I decided pretty much, as soon as I found out I would be going on Roaccutane, that I knew I wanted to document my journey taking the tablets. Seeing as I'm reaching my first month mark on the drugs,  I wanted to talk about why I decided to start taking them and a little insight into my skin history. Also a little FYI - I will be doing a diary post of my first month and what side effects I've had, over the next couple of weeks. This post, is about why I made the decision to go on Roacctuane and how my skin has made me feel over the years. I often think that spots, acne, blemishes, whatever you call them, are overlooked. I sometimes feel that people think, it's okay to openly point them out on other people, or to many 'they're not a big thing and you should just get over it' - things which have frustrated me no end over the years. So that's why I want to talk openly and honestly about this journey ( I know that sounds super cringe but I couldn't think of another way to describe the next 6 months) and today I'm going to lay all my cards on the table and talk about why I'm doing this and how my skin makes me feel.  If it makes just one of you feel a bit better and a little less alone, then this post has done it's job. Quite often, I feel like I'm the only person without clear, perfect skin. Which I know is not true, but it's how I feel. I quite often feel ugly, and hate myself when I look in the mirror. I hate my skin and will think 'why is it so hard for me to ...