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[Intoxifornication]

ahhhh ok, hope it clears up soon

[Warrior of Acne]

Thanks I am going on Accutane Monday so hopefully that is my savior once and for all.

EDIT: Actually not on Accutane, ignore this ^^^

Edited by Warrior of Acne, 13 November 2009 - 06:46 PM.

[Dayviid]

it holds me back from just truly living life as i should be living it...which is probably why i have it, in a way i think its a test from God to show me physical is nothing...

[strawberryraisin]

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Edited by bollywood, 22 July 2010 - 11:38 PM.

[mattio]

The only thing my skin holds me back from doing is taking pitcures of me, I always try to avoid the camera.. my skin actually manages to look worse in pictures than in real life!

[atb2120]

Me too, mattio! Ugh it's so annoying! Especially when all my other friends have perfectly flawless skin and take close up pics of themseles like 24/7. I wish I could do that.

[fuwafuwachan]

why can't you take showers at night? lol

Because by the morning my hair is all oily and nasty lookin, which gets in my face and makes my acne worse.

But it doesn't bother me that much. I adjust my life to accomodate my acne requirements, and it's getting better. So even with all these little things I can't do, I'm still happy. Acne wont get me down, it's a superficial problem.

[WhateverItTakes]

natural light is my biggest enemy haha!

thats why i like winter

really? thats why I dont like winter! the light seems sooo much brighter and cold so my face gets red on tap of everything else! I dont like natural light when I am inside, but when I am outside I dont mind it. if that makes any sense! haha

[*Wish*]

Then (before acne)

I loved taking/
being in random photos
with my friends (not
because I was vain
I just liked making silly
faces and having fun)

Now

I hide my face in pictures
I get all nervous and tend to
look not only completely pimple faced
but scared half to death in most photos
My acne usually looks worse in pictures with flash

Then

I had lots of confidence
about who I was and
how I looked, my skin
felt healthy and I
think I was pretty


Now
I don't have too much confidence anymore
I have been picked on so much I think I have begun
to believe some of the cruel things pplz say about me

Then

I could talk to people
without feeling weird
(goes along with the
confidence issue)

Now

I get paranoid when people don't look exactly in my eyes
I think...no I know people look at my acne...I imagine
all the horibble things they are thinking about my gross face
I get freaked out around the guy I like because I don't want
him to think I am ugly


Then

I usually could trust
what people said about
me.

Now

If someone says I look nice I think they are not telling the
truth because of how I view myself. I hate people telling me
that they don't notice my acne because they do....
This one person I know trys to be nice and tell me that they don't notice my skin, then when my skin begins to trick me by looking a bit less red and less white head pustuly....
She will comment on the fact that my skin is improving...


Then

I used to be thinner

Now

I gained wait being stressed over acne
I don't overeat because of acne anymore but it's hard to
lose weight you have gained (no I'm not obese) but a bit overweight...I don't like shopping for new clothes because of this and my acne looks terrible in the lights at the store

Now

I wasn't really jealous of others
I'm jealous of my friends for having good skin so I
get angry at them sometimes and shut myself
off from them


And the list goes on.....

Edited by *Wish*, 11 November 2009 - 10:12 PM.

[Post-Punk]

Prevents me from going up to girls I like and starting conversations with them. It also prevents me from getting into groups where everyone has clear, perfect skin. Also, I never want to hang around smaller kids. They usually tend to make fun or point out your acne, or just stare at it.

And of course I never want to take pictures...

Edited by Post-Punk, 13 November 2009 - 02:35 AM.

[toomanyman]

mine stops me from taking my top off, even around my girlfriend.
it stops me from taking photos, it stops me from having a lie in some mornings before school (i have to shower for ages to get my sh*t together),
i dont do this anymore b/c of my girlfriend, but it stopped me hitting on random girls.
it makes me envy those who have clear skin, and those who are ignorant to my problem (you know, those rets who think that a bit of clearasil makes everything better).

it has made me skive school due to severity, i have applied foundation! i am aggressive and upfront to people when i think they are looking at my skin. I'm generally aggressive actually, it's a defensive mechanism now.
I have been depressed, even suicidal.
I avoid people when it is particularly bad.

Oh, i can't go swimming either (it's messy on my back and chest).

The worst part, I think, is knowing that you were once so much more attractive and successful with the opposite sex (or same sex, if that's what you're into. ) and now that your skin has acne, people view you in a different light and you are now a guy/girl who 'used to look good'

toomanyman

[persuadedflower]

I can't go to sleepovers, because there's no way I'll be able to do my skin regimen while I'm there.

I can relate to this statement. I always want to go spend the night at my friend's house, but getting my skin prepared the next morning would be so annoying if I was not safely at home. Also, my bathroom lighting has a low light and a high light so I usually use low lighting when I am looking in the mirror applying makeup. If I were at a friend's house then they would usually have bright lighting in their bathrooms which will make me feel more self-conscious when I look at my reflection which will keep me in the bathroom longer which will keep me from socializing with my friend. It's all too much trouble. Also, I cannot talk to guys with confidence, I mean, the ones that I don't know really well or at all. One might come up to me on occasion and I would think, why is this guy talking to me? Is he not completely turned off by my appearance right now? What's wrong with this guy? Is he blind? Does he need better prescription in his contacts/glasses? Yeah. I don't socialize hardly ever. I'm a hermit.

[renee.h]

i know exactly how you feel. im in a job where i have to go outside and be in the bright daylight with everyone else and their flawless skin and i just want to fade away, its the worst feeling and i wonder why me? every day the first thing i do is go to the mirror and check and im always dissapointed. my new fear is the scars, not only do i have to suffer with the pimples but when they go they leave a horrible hole in my face... its so unfair. you are not alone.

[renee.h]

Thanks I am going on Accutane Monday so hopefully that is my savior once and for all.

EDIT: Actually not on Accutane, ignore this ^^^

you are the first person ive come across that thinks like this, ive always had the feeling that my acne is some sort of a test from god.. i use to be quite vain and flirty, but not anymore. now im the oppisite. having acne has taught me alot about being humble and being ok within myself. i still struggle with self image and "what other people' think. ive had to face my acne head on, be in situations that have made me extremely uncomfortable and ive survived them all. i think ive figered out what my acne came to teach me...

[renee.h]

it holds me back from just truly living life as i should be living it...which is probably why i have it, in a way i think its a test from God to show me physical is nothing...

you are the first person ive come across that thinks like this, ive always had the feeling that my acne is some sort of a test from god.. i use to be quite vain and flirty, but not anymore. now im the oppisite. having acne has taught me alot about being humble and being ok within myself. i still struggle with self image and "what other people' think. ive had to face my acne head on, be in situations that have made me extremely uncomfortable and ive survived them all. i think ive figered out what my acne came to teach me...

[masg]

Wish I could use god as an easy excuse for acne.

[atk]

Holds me back from being fully social.

Im sort of hesitant going to work, as i work at a surfshop/skateshop.

Im constantly greeting customers and such.

I've recently broke out again after 9months of having "clear" skin, just skin pigmentation left...but its gotten quite bad with massive pimples across my temples and jawline (which ive never had)

Basically, i can still be social...i just dislike it when customers' eyes wonder...stopping me from being 100% friendly.

[JohntheBaptist]

From skateboarding

[SurferGirl656]

i dont go swimming because im scared my make up will wash off i dont go to my friends sleepovers because i have to take off my make up at night and i dont want them to see me. i dont go to parties because i feel like an outcast and that people will stare or laugh. theres so many things, i want to be able to say i dont care im gonna do whatever i want but i cant i hold myself back everytime!

[atk]

From skateboarding

why would it hold you back from skating??

the only time i dont feel held back is when im skating with the homies.