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[wll37]

i'm feeling bad. I'm almost clear from acne, just those ugly red scars and suddenly I got two painful acne. argh They are big and red, looking angry on my jaw. I hate my face.

[hayleyx90]

AuguriesofInnocence, on 18 May 2012 - 07:42 PM, said:

hayleyx90, on 15 May 2012 - 02:58 PM, said:

Although this website is useful, I think sometimes its good to have a break and just forget about acne for a while. I tried to stop coming on here for a bit, and for the past week tried to forget about my acne, applied my topicals and got on with life. Seems to have worked a little, a couple of people have told me my skins glowing!

you know I think I have to do the same thing, stay off this site for a while.
At first I thought it was great to find it--and it is great to see youre not alone--but it can become obsessive at least for people like me with manic tendancies. I actually think my skin is worse now than it was (on my face my body acne is nearly gone).
I might just stop for a week and see if it helps at least mentally.
Its no fun to have acne on the brain 24/7 (
This will be my last post for a week starting now and Im not going to be on this site until next week.
wish me luck.

good luck!! hope your coping ok!! I've been spending less and less time on this website, so thinking a lot less about my acne. It has helped me loads!! I only have 2 tiny spots on my face and a few marks which my derm said will fade in the next few months so I'm so happy and I feel as if I can enjoy this gorgeous weather we have in the UK!! Ive been on the pill for a month and a bit, and I can really see it helping. That and the sunshine! xxx

[poi6]

I have to poop......

[Lilly75]

Not feeling so good about my skin today. It's really freaked out on me this past week and is not looking good. I'm putting it down to increased stress and fairly large amounts of coffee...

[EddieE]

I thought my skin was healing, but broke out with 3-4 pimples on face, not on forehead though. My forehead has no active pimples. I had like 20 on my forehead. I still have red marks there and new scars which sucks. Anyways, I broke out on cheeks which sucks 'cause it does leave bad scarring. I am trying my best to be gentle when I dry my face with a tower and will try not to touch it. I don't care about my acne as I have scars anyways.. I don't mind new ones. It is just that I don't want a lot of pimples on face. We'll see what happens 'cause I might have to use BP again if I keep breaking out and I really don't wanna apply BP. I dunno if the product I use is pulling out the toxins of the skin. I use Indian Aztec clay and I apply coconut oil before I go to bed. I also eat raw foods, mostly fruits and veggies which are good for cleansing or w.e. Dunno what to do.. I guess I just have to be patient and let the time heal my skin ;\ I don't even wanna go out .. I have to take my mom and sister to the pharmacy. Oh well

Edited by EddieE, Yesterday, 12:03 PM.

[Lilly75]

Skin is still completely broken out but I was doing ok today until about half an hour ago when I went to get ready to go out tonight. The bright setting sun light coming in through my bathroom mirror really showed how horrible my skin is and this really cut me. Doesn't help that I can't get my foundation to go on nicely either. I was hoping that I'd be able to apply makeup more easily once stopping BP but now I'm thinking it's more the foundation that I'm using that makes it hard to apply rather than my skins condition. Oh well - At least it looks a little better than with nothing on at all... I want to be able to not wear foundation - I used to not wear it -even with bad skin - but for some reason I started wearing it and now it's nearly like a 'security blanket' (unfortunately)
Also thinking I might have to start using BP again. Don't really know what else to use.

[poi6]

Meh

[EddieE]

Lilly75, on 26 May 2012 - 01:01 AM, said:

Skin is still completely broken out but I was doing ok today until about half an hour ago when I went to get ready to go out tonight. The bright setting sun light coming in through my bathroom mirror really showed how horrible my skin is and this really cut me. Doesn't help that I can't get my foundation to go on nicely either. I was hoping that I'd be able to apply makeup more easily once stopping BP but now I'm thinking it's more the foundation that I'm using that makes it hard to apply rather than my skins condition. Oh well - At least it looks a little better than with nothing on at all... I want to be able to not wear foundation - I used to not wear it -even with bad skin - but for some reason I started wearing it and now it's nearly like a 'security blanket' (unfortunately)
Also thinking I might have to start using BP again. Don't really know what else to use.

Yeah, you might get worse if you stop using BP, but if you wanna stop using BP because it is harmful for skin and you might have to use it forever.. then it is worth it to go into this nightmare. I did broke out a lot after I stopped using BP, but I was prepared for it. I am still breaking out a bit, but I think it is healing slowly. I am treating my skin naturally now instead of chemicals. I really hope to be at least 96% clear before classes starts in the Fall. I have like 3-4 months ^^;;

Edited by EddieE, Today, 09:21 AM.

[gforce89]

EddieE, on 25 May 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

I thought my skin was healing, but broke out with 3-4 pimples on face, not on forehead though. My forehead has no active pimples. I had like 20 on my forehead. I still have red marks there and new scars which sucks. Anyways, I broke out on cheeks which sucks 'cause it does leave bad scarring. I am trying my best to be gentle when I dry my face with a tower and will try not to touch it. I don't care about my acne as I have scars anyways.. I don't mind new ones. It is just that I don't want a lot of pimples on face. We'll see what happens 'cause I might have to use BP again if I keep breaking out and I really don't wanna apply BP. I dunno if the product I use is pulling out the toxins of the skin. I use Indian Aztec clay and I apply coconut oil before I go to bed. I also eat raw foods, mostly fruits and veggies which are good for cleansing or w.e. Dunno what to do.. I guess I just have to be patient and let the time heal my skin ;\ I don't even wanna go out .. I have to take my mom and sister to the pharmacy. Oh well

Isn't coconut oil pretty comedogenic?

[EddieE]

gforce89, on 26 May 2012 - 03:26 PM, said:

EddieE, on 25 May 2012 - 11:59 AM, said:

I thought my skin was healing, but broke out with 3-4 pimples on face, not on forehead though. My forehead has no active pimples. I had like 20 on my forehead. I still have red marks there and new scars which sucks. Anyways, I broke out on cheeks which sucks 'cause it does leave bad scarring. I am trying my best to be gentle when I dry my face with a tower and will try not to touch it. I don't care about my acne as I have scars anyways.. I don't mind new ones. It is just that I don't want a lot of pimples on face. We'll see what happens 'cause I might have to use BP again if I keep breaking out and I really don't wanna apply BP. I dunno if the product I use is pulling out the toxins of the skin. I use Indian Aztec clay and I apply coconut oil before I go to bed. I also eat raw foods, mostly fruits and veggies which are good for cleansing or w.e. Dunno what to do.. I guess I just have to be patient and let the time heal my skin ;\ I don't even wanna go out .. I have to take my mom and sister to the pharmacy. Oh well

Isn't coconut oil pretty comedogenic?

I heard of that, but not the raw or extra-virgin coconut oil. It works for a lot of people, but it made my skin greasy, even the next day, so I am going to use jojoba oil which I ordered it. Hopefully it makes my skin smooth and not greasy.

[Lilly75]

EddieE, on 26 May 2012 - 09:19 AM, said:

Lilly75, on 26 May 2012 - 01:01 AM, said:

Skin is still completely broken out but I was doing ok today until about half an hour ago when I went to get ready to go out tonight. The bright setting sun light coming in through my bathroom mirror really showed how horrible my skin is and this really cut me. Doesn't help that I can't get my foundation to go on nicely either. I was hoping that I'd be able to apply makeup more easily once stopping BP but now I'm thinking it's more the foundation that I'm using that makes it hard to apply rather than my skins condition. Oh well - At least it looks a little better than with nothing on at all... I want to be able to not wear foundation - I used to not wear it -even with bad skin - but for some reason I started wearing it and now it's nearly like a 'security blanket' (unfortunately)
Also thinking I might have to start using BP again. Don't really know what else to use.

Yeah, you might get worse if you stop using BP, but if you wanna stop using BP because it is harmful for skin and you might have to use it forever.. then it is worth it to go into this nightmare. I did broke out a lot after I stopped using BP, but I was prepared for it. I am still breaking out a bit, but I think it is healing slowly. I am treating my skin naturally now instead of chemicals. I really hope to be at least 96% clear before classes starts in the Fall. I have like 3-4 months ^^;;

I stopped the BP a while ago - has to be nearly a month I think. I had heard about having a breakout once stopping it, so I was expecting it soon after, but surprisingly to me my skin was really good for about two weeks after I stopped BP. Had no cystic or painful acne and it seemed like things were getting better without it. But it didn't last. Maybe what I have now is the breakout from stopping it? I would think it's a culmination of factors though.
But yeah - I stopped because I'd been using it for a while with no amazing results and I don't like the idea of putting so many chemicals on my skin and I'd heard some things about BP 'accelerating' ageing etc - though I'm not sure if there's any solid research finding these things.
In a way I do want to try the acne.org regimen - but I think I'll try out some different diet things and have an intolerance test done first and see how that goes.

Hope things go well for you and you see some good results before your classes start again!