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a cyst has formed on my forehead, haven't gotten one of those in a while. rest of my face is clear so I cant complain. it still sucks tho! its on the top of my forehead guess I will be wearing my hair down this week. lol its Monday so it should be gone by im hoping Friday. im going to a party on Saturday but it'll be dark so it wont be noticeable at all.
pretty damn great, actually! no new zits. i still have scars and some hyperpigmentation but NOWHERE near as bad as they used to be.. so, i feel good about that 
i still haven't bought my dermastamp because i'm doing extensive research.. hopefully i'll be able to place an order for one very soon because i've seen a lot of good reviews on it. i'm crossing my fingers.
Got up about half an hour ago the first thing I did was look in the bathroom mirror (I do this every single day). Got a couple of small spots just under my left eye which I`m conscious of - probably means that I will be spending lots of time in front of the mirror today examining myself and checking how the spots are doing. I should be thankful as I do not have bad acne - I just wish that I could rid myself of this obsession of constantly thinking about my skin and worrying over even the the most insignificant of blemishes (I think about my skin 24 bloody 7). Sorry for the rant!
Hey everyone. Just wanted to thank you all for posting here. I don't know why it took me so long to start coming to this part of the forum. For years now I've mostly hung out in the diet and nutrition section and ignored the emotional aspect of things. Being here is totally helping me. I feel less alone in this.
I'm feeling okay. Not exactly happy with my skin but pleased that I do seem to be making some progress (as painfully slow as it may be). I looked at some pictures from August and my skin was a lot more inflamed and painful looking then.
My thanksgiving holiday is over and I am flying back home tomorrow. I'm NOT looking forward to the horrific lighting in airport bathrooms and the exhausting 12 hour journey that leaves me feeling weary and ugly and drained, but I am looking forward to being back in my own kitchen and comfort zone, sleeping in my own bed and all the other nice things about being home. Plus the lighting in my bathroom is incredibly flattering so maybe when I get in I'll be even more pleased with my progress!
I won't make the mistake of drinking airplane coffee again, which caused a terrible breakout the last time and left me anxiety ridden over my skin for the first half of my trip. I'll stick to my bottle of ultra-expensive water from one of the airport gift shops, lol.
When I get back I have a number of things planned to continue on this healing path, both emotionally and physically. I'm feeling nervous about how I'm going to do, but hopeful.
pretty damn great, actually! no new zits. i still have scars and some hyperpigmentation but NOWHERE near as bad as they used to be.. so, i feel good about that
i still haven't bought my dermastamp because i'm doing extensive research.. hopefully i'll be able to place an order for one very soon because i've seen a lot of good reviews on it. i'm crossing my fingers.
Same! No new zits. I have scars and some red marks. My scars aren't deep as my father's scars which is good. I am applying aloe vera and MSM lotion which I heard these are good for scars. It feels good not to have active zits, right?!
i'm stopping epiduo, its making me break out and flake like crazy. I'm also speed dating tommorrow... I can't do that with my face looking like this! It's all about first impressions and connections, and they're just gonna be staring at my face. HOPE to God it's in nice lighting! Annd I hope I connect with someone... probably not lol, I'll probably start crying
i'm stopping epiduo, its making me break out and flake like crazy. I'm also speed dating tommorrow... I can't do that with my face looking like this! It's all about first impressions and connections, and they're just gonna be staring at my face. HOPE to God it's in nice lighting! Annd I hope I connect with someone... probably not lol, I'll probably start crying
do people ever tell you you look like gwyneth paltrow?
lol good luck! i am so socially awkward i cant imagine trying speed dating
i have reason to believe there is a strong correlation between school and acne. therefore, for medical purposes, i should be exempt from school.
i'm stopping epiduo, its making me break out and flake like crazy. I'm also speed dating tommorrow... I can't do that with my face looking like this! It's all about first impressions and connections, and they're just gonna be staring at my face. HOPE to God it's in nice lighting! Annd I hope I connect with someone... probably not lol, I'll probably start crying
do people ever tell you you look like gwyneth paltrow?
lol good luck! i am so socially awkward i cant imagine trying speed dating
i have reason to believe there is a strong correlation between school and acne. therefore, for medical purposes, i should be exempt from school.
nope! I have never gotten that one before haha, I wish I looked like her though 
and I'm socially awkward as hell too, but hopefully my nerves will amp me up
i'm stopping epiduo, its making me break out and flake like crazy. I'm also speed dating tommorrow... I can't do that with my face looking like this! It's all about first impressions and connections, and they're just gonna be staring at my face. HOPE to God it's in nice lighting! Annd I hope I connect with someone... probably not lol, I'll probably start crying
do people ever tell you you look like gwyneth paltrow?
lol good luck! i am so socially awkward i cant imagine trying speed dating
i have reason to believe there is a strong correlation between school and acne. therefore, for medical purposes, i should be exempt from school.
nope! I have never gotten that one before haha, I wish I looked like her though
and I'm socially awkward as hell too, but hopefully my nerves will amp me up
really? you do though! shut up youre gorg haha youll be fine!
Feeling good!! I found out my uni results today and I did well with my subjects - I was so happy/relieved to see that I did pass anatomy! All the stress was worth it in the end haha
My skin is doing a little better too I think
i'm stopping epiduo, its making me break out and flake like crazy. I'm also speed dating tommorrow... I can't do that with my face looking like this! It's all about first impressions and connections, and they're just gonna be staring at my face. HOPE to God it's in nice lighting! Annd I hope I connect with someone... probably not lol, I'll probably start crying
Have you used epiduo for long? I think as a general suggestion people say to use things for at least 3 months to see how it does work for you. You could always stop it for the speed dating and then start it again if you decide to try it longer. But of course, if you think it really isn't for you then ditch it and move on
Good luck with the speed dating - relax, stay positive and have fun! Try and not to stress over your skin because that won't help anything. I've seen so many people here comment on how pretty you are (and they're right) so listen to them and hopefully that will help you feel more confident!
Ive stopped caring how i feel. I am completely and utterly defeated by my acne. My life could not be any worse and there is NOTHING that makes me feel better about it. I do not have a single friend and i just feel like laying in my bed all day and pray to god that the world really does end on dec 21.
Feeling a lot more positive today but I`ve just woken up and I`ve not looked in the mirror yet. Part of the reason I feel in a good mood right is now is that I went and watched my football (soccer) team Brighton play last night (my avatar is their club badge). For just a couple of hours I was engrossed in the football match and forgot about myself and my skin. Just telling everyone this as I do think that finding an activity or a hobby that you enjoy can really help. It shifts your focus and just for a little while, you forget yourself. By the way, Brighton beat Bristol City 2v0.
this cyst on my forehead is so annoying. Luckily its already at its peak so by tomorrow I hope it starts to heal. I look like a unicorn. lol I have a party to go to on Saturday and im pretty sure by that day it should have gone down. so tomorrow im wearing a beanie to cover this darn thang. lol
Woke up to a cyst on my cheek yesterday, whereas today, it's now red without even touching it. Perfect, just perfect. Enough is enough, I'm done. Every single day, it's the same thing over and over again. I wake up and nothing changes, it's beyond irritating, then when it starts to slowly improve, I break out again. I can't take it anymore. At my age, it's all a popularity contest as well, in regards to both looks and materialistic things, it pisses me off. I can't even look into the mirror properly nowadays, it's depressing. Far out, for Christmas this year, I just want both a clear face and my confidence back. I try to shrug it off and be happy all the time, but it's hard enough forcing yourself to do both, it sucks. I want to work out without worrying about looking at my reflection, I want to chill in the sun with friends without worrying about getting burnt, it's not fair. Just because I'm not popular or rich doesn't mean I'm not a nobody.
Yes! so i have bought a book that is deemed very premium of a very definitive source.
I know that it is a substantial book as it is also in the list of the 1001 books one must read before dying...... (Alex?)
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.....
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can still feel a lot of bumps on my face..... several cysts hurts.... but whatevs!!!!
yaaaahhhh...walked around the mall and didn't give a damn when people looked at me like whaat?
bought a hell lot of books on SALE!!!!!! word......
Yes! so i have bought a book that is deemed very premium of a very definitive source.
I know that it is a substantial book as it is also in the list of the 1001 books one must read before dying...... (Alex?)
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer.....
can still feel a lot of bumps on my face..... several cysts hurts.... but whatevs!!!!
yaaaahhhh...walked around the mall and didn't give a damn when people looked at me like whaat?
bought a hell lot of books on SALE!!!!!! word......
Books ftw!
I've been running through everything Stephen King related that I can get my hands on the past few weeks lol.
Lots of different people told me at different times this morning that I looked really nice. My makeup, hair and outfit was exactly the same as normal so I presumed it was my skin, but when I asked what made them say that one person said 'you're smiling lots today' and another said something about me acting differently, in a good way.
My skin's looking tonnes better recently. I'm still trying to quit picking though, it's delaying my results so much. I'm picking at things that I don't even think are spots anymore and causing loads of little cuts on my face. Unfortunatley my day went rapidly down hill which didn't help with the picking.
I'm just so stressed out right now. My tutor had a serious argument with me this afternoon despite me being the only person putting the work in in the class and trying to answer his questions. I got called a bad student, poorly organized and (basically) stupid, something that as a person who gets firsts a lot and is usually teacher's pet I'm not used too. Then I waited outside for half an hour in the freezing cold because my lift home forgot I existed while some dudes laughed at me for 'standing around like a prostitute'. Being outside in the winter for a long time of course made my Reynauds flare up and my hands got stuck holding my freezing cold phone which wouldn't get signal. I came home and got bombarded with questions from my friends about if I had finished my two 3,000 words essays yet, one of which is due in on Friday and the other on Monday. My antibiotics are messing up my moods and stomach and when I came on here I found people criticizing me for lifting 'too light' weights which are hard to me. To be quite honest I'm just sitting here crying and trying really hard not to scrape my skin off. I know this is all such a 'first world problem', but damn it, I've been just about keeping it together these last few months.
Aw spotthedifference.. *hug* I'm so sorry you had a bad day.
I struggle with picking too. Sometimes I want to just rip the acne right off my face and sometimes I do, which usually causes bleeding and scarring. Sometimes I just don't care, but I'm working on it.
What are you on antibiotics for? Be sure to get some good probiotics in your system after!
Me:
I'm feeling 50/50 today. It was my first full day back after my trip and I had a lot of anxiety being here around the house, worrying about falling back into old negative patterns. The trip was almost like rehab for me in a way. It broke me away from all my crutches, all my patterns, all my escapes, all my negativity. It got me on a new healing path. Once I was back home, away from my family in my own apartment, I really freaked out thinking I was going to go downhill again. But then I had a good talk with a friend and did a nice, soothing EFT session. EFT is AMAZING guys...really. It took me from a level 10 anxiety down to probably a level 2-3. To do that without having to take medication or anything is pretty awesome.
My skin is doing okay. There are some breakouts and they are in pain but they aren't the deep, extremely painful, scarring cystic kind with all the pus. They are just little red bumps. I'm doing my basic skincare routine and trying not to look in the mirror too much. I kept myself busy cleaning my apartment all day and by the end of the day, with that combined with my EFT session, I felt a new, better energy around me.
It's back to work tomorrow after 2 weeks holiday. THAT is what I'm really nervous for...cleaning those bathrooms... looking in those mirrors. Ugh, one of our clients has this amazing luxury bathroom in this huge mansion that has mirrors on all the walls. So no matter where you look you're seeing yourself from multiple angles. That was one of the bathrooms where I had a panic attack the last time when my acne was really bad. I'm going to make a conscious effort to look at my hand and the rag I'm cleaning with versus staring into the mirror and getting fixated on my acne.
Goodnight everyone. Love to you all. May we all have a positive tomorrow.
So in the last two weeks, I've experienced the worst breakout of my life thanks to a Retin-A initial purge. Today, I left the house for the first time in a week and a half. Anyway, I step out all "yeh ima look you in the eye i don't care how uncomfortable it makes you feel". I just didn't give a shit at this point. I think this is exactly what I needed for a mega confidence boost as soon as my skin becomes clear again.
my skin looks sooo bad right now D: i haven;t broken out this bad, ever. i have 14 or more nodules on one cheek/jaw and 15 on the other. they're hard and cystic like and hurt =( i feel so ugly right now. i don't know what to do, i wish i could go on accutane.
on a postive note, my speed dating went well. i met one guy. he was the first person i talked to and the only person that we talked to. lol, we just figured "hey, i already found what i was looking for" and then we left went to dinner. despite my bad break out, he said i had a cute face, so thats good.
i guess.. i'm just nervous that he really thinks that my acne is ugly and lumpy and creepy looking. ugh.
hope this stupid break out heals, it hurts and stings so much..