Ever since I started dating my first love/childhood crush, my acne became recognizable to myself, and before hand I always had it, I just didn't care. But then I tried messing with it, even though it was really minor and it just became so much worse.
Anyways, I use to go out during high school with my best friends. We use to pass this hookah lounge, and then I would always see these 14-17 year old high schoolers, whom we knew.
There were girls, and we know how 14-17 year old girls can be immature and shallow, but then there was this guy.. Kinda short, a bit stubby, he was a pizza face.. Had acne all over, like red bumps.. But, hell..
That dude made me wonder. He had tons of girls around him, kissing him, flirting with him, and he wasn't even that good looking. It made me wonder, does your personality/behavior really make that much of a difference rather than your appearance with acne?
And till now, I started believing it does. If that happens, then it has to be. I'm stopping to care about my acne. I'm not saying I'm going to go all out fast food etc, but I'm going to continue my life normally, bodybuild, do my facial wash, exfoliate and moisturizer (I dont use any ACNE treatment), but I'm going to stop stressing.
The thing is, all of our acne started really small. And we pay attention to it, and we STRESS. Stress is known to cause acne, it releases Cortisol, which influxes your acne. STOP STRESSING! See what wonders it does. In reality no gives a crap about your acne. I cried cause of it, I didn't go out for a year straight aside from school, with my head held low. I envisioned myself as being liked by everyone, so having acne was a no no. But in reality.. No one is liked by EVERYONE. No one is perfect, so I'll stop caring and acting like I need to be perfect facially and clear of blemishes to live my life. Stop stressing, and watch what happens. and I recommend you all eat cleanly and drink 1-2 GALLONS of water a DAY. If your urine ain't transparent, you're doing it wrong. Back in the 1900s, people use to drink 3-4 GALLONS. Never heard of acne back then as much as you do now, do ya? People didn't have tech etc to distance themselves from everyday activities and high water consumption. The body can consume 3-4 GALLONS of a water a day. And we consume on average half a gallon....
Acne ain't ruining your life, trust me.
Ever since I started dating my first love/childhood crush, my acne became recognizable to myself, and before hand I always had it, I just didn't care. But then I tried messing with it, even though it was really minor and it just became so much worse.
Anyways, I use to go out during high school with my best friends. We use to pass this hookah lounge, and then I would always see these 14-17 year old high schoolers, whom we knew.
There were girls, and we know how 14-17 year old girls can be immature and shallow, but then there was this guy.. Kinda short, a bit stubby, he was a pizza face.. Had acne all over, like red bumps.. But, hell..
That dude made me wonder. He had tons of girls around him, kissing him, flirting with him, and he wasn't even that good looking. It made me wonder, does your personality/behavior really make that much of a difference rather than your appearance with acne?
And till now, I started believing it does. If that happens, then it has to be. I'm stopping to care about my acne. I'm not saying I'm going to go all out fast food etc, but I'm going to continue my life normally, bodybuild, do my facial wash, exfoliate and moisturizer (I dont use any ACNE treatment), but I'm going to stop stressing.
The thing is, all of our acne started really small. And we pay attention to it, and we STRESS. Stress is known to cause acne, it releases Cortisol, which influxes your acne. STOP STRESSING! See what wonders it does. In reality no gives a crap about your acne. I cried cause of it, I didn't go out for a year straight aside from school, with my head held low. I envisioned myself as being liked by everyone, so having acne was a no no. But in reality.. No one is liked by EVERYONE. No one is perfect, so I'll stop caring and acting like I need to be perfect facially and clear of blemishes to live my life. Stop stressing, and watch what happens. and I recommend you all eat cleanly and drink 1-2 GALLONS of water a DAY. If your urine ain't transparent, you're doing it wrong. Back in the 1900s, people use to drink 3-4 GALLONS. Never heard of acne back then as much as you do now, do ya? People didn't have tech etc to distance themselves from everyday activities and high water consumption. The body can consume 3-4 GALLONS of a water a day. And we consume on average half a gallon....
Acne ain't ruining your life, trust me.
Stress does not cause acne. It's a debated "aggravating factor". Drinking lots of water will not clear the skin and the link between diet and acne is debatable.
Acne is largely a genetic disease and there's no "getting rid of it".
And drinking too much water (over hydration) can actually kill you!
I am sick of thinking about it constantly....my acne isn't really bad but to me its enough to drive me insane. I have two weeks out of the month where I am pretty clear but then about two weeks of pms related acne..its not all over my face but they can be inflamed and if I could trade them for small pimples I wouldn't care at all. But according to all of my friends and family especially my fiance, I shouldn't get so upset about it like I do. I mean I obsess to the point where I pick at zits that are nowhere ready to be popped and leave these awful scabs that I don't see on anyone else. But they clear up and then I feel normal again until my next hormonal fluctuation. But I told my fiance I wanted to get a cortisone shot on any pimples I may have two days before our wedding and he said I was crazy....I guess my face really isn't that bad after all? Maybe to everyone else but me...I feel like I just don't know how to let go of the distress it gives me either way...
Ever since I started dating my first love/childhood crush, my acne became recognizable to myself, and before hand I always had it, I just didn't care. But then I tried messing with it, even though it was really minor and it just became so much worse.
Anyways, I use to go out during high school with my best friends. We use to pass this hookah lounge, and then I would always see these 14-17 year old high schoolers, whom we knew.
There were girls, and we know how 14-17 year old girls can be immature and shallow, but then there was this guy.. Kinda short, a bit stubby, he was a pizza face.. Had acne all over, like red bumps.. But, hell..
That dude made me wonder. He had tons of girls around him, kissing him, flirting with him, and he wasn't even that good looking. It made me wonder, does your personality/behavior really make that much of a difference rather than your appearance with acne?
And till now, I started believing it does. If that happens, then it has to be. I'm stopping to care about my acne. I'm not saying I'm going to go all out fast food etc, but I'm going to continue my life normally, bodybuild, do my facial wash, exfoliate and moisturizer (I dont use any ACNE treatment), but I'm going to stop stressing.
The thing is, all of our acne started really small. And we pay attention to it, and we STRESS. Stress is known to cause acne, it releases Cortisol, which influxes your acne. STOP STRESSING! See what wonders it does. In reality no gives a crap about your acne. I cried cause of it, I didn't go out for a year straight aside from school, with my head held low. I envisioned myself as being liked by everyone, so having acne was a no no. But in reality.. No one is liked by EVERYONE. No one is perfect, so I'll stop caring and acting like I need to be perfect facially and clear of blemishes to live my life. Stop stressing, and watch what happens. and I recommend you all eat cleanly and drink 1-2 GALLONS of water a DAY. If your urine ain't transparent, you're doing it wrong. Back in the 1900s, people use to drink 3-4 GALLONS. Never heard of acne back then as much as you do now, do ya? People didn't have tech etc to distance themselves from everyday activities and high water consumption. The body can consume 3-4 GALLONS of a water a day. And we consume on average half a gallon....
Acne ain't ruining your life, trust me.
Stress does not cause acne. It's a debated "aggravating factor". Drinking lots of water will not clear the skin and the link between diet and acne is debatable.
Acne is largely a genetic disease and there's no "getting rid of it".
And drinking too much water (over hydration) can actually kill you!
its debatable that acne is purely genetic. Its possible that genetic ties influence sebum production, immune response, hormonal response, but not of it proven at least to my knowledge in a credible research study.
Too much or little of practically anything can kill you.
Drinking gallons of water every day is a nice thought, but I work a desk job and I have a small bladder to begin with. I'm already up and to the bathroom multiple times every workday. If I drank any more water than I already do, I'd be spending more time in the bathroom than I spend working. Not going to happen.
Also, telling people to just "stop stressing" is not really helpful advice. I think it's safe to say most people don't want to be stressed. If they could just snap their fingers and stop the stress, they would.