I am an otherwise attractive girl with crushing low self-esteem due to this condition.

So around puberty my friends started pointing out these tiny bumps on my skin, which have stayed with me ever since.

http://imgur.com/bp9pS

These bumps are the result of something called Keratosis Pilaris, a genetic follicular condition which causes the body to produce too much keratin. Despite being fairly common, I haven't knowingly met anyone else with it. It didn't bother me until people started noticing my skin during high school, and I've grown accustomed to wearing 3/4-long sleeve shirts and pants year round. I live in a very hot climate so this has taken a lot of getting used to. I guess I'd rather be physically uncomfortable than mentally. This seemingly superficial problem has taken root in my psyche as a debilitating self esteem issue. I'm not sure if I will ever feel comfortable in my own skin again.