I want 9 years of my life back =(

9 years now... 9 fuckin years of acne and still going... when the fuck is it ever gonna go away? I was 14 when it started and now I'm 23... WTF. I know I would've been a good looking guy if it wasn't due to acne... Not to mention the ugly deep scars and red spots all over.. I'm sensitive to light, heat, and cold where my skin always feels irritated. I had a lot of self confidence before acne and girls use to always look at me. now no girls r ever interested in me and I haven't moved on with my life.. still stuck in my parents basement because of the lack of confidence.. I feel inferior to everybody.. I can never stand up for myself because of my face.. I feel so ugly.. It's turned me into a highly sensitive person who can't take critisizm easily.. But I know that if I never had acne I would've been a cocky bastard... but I also know I would've been a better person and I would've gained some self development. I'm now just a kid stuck in a 23 year old's body.. I can't help it.. but I am who I am because of this terrible disease. missed out on so many opportunities and so much of life because of my confidence level.. just needed to vent.. I know I shouldn't feel sorry for myself and yadayadayada... but It's made me do some terrible things to myself... this deep void of depression feels so bad...

has anyone ever grown out of acne while on regimen??

Has anyone ever grown out of acne while using the regimen?? my face explodes when I'm off the regimen but it feels uncomfortable while on it..

I feel like a loser

I feel like a total loser. I've had acne since the age of 14 and now I'm 22 and haven't accomplished anything with my life. I still live in my parents basement and I feel like I'm going to be stuck here forever. Acne has ruined my confidence throughout the years and I feel so ugly and slow that it's just turned me into a lazy bastard.. I went to college for a year, dropped out. got 5 tickets and now my license is suspended. I can't focus on any daily tasks to save my life. I have no real friends and it's so hard for me to talk to people.. girls don't like me and I've only been in a few short relationships that left me heartbroken and lonely. Nobody really ever calls me up to do anything. What should've been the best years of my life has turned into years of depression and misery. I look at all my old high school people and old friends from my old town and they're all doing something with their lives and moving on with things while I'm still 22 and act like a little kid. I just feel so depressed. my skin is always irritated and I always get discouraged because of my acne scars. I've contemplated suicide so many times and been to a clinic for behavioral health. I just can't feel happy anymore... Everyone says I worry so much about little things and I do, I can't help it... what's wrong with me... I feel like dying everyday.

my acne is so stubborn!

I's been 8 years since i started breaking out & it hasn't stopped since then. It started when i was 14 & now i'm 22. I started using dan's regimen when i was 21 & it cleared up my skin really good. but now due to future circumstances, i might not be able to use the regimen for 3 months. I tried to cut the regimen cold turkey about 2 weeks ago, it was a bad idea! i started getting cystic acne again; my face started turning tan & all my acne started to flare up like it use to be before the regimen.. I swear this will haunt me for the rest of my life & i'm sick of it i use a minimal amount of the regimen every night now & it keeps most of it under control. has there been anyone who's had moderate acne, got on the regimen, & got off of it and their skin became clear?

Acne in the Marine Corps

err!! this is bad. I had to stop using dan's regimen because I will be going to marine boot camp soon. My skin looks like I'm starting to get a tan & is peeling and feels uncomfortable again... For anyone on here who is in the marines, how do you deal with your acne? will they actually help treat your acne when you get to the fleet? Since they provide Medical & Dental. I know that in bootcamp you can't use any acne medications and the DI's won't give a shit if your face is clear or not. My acne has the likely hood of becoming severe if I don't stick with dan's regimen which has been the only thing that's worked for me so far. I've had acne since I was 14 & I'm 22 now so I doubt it'll go away anytime soon. I've been on Accutane once when I was 16, but the acne came back. I know in bootcamp acne will be something I won't be worrying about, but I know it'll only get worse because of all the stress, lack of sleep, & especially during the crucible. Anyone in the military can help me with these questions? I'm starting to miss the way my skin was looking while on the regimen =( now I'm starting to look alot more older & dirtier which makes me feel disgusting...