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Question: I'm feeling really depressed about my skin.

Answer:

Tell me about it. I’ve definitely been there before.

I've had days where I would literally stay cooped up inside the house, declining movie and dinner invites one after another, silently wishing and praying and hoping that my breakouts would clear before the start of next week so I could treat myself to a good night out if my skin had behaved. I convinced myself that it was okay to be a hermit because I would have lots of fun and make up for all the isolation after my skin cleared. But, of course, acne doesn't just disappear in a week.

Locking myself inside the house to prevent the monstrosity that was my face from showing in public made my mood much, much worse. I had nothing better to do than mope about my crappy skin and then mope some more about how I was missing out on spending time with my friends and so all it turned into was moping, moping, and some more moping.

As bad as you think your skin is. try not to beat yourself up about it. Yes, having acne does suck, but don't let it take priority of your life. I regret my social aloofness because I definitely missed out on a lot of would-be happy memories. =(

So, when you are feeling down about your skin, keep yourself busy and do other things. Play video games, read a book, draw, or even cry. Crying will help you feel better. It really is a cathartic release. You can also write everything down, all of your anger and all of your gripes. Vent it out in a non-violent way because keeping your frustration and possible depression bottled up will just make you feel worse.

But, realize that your skin probably isn’t as bad as you think it is.

A lot of the times, wherever you go, you think that everyone is looking at your skin, but you really are your own worst critic. Here’s a trick to make you feel better though: if you have to talk to someone face to face but you are having the worst breakout in your life, look at the person straight in their eyes. I mean, intensely look at them eye to eye. When they are looking at your eyes, they won’t be able to notice other things, such as your skin or mismatched socks. You can even try this on yourself in your mirror. Look into your eyes only and you’ll realize that when you make eye contact with yourself, you don’t look anywhere else on your face but your eyes.  

And if your skin really is that bad, keep your head up. The human body is an amazing healing organism. All it takes is time! *Sending good skin vibes*

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