Just saw your post about dumping your boyfriend. Well done for being that strong, a lot of people in your position wouldn't. Your ex obviously found you attractive (even if he was trying to improve you) and he sounds quiet shallow. If you can attract a shallow guy who only cares about looks then you can just as easily attract a normal guy who likes you for you