time to vent a bit. =o

Hello all.. I think I need to let it out a bit. My name's Matt, I'm a 19 year old Italian guy who is about to finish high school (yep, we finish it later here). I suffered from mild forehead acne when I was 15/16, but the rest of the face was clear so I never thought about it. At 17 I got basically 100 % clear without having to resort to any treatment, the pimples just went away on their own. At 18 I was coming out of a tough phase of my life, and BAM! started breaking out like crazy on my cheeks/sides of my face, leaving me with a lot of acne scars/red marks in no time.
This was a year ago and since then I've been trying everything to make these scars go away, now that the acne seldom reappears. I used a glycolic acid peel at home for nearly 4 months last fall/winter and it seems to have just made things worse, making my skin more red.

Well, since trying, and failing, the glycolic treatment I am continuously thinking about my skin and obsessing over it, every day. I've started to avoid mirrors!
I do cheer myself up looking at the good things that I have, I'm blessed with good friends (nobody has ever told me anything about my skin) and a loving family, but that nagging thought that tells me I have terrible skin is always lingering, causing me to feel more and more apathetic as time goes by.
I feel disfigured at times and my face just seems to be worsening and getting more and more red marks, when the opposite should be happening.
I have attractive facial features underneath them, and this makes me even more frustrated. I just feel that my life, right now, would be great - if it wasn't for the acne scars covering my face! And I do feel a bit like an idiot for not enjoying things because I am constantly worrying about my scars, but I can't help it. I feel like I won't even be able to have a good university life (starting in 5 months) because of my face
I'm a bit broke so I can't try lasers, need to stick to creams and home remedies, but so far none seem to work well. argh.
But still, I try to stay positive, and know that this will just make me stronger as a person at the end of the day. I've definitely learned not to judge people by their appearances.=)


sorry for the long, boring post, lol!

Greetings to all!

Hey! You can call me Matt, I'm 19 years old. I've been lurking around for a few months now, and am thankful to this site for making me discover Dan's regimen.

I've always had really mild acne (just a few small pimples every now and then) until a year and a half ago, when I started breaking out all over my face, getting worse and worse. Now the acne is under control (mostly thanks to Dan's regimen) but my face is full of red marks/scars. =s
Funny that the outbursts started when I was 18, I thought I was safe by then, having overcome puberty. =)


Hope to find some remedies on here, cheers to you all.