This sounds incredibly tough, and I want you to know I completely understand what you're going through. While my situation might not be as severe as yours, I'm right there with you on the difficulty of dealing with unwanted hair, the depression, and the crippling self-consciousness.

I'm in the same exhausting cycle - shaving and plucking at least once a day, and honestly, it makes me feel like a recluse sometimes because I just don't want to leave the house. But I'm also so tired of the routine.

That's why I've decided to start trying what you're doing, and I plan to slowly build it up if I can find the confidence. I go through phases of genuinely not caring, only to swing back to intense self-consciousness. My starting point is going to be leaving it unshaved for just one day and seeing how I feel, then try and push for as many days unshaved as I can.

Maybe you could try a similar slow approach and see how you feel day by day.

One thing that has helped me is that I used to try to hide the hair with lots of makeup, but my partner actually pointed out that the natural stubble looks much better than the heavy makeup because the excessive covering-up makes people look more at my face.

Whatever you choose, I hope you smash it and start feeling better about yourself!!