Hear! hear!

yes! let's start a dating service! anyone from colorado??

Phantastik,

Finish your assignment first. lololol.

Hi guys,

Thanks for your supportive replies. I guess I came off kind of pathetic in my previous post, which wasn't my intention In spite of my KP, I consider myself lucky and blessed to have a job I love, wonderful friends around me, and a lot to keep me be busy--too busy to think about all the ways KP has kept me from having a totally normal life. It's just that when I read people's posts, it reminds me of my own struggles with this damn KP. It does provide some comfort to know that I'm not alone in this though, and it's great having a forum like this to share tips and let off some steam when we get super frustrated. So thanks to all of you

Listen up, peeps! I went on a date this past Saturday with a phenominal guy. I have been avoiding him for months, because from what I could tell he is extremely looks conscious and has dated "model-chick" girls most of his life. We were enjoying the evening and he pulled me close and started to rub my arm and I pulled away. My KP is 90% gone now, but I still get very apprehensive. He said, "Can I tell you a secret?", and I said, "yes". He told me that he has really bad eczema all over his back and legs and he has been battling this skin issue all of his life. Then he says, "It's ok. I understand."

The moral of my story, don't let this skin issue EVER stop you from moving forward to meet new people and to get physical with someone. Believe me, we are more stressed about KP than anyone else is. No one is perfect, and the right guy/gal for you will accept you as you are.

Happy dating...............

thats really cool to hear! i bet him saying that made you feel soo good. i would have a hard time "going first" in that situation. did he see your arms before he touched them (were your arms already visible)?

I went out with a jerk once who made me feel ashamed and responsible for having KP on my skin. In my ashamed state, I went out and bought retin A (over the counter-easyto get them in asian countries) and overapplied-and burnt the skin on my forearms. To this day I still have the residue burn marks on my right arm where there is a slightly darker patch of skin where the burn was. (asian skin heals by forming pigmentation where the redness was).

Needless to say KP is good for weeding out jerks.

It also made me address my self esteem issues. These says I wear what I want and couldn't care less if anyone saw my KP.

i agree dont let a good opprutunity pass u by. even though that dam self esteem goes low from time to time a real genuine person loves u and cares for u for who you are and what u are about. i know the real girlfriends that ive had that have loved and cared for me never even brought it up. i guess your right it is a good way to find the real and dish out the scum bags.

Hi guys n girls!

wow this topic is soo gr8 finally I can share my experience with KP..
Im a guy whos 19yrs old and I workout at da gym n it sucks soo much havin KP when I cant wear tanks without feeling uncomftie.. But its been days at gym I hav worn it and lyk ppl hav noticed and when they lyk tried feeling my arm muscles they felt my skin and I knew they were wondering wat it was but I was so emberassed and jst ignore it.. I wish that they just cud put much more effort on a cure.. And I hate going swimming or too the beach but my friends always asks me why not? and I just make up a excuse.. I hav KP almost all over my body, my back, back of da legs, thighs, arms, a lil on da stomach and chest..

But its nice too read all ur post and share dis with u guys..

same here dude - dont wear tanks at all and only recently started going t the gym with tshirts. it sucks going everyday to the gym and always wearing long sleeves.

but i have seen a bunch of guys and girls at the gym who have kp and it doesnt seem to stop them from wearing sleeveless.

Sometimes I wonder how much different person I would be without this condition and it makes me sad. I used to go to the gym a lot and keep my phsyique in top shape... I'm still fit, but not like I used to be and I have no motivation to really work out and look better any more because every time I look in the mirror all I can see is the red bumps all over my arms and back and think, what's the point? I can defiently agree with you on the beach thing too, I used to love going until I became more self-concious about the KP... now I rarely go and when I do I prefer to stay out of the water... Not just because of the KP, I also have extremely dry skin and after I go swimming it dries out so much and starts to crack and look ugly if I don't moistureize right after.

One thing's for sure, it's made me humble, maybe a little too much though. It's easy to say 'dont let it bother you, no one cares'... but in reality that's never going to happen. At least not for me.