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[omarrana]

i dont have acne right now maybe minor, But one thing i regret is missing out on things when i had acne.Guys trust me at the end ull had a laugh but regrets if u didnt live fully.......
u will not get this time again dont let it get to u.i love u all <3

[aaronc :(]

well i have never done anything positive, i shy away from talking to anyone at school, i dont talk to girls because i dont feel good enough, i dont try in school because i constantly just cba because i feel pretty much worthless, when my skin gets better, ill notice and then be really happy, but then after like a week, itll be the same but it will look worse if you know what i mean, even though its not, but because ive got used to it. if my acne would go away, id be a completely different person, i would do everything! but its not and ofcourse with no self worth and constant feeling of not being good enough i cant get over that and cant do anything productive that will in turn change my life, on a positive note though its my 18th birthday soon so yay
I deserve acne anyway, everyone i look at i pick out flaws, i dont judge them on it, but i can find some in anyone, this could just be to pick myself up though. ha

[aaronc :(]

id like to apologize for my above post, i realize how lucky i am not to have an illness or something worse than acne, probably is some good things i have done recently, i have started to speak to some new people, and fortunatly, these people were popular and thus got me invites to all the upcoming parties even though i dont drink thats still good, and i got a new job a few weeks ago from a confident interveiw on my behalf, more money means less problems

[xXAnonymousXx]

^Happy for this guy hahaha

The only time I get frustrated and blah blah blah with acne is if I look in the mirror at my flaws and let it get to me (which I did a lot).
Sure people still judge you in public (cause they're tossers) but 'who gives a s*** what they say' is my attitude now.
With this attitude, I'm becoming more open to people in my new area.

[PaulH85]

In the end I, myself, have held myself back and limited my life way more than acne has. It's always been my choice. My acne may have been painful and emotionally difficult but not physically limiting. I could always still walk and see, and talk and hear and do the things I wanted to do, I just choose not to.
Looking back I don't think wasting so many years of my life and falling into serious depression and suicidal thoughts over my acne was a wise choice.
It would have been better to have been brave and lived and enjoyed my life as best and most fully as I could. It never would have been easy and maybe not always doable but I could defiantly have done better and made wiser choices. The best thing to do now is to learn from this and move on to a better future.

I know I'm bringing up something that was posted a long, long while ago, but I've only just read through this topic and this particular passage stood out a mile. I don't think I'm the only one feeling this, but it's like you read my mind. Yeah, my acne's been bad, and yeah, people made fun of me in school and stuff which has had an influence I suppose, but I could have let go of it. I could have been bigger, stronger, better. Not so self-involved and essentially selfish. Acne didn't steal the last twelve years of my life. I threw it away.
So I can't say that acne has made me become a stronger person, but I can now see that I WANT to be a stronger person. It starts now.

[acnegonenow]

Its hard to forget about acne when either your parents or customers at your job keep pointing it out. Now im going back to college and its gonna be like hell. When i see girls I automatically know i stand no chance in ever dating one. Im still 19 young and it sucks. I plan in living alone for the rest of my life.

+++on the plus side i started many home based businesses that will hopefully someday make me rich...Maybe thats why god gave me acne?

Edited by acnegonenow, 01 March 2011 - 07:20 PM.

[sagan]

When I'm feeling depressed, I read tons of quotations to calm my negativity. For the most part it works, but when it doesn't work... I get my butt out of my room and take a walk. Taking a walk really helps!! The fresh air is wonderful and so are the surroundings.

[Bina123]

Well, let's see.... My skin was oily and starting to break out two days ago (despite my being on high dose antibiotics) and when out and took a walk by my self, so that I could burn calories. And I risked people seeing my face full of oil and breaking out, but I did it anyway...so yeah.

[aaronc :(]

Well, let's see.... My skin was oily and starting to break out two days ago (despite my being on high dose antibiotics) and when out and took a walk by my self, so that I could burn calories. And I risked people seeing my face full of oil and breaking out, but I did it anyway...so yeah.

if thats you in your picture, then im sure you have nothing to worry about, because she looks beautiful!

[mcmath]

I never had to worry about acne until last year, when I began to break out around 20 y.o. Nowadays I have a dozen active acnes at a time, and it's seriously affecting my lifestyle. But I guess this experience has given me a deep perspective. A year ago when I was completely clear, I'd have laughed at people who become depressed by acne because honestly, it's just acne. From an outsider's point of view it's really not a big deal. But now that it's affecting me and consistently on my mind, I guess I realize how such a little thing could affect people so drastically.
Now, to answer the OP's question--I've found that I completely forget about my acne when working out. I actually look forward to my lifting sessions because it takes my mind completely off my face. Yes, there are mirrors everywhere in the gym, but the lighting isn't bright enough to notice the pimples and my attention is obviously on building my muscles. I think my gym's the one place I really feel comfortable, thank god for that.

[sjc11]

Acne has made me more humble, especially now that I'm 95% clear. I've gotten really good comments on my skin lately, how it "looks perfect" and that I have such a "good complexion", but I will NEVER let that get to my head, because I know acne is something I'll probably have to deal with for the rest of my life. I'll never take my skin for granted.

I'm also a lot more accepting of others. There are some girls who say "So-and-so WOULD be cute, but he has so much acne, I couldn't deal with it." I, on the other hand, WOULD never and COULD never dismiss someone because of acne. In fact, my crush right now has it pretty bad. But because I've had to deal with it, I'm able to see past it.

[HopefuLady]

Acne has made me more reserved, and therefore more aware of the people around me. It has definitely made me appreciate my otherwise good health.

[VitaminofLove333]

Ive seen guys with acne, I dont think it maeks a difference really. On girls it seems though....becuase one trait of perfection in us ladies is that our skin needs to be flawless.

[VitaminofLove333]

Yeah we all have to try to have a good time despite our acne, but every once in a while you get that annoying stare, and when you look to try and make eye contact they look down and make you feel like you're the ugliest person in the world.

Then there are the annoying "friends" who comment on your acne. Like last time I ran into some stupid friend from high school and she was like "wow I can't tell if you lost weight or gained. You have some acne on your face. haha." How stupid is she?! So I made this annoyed face and she was like "well someone has to tell you!haha."

Excuse me, I have a mirror. okay. I don't need to be reminded of my acne by others. Sometimes i feel like saying "Hey, unless you have the solution for my acne shut up. I'LL deal with it."

But anyway, the only somewhat positive thing I can say is that this girl who said that to me and ruined my otherwise okay day is that she is FUGLY. Not because of acne either, she's just ugly. And dumb too. I put makeup on (I'm a guy) and I look like a damn movie star (I was very cute as a pre teen) but no amount of make up can help her. Ha, so thats that. Thank you for reading, I enjoy reading your posts.

God I hate little shit butts like that
Just ignore her, acne will go away. Uglniess wont....except for palstic surgery...but that tends to make you look worse
"Well someone has to tell you. haha" What the hell? Even if you didnt have am irror ,and you didnt know. Why? Why does someone have to tell you that you dont look perfect? Thats stupid as hell

[Marcia P.]

I know this is suppose to be positive but you can't help but to think everyday that when people look at you, all they are looking at is your acne. I am 29 and have suffered since I was 16. I'm so self-conscious, my makeup looks horrible and I just don't know what to do.

[shadeofplato]

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
Friedrich Nietzsche

That's the best slogan for people in trouble I've ever heard.

[shadeofplato]

sorry...there's nothing positive about severe acne.

Anyways, positive thinking is better than sinking into depression.

[shadeofplato]

Acne has made me more reserved, and therefore more aware of the people around me. It has definitely made me appreciate my otherwise good health.

It's always so with health issues: we don't appreciate how important is ggod health untill we've lost it.

[PaulH85]

This topic seems kind of relevant to me right now, in terms of what I should have been doing. I realised I posted here in February. Yeah, that whole, "It starts now" thing... never actually started.
What little stability I had then is all gone now and I'm lower than I've ever been. And after some success earlier this year, my skin's now worse than it's ever been. Well and truly hit rock bottom. Sick of it all.

[Roller]

Hey Paul. What happened? From your posts I could've swore I thought you were getting better. I'm sorry to hear about that and we've all been through it at one point.

check my sig

"it is in times of adversity in which your true character is realized."

You write and express yourself with confidence, so you really are a confident person, you just don't realize it. It is during these times you have to find out for yourself what you're really all about. Don't go down like that man.

You've been on the boards long enough and all of the info you need is at your disposal. You know what you have to do.

Edited by Roller, 22 August 2011 - 05:28 AM.