Hey guys,

I'm a longtime sufferer of skin problems. I have dermatitis and rosacea. Because of that, I have a lot of scars on my skin. The most affected areas are my face, shoulders, back and chest.

Because of that, I feel pretty low most of the time. Most other people can look in the mirror and think they look alright. I don't. I hate it. Some days it's bad, sometimes it's not. Its been pretty bad the last few weeks and I just hate going out. I'm so self conscious of it and it's impacting my self esteem.

Don't get me wrong, my self esteem has never been high. You can thank an abusive ex-fried for that; he made me feel extremely low about myself, but since I got him out of my life it's been better...but this...this just makes me feel terrible. I know, however, that it's not likely going to go anywhere. A majority of my relatives also have skin issues so it's genetic.

The question is, I guess, is how do I accept it and move on from it? How do I stop wanting to hide my face away because of how red and scarred it looks some days?