Hi Guys, starting to return to this website as I have been struggling lately. I am 16 and have been having skin issues for just over a year. I have big problems with hyper pigmentation, redness and Seborrheic dermatitis. I used to have mild to moderate acne but now I don't have that many active pimples, just a few. Looking in the mirror doesn't always destroy me but it's more the emotional issues I have been dealing with. I have pigmentation issues with the skin close to the eye area, and I generally have somewhat of a zombie look because of this, this is annoying. My cheeks are dark and so whenever I look in any kind of dark tinted mirror, it's unpleasant. Lighting is such a bitch, it sucks to look at yourself under one type of lighting and look acceptable and then another and look terrible, it makes me very anxious and paranoid and I never know how i really look. There have been many positive times during my struggle, and creativity has brought so much good into my life and kept me going, but lately I have felt lost. Clear Skin to me just seems like a happy, positive thing and bad skin seems like such a negative thing, it's hard to turn things around. I went to a dermatologist last month and began my first treatment but there was no result. I haven't given up all hope as I want to see myself beat this and know I overcame it, but people aren't all that positive about skin problems, so I feel alone and somewhat lost. This year was supposed to be the year that I saw my skin really heal up, but I'm still having big problems. Just needed to put this out there.