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writes:I am embarassed to step out of the house. I sleep all day because I am ashamed to go out. I am hedious. My severe acne has scarred my face and I feel worthless. I am afraid to go to shopping malls. Everyone else looks amazing with good skin. I am always the only one with this horrible face. I feel sad and awful about myself. I don't have something to feel happy about. I hate myself so much that I've been googling how to boost my self-esteem and how to avoid self-loathing but it's not working. I still hate myself! ): What should I do? I hate to think that when people look at me at the mall, they feel that I'm unattractive. When I was in high school I was extremely traumatised when I was constantly picked on of my acne that I changed school. When I was in college, one guy left me for a much prettier girl and I feel that everyone thought it's no suprise because she's very much prettier. I hate myself.
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 September 2012): Hello, im writing cause i have been exactly where you are. Only about 2 or 3 years ago i was locking myself in the house refusing to go out with family or friends because my skin was sooooo bad. I spent so long not going out that a whole shopping complex was renovated and when I finally got the nerve to go out I had no idea where any of the shops I used to go to had moved to. Also another time I managed to drag myself out with with family I had 2 little girls point at me and ask if i had the chicken pox. i burst into tears right there.Right now Im at home recovering from a fraxel laser session and dermal fillers.So although its been a long process, I have done a few things that have seen my self esteem significantly boosted. Firstly a saw a reputable dermatologist. He put me on roaccutane (accutane) for about 4 months - that helped a bit to stop any acne flare ups. Then I started doing fraxel laser sessions to deal with the scars. And most recently I have been getting restalne filler injections. These things are not miracle cures, your skin will never be perfect (but look around, not many peoples is). This has made me confident enough to wear my hair back off my face and go out and live my life again. I went from studying accounting because I never wanted to see anyone to working in film production. Go out there and see what modern medicine has to offer. I am in sydney and can tell you my derm. But honestly the only thing that got me through all the pain was finding hope and a solution.Goodluck, my thoughts are with you. Claim your life back and dont let it make you a victim. Fight back. xx
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reader, Honeypie  +, writes (1 September 2012):
 Have you been to a doctor/dermatologist ? There are things that can help your skin improve.
The things is, you need to realize there is more to you then your skin. However, that doesn't mean you can't try and get some help for it.
I can't believe how mean kids are to each other about looks.
*hugs*
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reader, anonymous, writes (1 September 2012): A lot of people are small minded and ignorant, they never give a thought to how their behavior makes others feel and how they themselves would feel if it was happening to them, unfortunately there's not a lot you can do about them.
Have you tried google to see if there's any less extreme forms of treatment that could help you?
I would also suggest making an appointment with your GP to see if they can offer you any help or advice on this matter.
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