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My dad just came in my room and told me I am destroying my skin (I suffer from acne). He says I do not try at all. Then how come I'm on multiple different medications for it that messed up my stomach/body, but I am still pushing through and TRYING?! And I have depression and I recently called the suicide prevention line and during that time my parents made me leave my door open at all times until further notice and stay off my phone. Two days pass and they let me close my door and be on my phone whenever. They are the one not trying hard enough! Because they don't understand me at all. They think I'm just like them when they were teenagers and I'm suppose to be their perfect daughter. But I'm not either of those things! And I'm sick of my dad telling me that I do not try for anything. I'm not questioning life even more
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Just be who you are . tell your dad that you have no problem with the acne. Its common, most of the people get it at one point in their life. And outer looks do not matter.
ReplyDear 'What's the Point?',
I understand the struggles with acne. I've been dealing with it for more than half of my life at this point. It's really hard. When all your friends have perfect skin (or worse, your boyfriend), it makes you feel two inches tall. For me, acne has always been a huge factor to my low self-confidence. BUT I keep a sticky note on my bathroom mirror that says *CHOOSE to feel beautiful*. I know how much harder it is to say that than to feel that. Repetition helps, though. So every single morning when I'm getting ready, I try to choose to feel beautiful (it doesn't always happen, but I try). This has helped me, and maybe it's something that could help you too.
PS: Dad's don't understand how much an imperfect complexion affects teenage girls. Take whatever it is he has to say with a grain of salt. A therapist once told me to act like a duck. Have you ever noticed that water just *rolls right off* of a duck's back? Sometimes you just have to be a duck and let things roll right off your back.
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