Lis-Ace,
In the last couple years, I developed a skin disorder (vitiligo) on my face and have been struggling with my self-confidence around my appearance ever since. When I am in a social setting, I notice when people are looking at my face. I imagine they are wondering why my face has some discoloring and it makes me self-conscious and uncomfortable.

I believe the way to build self-esteem is through self-acceptance. I don't have to pretend I like my skin, but I should not let myself feel embarrassed by it either. That embarrassment isn't of any benefit to me and it probably makes people uncomfortable around me. There is no reason that we should feel embarrassed about something we had no control over. I feel like if I can become more at ease with my skin, it will make others at ease with me and my confidence will build.

Those are my current thoughts. I'm still learning on how to handle this.