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Feeling very down about the state of my skin. Can't believe the rapid deterioration in 3 months. I can barely look myself in the mirror and worst yet is that they hurt are inflammed and there are dozens of them. There is no light at the end of this tunnel.
Don't give up please,keep fighting.
There are always hope.
For this - there is none. I've been trying for the pat 16 years
After a visit to the derm..... I look like a monster basically...
He murdered my zits coz a lot of them are really big and infected... Like i i know those have pus inside but somehow they are not coming out... Cystic in nature..... Acne creams and lotions however in the long run i would like to wean off of them.....
He did not do anything about my chest and back acne but told me i can use a soap containing benzoyl peroxide...
Good thing i am on leave for 2 weeks so my face can calm down... God i hope so!!!!!
Will start hormonal treatment/bcp come september under my OBGYN......
I don't have any clue as to what prognosis lies ahead for my acne!
I think that I finally have no choice but to face my fears of being seen without makeup. I've hidden my acne and scars behind makeup for over 10 years. Not even my family has seen me without it in a decade. Due to financial reasons, I'm forced to have to have to stop living on my own and rent a room in a house with 5 other people. I can't possibly keep up the facade for long. Eventually my roommates will have to see me without makeup...unless I plan on doing weird things like making a fast dash for my bedroom after washing my face for the night in the shared bathroom sink in hopes no-one will see me. I'm so scared be seen without makeup...like really really afraid....
Completely lost and hopeless. Not a day goes by without some sort of breakdown, or fit of anger, followed by long bouts of depression. It's becoming difficult to leave the house. None of the help or advice out there seems to help.
I know the feeling Jamie. Keep your head up - it doesn't rain everyday.
The very last pimples I had that I popped (stupidly) on my chin are taking their sweet times completing scabbing, throwing vitamins and herbs at it. Is this the rest of my life? Will I always be a slave to my skin, whether maintaining it or being distressed by acne on it?
Also, I really, really miss the person that acne kept me from seeing all summer, and made me act cold and strange toward. I hung around acne.org instead. I guess It wasn't meant to be, but acne takes and takes and takes. It's really a curse.
i just cant take it anymore.
i feel so screwed up so badly.
the chances to repair all this fucking damage and everythings thats wrong just begining to seem unreal to me.
looking in mirror becomes even more painful.
bt i keep dreaming about my good looks even more and worse!
i want it more than ever now!
and acne just wont stop just yet
1 month on low-carb diet!
The worst is dealing with sugar cravings, especially when you work a lot and your body is begging for that cheap kick of energy. I found some fruity bars that are supposed to be a healthier alternative, but there is a bit of sugar in it and it feels like cheating. So I went on Raw Chocolate and Company and ordered some of their delicious chocolates, sweetened with xylitol. Xylitol is a sugar, but it doesn't have the same impact on your blood's glucose levels and is absorbed slowly.
Anyone out there, struggling with chocolate craving, check it out! The chocolates aren't too expensive.
Discovered an awesome oil for moisturizing my face, which I would like to share, if anyone reads the posts here. It is Neroli oil, not only it moisturizes, but also fades scars, blemishes and is antiseptic, so it fight acne! Will try and see if it keeps its word, but the reviews are very good on this one.
Good luck everyone!
It hit me the other day that I'm starting to finally see my face for what it is. Since this is the best my skin has looked in 13 or so years. I am finally starting to see what I look like without angry red bumps and whiteheads galore. I do still have some redness from the treatment but overall I'm fairly clear it's weird, I kind of don't feel like I look like myself sometimes?? - which in a sense is true, because my face wants to have acne, that's what it's meant to look like =\
~ sending good vibes to everyone ~
yesterday was clear. today i have 10 pimples. that hurt really bad.
hmmm. i feel okay! starting 3rd month of accutane, and i'm really starting to clear up. acne is mentally/emotionally painful, but it can also be physically painful - it hurts less and less to wash my face. i'm also thinking about not wearing makeup anymore, but that's such a big step. very few people have ever seen me without makeup. maybe someday soon.
Seriously thinking that this condition is going to be the death of me. Solving my acne is complicated with my other health issues and I feel like i should give up. All the advice given has failed. Natural routes have failed. Chemical routes have failed. Accutane had failed. The condition of my skin and state of my health is not the norm. Maybe i am a part of that failure rate of people who's acne cannot be controlled.
It's strange to be almost clear again, and spending time looking at my whole face in the mirror instead of just seeing the flaws and zeroing in on those. I'm taking time putting on sexy eye and lip makeup instead of just trying to get the foundation to look passable.
Realized I'd been neglecting my physical activity with all this nutrition and herbs, but a few extra pounds suits me. Acne had sapped my appetite and I was underweight at the darkest, most hopeless part of this horrible breakout.
