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So I basically have two dark marks, one between my eyebrows and one near my chin. I don't like them but I do have to realize that overall my face looks good. I've been doing the Indian healing clay mask for a week sraight, my skin looks good. I suggest everyone to try it. But im trying not to focus on the negatives and just be okay with my skin. Tried of having mental breakdown due to obsessing over my flaws. Its so exhausting.
Has the Indian healing clay mask helped with your marks? I've heard it helps with acne but never heard anything about marks
Im not sure actually, but it helps with evening out my skin tone and just the overall clarity of my skin. Im using dans AHA to get rid of marks, and also aloe Vera which you know im very fond of. Lol haha
So I basically have two dark marks, one between my eyebrows and one near my chin. I don't like them but I do have to realize that overall my face looks good. I've been doing the Indian healing clay mask for a week sraight, my skin looks good. I suggest everyone to try it. But im trying not to focus on the negatives and just be okay with my skin. Tried of having mental breakdown due to obsessing over my flaws. Its so exhausting.
Has the Indian healing clay mask helped with your marks? I've heard it helps with acne but never heard anything about marks
Im not sure actually, but it helps with evening out my skin tone and just the overall clarity of my skin. Im using dans AHA to get rid of marks, and also aloe Vera which you know im very fond of. Lol haha
Do you use the aloe vera everyday twice a day?
Not feeling great about my skin. Wish I didn't have to deal with acne anymore - it's been years...
Starting a new anatomy course tomorrow which I'm nervous about because I know no-one else in that course and it's so helpful to know someone when it comes to studying it. Hopefully I'll meet some nice people in the lecture. I'm also worried about my skin and what people will think...
So I'm feeling pretty anxious/stressed in general - trying to calm down and not worry because it can't be good for my skin! 
Feeling better right now. Mark/cut/whatever in between my eye brows seems to be healing well - it's a faded pink color now, not too noticeable, looking like normal skin....I think putting a band aid on top of it last night really helped...so I'm probably just gonna bum it all day and keep changing the band aid to help speed up recovery....meanwhile the corner of my lip is now less dry and flaky, also a little less discolored but still has the discoloration there....starting to wonder if it's a fungal infection or something from my razor? Thankfully I got my derm appt moved to Wed. so it will be sooner. My parents say the marks have improved a lot though over only a few days so I can only hope it will just continue to get better. In the mean time the rest of my skin is honestly amazing, no pimples, or red marks right now. Monodox and Epiduo has really done me well. I'm gonna make a conscious effort not to think too much about my skin today especially now that I see it's improving.
Sucks to have 2 pimples next to each other on cheeks. I have 2 on my right cheek, same size. They aren't cysts at least, it should be healed in a week, but the red marks will take a little while. I only have 2 active pimples. I only apply aloe vera before I go to bed. Now my skin is a lot more smoother. I will increase that once I am clear. It is good scars and red marks, so once I am clear, I will apply aloe vera 2-3 times daily.
Grrr, this 2 pimples on right cheek next to each other! But they're almost dried.. one of them are. I'm applying aztec healing clay today, but hoping it won't pop them.. I gotta be gentle and careful. I don't want new scars :\ my cheeks are bad as it is, I don't want it worse 
So I basically had a breakdown this morning, one of many. I just felt like crap about my face, my acne scars really got the best of me. My skin is getting good, don't get me wrong but my scars stare me in the face everyday. I know i shouldn't complain but they dont make feel beautiful at all. 
I'm a girl so I know makeup is an option but even with that crap on I don't feel pretty because im hiding my skin. Sorry to rant, just had to get it off my chest. Thanks. 
So I basically had a breakdown this morning, one of many. I just felt like crap about my face, my acne scars really got the best of me. My skin is getting good, don't get me wrong but my scars stare me in the face everyday. I know i shouldn't complain but they dont make feel beautiful at all.
I'm a girl so I know makeup is an option but even with that crap on I don't feel pretty because im hiding my skin. Sorry to rant, just had to get it off my chest. Thanks.
That's OK. I have a lot. I guess nobody is prefect. Nobody has perfect skin, you should be happy with a fewer scars.
So I basically had a breakdown this morning, one of many. I just felt like crap about my face, my acne scars really got the best of me. My skin is getting good, don't get me wrong but my scars stare me in the face everyday. I know i shouldn't complain but they dont make feel beautiful at all.
That's OK. I have a lot. I guess nobody is prefect. Nobody has perfect skin, you should be happy with a fewer scars.
Thanks for the reply. I just dont want to care about skin or my looks anymore....I just don't want to care about superficial stuff that doesnt really show who I am. I feel stupid ffor crying over scars when things could be a lot worse.
So I basically had a breakdown this morning, one of many. I just felt like crap about my face, my acne scars really got the best of me. My skin is getting good, don't get me wrong but my scars stare me in the face everyday. I know i shouldn't complain but they dont make feel beautiful at all.
That's OK. I have a lot. I guess nobody is prefect. Nobody has perfect skin, you should be happy with a fewer scars.
Thanks for the reply.
I just dont want to care about skin or my looks anymore....I just don't want to care about superficial stuff that doesnt really show who I am. I feel stupid ffor crying over scars when things could be a lot worse.
I feel you nfamousjade... I am having a rough day with both a a bad break out and I always have issues with my scars. My skin is olive toned and the hyperpigmentation is pretty much a guarantee for every spot that appears on my face (and right now, having a big breakout with 16 spots means 16 new scars guaranteed).
I feel the same as you do, so often, with regard to not wanting to be obsessed with worrying about how you look. And I wear makeup and it hides NOTHING really and just makes me feel worse when I am in the mirror in the morning covering all the beastly scars and bumps..And sometimes you look around and it looks like EVERYONE ELSE has perfect skin (though I know its not the case.. I always feel like Im the only one I know who has it this bad)... its a hard and often humiliating affliction.
So I basically had a breakdown this morning, one of many. I just felt like crap about my face, my acne scars really got the best of me. My skin is getting good, don't get me wrong but my scars stare me in the face everyday. I know i shouldn't complain but they dont make feel beautiful at all.
That's OK. I have a lot. I guess nobody is prefect. Nobody has perfect skin, you should be happy with a fewer scars.
Thanks for the reply.
If it really bothers you, you can always do laser treatment in the future. It won't be expensive as you don't have a lot of scars. How many you have? like 2-3 ?" ;\ My scars are really bad. I might start saving up once I get a good job.
I have been watching a lot of movies the past few days. All them being about life and finding yourself. One of them that really touched me is Into the wild based on a true story. I've decided that I'm not going to let my skin control my life anymore. My skin has improved in the last few nights from the African black soap and I feel as if I keep it up along with the doxycycyline, I can be happy again. I may never have 100% clear skin, but honestly as long as I'm happy, people will see me for how I am inside and not for the flaws I have on my face. I have red marks on my cheeks that are healing and getting better each day. I have a few red pimples on my forehead, but I think it's irritation for, shaving in between my eyebrows. I don't really care. My acne has never in my life been severe. I've always had it moderate. Im just at that point that I'm kind of over it. I'm done hiding. I'm ready to move on. I'm planning on moving to Bend, OR, getting a job, my own place, and my own dog. Those things will make me happy. I just want to be happy. Having clear skin will make me happy yes, but it's not what life is all about. Everyone, I mean everyone, has a flaw or 2. If someone doesn't want to like or love me because I have a pimple, or pimples, or red marks, or redness around my nose, or a scar, then fuck it. I just want to be happy and I'm done hiding.
I watched this movie last night called Hesher. I wouldn't recommend it, but there is a quote an old lady says in it that really stuck to me.
"life is like walking in the rain. You can hide and take shelter, or you can just get wet." I'm done hiding. I'm ready to get wet. I've been having visions of living in a small town like bend Oregon with a dog and being happy. I've always trusted and followed my heart, and it's never steered me the wrong way. If I second guess myself, things don't turn out right.
I Can contribute feeling this way due to my skin clearing up, therapy twice a week, and medication for my anxiety and depression. I encourage EVERYONE to seek therapy help for when they are struggling. Medication also. I was always afraid of taking it because I was afraid it would fuck my skin up, but it's truly help. I sleep now, and I'm able to look at my future vs looking back at the past...and wanting to die. I want to be happy. I want to live a happy life.
I have been watching a lot of movies the past few days. All them being about life and finding yourself. One of them that really touched me is Into the wild based on a true story. I've decided that I'm not going to let my skin control my life anymore. My skin has improved in the last few nights from the African black soap and I feel as if I keep it up along with the doxycycyline, I can be happy again. I may never have 100% clear skin, but honestly as long as I'm happy, people will see me for how I am inside and not for the flaws I have on my face. I have red marks on my cheeks that are healing and getting better each day. I have a few red pimples on my forehead, but I think it's irritation for, shaving in between my eyebrows. I don't really care. My acne has never in my life been severe. I've always had it moderate. Im just at that point that I'm kind of over it. I'm done hiding. I'm ready to move on. I'm planning on moving to Bend, OR, getting a job, my own place, and my own dog. Those things will make me happy. I just want to be happy. Having clear skin will make me happy yes, but it's not what life is all about. Everyone, I mean everyone, has a flaw or 2. If someone doesn't want to like or love me because I have a pimple, or pimples, or red marks, or redness around my nose, or a scar, then fuck it. I just want to be happy and I'm done hiding.
I watched this movie last night called Hesher. I wouldn't recommend it, but there is a quote an old lady says in it that really stuck to me.
"life is like walking in the rain. You can hide and take shelter, or you can just get wet." I'm done hiding. I'm ready to get wet. I've been having visions of living in a small town like bend Oregon with a dog and being happy. I've always trusted and followed my heart, and it's never steered me the wrong way. If I second guess myself, things don't turn out right.
I Can contribute feeling this way due to my skin clearing up, therapy twice a week, and medication for my anxiety and depression. I encourage EVERYONE to seek therapy help for when they are struggling. Medication also. I was always afraid of taking it because I was afraid it would fuck my skin up, but it's truly help. I sleep now, and I'm able to look at my future vs looking back at the past...and wanting to die. I want to be happy. I want to live a happy life.
V. glad you are feeling this way. People like you are what inspire people like me!! I have been sleeping the past few days away, looking in the mirror constantly, critisizing myself and just feeling bad about myself. And I am getting to the point where I'm done too. I'm done self pitying and feeling self conscious. But at the same time, it's so hard for me. It's so hard for me to see something on my skin I'm not used to seeing, to imagine that only a month ago my skin was perfectly fine. And it just makes me want to curl up in bed and sleep until the problem goes away. But I know life is not like that....you have to keep trekking on....and I guess that's what I really need to do.
I have been watching a lot of movies the past few days. All them being about life and finding yourself. One of them that really touched me is Into the wild based on a true story. I've decided that I'm not going to let my skin control my life anymore. My skin has improved in the last few nights from the African black soap and I feel as if I keep it up along with the doxycycyline, I can be happy again. I may never have 100% clear skin, but honestly as long as I'm happy, people will see me for how I am inside and not for the flaws I have on my face. I have red marks on my cheeks that are healing and getting better each day. I have a few red pimples on my forehead, but I think it's irritation for, shaving in between my eyebrows. I don't really care. My acne has never in my life been severe. I've always had it moderate. Im just at that point that I'm kind of over it. I'm done hiding. I'm ready to move on. I'm planning on moving to Bend, OR, getting a job, my own place, and my own dog. Those things will make me happy. I just want to be happy. Having clear skin will make me happy yes, but it's not what life is all about. Everyone, I mean everyone, has a flaw or 2. If someone doesn't want to like or love me because I have a pimple, or pimples, or red marks, or redness around my nose, or a scar, then fuck it. I just want to be happy and I'm done hiding.
I watched this movie last night called Hesher. I wouldn't recommend it, but there is a quote an old lady says in it that really stuck to me.
"life is like walking in the rain. You can hide and take shelter, or you can just get wet." I'm done hiding. I'm ready to get wet. I've been having visions of living in a small town like bend Oregon with a dog and being happy. I've always trusted and followed my heart, and it's never steered me the wrong way. If I second guess myself, things don't turn out right.
I Can contribute feeling this way due to my skin clearing up, therapy twice a week, and medication for my anxiety and depression. I encourage EVERYONE to seek therapy help for when they are struggling. Medication also. I was always afraid of taking it because I was afraid it would fuck my skin up, but it's truly help. I sleep now, and I'm able to look at my future vs looking back at the past...and wanting to die. I want to be happy. I want to live a happy life.
V. glad you are feeling this way. People like you are what inspire people like me!! I have been sleeping the past few days away, looking in the mirror constantly, critisizing myself and just feeling bad about myself. And I am getting to the point where I'm done too. I'm done self pitying and feeling self conscious. But at the same time, it's so hard for me. It's so hard for me to see something on my skin I'm not used to seeing, to imagine that only a month ago my skin was perfectly fine. And it just makes me want to curl up in bed and sleep until the problem goes away. But I know life is not like that....you have to keep trekking on....and I guess that's what I really need to do.
Exactly how I feel and how Ive felt for the past 6 months. February 1st my skin was clear. It was clear for a year and a half up until that point. Life is crazy. Im just really done trying to perfect. I thought I was invincible when I had clear skin, and I was kind of an ass to some people. I feel like this is karma for that. Ive really learned how to be a nice guy now. Im almost 23. I need to get on with my life and be happy. I know a girl one day will see me for who I am inside, and disregard the flaws I have on my face.
I have been watching a lot of movies the past few days. All them being about life and finding yourself. One of them that really touched me is Into the wild based on a true story. I've decided that I'm not going to let my skin control my life anymore. My skin has improved in the last few nights from the African black soap and I feel as if I keep it up along with the doxycycyline, I can be happy again. I may never have 100% clear skin, but honestly as long as I'm happy, people will see me for how I am inside and not for the flaws I have on my face. I have red marks on my cheeks that are healing and getting better each day. I have a few red pimples on my forehead, but I think it's irritation for, shaving in between my eyebrows. I don't really care. My acne has never in my life been severe. I've always had it moderate. Im just at that point that I'm kind of over it. I'm done hiding. I'm ready to move on. I'm planning on moving to Bend, OR, getting a job, my own place, and my own dog. Those things will make me happy. I just want to be happy. Having clear skin will make me happy yes, but it's not what life is all about. Everyone, I mean everyone, has a flaw or 2. If someone doesn't want to like or love me because I have a pimple, or pimples, or red marks, or redness around my nose, or a scar, then fuck it. I just want to be happy and I'm done hiding.
I watched this movie last night called Hesher. I wouldn't recommend it, but there is a quote an old lady says in it that really stuck to me.
"life is like walking in the rain. You can hide and take shelter, or you can just get wet." I'm done hiding. I'm ready to get wet. I've been having visions of living in a small town like bend Oregon with a dog and being happy. I've always trusted and followed my heart, and it's never steered me the wrong way. If I second guess myself, things don't turn out right.
I Can contribute feeling this way due to my skin clearing up, therapy twice a week, and medication for my anxiety and depression. I encourage EVERYONE to seek therapy help for when they are struggling. Medication also. I was always afraid of taking it because I was afraid it would fuck my skin up, but it's truly help. I sleep now, and I'm able to look at my future vs looking back at the past...and wanting to die. I want to be happy. I want to live a happy life.
V. glad you are feeling this way. People like you are what inspire people like me!! I have been sleeping the past few days away, looking in the mirror constantly, critisizing myself and just feeling bad about myself. And I am getting to the point where I'm done too. I'm done self pitying and feeling self conscious. But at the same time, it's so hard for me. It's so hard for me to see something on my skin I'm not used to seeing, to imagine that only a month ago my skin was perfectly fine. And it just makes me want to curl up in bed and sleep until the problem goes away. But I know life is not like that....you have to keep trekking on....and I guess that's what I really need to do.
Exactly how I feel and how Ive felt for the past 6 months. February 1st my skin was clear. It was clear for a year and a half up until that point. Life is crazy. Im just really done trying to perfect. I thought I was invincible when I had clear skin, and I was kind of an ass to some people. I feel like this is karma for that. Ive really learned how to be a nice guy now. Im almost 23. I need to get on with my life and be happy. I know a girl one day will see me for who I am inside, and disregard the flaws I have on my face.
I don't wanna sound cliche, but I have found so many guys attractive despite them having acne. One guy I know was basically a pro skateboarder - had tons of friends, went skateboarding everyday, now has a cute girlfriend. I always thought he was cute/was attracted to him even though he had moderate acne (maybe could've even been severe; I can't even fully remember what it looked like). I mean yeah I noticed he had acne, but it was sort of like a "so what" thing for me. And no one I knew ever mentioned it or made fun of him behind his back because of what a great guy he was. And now his acne has cleared up a lot!
Woah. I am addictive to this game. I play a lot because I want to ignore my skin ;\ it does work to not think about my skin problem. I want to try reading and see iif it works ;\
So yeah, my 2 pimples on right cheek are dried, but then I will be left with marks, then scars 
Woah. I am addictive to this game. I play a lot because I want to ignore my skin ;\ it does work to not think about my skin problem. I want to try reading and see iif it works ;\
So yeah, my 2 pimples on right cheek are dried, but then I will be left with marks, then scars
Same here! Still have my scars. But just apply the aloe Vera and it should go away soon. Just be diligent when applying it. I'm excessive with applying aloe Vera. Lol