Acne Depression?!

[honey4]

Has anyone felt depressed because of their acne? Tell your story.
Sometimes I feel that my acne is all others see in me. This makes me feel so rotten and ugly. Has anyone ever had this happen?
Is it normal to feel this way?
Does anyone have an acne "pick-me-up" that might help me?

[honey4]

Anyone? Please!!!

[Lady_Raven]

When I had bad acne I wouldn't even leave my house unless I absolutely had to. When I did I felt like everyone was looking at my face and how disgusting it was. I tried using coverup but that didn't help. I refused to look at myself in mirrors or reflections of any sort.

What do you do for your skin? I went to my doctor and I asked him to prescribe me cetaphil with clindamycin and differin gel. Now my skin is just fine. Tell me what you use and maybe I can help. I've tried almost everything! I have lots of really good tips though because I suffered from acne for almost 10 years.

[veggie girl]

I starting getting really bad acne just before summer. I had it on my back, chest, neck and face - I felt HORRENDOUS. I couldn't even wear a tanktop or anything nice and I wore a hat all the time. I had to wear full foundation even on the hottest days - which of course felt like my acne was worse.

Though It's cleared up by about 98% now but it was a horrible experience to go through. I was obsessed. All I wanted to do was find a cure. I felt it prevented me from living a full life.

I think its perfectly normal to feel depressed when you have acne because its so disfiguring (please, no offense intended to burn victims who are extremely and painfully disfigured)

I don't know why my acne went after almost 2 years. Maybe that was how long it was meant to last or maybe its because I've completely changed my diet and started exercising.

Good luck with your situation, I know how you feel.

[honey4]

Thanx for your reply. I use an antibiotic, minocycline, and a Tea Tree and Pumpkin Seed Cleanser that I absolutely love with dalcanin T. I also use a light moisturizer from mary kay.