Stretch Marks!!

[Guest]

Well Johnny9, I'm with you on the dermaroller. I can't wait to see if acell is going to do anything for us. I bought a dermaroller 1.0, glycolic acid 30%, and trireduction with peptides. I've been reading this thread for over 6 months and this seems the best method. J has been very motivating. Her routine is working for her so I wanted to try both.

J, I want you to know that I am 41. No matter how old you are you still want to look beautiful and feel normal in your own skin. Thanks for your positive outlook and your determination. You are right, we just need to get up off our butt and at least do something!

Good Luck to you all
Shoo

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Thanks to J for answering my question on Acell. Boyyy do I have my fingers crossed on this one.

I've just had another gutting stretch mark moment. I was always fine with having them on my bum, inner thighs and underneath my boobs, this didn't bother me. Getting them all around my thighs and hips began to bother me more. Then I got them above my knees and on top of my boobs and that's what made me crack. It was just too intrusive. But now it's reached a whole new level when I've just a few moments ago discovered some emerging on my LOWER LEG! Literally on the side of my shin. How much more evasive can it get? I may as well have them running across my face Sometimes I think these stupid little superficial flaws are gonna run me into a nervous breakdown or an early grave. I cry about this WAY too often. Sigh

I know how you feel, but crying will make no difference. Look, when I was young the same thing happened to me, I started with them just on my bum, nowhere else, I know have them over a large proportion of my body. I guess the internet did not exist then, and I just ignored them. You however, do have a choice, stop crying and start trying. Get a good skin routine and treat your healthy skin too, something nice and gentle, but regular, you have to stop more forming, perhaps even nip to the doctors and ask for retin a. The more you keep them at bay, the less you will have to worry about getting rid of when there is a definite cure.

J

[Guest]

Well Johnny9, I'm with you on the dermaroller. I can't wait to see if acell is going to do anything for us. I bought a dermaroller 1.0, glycolic acid 30%, and trireduction with peptides. I've been reading this thread for over 6 months and this seems the best method. J has been very motivating. Her routine is working for her so I wanted to try both.

J, I want you to know that I am 41. No matter how old you are you still want to look beautiful and feel normal in your own skin. Thanks for your positive outlook and your determination. You are right, we just need to get up off our butt and at least do something!

Good Luck to you all
Shoo

Thanks Shoo

I am regularly told I look 10 years younger, ironic isn't it? But yes, the need to feel normal is my main factor. I feel like if I can remove these marks I will actually feel liberated, literally. I think I have lived in a shell because of them and now I want to break free. They effected my relationships, my hobbies, my entire life. I am damned if I am letting them do that for the rest of it without putting up one hell of a fight!

J

[Guest]

Liberated... I know exactly what you mean

Shoo[/u]

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im suicidal because of my sms

[Guest]

Okay, I just have to post because it PISSES ME OFF when someone says something as stupid as "stretch marks make me suicidal". GET OVER IT! I am 23 and I have had horrible stretch marks (bum, thighs, calves, arms, breasts, sides of stomach) since I was 11. I literally am pretty much covered in them and I have been for a long time. Of course I hate them but I could have a lot bigger problems.

Stretch marks make you suicidal? SERIOUSLY? That is probably one of the most retarded things I have ever heard. Look at what is happening around the world and think about what kind of problems people have. Im not making light of the feelings associated with stretch marks, because trust me, I know how hard and discouraging it can be. But there is more to life than worrying about your skin. I suggest you get started on a routine to improve them and dont ever say anything that stupid again!

[ace243]

well as you know i have stretchmarks but i had an actident & now i have 2 scars on my cheek. i bought mederma & i wanna know if thats good or is there anything out there for regular scars?

[Kojiro]

Okay, I just have to post because it PISSES ME OFF when someone says something as stupid as "stretch marks make me suicidal". GET OVER IT! I am 23 and I have had horrible stretch marks (bum, thighs, calves, arms, breasts, sides of stomach) since I was 11. I literally am pretty much covered in them and I have been for a long time. Of course I hate them but I could have a lot bigger problems.

Stretch marks make you suicidal? SERIOUSLY? That is probably one of the most retarded things I have ever heard. Look at what is happening around the world and think about what kind of problems people have. Im not making light of the feelings associated with stretch marks, because trust me, I know how hard and discouraging it can be. But there is more to life than worrying about your skin. I suggest you get started on a routine to improve them and dont ever say anything that stupid again!

Yes! I'm glad someone else sees things the way I do. Stretch marks suck and in the past I've definitely had some depression issues over it. But to act like its the worst thing possible is arrogant. There are kids dying from cancer, others getting raped and forced at gun point into armies. There is no way in hell I'd trade my stretch marks for these conditions. You are an enormous player in deciding what effects stretch marks have on your life. There are plenty of people with them that are happy, feel attractive, etc. It all comes down to what you make of it.

[Guest]

Okay, I just have to post because it PISSES ME OFF when someone says something as stupid as "stretch marks make me suicidal". GET OVER IT! I am 23 and I have had horrible stretch marks (bum, thighs, calves, arms, breasts, sides of stomach) since I was 11. I literally am pretty much covered in them and I have been for a long time. Of course I hate them but I could have a lot bigger problems.

Stretch marks make you suicidal? SERIOUSLY? That is probably one of the most retarded things I have ever heard. Look at what is happening around the world and think about what kind of problems people have. Im not making light of the feelings associated with stretch marks, because trust me, I know how hard and discouraging it can be. But there is more to life than worrying about your skin. I suggest you get started on a routine to improve them and dont ever say anything that stupid again!

Yes! I'm glad someone else sees things the way I do. Stretch marks suck and in the past I've definitely had some depression issues over it. But to act like its the worst thing possible is arrogant. There are kids dying from cancer, others getting raped and forced at gun point into armies. There is no way in hell I'd trade my stretch marks for these conditions. You are an enormous player in deciding what effects stretch marks have on your life. There are plenty of people with them that are happy, feel attractive, etc. It all comes down to what you make of it.

I think the problem is that stretch marks, if you have a really prolific amount, are an extremely embarrassing problem. They are simply not socially acceptable, hence why everyone on here wants to remain . and why very few people are willing to post any pictures of their marks.

If public attitudes changed, the degree of effect that they had on peoples lives would also change. But I do agree, there are obviously lots of things far more dreadful than these.



J

[Guest]

I meant to type: They are simply not socially acceptable, hence why everyone on here wants to remain .. Sad but true.

J

[Guest]

Having been through severe depression and anxiety and still being treated for it, I can say that, for me, stretch marks were one of the base problems that lead to MORE issues. Because of my stretch marks, I began fearing social situations when I was still young. I would worry that somehow, some of my marks would be exposed, or other times people would ask why I cover up all the time. It interfered enormously with my education because I would not go to school because of my depression and anxiety over social situations with another eventual diagnosis of school phobia. Because I had become socially awkward I suffered more at the hands of others insulting me. I also had issues with alcohol and marijuana while still a teenager and stretch marks DID contribute to all this. I am another of those people who is just covered in them. I completely understand that there are much, much worse things that happen to people all over the world. However, when you have a chemical imbalance in your brain and you cannot help feeling the way you do, it is not just as simple as 'getting over it' and people telling you to do so in a harsh manner does not always help and can leave you feeling guilty about the way you are already feeling. I am not trying to start an argument, I do agree that things could be much worse than stretch marks. It is just another viewpoint, maybe just to not be so harsh.

[johnny9]

Having been through severe depression and anxiety and still being treated for it, I can say that, for me, stretch marks were one of the base problems that lead to MORE issues. Because of my stretch marks, I began fearing social situations when I was still young. I would worry that somehow, some of my marks would be exposed, or other times people would ask why I cover up all the time. It interfered enormously with my education because I would not go to school because of my depression and anxiety over social situations with another eventual diagnosis of school phobia. Because I had become socially awkward I suffered more at the hands of others insulting me. I also had issues with alcohol and marijuana while still a teenager and stretch marks DID contribute to all this. I am another of those people who is just covered in them. I completely understand that there are much, much worse things that happen to people all over the world. However, when you have a chemical imbalance in your brain and you cannot help feeling the way you do, it is not just as simple as 'getting over it' and people telling you to do so in a harsh manner does not always help and can leave you feeling guilty about the way you are already feeling. I am not trying to start an argument, I do agree that things could be much worse than stretch marks. It is just another viewpoint, maybe just to not be so harsh.

100% agree. Theres ways to tell people things. You've got to understand that the feeling of depression and suicide arent just things people can get over its down to a chemical imbalance as stated above. Its not necessarily down to them being "retarded" its how their body reacts to certain situations, and for them to read some of the things previously posted really isnt going to help at all.

[LisaCapKeynes1977]

I tried beauty-tek at www.meditechclinics.co.uk and it does work its not like other treatments as they are only superficial and only last a couple of weeks, but with beauty tek I have kept my results but you do have to maintain a healthy lifestyle after treatments,,, I think its a bit stupid and arrogant to say that something is BS when you dont really understand, just do some reading, and you might learn why other treatments dont really work and why beautytek does,,, I had 12 treatmens on my stomach to reduce cellulite and fat,, and even after 1 treatment i lost inches and my skin was really tightned up and the other effect it had was that my breast were given an instant uplift aswell..


I advise anyone to try it, it really is something that is not understood, but something that cosmetic beauty industry dont want you to know about...

[RandomWords]

Okay, I just have to post because it PISSES ME OFF when someone says something as stupid as "stretch marks make me suicidal". GET OVER IT! I am 23 and I have had horrible stretch marks (bum, thighs, calves, arms, breasts, sides of stomach) since I was 11. I literally am pretty much covered in them and I have been for a long time. Of course I hate them but I could have a lot bigger problems.

Stretch marks make you suicidal? SERIOUSLY? That is probably one of the most retarded things I have ever heard. Look at what is happening around the world and think about what kind of problems people have. Im not making light of the feelings associated with stretch marks, because trust me, I know how hard and discouraging it can be. But there is more to life than worrying about your skin. I suggest you get started on a routine to improve them and dont ever say anything that stupid again!

I think that the above is a particularly unhelpful and unsympathetic response. I'm glad for you that your stretch marks have a relatively limited effect on your emotional state. It doesn't have the same effect on everybody else's. Everybody is different and certain kinds of things will be more disturbing to any given person than others. What exactly do you hope to achieve by calling this person's view 'retarded'? Such name-calling is both immature and utterly unproductive. I can't help thinking that you're so aggressive because you're battling with a similarly depressive outlook yourself? It's still inexcusable.

As for the 'evils of the world' line of thought, if any of us really meditated on the crap that does indeed go on in the world, then we'd all have been swinging from trees a long time ago. We're all to some extent lost in our own little worlds, and it might be nice if people like yourself could be more tolerant of where others are weaker than you, just as, I'm sure, those around you have to tolerate your own weakenesses (e.g. belligerence and lack of sympathy)

[hatestretchmarks11]

This is in response to those members here that say "get over it." It is not as easy as you would think and I have been at both sides of the spectrum before.

Now, the poster has just said that he or she is suicidal. Telling him or her to never say anything stupid again won't help matters. In fact, it may very well make things worse. I know you meant well but come on people, there are far better ways to get your message across WHILE STILL keeping the other person's state of mind...in mind. I think some people here just need to learn some effective ways of communication, seriously.

I am glad there are still some sympathetic people out there. Just had to post.