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[teapot33]

I was at a friends house a couple years ago having dinner rounf the table and his little sister says infront of everyone 'do you know your face is covered in spots!' I said 'yesss, and you'll get them when you're a teenager' lol I know she's just a kid so tried not to take offence.

I also built up the courage to go to work without make up on (few months ago), I cycled there too so my face was much redder but my collegue stopped and stared and said my skin has got sooo much worse, to which I proceeded to cry. lol she felt really bad afterwards though. You can't just say things like that to people! especially when they are oviously affected by it! grrrrr

Also @ dragonfly21 can I mix tumeric with water? I don't like the idea of mixing it with milk, I avoid milk like the plague lol I'm going to go do some research on it now. I love all the natural stuff, it's much better than man made chemical products.

[dragonfly21]

@teapot33

sure! ppl mix it with whatever they like/is covient for them.... i've heard of water/lemon juice/ cucumber juice ... stuff like that.. i personally wouldn't mix it with L. juice since it seems a little harsh plus i also heard that putting lemon on ur face makes it darker if in sunlight(thats wat i heard- don't know if true or not. def not gonna find out)

check out that thread i posted on there.. so many differnt ways ppl use it for PIH scars and acne. much luck to ya:)

[teapot33]

@teapot33

sure! ppl mix it with whatever they like/is covient for them.... i've heard of water/lemon juice/ cucumber juice ... stuff like that.. i personally wouldn't mix it with L. juice since it seems a little harsh plus i also heard that putting lemon on ur face makes it darker if in sunlight(thats wat i heard- don't know if true or not. def not gonna find out)

check out that thread i posted on there.. so many differnt ways ppl use it for PIH scars and acne. much luck to ya:)

Thanks alot. What do you mean by PIH scars?

[dragonfly21]

@teapot33

sure! ppl mix it with whatever they like/is covient for them.... i've heard of water/lemon juice/ cucumber juice ... stuff like that.. i personally wouldn't mix it with L. juice since it seems a little harsh plus i also heard that putting lemon on ur face makes it darker if in sunlight(thats wat i heard- don't know if true or not. def not gonna find out)

check out that thread i posted on there.. so many differnt ways ppl use it for PIH scars and acne. much luck to ya:)

Thanks alot. What do you mean by PIH scars?

post inflammatory hyperpigmentation scars- the red/dark red/brown/purplish scars that take a century to go away on their own -_____-

[teapot33]

@teapot33

sure! ppl mix it with whatever they like/is covient for them.... i've heard of water/lemon juice/ cucumber juice ... stuff like that.. i personally wouldn't mix it with L. juice since it seems a little harsh plus i also heard that putting lemon on ur face makes it darker if in sunlight(thats wat i heard- don't know if true or not. def not gonna find out)

check out that thread i posted on there.. so many differnt ways ppl use it for PIH scars and acne. much luck to ya:)

Thanks alot. What do you mean by PIH scars?

post inflammatory hyperpigmentation scars- the red/dark red/brown/purplish scars that take a century to go away on their own -_____-

oooh yer, i'm covered in them, cheekc, back and chest. Will certainly be tryin tumeric! cheers!

[colostomus]

back in high school i overheard a girl comment to her friend that my face was probably where they faked the moonlanding, in retrospect its kinda funny, but yeah i ditched school for days afterwards....

[kamran]

when i was in college there was a person who sent an email around where he/she wrote nasty comments about people obv to make them feel down. there were some fat name calling some resembling to frogs etc. mine was obv "my face is sooo ugly with lots of big nasty red spots" (and i thought my acne wasnt even that bad then!) it was obv exageratted but it still made me cringe and upset everytime people mentioned it!

[electthedead01]

One time on my way to school in my freshman year, I walked past a couple of guys at school and one of the guy said to his friend, "now thats a pimple", and they both broke out laughing. I seriously thought about turning around and not even going to school that day ahah but whateverr

[s_s]

ah people are just evil its like they love to see others suffering.But here are somethings that were said to me

1.)Guys use to tell me that sex would surely clear my face or rubbing semen on my face

2.)I was waiting for the bus after college and i was taking accutane and some guy asked if i was taking medication for my skin i said yeah and then he went into the whole story of giving me 'advice' on how avocado will clear my skin bla bla...

3.)People that know me would ask 'what happened to your face'

4.)i had a big argument with my cousin and he said 'look at you your face is covered with acne you shouldnt say anything back'

its all very hurtful, i ask my self what have i done so wrong to be punished with acne i wouldn't wish acne to happen to my worst enemy

[FallenStardust]

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Edited by FallenStardust, 14 September 2011 - 07:54 PM.

[acnegonenow]

I've had more than one occasion where I've wanted to crawl in a hole and disappear.


I'm a cashier. I've had several Mary Kay and Avon ladies try to sell products to me while I was at work. One even had the nerve to bring in a before/after picture and do a sells pitch while there was a line of customers behind her. When I told her I didn't have time for it, she proceeded to yell that she was just trying to help me get pretty.

I've had cashiers tell me I shouldn't buy a candy bar because it is bad for my skin.

The worst time was during high school anatomy. The teacher got on a soap box about acne is not caused by not washing your face. He even asked me how many times I washed my face a day in front of the entire class.

Thats happened to me too and i get so angry...!.!!!.!..! All they care is about making a buck of you and do their little sales pitch and it makes he hate that brand even more. The candy bar thing too they tell me chocolate causes acne and all this junk..People need to mind their own business and maybe then i can live in peace but they constantly butt in your business.


And i told a lady i was tired of wasting my money on useless products and she said "Thats what you have to do to look pretty" and i said I wasn't superficial and didn't care about looks anymore and she said "You have to look good anyways" I coud tell she was superficial

Edited by acnegonenow, 10 April 2011 - 02:16 PM.

[09alisa]

Back in high school, I was running for track in the spring. This little girl says hi to me, I say hi back.Then she asks me what I have all over my face. I know it was innocent, but it hurt a lot to hear that.

Once this year, I was sitting in the waiting room at the doctors with my nephew and he says what are those red things on your face? I was too embarrassed to say anything and my older sister goes pimples.

It cuts even deeper when kids say it because then I realize that they even notice and realize that not everybody else has acne.

[chensg]

my baby niece was over at my place yesterday. shes 1 yr old and the cutest thing ever. anyways, i was carrying her in my arms and was with my family. suddenly she reached out and point her finger to one of the cyst i have on my face and wanted to touch them, for some reason my niece likes to touch anything that looks like a round button and apparently my face looked like it had numerous buttons for her to press, when i move away she kept wanting to press them and scream and cried, well, it was pretty embarrassing..

[dragonfly21]

my baby niece was over at my place yesterday. shes 1 yr old and the cutest thing ever. anyways, i was carrying her in my arms and was with my family. suddenly she reached out and point her finger to one of the cyst i have on my face and wanted to touch them, for some reason my niece likes to touch anything that looks like a round button and apparently my face looked like it had numerous buttons for her to press, when i move away she kept wanting to press them and scream and cried, well, it was pretty embarrassing..

... well at least she doesn't no any better rather than a nosey adult poking into ur business and giving their opinion on ur whole body's anatomy

[Victorious D]

I like how brave you all are for posting and being so candid. For some background I am 23 and I've tried everything under the sun to fight acne with little results. I saw the method on this site and honestly from my experience with topicals and BP in general I just have not pursued it. Nevertheless...

I guess I've been fortunate not to have people be such huge assholes to me in my life (especially after some of these horror stories). I've had plenty of days in my life where I stayed inside and even more where I had to get through my day whether at work or school with a massive whitehead chilling on the side of my face or worse, but I guess people overlooked it ultimately.

What I thought of when I saw this thread was my friend John. We used to ride around the country side on expeditions of sorts, and one day when we were out riding around -- I guess we had parked or maybe we were still on the road -- he had time to notice these two big whiteheads positioned so awkwardly between my eyebrows. He said "did you get bit by a spider" or "is that a spiderbite?" and I just laughed, a little embarrassed, and told him they were pimples. He apologized and I had let him in on my acne woes by that point anyway so it was just a chuckle at that point.

Those are the kind of pimples so noticeable I have difficulty not letting the white part out before I go out. It's ridiculous how bad they look all ballooned up, and worse yet if there is red inflammation and swelling. Irrational anger sweeps my body when I see such things in the morning and debate sterilizing a needle to remove the eyesore.

[YesAndNo]

'Your face isn't that bad.'

Response: Look at my face when you tell me that.

[Aviont]

my baby niece was over at my place yesterday. shes 1 yr old and the cutest thing ever. anyways, i was carrying her in my arms and was with my family. suddenly she reached out and point her finger to one of the cyst i have on my face and wanted to touch them, for some reason my niece likes to touch anything that looks like a round button and apparently my face looked like it had numerous buttons for her to press, when i move away she kept wanting to press them and scream and cried, well, it was pretty embarrassing..

i think that's something all kids love to do! .. though i don't feel much embarrassing with that, because the typical bimbo's finds it ugly and dirty as if its a gabage van while the kiddos innocently touch them!

[Acne Security]

"whoa man, you have two bug bites on your face!" [die]
"hey do you know your face is all red!?" [no sh*t]
"what difference does it make what you wash your face with? its all just soap! thats all it is... soap" [please reproductively sterilize yourself]

Edited by hockeymc16, 14 April 2011 - 06:12 AM.

[meganluvsburdies]

You wouldn't tell an overweight person what kind of diet or workout would help them slim down, you wouldn't tell an old person what product would get rid of their vericose veins, why on earth do people think it's ok to recommend products to people with acne? It is so blatantly rude and hurtful. It shocks me how ignorant some people can be.


But yea, I've had my share of hurtful comments. One of my aunt's friends, after meeting me one time, bought me a proactiv kit. I shuddered as my aunt handed it to me. I told her how mad I was and she insisted that her friend was "just trying to help".. which I'm sure she was, but it was hurtful nonetheless. Sometimes I guess I just like to believe that no one notices my acne, and when something like this happens it's just a painful reminder of how obvious it really is, no matter how much makeup i cake on my face.

[BabyFirefly]

My mom and grandmother always say "Stop picking your damn face!!" I'm NOT it's just PIH ( It sucks because I feel like my skins is improving and they come and tell me, no, it's still hideous.