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Has anyone ever wondered if maybe all of the oil is necessary to repair the skin? And blotting/washing it off all of the time is just setting you back?
That's why people use emu oil, jojoba oil, rosehip oil, etc at night after you cleanse.
So why not just use their own oils? It seems like the skin is producing it for a reason.
First day of work going great so far... I have to do a lot of customer interaction so Idk how my face looks at this store. I wouldn't be surprised if I find a whitehead or two when I get home -_-
whered you get a job?
At this warehouse store called Sam's Club
First day of work going great so far... I have to do a lot of customer interaction so Idk how my face looks at this store. I wouldn't be surprised if I find a whitehead or two when I get home -_-
Hey man I just recently got a new job at a bank and I have to see customers the whole dayyyyy, but trust me all you need to do is act confident and show that acne doesnt affects you in any way! Then noone would ever mention about acne to you. It's all about confidence
Yeah thats how I act when Im at work or in class. Im like a different person lol. So nobody notices that acne affects me cuz I dont show that I care about it. Then when I get home and look in the mirror well sometimes its not bad at all and sometimes I cant believe I went through my whole day looking like shit
Yeah thats how I act when Im at work or in class. Im like a different person lol. So nobody notices that acne affects me cuz I dont show that I care about it. Then when I get home and look in the mirror well sometimes its not bad at all and sometimes I cant believe I went through my whole day looking like shit
lol, if anything acne has made us really talented actors. I think I deserve an Emmy for all of my stellar performances faking confidence. 
Anyone elses day get ruined when a pimple pops up? Its rediculous. A normal person would just go about their day not giving a damn, but im so worried its a sign of more to come.
"like" this post if this as happened or happens to you.
Anyone elses day get ruined when a pimple pops up? Its rediculous. A normal person would just go about their day not giving a damn, but im so worried its a sign of more to come.
"like" this post if this as happened or happens to you.
course!
it's gotta be cos we deal with them all the time, and knowing another one is coming is just the pits. For people who don't get acne, they know this one zit will go away soon and they'll look just as good as before.
- As for me, my skin is a little itchy. Getting new ones. I wanna know why they can hurt so much somtimes; bad enough they're ugly and never go away but they have to inflict real pain? .. bleh.
Aw;\ I commented my aunt comment and she was like, "I didn't you all summer. You don't visit your favorite aunt." I didn't want them to see me with bad skin. The last time I visit them, I was 96% clear. Now I have new scars and some dark marks that are taking a while to heal. I should still visit them.. dunno why I haven't . ;\ I feel bad!
I know this isn't the right place to post this.. but my skin isn't still clear. I have one new pimple that form.. it isn't cysts.. a white head one. It hurts a bit. I love my skin is very smooth which is good, I hope. I still get zits though.
See the makings of a cyst on my cheek. Plus several newly inflamed pimples on my right jaw/chin area. Not seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I am noticing that my acne is not healing either so i am getting new bumps on top of old bumps. Feeling sad, depressed and resigned to the fact that i may never get rid of my acne. As you can tell, not in a positive frame of mind.
School sucks. Especially with acne
Completely agree with both of those. I have a friend I went to High school with who had acne and I think still does. It was BAD. He has a GF with flawless skin. Guy is super nice. Hes gone through all of college and is applying NYU (new york university) one of the top schools in the US....for law. Hes one of the people that doesnt let acne or any skin issue stop him. Hes gonna be a super successful lawyer or whatever he becomes despite his imperfections.
I feel great today! I realized that I can't let acne control my life because if I do; I will lose hold of things like school, work, money, etc. It's a powerful mental burden if you let it be.
As embarrassing and hard it is to go on with life, like work & school, I realize acne is not forever and my goals/dreams will be the ones to fall if I give up - not me!
Stay strong all 
Went back to school today looked in the bathroom mirror hoping for a magical clean face but it didn't happen. Instead I have to walk around these fuckin people with perfect skin looking at me like some fuckin freak. I feel like hurting something, I have issues. I think I need help.
My face is looking great right now except I noticed a slight amount of pain on the side of my nose--mostly when I press down on this one spot. I can't really feel a bump, though, or if there IS a bump there, it's really small and shallow right now. Good or bad sign? I'm just praying to God that it's not a cystic pimple because those are AWFUL and I'm at college now so I can't get to a derm. I've been taking Ibuprofen all day and putting on spot treatments so hopefully it'll calm down. It already seems to be less painful. It's not really red, either, which confuses me. Usually if a pimple is about to form, I can at least feel a noticeable bump. So maybe it's not a pimple? Who knows, but it's not noticeable anyway right now so I'm not gonna let it ruin my night. Hopefully it'll look better tomorrow.
Went back to school today looked in the bathroom mirror hoping for a magical clean face but it didn't happen. Instead I have to walk around these fuckin people with perfect skin looking at me like some fuckin freak. I feel like hurting something, I have issues. I think I need help.
Therapy, bro. Seeing a therapist and developing a trusting relationship with them has been a godsend for me. Look into it.
My face is looking great right now except I noticed a slight amount of pain on the side of my nose--mostly when I press down on this one spot. I can't really feel a bump, though, or if there IS a bump there, it's really small and shallow right now. Good or bad sign? I'm just praying to God that it's not a cystic pimple because those are AWFUL and I'm at college now so I can't get to a derm. I've been taking Ibuprofen all day and putting on spot treatments so hopefully it'll calm down. It already seems to be less painful. It's not really red, either, which confuses me. Usually if a pimple is about to form, I can at least feel a noticeable bump. So maybe it's not a pimple? Who knows, but it's not noticeable anyway right now so I'm not gonna let it ruin my night. Hopefully it'll look better tomorrow.
Don't worry, I get those too but what is funny is that I can feel the pain, but I can't see the bump. And within a couple of days the pain will go away. Like it never even happened. You'll probably got through the same thing.
My face is looking great right now except I noticed a slight amount of pain on the side of my nose--mostly when I press down on this one spot. I can't really feel a bump, though, or if there IS a bump there, it's really small and shallow right now. Good or bad sign? I'm just praying to God that it's not a cystic pimple because those are AWFUL and I'm at college now so I can't get to a derm. I've been taking Ibuprofen all day and putting on spot treatments so hopefully it'll calm down. It already seems to be less painful. It's not really red, either, which confuses me. Usually if a pimple is about to form, I can at least feel a noticeable bump. So maybe it's not a pimple? Who knows, but it's not noticeable anyway right now so I'm not gonna let it ruin my night. Hopefully it'll look better tomorrow.
Don't worry, I get those too but what is funny is that I can feel the pain, but I can't see the bump. And within a couple of days the pain will go away. Like it never even happened. You'll probably got through the same thing.
Thanks! So do you ever get bumps in those 'painful' spots? It's odd, because I cannot feel a bump there but when I press down hard I feel a little bit of pain--but almost like it's right on the cartilage of my nose. Usually, when I have a painful spot, I can feel a bump right where it is, but with this I don't feel anything (or maybe just a tiny bump). The pain has gone down now though and so has the redness. I just really hope it doesn't turn into a big pimple by tomorrow or something. 
I hate how whenever I go out and someone looks at me, I automatically think they are looking at my skin. It's rediculous. It's ALL I think about when I go out. This guy did a double take look at me in the store just now as I was going down the stares and he was going up. Maybe it's just human nature for people to look at others that walk past them, but I feel like they are INSTANTLY judging me by my skin and the few red marks I have and I become instantly kind of defensive in a way. It's such a bad feeling and it may just all be in my head, but I hate thinking this way EVERY FUCKING TIME SOMEONE LOOKS AT ME! It's fucking exhausting!
Does anyone else have parents/siblings/friends etc that just don't seem to understand the emotional effects of acne?
I just got into an awful argument with my parents over this. Before I left for college, my prescription for Doxy ran out. For the past 6 months I've been taking 75 mg in the morning and 75 at night. This really helped my acne and kept it under control. So before I left, I got a new prescription, but for some reason the dr. (a new one) prescribed me 75 mg once a day. Thinking a mistake must've happened, my dad (who works in a hospital) managed to get me 100 mg of Doxy to take once a day until he could get the correct prescription for me.
So I've been doing this, but I've been noticing (or maybe I'm just paranoid) that my skin isn't as great as it was on the 150 mg of Doxy. I told my parents this and reminded them to get the correct prescription since I'm seeing them this weekend. Well on the phone my mom told me the new prescription was for 75 mg of Doxy to be taken once a day. I told her this was wrong, since I have taken it twice a day in the past. My dad told me this Doxy is a new "time release" one that works for 24 hrs meaning you only need one a day.
I got really upset and we started shouting on the phone to each other. I tried to convey to them that I just want to stay on what's been WORKING for me, but my dad said the insurance company isn't allowing the 2x a day Doxy anymore or something?? I couldn't even understand. Why should I be denied of medication that's been working for me? Then my dad launches into this tirade of how too much Doxy can be harmful for my system, which I understand, but if 2x a day has been working for me with no complications why would it be 'dangerous' now? Then my mom started shouting about how I don't have acne anymore and how I'm a shallow person who only cares about looks.
At my lowest point of my bad breakout 6 months ago, I wanted to drop out of school. I skipped classes. I didn't see friends. And I felt AWFUL about myself. All I wanted was clear skin. Now that I've improved so much, is it so wrong that I'm paranoid about my skin turning bad again? Is it so wrong to want to stay with what's been working for my skin? And is it WRONG that I don't want to have pimples??? That's not even being shallow, it's just being realistic!
I just don't understand why I can't stay on my prescription of 2x a day Doxy. I don't know what this "time release" Doxy is and I'm so scared it's just not going to work for me and my skin will freak out. I hate feeling this paranoid, but I can't help it, and I don't know how to convey this to my parents. All they think is that I'm shallow and obsessed with looks. That's not true, it's just that I don't want acne! Jesus....I'm so upset right now I just want to go to sleep and it's only 9:40.