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Guys, I honestly need help. I am.so far gone in my depression it is literally killing me. There isn't a day that goes by without thinking how much I don't want to be here. Honestly.
I just cant cope anymore with my skin, it's getting worse man and it's super itchy right now and rashy looking. It's dry and irritated for sure but any moisturiser I use just makes it worse I feel. My mum wants to admit me into a hospital because she is scared, that honestly breaks my heart. I cannot believe how damaged and dark my life has truly become. I have low self esteem and my skin makes or breaks it, I wish I had never gone to the dermatologist in the first place because the gel he gave me really has messed my full face up.
Hun, really your mum might be right, it might be a good idea to take some time away and get some help with lifting your mood. Concentrate on your mental health, get strong and then take it from there. We don't want anything to happen to you and I am sure you don't either. It is totally shite being like this but the help is there, take it. Life is too short hun xxxx
3 hours ago, MissSac17 said:Guys, I honestly need help. I am.so far gone in my depression it is literally killing me. There isn't a day that goes by without thinking how much I don't want to be here. Honestly.
I just cant cope anymore with my skin, it's getting worse man and it's super itchy right now and rashy looking. It's dry and irritated for sure but any moisturiser I use just makes it worse I feel. My mum wants to admit me into a hospital because she is scared, that honestly breaks my heart. I cannot believe how damaged and dark my life has truly become. I have low self esteem and my skin makes or breaks it, I wish I had never gone to the dermatologist in the first place because the gel he gave me really has messed my full face up.
You have NOTHING to be ashamed of. Going to the hospital may be a good idea. View it this way, your brain is an organ just like your heart, kidneys, liver and all your other organs. If you have heart failure, where do you go? The doctor. If you have kidney stones, where do you go? The doctor. So, if you're experiencing a condition of your brain(an organ),logically you should also go to the doctor. You are beautiful, you are worthy, and you are strong. You will get better, but you will need help. Not because you're not strong enough, but because those with serious depression require a specific treatment that we aren't naturally equipped with. Someday you will see everything wonderful that you have to offer (and that you are beautiful!)
I am so sorry you feel this way. I am in the EXACT same situation. My depression from acne is tearing not only my life apart, but my family apart. My advice to you is to write goals for your skin. Summer is coming up, use this time to really work to improve your skin. Right now I am on birth control and just ordered the regimen in hopes it will be the answers to my prayers. I have scars all over my face (I do not recommend cortizone injections it ruined my face) and I'm trying to find a reason to live everyday. I just want you to know YOU ARE NOT ALONE. And I KNOW everyone says it will get better in time, but it feels like it really doesn't. It takes doing your own research, making goals for yourself, and maybe even changing your lifestyle. I hope things get better for you, I'll pray for you. 
6 hours ago, MissSac17 said:Guys, I honestly need help. I am.so far gone in my depression it is literally killing me. There isn't a day that goes by without thinking how much I don't want to be here. Honestly.
I just cant cope anymore with my skin, it's getting worse man and it's super itchy right now and rashy looking. It's dry and irritated for sure but any moisturiser I use just makes it worse I feel. My mum wants to admit me into a hospital because she is scared, that honestly breaks my heart. I cannot believe how damaged and dark my life has truly become. I have low self esteem and my skin makes or breaks it, I wish I had never gone to the dermatologist in the first place because the gel he gave me really has messed my full face up.
Hi Stace. We're here with you! Go see a therapist and let all the frustrations, sadness, disappoints and every negative emotion out. Our brains control us more than we would like to believe and given the right treatments, it can be retrained. As someone going through acne and doing counseling, i can attest to the fact that even though my skin sucks, my ability to deal has been loads better.
If you feel that a hospitalization is in order to give you a break from everything, do it. Trust me when i say a professional is the best way to go as trying to deal with this by yourself is rough.
Feel free to PM me if things get to be too much
Hugs hun
Sasch
Hey ... I'm sorry to hear. I'm going through the exact same. Since moving country my skin has gone from bad to worse - acne all over my face, my arms, my neck, my back, my upper thighs. I'm constently red and look irritated. It's ruining my life.
i'm in the process of quitting my job and going back to the Uk to see a derm and hopefully restart a full dosage of accutane (after my last one cleared me, but has now returned). I will also be staring therapy. Before I thought therapy was pointless, I was given no real methods to tackle my problems, so am hoping I will find a better therapist. They, too, recommended I get hospitalised - but it's so frustrating. When I had clear skin I was happy, when I have bad skin i'm depressed - is that not enough proof that the big red blotches and spots all over my entire body are whats causing me to cry? I asked my therapist if she'd be happy looking like me and she just dodged the question. I have, however, begun to accept that I will always have this skin, so I need to try and learn to accept it.
Either way.. Stay strong. Did I read before that you're going to start accutane? If so, I can guarantee it will clear you. It may come back after, but then just take another course as long as youre healthy. Push forward and look towards that - the thought of restarting accutane is what gives me will to go on daily.
i'm not going to write lists of things to 'help', like writing a list of good things about yourself, because I can tell that youre in the same minset as me, and it wont help. Skin will clear and get better. Acne will go. It's just a matter of when. What has your derm recommended?
I've been in this situation countless times over the years. Not severely bad for over 10 years now, but even during my mild outbreaks, I get seriously depressed.
I'd suggest going to see your doctor about this skin reaction and also open up about how you're feeling.
Good luck!
Thanks guys.
I have support here at home. I'm going to see a councillor next week, a good friend of mine is paying for it for me.
I'm just really distraught at how my skin has become. The isotrex gel messed it up and then after 12 weeks I stopped it and it's just gotten worse since. I've also been under so much stress that doesn't help at all.
I see my derm next month and I am enquiring about Accutane since its my last hope guys.
On 6/14/2016 at 5:12 AM, MissSac17 said:Thanks guys.
I have support here at home. I'm going to see a councillor next week, a good friend of mine is paying for it for me.
I'm just really distraught at how my skin has become. The isotrex gel messed it up and then after 12 weeks I stopped it and it's just gotten worse since. I've also been under so much stress that doesn't help at all.
I see my derm next month and I am enquiring about Accutane since its my last hope guys.
Accutane isn't your last hope. There is no last hope. Your next hope is your mindset. They say the human body has the ability to push the weight of a cargo train car or whatever. What you don't know is that it's the same with your mind. You have the ability to do greater than you think. You will learn how to control your stress, ( from personal experience, stress just makes everything worse, i had huge cold sores to imagine that lovely KO combo hahaha), you just need to take the steps of wanting to lift that mental weight of what you're dealing with your skin. Once you take that first step, you'll see how far you've actually gotten. (because you have been on this journey for longer than you think).
Sorry for the longness but I've been through my fair share of the darknesss of life and just thought that you can use some of my light
On 6/14/2016 at 8:12 AM, MissSac17 said:Thanks guys.
I have support here at home. I'm going to see a councillor next week, a good friend of mine is paying for it for me.
I'm just really distraught at how my skin has become. The isotrex gel messed it up and then after 12 weeks I stopped it and it's just gotten worse since. I've also been under so much stress that doesn't help at all.
I see my derm next month and I am enquiring about Accutane since its my last hope guys.
Accutane may not be a good idea especially if you're depressed, accutane has made people suicidal. I think you should try EVERY option before accutane. Try cod liver oil, its derived from vitamin A also but not at dangerous levels. Try anti androgens. So many people been on accutane, more than once, and it comes back because there's some underlying cause. Imagine acne + serious chronis issues.Maybe its hormones or inflammation or food allergies...I think treating the source is your best bet.
I'll pray for you too maybe God listens better when you pray for others.