Well I'm pretty sure most people with real bad acne are hiding. Acne is a very embarrassing disease and it kills your spirit to do anything. I'm sure most friends would say oh it's nothing but they just don't know because they never had acne like that.

i know this sounds stupid but everytime i go out i never ever see anyone with acne and i get so depressed! Everywhere man, none of my family members have acne, no one in the gym has acne, none in the shopping centre has acne...kinda thing that makes me so upset and suicidal!

I have often thought the same thing. I guess that is part of the reason I check in here daily. I know that somewhere, even if I don't see them, there are people like me who understand.

i agree. i also get mad when my best friend with a "porcelin" complexion complains when she gets one zit!! one!! i look at myself in the mirror with a face full...and she dont even know what that feels like... being what people call "ugly".

you know where most people are?

here at acne.org...

i know this sounds stupid but everytime i go out i never ever see anyone with acne and i get so depressed! Everywhere man, none of my family members have acne, no one in the gym has acne, none in the shopping centre has acne...kinda thing that makes me so upset and suicidal!

Sucks, huh?

i also get mad when my best friend with a "porcelin" complexion complains when she gets one zit!!

I know watcha mean. My old GF used to complain about a dot the size of a period . on her jawline and I thought "if that matters so much wtf are you going out with me??"

Yeah I know what you mean. Drives me crazy! lol Even though I know people DO have acne out there (this site, obviously) it seems like I never see them.

i know this sounds stupid but everytime i go out i never ever see anyone with acne and i get so depressed! Everywhere man, none of my family members have acne, no one in the gym has acne, none in the shopping centre has acne...kinda thing that makes me so upset and suicidal!

yea me2

Maybe all those people with acne are hiding in their home? I know I am

They are either hiding or have learnt to apply make-up really well!!

I know exactly what you means! I hardly ever see anyone with acne. None of my old school mates have it, none of my college mates have it, none of my work mates have it, no-one in my family has it. I feel like such the odd one out. But i wouldnt wish acne on anyone!

But i think the problem is that we are so overly critical about our own acne, that we don't notice it on everyone else!

Big Fax man. Like it's seriously hard even seeing even my unhealthy friends having clear skin. Also applying for jobs and seeing none of the workers have it. Or even in highschool, not one F'in person. But I just hope its puberty. I often see people with potential I wish I had with clear skin. But all they do is vape and act dumb. I pray like "yo God just clear my skin and I promise I'd be the most confident and determined person."  But idk 

At the height of my acne when I did go out the most puzzling thing for me was literally the people of ''walmart''. People there looked much like the stereotype at least in the town I lived in. They were obese, poorly dressed and sloppy. But guess what? no one seemed to have acne. I never could ''get'' this.