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Today wasn't a great skin day - really bad flaky skin around my mouth that just got worse when I smiled, spoke or ate... I have a few breakouts but it's the dry skin that has been annoying me.
But today was great because I was offered a job! 
I've been searching for work for a really long time so it's so great to have something now!
Hope you're all doing well.
Kind of scared. Compared with where I was a month ago, I'm much better. But I'm in my first month off birth control, and I'm afraid I can tell my skin is going to react badly. The cyst on my jaw is either draining as pustules (is this even possible?) or I'm just getting new ones right nearby.. anyway, now it's hurting like mad.
School is stressing me out right now, and I've taken the step to drop a couple of classes so that I'm not too overworked. Now I need to get a job, but I'm afraid my confidence is too low. Yesterday, even though I hated myself for it, I was having a really hard time looking someone in the eye because of the lighting in the room and I thought I looked terrible. And most job interviews take place in horribly lit locations. Aghh!!!!
Today wasn't a great skin day - really bad flaky skin around my mouth that just got worse when I smiled, spoke or ate... I have a few breakouts but it's the dry skin that has been annoying me.
But today was great because I was offered a job!
I've been searching for work for a really long time so it's so great to have something now!
Hope you're all doing well.
That's great news about your job Lilly, well done!! 
That must be quite a relief. I hope the dryness improves for you soon because I know how frustrating that can be.
Clarisonic is working really well at getting all the makeup and dead skin off; it lets me wear makeup so that I can cover up those scars! I just wish my hair still wasn't falling out... :/
Hey everyone I'm new to acne.org but I'm loving all the information and this website overall. So a little about myself I'm 23 and my whole life and never suffered from acne but when I turned 21 I had a serious breakout for like a couple months but it cleared then two months ago it went from little breaks out to moderate/severe acne (mainly little bumps everywhere) and lots of redness I am more self conscious than ever, my self esteem is so low, I feel ugly now because I felt my face was one of my good qualities even though that sounds conceited. I am a full time nursing student so I have to go to class and work with patients mon-fri which I dread because I feel like everyone is just staring at my acne and not into my eyes and on weekend I stay home to let my skin breathe and so I can hide from the world because I feel so ugly. So basically everyday I just hate my face, my skin, I hate looking in the mirror nowadays. Can anyone relate? I'm so depressed over this I don't know how to cope if I can chose to never go out I would. Thanks for listening have a blessed day.
Welcome! I'm 21 and I've had acne since the age of 13, on and off. We all understand how you feel. My cheeks used to be the favorite part of my face, because they were cute and just made my face. I got cystic acne there when I was 19, which cleared up after going to the dermatologist. After that, I started struggling with non-cystic acne that ironically, scarred my cheeks a lot worse than my cystic acne. So, those pretty little cheeks that made me look youthfully radiant are gone 
Acne is a really hard disease to cope with, because your face is what you present to people. I think few people with acne don't feel self conscious about it. It's also so hard to feel like you can't control your own appearance, that you are literally incapable of showing your best face to the world.
Do try to focus on the other good things in your life/your assets. And, don't let acne stop you from living your life -- have fun on the weekends -- it will help reduce stress and help you cope with your acne, I promise! We've all sat at home because of our skin, and it's tough, but you just can't do that. When you see how much your friends enjoy being around you, it will boost your confidence.
In some ways, acne is a blessing. You learn to define yourself by things other than your appearance. You learn to ground your confidence in really substantial things. That's what I've learned from my acne. You'll have bad days, but we'll be here to support you!
Also, have you been to the dermatologist? Honestly, without Tazorac, my cystic acne would still be blooming. That stuff was painful. The derm can help and Dan's regimen is really effective for non-cystic acne!
Today wasn't a great skin day - really bad flaky skin around my mouth that just got worse when I smiled, spoke or ate... I have a few breakouts but it's the dry skin that has been annoying me.
But today was great because I was offered a job!
Hope you're all doing well.
congratulations lily!
i'm happy for you.i'll pray this good luck stays with you forever & you feel great skin wise as well.
cheers!
Clarisonic is working really well at getting all the makeup and dead skin off; it lets me wear makeup so that I can cover up those scars! I just wish my hair still wasn't falling out... :/
Hey everyone I'm new to acne.org but I'm loving all the information and this website overall. So a little about myself I'm 23 and my whole life and never suffered from acne but when I turned 21 I had a serious breakout for like a couple months but it cleared then two months ago it went from little breaks out to moderate/severe acne (mainly little bumps everywhere) and lots of redness I am more self conscious than ever, my self esteem is so low, I feel ugly now because I felt my face was one of my good qualities even though that sounds conceited. I am a full time nursing student so I have to go to class and work with patients mon-fri which I dread because I feel like everyone is just staring at my acne and not into my eyes and on weekend I stay home to let my skin breathe and so I can hide from the world because I feel so ugly. So basically everyday I just hate my face, my skin, I hate looking in the mirror nowadays. Can anyone relate? I'm so depressed over this I don't know how to cope if I can chose to never go out I would. Thanks for listening have a blessed day.
Welcome! I'm 21 and I've had acne since the age of 13, on and off. We all understand how you feel. My cheeks used to be the favorite part of my face, because they were cute and just made my face. I got cystic acne there when I was 19, which cleared up after going to the dermatologist. After that, I started struggling with non-cystic acne that ironically, scarred my cheeks a lot worse than my cystic acne. So, those pretty little cheeks that made me look youthfully radiant are gone
Acne is a really hard disease to cope with, because your face is what you present to people. I think few people with acne don't feel self conscious about it. It's also so hard to feel like you can't control your own appearance, that you are literally incapable of showing your best face to the world.
Do try to focus on the other good things in your life/your assets. And, don't let acne stop you from living your life -- have fun on the weekends -- it will help reduce stress and help you cope with your acne, I promise! We've all sat at home because of our skin, and it's tough, but you just can't do that. When you see how much your friends enjoy being around you, it will boost your confidence.
In some ways, acne is a blessing. You learn to define yourself by things other than your appearance. You learn to ground your confidence in really substantial things. That's what I've learned from my acne. You'll have bad days, but we'll be here to support you!
Also, have you been to the dermatologist? Honestly, without Tazorac, my cystic acne would still be blooming. That stuff was painful. The derm can help and Dan's regimen is really effective for non-cystic acne!
are you trying anything for your hair-fall?
did you figure out what the main cause is? hormonal? (i remember reading somewhere that the results you got were normal, but i'm sorry i've not been regular here so i've lost track!)
i am having bad hair-fall too(for a few weeks now) & i consulted my mum's homeopathic doctor.
he's suggested me a lotion(hair tonic) that helps, i'm unsure since i can't try one right now.(schedule!)
you can try mintop (5%), and see if that helps.
it doesn't stop hairfall for everyone but definitely helps grow new ones faster.
i'll talk to that doc once again for myself & put up if i find any help.
hope you find some solution soon!
I feel like a totally different person...
Only now I understood what terrible mood swings I had on Diane35 that I even turned to psychiatry to get some treatment. But everything suddenly changed this month when I switched to Yasmin...I am amazed. Suddenly I'm able to walk around without feeling that overwhelming emptiness, no need to cry for any small reason or write stupid messages to my boyfriend, who is overseas for 2 months now. However Diane35 cleared me up amazingly (though not entirely), so if it's gonna go as good on Yasmin + no mood swings, it will awesome.
Still healing from a small IB from the new pills, but otherwise - only active right now.
I feel like a totally different person...
Only now I understood what terrible mood swings I had on Diane35 that I even turned to psychiatry to get some treatment. But everything suddenly changed this month when I switched to Yasmin...I am amazed. Suddenly I'm able to walk around without feeling that overwhelming emptiness, no need to cry for any small reason or write stupid messages to my boyfriend, who is overseas for 2 months now. However Diane35 cleared me up amazingly (though not entirely), so if it's gonna go as good on Yasmin + no mood swings, it will awesome.
Still healing from a small IB from the new pills, but otherwise - only active right now.
Oh gosh! I know the feeling! Switching from the MIrena IUD to Beyaz has lifted some sort of fog from my brain, I don't sit around sulking anymore, I don't get randomly angry and cry, and I don't notice every little sound that used to bother me. Reading your post made me smile because I know what a relief it is to finally feel like yourself. I'm happy that your IB is healing My semi-initial breakout from Beyaz is healing and I'm finally able to start working on my red marks.
I hope Yasmin keeps you clear like Diane35!
Haven't felt this good about my skin in years. I haven't been wearing foundation for the past week, only a little concealer here and there. And my skin has just looked great! The oil level has definitely decreased and I can tell the Spiro is working. Unfortunately, I still get blackheads, which turn into zits after a couple of weeks. Case in point, one blackhead on my check turned into a zit yesterday and today I was able to pop it. Kinda bummed cause my skin was looking so clear, but oh well, it's only one zit.
Today I'm feeling pretty good, but the weird thing is that everytime I post about feeling good, something bad happens.
I'm a bit nervous about my upcoming appointment with the neurologist. My doctor can't figure out why I get numbness in my hands and feet almost every night, and after ruling out diabetes, b12 deficiency, and metal toxicity, an MRI scan is the only thing that's left to figure out why this has been going on for months now. I wish I could afford to do it sooner, but I had to go through all the other tests and insurance bureaucracy before they could refer me to a specialist. So it's inevitable, I have to go and do this scan to see what is wrong. The doctor casually mentioned MS, which is the scariest possibility, or thrombosis (my reason for never going back on bcp), or a dislocated disk in my spine. I'm hoping it's something fixable. Ironically, I was supposed to be seen as soon as possible, but I guess even if it's an "urgent" matter they still made me wait another 2 weeks until I can actually be seen. I hate the wait.
On top of that, I'm doing a full panel of hormonal testing again, this time saliva, to get more accurate insights on my hormonal fluctuations each week of my cycle. I'm so sick of doctors and testing, but it's the only way to figure out a regimen that's right for my body. I guess all the years of putting crap in my body and not caring about my health are finally catching up with me, and I don't think my healthy lifestyle changes will undo all that now. Wish me luck :/
I hate my skin. It will never be good no matter what I do. I'll always have at least a few pimples and red marks. I put so much effort into taking care of my skin but it's starting to seem pointless. I've feeling ok for many months until I went to ENT this week and his first comment was if I've had skin problems for a long time. It made me feel really horrible.
The past few days I haven't really thought about my acne at all. It seemed like it was clearing up. The left side of my face is close to perfect. Knock on wood. And my nose and forehead are pretty clear, which is normal. But I don't know what's going on on the right side of my face. My right jawline is completely broken out I am honestly depressed because I feel like I was SOOO close to finally having clear skin again.
It's been awhile since I've been able to able to check the forums, but just wanted to vent a bit since I feel like this is one of the only places where anyone could understand what's it like to deal with all the emotional crap that comes along with skin issues.
I've been on the Regimen for several months now and it keeps my acne pretty much completely in check (still get the occasional pimple, nothing too bad though) but for whatever reason I've just been feeling so depressed these past few weeks. Even though I don't have much active acne now I feel like my skin tone looks awful, I obsess over dark circles beneath my eyes...and I just feel so unattractive when I look into a mirror at work. I try to be nice to everyone but I find myself not really making any friends at work and even though I'm around people all the time I feel like I'm in my own little isolated bubble and I always feel alone. My reflection looks haunted...literally looks like someone who never sleeps and just looks unhealthy all the time. My old friends that still work there from when I worked there years ago all have new friends now and I always feel like an outsider...and that's my own fault because I let those friendships fade because I never wanted to be social back when my acne was at its worst.
I thought I was becoming good friends with a new girl that I work with but apparently she only wants to pick at me and tease me now...everyone wants to tell me that she has a "crush" on me and that's her way of flirting, but I don't like that and it just makes me feel like shit when she does that...this isn't high school and her goofing on me isn't going to make me like her. I treat everyone with kindness and expect to be treated the same way...but I guess that's just too much to ask for these days.
I'm just feeling so lost right now...alone and going through the motions of life but not really living. Maybe I'm just having a bad day but I at least wanted to get all this out instead of bottling it up inside. Thanks to anyone who bothered to read this, I hope everyone is doing well.
My whole attitude has changed in the past 3-4 weeks. I'm back to my old self. I feel so...normal.
This new birth control is letting me be happy for the first time in a long time. What an amazing feeling!
I think this attitude is contributing to my clearing skin. It has in the past, and it's happening again.
My gentle, mostly natural routine is also helping. Who knew epsom salts, manuka honey, thyme, and jojoba oil would let my skin just "be" rather than be overloaded with crazy, painful ingredients? Although, I'm using Paula's Choice AHA at night and that's getting rid of my red marks.
Also, it seems my "binge-picking" craze is over. I have not torn my face to shreds in almost a month. :') i'm so proud.
I want you all to know that you're beautiful. I have never seen a person with acne that made me want to look away. Acne is not disgusting, acne is a condition. It hurts, I know. But you are not ugly-- you are quite the opposite. <3
skin just looks ok at the moment.... what i'm worrying about is that my job is in jeopardy... i have been sick lately (had to be rushed 4 times to er care in a month due to acute asthma attacks.) it really sucks.... i still suffer from mild asthma attacks up to this day..... i don't want to stress about it coz it's going to add to my asthma triggers but i an't help to think about it... although my supervisor told me it's ok and that she will fight for me, because i told her how much i would love to stay with the company... aarrgghh troubles troubles.....
It's been awhile since I've been able to able to check the forums, but just wanted to vent a bit since I feel like this is one of the only places where anyone could understand what's it like to deal with all the emotional crap that comes along with skin issues.
I've been on the Regimen for several months now and it keeps my acne pretty much completely in check (still get the occasional pimple, nothing too bad though) but for whatever reason I've just been feeling so depressed these past few weeks. Even though I don't have much active acne now I feel like my skin tone looks awful, I obsess over dark circles beneath my eyes...and I just feel so unattractive when I look into a mirror at work. I try to be nice to everyone but I find myself not really making any friends at work and even though I'm around people all the time I feel like I'm in my own little isolated bubble and I always feel alone. My reflection looks haunted...literally looks like someone who never sleeps and just looks unhealthy all the time. My old friends that still work there from when I worked there years ago all have new friends now and I always feel like an outsider...and that's my own fault because I let those friendships fade because I never wanted to be social back when my acne was at its worst.
I thought I was becoming good friends with a new girl that I work with but apparently she only wants to pick at me and tease me now...everyone wants to tell me that she has a "crush" on me and that's her way of flirting, but I don't like that and it just makes me feel like shit when she does that...this isn't high school and her goofing on me isn't going to make me like her. I treat everyone with kindness and expect to be treated the same way...but I guess that's just too much to ask for these days.
I'm just feeling so lost right now...alone and going through the motions of life but not really living. Maybe I'm just having a bad day but I at least wanted to get all this out instead of bottling it up inside. Thanks to anyone who bothered to read this, I hope everyone is doing well.
First, you need to add a chemical or manual exfoliant. I had skin tone problems on bp too. It's all the piled up dead skin!! Try the clarisonic with the acne head. It's seriously great at lifting off all that dead skin. Commit to using it once a day before bp. Not twice-too much irritation. Or, alternatively, try a retinol product? I know neutrogena suppsedly makes a decent one. Or, clean and clear oil absorbing treatment is great bc it has salicylic acid in it. I seriously can't say enough about the clarisonic for dead skin though. Just pick one though, to try out. Don't try everything at once!!
As far as the friends thing goes, we've all been there and done that, lol. It's the one thing I always tell people; don't stay home or stop from doing Inge because of your face, you'll regret it so much!!!! Have you considered doing something outside of work that will help you find new people to meet and be social with? Like dancing?
And I understand with the teasing. After a while, it just seems too passive agressive, no matter how nice.