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I wrote this post today, apologizing and saying goodbye to everyone who hangs out in the diet and nutrition forum:
http://www.acne.org/...ne-please-read/
It was a post I've been meaning to write for a while now. I've been having a lot of guilt about me attempting to spread my sick mentality over food to others, particularly in that forum. I don't know if anyone will read it, but I feel a weight lifted off my soul just writing it. The first person I needed to apologize to was my boyfriend, and I did that a few days ago. Apologizing to the forum was the second step, even if no one cares.
Like I said in that post, I am officially giving up my battle to cure my acne. I will still care for my skin, but my focus is now going to be on healing my eating disorder, even if I have to have acne while doing it. I simply can't go on the way I was any longer.
I wrote this post today, apologizing and saying goodbye to everyone who hangs out in the diet and nutrition forum:
http://www.acne.org/...ne-please-read/
It was a post I've been meaning to write for a while now. I've been having a lot of guilt about me attempting to spread my sick mentality over food to others, particularly in that forum. I don't know if anyone will read it, but I feel a weight lifted off my soul just writing it. The first person I needed to apologize to was my boyfriend, and I did that a few days ago. Apologizing to the forum was the second step, even if no one cares.
Like I said in that post, I am officially giving up my battle to cure my acne. I will still care for my skin, but my focus is now going to be on healing my eating disorder, even if I have to have acne while doing it. I simply can't go on the way I was any longer.
I'm glad you're gonna focus on healing your eating disorder! Don't think about acne while healing your eating disorder. You can do it! I read some Nutrition books and none indicated about plant-based food causing skin problem, in fact, it helps. So eat lots of veggies/fruits, beans/lentils, nuts/seeds, you'll heal your eating disorder easily. I know you do know this since you know a lot about diet ^^;; nothing to be worried about .
Meh
Face is smooth,no real actives but i have too much red/dark marks to like what i see in the mirror. Also this cyst on my left cheek will not go away. Starting Saw Palmetto today to see if that does anything at all to the occasional actives, doubt it, but whatever we'll see
good luck deja don't feel guilty about giving good advice btw no need to say sorry
Ever since I came home for break, my skin has honestly been great. My marks seem to be fading a very nice, quick pace. I haven't gotten any zits in 2, almost 3 weeks. I've still gotten little clogged pores, but they're tiny and as soon as they pop they go away and don't leave a mark. I can go out without makeup on and not feel ugly. It's been so great!!
Best of all, this is all without the help of antibiotics! I'm weaning myself off Solodyn because it's causing frequent headaches so I'm taking it less and less. Now, I'm taking 2 Fish Oil pills, 2000 IU of Vitamin D, and 50 mg of zinc a day. I'm wondering if the Fish Oil pills have anything to do with my skin's good state, since I started taking them at the beginning of break.
I've also decided to stop using Desitin. I'm thinking it would be a good mask to do once a week, but every night is too much because it gets on your pillow and sheets. And my skin has been doing even better now that I'm using Epiduo again.
I was doing so fuckin good then baaaaam massive ass breakout today probly from the almonds I ate. I'm 100% sure it caused it. This breakout made me realize how good my face was doing and to never eat a fuckin almond ever again. Brewers yeast I'm counting on you heal my shit face before new years.
I wrote this post today, apologizing and saying goodbye to everyone who hangs out in the diet and nutrition forum:
http://www.acne.org/...ne-please-read/
It was a post I've been meaning to write for a while now. I've been having a lot of guilt about me attempting to spread my sick mentality over food to others, particularly in that forum. I don't know if anyone will read it, but I feel a weight lifted off my soul just writing it. The first person I needed to apologize to was my boyfriend, and I did that a few days ago. Apologizing to the forum was the second step, even if no one cares.
Like I said in that post, I am officially giving up my battle to cure my acne. I will still care for my skin, but my focus is now going to be on healing my eating disorder, even if I have to have acne while doing it. I simply can't go on the way I was any longer.
Deja, just want you to know that I really admire you as a person when it comes to this struggle we all deal with concerning our skin and the self-esteem problems that go along with it. You're a very intelligent/knowledgeable person when it comes to the emotional side of acne and many of your posts have helped me, including that blog link you shared awhile back. You don't have to apologize, you were just doing what you thought was right and trying to help people. You have some great stability in your life, particularly a healthy relationship, and I hope that someday I can get that level where I can have a relationship alongside my acne woes. You definitely give me hope that someday that might happen, and I wish you the best as you combat these eating disorder problems.
I wrote this post today, apologizing and saying goodbye to everyone who hangs out in the diet and nutrition forum:
http://www.acne.org/...ne-please-read/
It was a post I've been meaning to write for a while now. I've been having a lot of guilt about me attempting to spread my sick mentality over food to others, particularly in that forum. I don't know if anyone will read it, but I feel a weight lifted off my soul just writing it. The first person I needed to apologize to was my boyfriend, and I did that a few days ago. Apologizing to the forum was the second step, even if no one cares.
Like I said in that post, I am officially giving up my battle to cure my acne. I will still care for my skin, but my focus is now going to be on healing my eating disorder, even if I have to have acne while doing it. I simply can't go on the way I was any longer.
Deja, just want you to know that I really admire you as a person when it comes to this struggle we all deal with concerning our skin and the self-esteem problems that go along with it. You're a very intelligent/knowledgeable person when it comes to the emotional side of acne and many of your posts have helped me, including that blog link you shared awhile back. You don't have to apologize, you were just doing what you thought was right and trying to help people. You have some great stability in your life, particularly a healthy relationship, and I hope that someday I can get that level where I can have a relationship alongside my acne woes. You definitely give me hope that someday that might happen, and I wish you the best as you combat these eating disorder problems.
I'm so glad that I helped. 
i read your post, deja. i'm one of the newer members and i'm just sad you're not going to be posting much anymore like you said, because i truly would have loved to get to know you better, haha. i just have tremendous respect for you for being brave enough to face your problems. good luck on your journey, and pop into the org every once in a while!
I'll still be posting here! No worries. I'm just staying out of the diet and nutrition area for a while.
Also I couldn't write back to your PM for whatever reason, but I do agree--it isn't a cut and dry thing with weight. I'm naturally thin. But if I'm eating well and doing a lot of healthy exercise, my weight tends to stay more in the 115-120 range. So for me, 100-105 pounds means I'm not doing something right.
i feel terrified.
i woke up this morning and suddenly i have what im 99% sure is another sebaceous cyst forming under my cheek. I literally never thought i would have to deal with one ever again this cannot be happening...there was NOTHING there last night what is going on. Other than that my skins pretty ok but this could be horrific if it gets as big as last time omg i must do something about it soon. i am literally panicking. this cant happen to me especially when im still in school and have places to go people to see i cannot function with a cyst under my cheek its just not gonna happen.
I feel shitty too. My skin is going psycho. There are less big cysts now, but lots of inflamed, still-kinda-painful itty bitty zits everywhere. It's like what, does my face have to be [insert some random percentage] of breakout and it can either be 3-4 GIANT ones or 50 small ones? WTF!
I think I'm just in a bad mood because my sickness came back. I thought I was getting better but it turns out I only feel okay when I was laying in bed the past two days. Back to work today and of course it has to be the worst day ever when I'm sick. Another girl who was supposed to be on my cleaning crew forgot she was supposed to work and couldn't make it in. So I had to clean 3 huge houses with only me and another girl...while puking and feverish. UGHH WHY.
I'm thinking about trying acupuncture, either for the acne itself or for stress relief.
Ive tried acupuncture for acne and it didnt help BUT, it did help with stress relief. If you get a good acupuncturist i think you will find the session very relaxing and a sense of healing.
I am feeling okay about my skin. GOing back to a strict diet. I opened my diet and started eating dairy, sugar, pork, drinking alchol etc and it has def affected my skin and my mind and over all well being.
So for the new years, back on track. LEh gooo
Oh hey Deja, you might want to look into cupping as well. They basically pull all the bad blood out of your system, It felt mighty good too. But then again, acupuncture in general is quite expensive. I was paying like 60 a session. Ouch.
Can someone please help or give advice? 
I've had this small sore spot on my chin for 2 days now, however, there is no visible bump. I can only feel a somewhat hard bump beneath the skin, and it hurts when I press down. I've had cystic pimples before that were hard like this, but you could always see the bump above the skin. They were either popped or they went down on their own after a week. What's going on with this one? If it didn't hurt I wouldn't care, but it does hurt and I can feel something beneath the skin! It's also not inflamed looking, just slightly pink, maybe from me touching it so much. What's going on?
I've never had a real cyst before that I've had to go to the derm for, so I'm just scared. I'm scared of having to get it injected, or worse, cut out! My skin has been doing SO well ever since I started using Epiduo again, and now this? I'm thankful that it's not visible right now but I just want it to go away!
Those deep under the skin painful cysts are what I get too.
Sorry, I am clearly not someone who has a solution.
I'm feeling okay about my face today, actually. I'm still broken out but it's not painful at the moment *which I can rarely say*. I think the zinc I'm taking is really helping my body. My immunity feels stronger too.
Mostly I'm just trying to distract myself with other things that make me feel good, like spending my Christmas money!
Still feeling pretty good. I had an odd, slightly bigger than normal pimple form on my top right cheek so I thought about using tea tree oil and so I applied it to the pimple. To my amazement the pimple decreased in size and NEVER developed puss which is crazy cause literally any pimples I get develop the nasty puss sooner or later. Instead it just dried it up and I wiped the dead skin off and its clear without hardly any redness left over. So I will definitely be using Tea Tree oil on whatever pimples I get.
Can someone please help or give advice?
I've had this small sore spot on my chin for 2 days now, however, there is no visible bump. I can only feel a somewhat hard bump beneath the skin, and it hurts when I press down. I've had cystic pimples before that were hard like this, but you could always see the bump above the skin. They were either popped or they went down on their own after a week. What's going on with this one? If it didn't hurt I wouldn't care, but it does hurt and I can feel something beneath the skin! It's also not inflamed looking, just slightly pink, maybe from me touching it so much. What's going on?
I've never had a real cyst before that I've had to go to the derm for, so I'm just scared. I'm scared of having to get it injected, or worse, cut out! My skin has been doing SO well ever since I started using Epiduo again, and now this? I'm thankful that it's not visible right now but I just want it to go away!
Yep this sounds like what I get all the time too. Sometimes I'll be lucky and they won't hurt but I woke up with two painful ones just like you've said this morning.
I think the best thing to do is not to mess with them by touching/picking/squeezing. Let it go through its 'life cycle'. I've never had them injected or anything like that so can't comment on that. I've started using tea tree oil and in my opinion it helps bring it to the surface and start healing quicker but it isn't a 'miracle worker'. If you decide to try TTO, even though it's natural,still be careful - you may want to dilute it as it can be quite strong and some have said it's burned their skin. The smell also takes a little getting used to. I haven't had any issues with it though, other than it being a little drying but that's to be expected.
I don't know much about epiduo or how it works but maybe applying a little more of it to that area could be something to try?
All up to you though. Hopefully it goes away quickly
Welcoming 2013 with a lot of tiny bumps all over my face.... Not too noticeable from afar but they're there alright... Oh 2013 please be good to all of us here in acne.org
Can someone please help or give advice?
I've never had a real cyst before that I've had to go to the derm for, so I'm just scared. I'm scared of having to get it injected, or worse, cut out! My skin has been doing SO well ever since I started using Epiduo again, and now this? I'm thankful that it's not visible right now but I just want it to go away!
Yep this sounds like what I get all the time too. Sometimes I'll be lucky and they won't hurt but I woke up with two painful ones just like you've said this morning.
I think the best thing to do is not to mess with them by touching/picking/squeezing. Let it go through its 'life cycle'. I've never had them injected or anything like that so can't comment on that. I've started using tea tree oil and in my opinion it helps bring it to the surface and start healing quicker but it isn't a 'miracle worker'. If you decide to try TTO, even though it's natural,still be careful - you may want to dilute it as it can be quite strong and some have said it's burned their skin. The smell also takes a little getting used to. I haven't had any issues with it though, other than it being a little drying but that's to be expected.
I don't know much about epiduo or how it works but maybe applying a little more of it to that area could be something to try?
All up to you though. Hopefully it goes away quickly
Yeah I figure messing with it is never a good idea. The good news is it seems to be hurting less today, and it also seems smaller. I iced it last night, so maybe that helped? There's still no visible bump, so I'm hoping that means this'll just shrink away in the next few days.
Happy new year all! Let's hope it's a good one
Yeah I figure messing with it is never a good idea. The good news is it seems to be hurting less today, and it also seems smaller. I iced it last night, so maybe that helped? There's still no visible bump, so I'm hoping that means this'll just shrink away in the next few days.
I always forget to try ice! Maybe I'll remember next time...
It's a good thing it's not hurting so much now
It definitely helps to leave them alone. It's the hardest thing on earth. I used to pick them so terribly bad and that's more the reason I have scars. At the time, I wouldn't believe it would form scars, but it does. when there is a lot of pus under the surface it's SO hard not to try and pick it so you can drain it and clean it out. Cleaning it out feels like you're doing the right thing, but you're not. It's so much better to just let it sit there.
Happy new year all! Let's hope it's a good one
Yeah I figure messing with it is never a good idea. The good news is it seems to be hurting less today, and it also seems smaller. I iced it last night, so maybe that helped? There's still no visible bump, so I'm hoping that means this'll just shrink away in the next few days.
I always forget to try ice! Maybe I'll remember next time...
It's a good thing it's not hurting so much now
Well, unfortunately, I guess it's more noticeable than I think? -_- My mom pointed it out to me today. Ugh. It really killed my spirits because I honestly thought it wasn't noticeable. The thing is, it's not really a big bump at all, in fact it's barely raised above the skin. It's just pink/red. But it's not a really bright, cherry red, it's more like pink, which is why I thought it wasn't noticeable. I just really hope it goes away before I go back to school. I don't want to have it for weeks or something. It does definitely hurt less today, but maybe it's just my imagination..
