DM1

Man, that's gotta hurt. I used to hate missing out on stuff due to my skin. I still miss out on certain events, but now it's due to different reasons. I did go on vacation once, but it created a lot of anxiety due to my skin. It was pretty upsetting. Anyway, I feel really bad for you. I can really understand how something like that would make you feel like crying. You need a hug, but Lord knows I can't give you one online.

A lot of people in India have acne.

- bad advice removed - (lol) I'm surprised that you developed acne after 20.

Isn't it "Ghost Writer" ? That show is old school.

(bad language removed) I already moved out and it didn't work. I carried the pain/trauma/baggage with me. I've tried a lot of things, none of them worked.

Trust me, you're not alone in having an unhappy life - at the moment. There's a lot of us. For some reason, I wish I could trade problems with the other people on this board. There seems to be no way out with what I'm going through. But of course, I know by now that a lot of people feel that way here.

My life is completely fucked. I have spent the better part of the year in a psychiatric ward, i.e. 14 weeks. I've tried really hard to get better and get help, but it's just not going to work. I've exhausted many avenues but things just aren't working out. I haven't been able to eat properly in a long time, and I'm in constant emotional pain. The public health system in Australia is fucked over. There is no (psychlogical) therapy available at all in hospital. It's all medication-based. If you

Diet does not affect my acne. Although I'm sure that tea/coffee/soda does make my skin worse.

The Secret... is untrue bullshit.

Pressing pause? Not at all. I hardly care at all about how my skin looks now. It's been this way for the past 9 months or so. I suddenly just "matured" and "got over it" and acne does not affect me mentally one bit. I don't know how it suddenly happened, and I'm surprised about it myself. But I can understand how difficult it is for many people, because my skin did affect me for a long time. Perhaps because I have way bigger problems now, I don't care about my skin anymore.

Carcass - "Swarming Vulgar Mass Of Infected Virulency" Awesome track about acne. \m/

Not to do with acne, but I have to post anyway. I'm suffering from severe trauma due to emotional abuse from my parents. I can't bear the pain anymore. I think I may kill myself. Help?

I don't know what to say about your experience. But I'm on beta-blockers (blood pressure medication) to curb my palpitations brought on by panic - due to severe trauma.

Good work. Keep it up.

I think we all have "escape" stories.