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Not bad. Took the day of school due to being sick, but I felt better in the afternoon, so I hit the gym. My scars are finally fading and I only have at least 1-5 papules on both of my cheeks. Forehead is crystal clear. However, I went to the bathroom at the gym and I looked in the mirror. I managed to find an inflamed nodule on the left side of my mouth. It hurts and it doesn't look pretty. On the other side of my mouth, I have just a regular papule, but the problem is that this certain papule has one of the biggest heads on the planet. It's massive. Going to have a shower in a while and do the usual scrub and cream. Fingers crossed.
I feel really down. The weather was amazing outside today and I've spent the day cooped up in my room because I'm suffering from the worst breakout ever. i feel like absolute shit ..think stress of work/uni and breaking up with my boyfriend has gotten to me and has really affected my skin! hope tomorrow will be a better day
On 3/28/2012 at 11:06 PM, beautifuldoll said:And so the long spring/summer season begins...I HATE SUMMER!!!! Whose with me?
Nah! I figure I might as well have a go at enjoying it. 
First time in thirteen years so I can't say that I really have a plan of action, but I'm sick of letting things pass me by. Even with my skin generally clear these days, the damage as far as a lack of confidence and social skills is still there and I allow that to hold me back, but I just can't see that there's anything to be gained from hiding away and feeling miserable, whatever the reason for that may be. Nothing to lose by having a go I guess...
Forehead is very bad.... but I am not too concerned about it as my hair cover most and I wear hat. Ha ha... thank god I never cut my hair when my forehead was 100% clear.. but yeah. my forehead looks terrible.. very bad. I don't know what to do.. I am not going back to proactiv or any other BP products. BP does work on my skin, but I decided no more chemicals on my skin. I don't wanna use it forever. I will just be patient and try not to think about acne and enjoy life. Forehead will have bad scarring.. that's what happen for stopping using BP, but no choice. My cheeks, etc.. looks good. I only have 2 pimples on right check and like 1 on left. If I don't wear hat, people can see some zits near my eyebrows. ;\. I am still happy. I will keep applying apple cider vinegar on my skin and baking soda (occasionally) just on forehead. I will also apply aloe vera (fresh) sometimes just on zits (not forehead) because I am not sure if aloe vera caused blackheads on my forehead because of this, I haven't studied much .. grr... I will try my best to focus on my course.. All I know is that I won't be registering in the summer.. maybe even in the Fall if my skin looks bad. >_>
I've just been thinking about something and I guess it's slightly changed how I feel about my skin and myself at this moment in time, and it may well change my overall perspective for the better going forward, so I thought I'd share it here.
I looked into online dating a while ago but didn't put much into it. I was browsing earlier though and there was a picture which caught my eye. The girl in the picture had acne. I had a look at her profile and it turns out that she lives very close to me. One of the first things she mentions is that she's quite insecure about her skin and that her acne bothers her. Although she doesn't refer to it directly after that, it's kind of like it runs through the rest of the profile because she downplays her achievements, interests and so on. Perhaps it's a self-esteem thing. I know that's certainly why I do that sometimes and I can trace it back to my insecurities as a result of having had acne.
Anyway, beyond that moment where I noticed her acne and then looked again because she drew attention to it in her profile, I didn't think of it negatively at all. If anything, it was kind of a positive, somehow. Perhaps that's due to being able to relate, which of course is circumstantial, but even so, I thought she was pretty and the acne didn't seem to come into it. It's the first time I've ever looked at someone where acne has been part of my first impression, physically. It didn't matter. I always assumed that if someone looked at me and acne was part of their first impression, that would be the be-all and end-all. Maybe I've had that wrong all this time...
I feel crappy because I just had a picking episode. But, misery loves company and that is why I got on the forums today. It is the worst to feel alone in all of this. I feel like I use the products, I get progress, but I also get dry, peeling skin. Then, of course, I pick at the scabs. So I am not sure anything is healing as it should because I can't seem to leave things alone. I am a perfectionist, so even the tiniest skin flaw has me wallowing around the house. I want to let it go, but it is hard. Especially when people bring it up. Not fun. Not fun at all.
My skin is very smooth.. I woke up and touched it.. was so smooth. It doesn't get oily like when I used to apply BP. My skin looks natural. I don't see a lot of small bumps that will turn to pimples. That's a good sign.. probably almost over? All my family who had acne stopped getting them around at their 20's.. I am 25, so yeah. I think that's why I broke out like crazy, 'cause is clearing them up. When I see small bumps, they usually turn to zits within a day instead of weeks like before. I have a lot of dry acne on my forehead and 3 on right cheek.. 1-2 on left.. I broke out with 2-3 small zits around mouth. Other than that.. my skin feels super smooth.
Lol my girlfriend will dump me because of acne ...... I feel nothing !!!! .....but I will in about 20 minutes lol...
She said that? That means she don't truly love you.. you don't deserve her. A woman who truly loves a person, don't care about his look.
I know how it feels. I have acne now after being clear for a while. It is like before or worse. I don't care what happens, I will keep going and live happily.
I'm not even studying at all..It is like I gave up. I prefer to play games because I don't think about acne. It helps to heal faster. To me, at least because the time will go by fast. I don't tiny bumps under my skin at all which is good! I might not get new break outs at all, so I am dealing with dark color acne and redness since some got popped by accident..grrr >=\
Well, my acne today is probably a bit worse than has ever been...But tbh i'm not sure, i think my skin is alot less bumpy and dry for the first time. However, it's really red and i think my scars have scars over them. Plus i think my forehead is starting to breakout for the first time 
My skin is getting better except my forehead. I did broke out recently around mouth with small zits. But they usually disappear fast if around mouth. If I get acne on forehead, it takes long to heal. I have a lot of ugly pimples on my forehead. Most are dry. Might break out again. If this happens, I am gonna have to apply chemicals just on forehead, like BHA %2. It was terrible last month. I did so bad on exam 3 because I couldn't study due to skin. I earned 90's for the first 2 exAM, but blew it this time. Now I have to do a project that is worth a lot points to make it up. I am trying to keep my grade up. It is a hard course.. A&P 1. 
I have to study like all the bones name of a human body for the lap exam next monday.. I really have to study, screw acne 
Well, my acne today is probably a bit worse than has ever been...But tbh i'm not sure, i think my skin is alot less bumpy and dry for the first time. However, it's really red and i think my scars have scars over them. Plus i think my forehead is starting to breakout for the first time
Hey, I checked your gallery. I get those type of acne, the one with whiteheads. Those are painful. I hope you get clear soon. >
I feel bad ........ Hmmmmmmm .............I wish everybody got acne....so people wouldnt care 
I feel bad ........ Hmmmmmmm .............I wish everybody got acne....so people wouldnt care
I feel bad ........ Hmmmmmmm .............I wish everybody got acne....so people wouldnt care
I need support. I hate myself right now. It's not like my acne has gotten worse, but it makes me sick to my stomach whenever I look in the mirror or have somebody comment on my skin. I came home today and found a monster whitehead on my chin. It started oozing out puss from both sides of the whitehead, so I didn't care and just carefully got all of the puss out and it's slowly healing now. Doesn't look bad at all, but I can't help but shed a tear whenever I look at myself. I might be acting like a little bitch, but that's because my douche of a father wouldn't stop telling me that I look disgusting for at least two months straight, so my confidence hasn't been that high for the past six months. I haven't posted any pictures, so I know how hard it is for you guys to judge my skin without seeing it, but I'm not keen on getting mixed reactions. My skin isn't severe, it's just moderate, but all I want is a clear face. It's easy to ask for one, but it's virtually impossible for me to get one. This is what happened today.
Friend: Hey Harrison.
Me: Hey man.
Friend: Dude, that whitehead is ready to go.
Me: I'm aware of it.
Friend: Want me to pop it for you?
Me: Just drop it. Please.
Doesn't sound like much, but that's all he comments on. My skin. I know that he has pretty bad acne on his chest and back, so I guess he knows where I'm coming from, but he has such a clear face and it makes me sick. Lucky bastard. I want girls to like me for who I am. Not because I have acne. I'm not bragging, but I've been told by girls before acne that I'm gorgeous. Now, all girls do is look at me and not my eyes. No direct eye contact. I can see their eyes moving around and I can just tell that they're glancing at my acne. All I want is for acne to burn in hell and never bother any human being again. It can cause so much for one person and for acne to do that to just one innocent person, I can't help but hate it so much that if it were real, I would kill it over and over again with a smile on my face. However, I have learnt a lot from acne. I just go out and not care what people think of me. Sure, I get looks from ignorant pricks, but that doesn't matter, because what they think isn't important. I'm out. That's my two cents.
^I can relate to your frustration. I'm sick and tired of this. People with clear skin have no idea how easy they have it.
I woke up to cystic acne all over my jawline - really painful and so sore. I have to go into uni to hand my work in. I just put my foundation on, but it makes it look so much worse like I have some disease erupting all over my face so I wiped it off. I'm sitting here so depressed because I can't even face going to uni with my skin like this. I keep crying but I know the stress will make it worse. My family keeps asking me to go out for dinner with them to celebrate my sisters birthday, but the feeling of people staring at my face is something I really can't handle. I feel defeated,