My Self-Esteem was Rock Bottom
Now I know a lot of people are on Roaccutane and it has worked for them and that’s great if they are happy with it. But I just continued to be on a downward spiral. I was back home and looking for a job in advertising, my self-esteem was rock bottom feeling totally distressed. Every side effect associated with the antibiotics I had. Everything dried up. My hands itched and cracked so did my lips. My throat was sore and dry. Everything ached and I have never felt so tired. My nose started to bleed, that was horrible, dry crusty blood! On top of this I was very emotional crying over everything and anything. I was very depressed just wanting to crawl into my bed and stay there which I did a lot of the time. This behaviour was not me, I felt I had no choice or control over my life any more. My parents were very worried, to be honest I was worried. My concern that the acne would never disappear was constant then every time I saw myself I had a reminder of the external outbreaks of acne as well as the mood swings and internal disturbances.
I loved the Holistic Approach.
A family friend is a reflexologist and suggested I go to have some treatments. Reflexology brought about a deep relaxation this helped my mental and emotional state. I felt incredibly calm after the sessions and I loved the holistic approach of treating the whole person. It helped my depression and my feeling of helplessness. I loved my reflexology sessions and still make sure I have regular treatments. My reflexologist told me we all have a choice about how to deal with our health challenges. The more I thought about her comment the more I wanted to look at alternative treatments to find a more natural cure for my acne.
