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[Need Solutions]

I would 100% choose having cancer when im 60/70 and having nice looking skin than having my face feeling dry all the time, looking dirty from all the blackheads/whiteheads/small red spots everywhere.

I dont care how wrong that is, my face has gradually got like this the last month or two and Ive gone from being out with my mates all the time to not wanting anyone to see me.

Its ruined everything and ive been searching for ways to solve this but it seems so much harder to rid face of all these severely blocked pores than normal acne because changing diet/lifestyle seems to have worked for a lot of people in calming down/hraling inflamed acne but it seems once pores are seriously clogged its very hard to get rid of them and even harder to keep them clean.

fuck this

[Lapis lazuli]

So it's sort of like "Would you choose to live shorter if it meant you were happier in the time you were alive?", eh? Interesting question.

[ForQuestions]

Stupid question.

[UnacceptedRealist]

I would, in all seriousness, chose cancer later. Even though "later" is fairly ambiguous, I feel that the effect acne has had on my life is comparable to that of a terminal illness. For instance, I no longer have the hope of clear skin in the future because my entire face is now riddled with scarring ( and I didn't even pick at it!). Furthermore, it influences every part of my life, I think about it constantly. It has damaged my confidence which, inturn, has severely limited my life. I do not have a social life. I do not have meaningful relationships. I do not enjoy my life on a daily basis. I merely exist, I do not live.

If I could trade a sickly latter end of life for clear skin now, I would do it in a heartbeat.

[Need Solutions]

"If I could trade a sickly latter end of life for clear skin now, I would do it in a heartbeat."

Definately mate

[Rawhide]

My dad had both. Fuck you all. Fuck all this shit

[Lapis lazuli]

My dad had both. Fuck you all. Fuck all this shit

I don't feel everyone in this thread is inconsiderate/disrespectful to people with cancer. I think that the OP's question is formulated in a maybe not so smart way. A lot of people here are teenagers...which is something to keep in mind. A lot of the time they don't stop to think about certain things while they should. Also many people here are strung out and stressed which sometimes results in threads being posted that could/should have been thought through more.

I'm sorry to hear you were offended.

Edited by Lapis lazuli, 29 July 2012 - 03:07 PM.

[LastDitchEffort]

I understand if someone would choose cancer later. Acne usually (sadly) equals low self-confidence, and that can destroy one's youth. However, there are very effective cures for acne, we just have to find what works for us, it can be individual. Personally, I'd rather suffer from acne and put effort on curing it, than knowing for a fact that I'd get cancer at some point.
Also, I don't think it would be fair towards my closest ones, since cancer can kill you, acne cannot.
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[Lilly75]

If it was as easy as making a choice I'd choose to never have either acne or cancer.

But for the sake of the thread - I'd still choose to have acne now rather than cancer later (whenever later is). I'd choose acne even though it has horrible emotional / mental health impacts and affects how I interact with people sometimes. I know that dealing with cancer would be so much worse and quality of life living with cancer would be far far worse than with acne. I wouldn't wish cancer on anyone - nor acne - but I think if it was as easy as making a choice for one over the other, anyone who chose cancer would be regretting that choice pretty quickly...

[pokeblaa]

erm. let me tell you about my grandmas?

one has cancer and the the other one doesnt. one who has cancer got it cured, but still gets crap. the other one who is cancer free has alcheimers and get plenty other crap as well. either way both have lot of old age shit and thats totally regardless of cancer.

point is, in old age youll be fucked anyway? and i agree to poster 3 posts above, fuck all of this.

Edited by blahkun, 30 July 2012 - 05:23 AM.

[Lapis lazuli]

i agree to poster 3 posts above, fuck all of this.

Wouldn't those be four posts above? I mean it's the fourth post above yours...not the third?

[pokeblaa]

^ my mistake dude. more correctly would probably be to say: poster above 3 posts, but seems like you solved the puzzle afterall, so its fine

[Lapis lazuli]

^ my mistake dude. more correctly would probably be to say: poster above 3 posts, but seems like you solved the puzzle afterall, so its fine

Ok.

[Ghostunit]

You can actually cure both by eating just plant-based. I am a vegan for life and I eat mostly veggies and fruits. My skin is starting to glow, but I have new acne scars which sucks, but it will cure it soon. I am sure I won't have it for ever. I will also be prevented from cancers and diseases. I will live longer and have a lot of energy and look great.
Vegan is the way to live.

Edited by Ghostunit, 31 July 2012 - 10:31 AM.

[Lapis lazuli]

You can actually cure both by eating just plant-based. I am a vegan for life and I eat mostly veggies and fruits. My skin is starting to glow, but I have new acne scars which sucks, but it will cure it soon. I am sure I won't have it for ever. I will also be prevented from cancers and diseases. I will live longer and have a lot of energy and look great.
Vegan is the way to live.

Sorry to have disappoint you but Robin Gibb was an "ardent" vegan and a teetotaler and he still got cancer.

http://en.wikipedia....b#Personal_life

[UnacceptedRealist]

You can actually cure both by eating just plant-based. I am a vegan for life and I eat mostly veggies and fruits. My skin is starting to glow, but I have new acne scars which sucks, but it will cure it soon. I am sure I won't have it for ever. I will also be prevented from cancers and diseases. I will live longer and have a lot of energy and look great.
Vegan is the way to live.

I completely disagree with this statement; In fact, it comes across as quite ignorant. A healthy diet (be it vegan or another form) can most certainly aid in cancer prevention (to some extent) and even, in some cases, as treatment. However, it is assuredly not a cure. As for acne scarring, I also highly doubt a diet is an effective "cure".

Edited by UnacceptedRealist, 03 August 2012 - 07:55 PM.

[Ghostunit]

You can actually cure both by eating just plant-based. I am a vegan for life and I eat mostly veggies and fruits. My skin is starting to glow, but I have new acne scars which sucks, but it will cure it soon. I am sure I won't have it for ever. I will also be prevented from cancers and diseases. I will live longer and have a lot of energy and look great.
Vegan is the way to live.

Sorry to have disappoint you but Robin Gibb was an "ardent" vegan and a teetotaler and he still got cancer.

http://en.wikipedia....b#Personal_life

Yeah, but that's probably rare. I think he lacked of raw percentage. it is recommended to go 80% when you're old ;\ lots of veggies and fruits~
It is important to protect yourself and only plants provide all the protection. So I am happy being a vegan regardless of skin problems. I prefer health more than skin problems

Edited by Ghostunit, 31 July 2012 - 12:30 PM.

[Lapis lazuli]

Yeah, but that's probably rare. I think he lacked of raw percentage. it is recommended to go 80% when you're old ;\ lots of veggies and fruits~

What does that mean?

It is important to protect yourself and only plants provide all the protection.

The mind is a powerful thing; if you actually believe that then being a vegan may indeed make you more healthy! I don't think you're right though... It's just like... What is it called? Homeopathy? Where they cure all sorts of little sicknesses by eating certain oils and leaves from plants. I don't believe in that, really. There may be some things in there that work but in general it's not what they claim it is.

[Lilly75]

You can actually cure both by eating just plant-based. I am a vegan for life and I eat mostly veggies and fruits. My skin is starting to glow, but I have new acne scars which sucks, but it will cure it soon. I am sure I won't have it for ever. I will also be prevented from cancers and diseases. I will live longer and have a lot of energy and look great.
Vegan is the way to live.

There's nothing wrong with living a vegan life but it doesn't necessarily mean that you will avoid all cancers and diseases. You may lessen your risk of diseases that have things like obesity as a risk factor if you eat healthy and exercise but there are many risk factors and reasons people can get diseases. And as long as you're stil getting the needed amounts of protein etc that non-vegans or non-vegetarians get a lot of from meat, it is still very healthy

And like Lapis mentioned - a lot of it could be to do with the mind set of a person

But like I said - nothing wrong at all with being vegan - and if you love it, continue with it! Definitely healthier than if someone was eating fast food every day A lot of people claim diet has really helped their skin/acne - doesn't always appear to be a vegan or raw diet. But I think it's good to remember what works for one person may not work for another...

[Ghostunit]

You can actually cure both by eating just plant-based. I am a vegan for life and I eat mostly veggies and fruits. My skin is starting to glow, but I have new acne scars which sucks, but it will cure it soon. I am sure I won't have it for ever. I will also be prevented from cancers and diseases. I will live longer and have a lot of energy and look great.
Vegan is the way to live.

There's nothing wrong with living a vegan life but it doesn't necessarily mean that you will avoid all cancers and diseases. You may lessen your risk of diseases that have things like obesity as a risk factor if you eat healthy and exercise but there are many risk factors and reasons people can get diseases. And as long as you're stil getting the needed amounts of protein etc that non-vegans or non-vegetarians get a lot of from meat, it is still very healthy

And like Lapis mentioned - a lot of it could be to do with the mind set of a person

But like I said - nothing wrong at all with being vegan - and if you love it, continue with it! Definitely healthier than if someone was eating fast food every day A lot of people claim diet has really helped their skin/acne - doesn't always appear to be a vegan or raw diet. But I think it's good to remember what works for one person may not work for another...

I don't know where you learn that! But going 80% or more raw, mostly veggies and fruits will protect you a lot. At least going vegan will prevent heart disease which is the number one killer in USA. It also prevents other diseases and cancers. I do trust Dr. Fuhrman and Dr.Campbell ha ha.. I learn all that from them. Meats are the cause of heart attack. ;\

Edited by Ghostunit, 31 July 2012 - 05:32 PM.