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The only time I have trouble dealing with comments is when kids ask why I have spots on my face. I have no satisfactory answer to that without getting into technobabble.
Kids ALWAYS point out my spots. A little girl was once sitting next to me and pointed my really inflamed chin out and asked what was wrong with it. A few days ago my little niece did the same...then tried to poke all the sore bits. Gah. She's only 2 years old though, so she doesn't understand.
thinking back, i remember back when i used to have this dirty job (won't get into details, i hated it and the memories just bring back anger) and my face looked pretty terrible. i got high at work one day and that's one of the ways i can forget about my skin. i took a seat on the bus and while lost in my own thoughts this old man next to me kept staring right at my skin. i saw him do a double take and he just kept staring.
that didn't bring me down though, i didn't care. if only i were like that today.
i have severe scar in my face so basically this are the comments being said to me
"did someone throw a brick n your face"
"you look like the moon" (crater)
"did your parents pinch you hard in the face while you were baby"
"dont get near to me or we will exchange faces"
"are you a poker player"
"have you been curse"
"have you been in the lord of the rings"
"yuck" "ewww"
When your talking to somebody they will not make eye contact to you and they will not take me seriously they will laugh.
i'm lucky i never had acne when i was in high school, teenagers can be so cruel. at college everyone's way nicer about it. i mean, my acne is mild to moderate, so maybe people would make comments if it was more severe, but luckily the worst i ever get is people giving unsolicited advice. which is annoying, but at least it's not mean.
I agree. People can be so cruel, I can't quite believe how horrible some of the remarks are that people here have had to deal with.
My mother in law meaning well kept saying I should try pro active. I hated that, I know she means well but still stings. And I am not paying a hundred bucks for something that is not going to work for me. If other medications that I have put on my face have not worked what makes her think that will?
I was at a wedding this past summer. Spotted a couple ladies talking and seemingly looking in my direction. As they walked closer one of them said something to the effect of, "Umm....maybe not." Might not have been talking about me or my acne, but I'm obviously sensitive about it and it did leave a mark. Other than that, though, I haven't heard anything since I was maybe a freshman in high school. And hell, I would think high school would be the most comfortable place to get acne, because let's face it -that's when EVERYBODY is getting it. It's when you're 21 like me and still breaking out that you feel like a freak. Yay Accutane! 
Like everybody on here i've heard it all....from little kids saying "What's all those stuff on your face?" and "You have chicken pox!" to women, mostly cosmetic sales people and pharmacy beauty specialist telling me to try all these things ('Vichy Normaderm' this, and 'Neostrata' that and CoverFx to cover "those dark scars and hyperpigmentation"...it's enough to make me almost want to curse them with acne myself..and I'm a nice person!) I mean unsolicited advice gets to me probably the worst...and I've heard the whole "You should try Proactiv..and half of them haven't even ever used it, they've just seen the commercials! I think what is also really mean and it makes me feel like I'm lying on a dissection table is in bright flourescent light and people just staring at my face...I feel like dying or crying or screaming because especially now that I don't wear makeup my skin is always healing...scabbing over, new pimples forming, whiteheads...its horrible and i feel so unnattractive! I hate my acne more than anything in this world, after Satan himself....
Just now. I spent 10 minutes helping an old lady walk to her bus stop (let her hold my arm for support) and then another 5 waiting with her for her bus. Reward: 'What are you doing about those spots? It can't be nice having them.' God bless the elderly. Ironically, I was on my way home from booking a dermatoligist appointment anyway.
Just now. I spent 10 minutes helping an old lady walk to her bus stop (let her hold my arm for support) and then another 5 waiting with her for her bus. Reward: 'What are you doing about those spots? It can't be nice having them.' God bless the elderly. Ironically, I was on my way home from booking a dermatoligist appointment anyway.
Don't you love how a lot of people who say shit like that are the ones you CAN'T beat to a bloody pulp (i.e. children and the elderly)? >.<
At work I've had people say things like:
"What's that on your face" and point. My personal favorite was when this lady with perfect skin said in front of a group of my friends and coworkers "people wouldn't have acne if they took care of their skin properly" and looked right at me. My whole face probably turned as bright red as my cyst on my chin and I felt 2 inches tall.
I also hate the staring. People's eyes go right to your problem areas instead of looking you in the eye.
And getting stopped by sales people in the mall to sell me products that will "heal your skin and reduce all the bad swelling".
People are so cruel.
Just now. I spent 10 minutes helping an old lady walk to her bus stop (let her hold my arm for support) and then another 5 waiting with her for her bus. Reward: 'What are you doing about those spots? It can't be nice having them.' God bless the elderly. Ironically, I was on my way home from booking a dermatoligist appointment anyway.
Don't you love how a lot of people who say shit like that are the ones you CAN'T beat to a bloody pulp (i.e. children and the elderly)? >.<
I told her it was a teenage problem and she was genuinely surprised. She honestly wasn't aware. The elderly are sometimes just out of touch with things and she meant no malice by it. Still wasn't the best thing to happen at a time when I'm very aware of my problem.
a good driend of mine who i have know forever who has perfect skin, i dont think he ever had one pimple in his life ever at all told me in class a few days ago right in front of everyone "you should think about washing your face with soap sometimes", another kid who heard was like "wow that was fucking mean"
i didnt say anything, if only it were as easy as washing your face,
he my friend and he was just trying to help to i laughed it off. lmao soap, wtf is that gona do
At work I've had people say things like:
"What's that on your face" and point. My personal favorite was when this lady with perfect skin said in front of a group of my friends and coworkers "people wouldn't have acne if they took care of their skin properly" and looked right at me. My whole face probably turned as bright red as my cyst on my chin and I felt 2 inches tall.
I also hate the staring. People's eyes go right to your problem areas instead of looking you in the eye.
And getting stopped by sales people in the mall to sell me products that will "heal your skin and reduce all the bad swelling".
People are so cruel.
I really can feel that.. so painful. Dont people know that the major factor of acne is genital/ genetic? And some are just unfortunate to get sensitive skin.
I've gotten some pretty ronchy comments... none over the top though, because I'm a pretty large guy..
a friend said "what the hell is wrong with your face" on the first day of school after summer..
i've gotten the "lay off the steroids" plenty of times
and the only scornful comment I can only remember was by someone who I played sports with, he said "your face looks like it was stung by a thousand bees"
'You look like a pepporoni pizza.'
*My friend whipes out his camera phone* "Ouch...look at your skin."
I'm in a school play, and we're required to put on stage make-up. One quote someone said to me: "Yeah, we really need to even up your complexion."
My personal favorite, after an arguement with my mom about a HIM shirt I have, her thinking I worshipped the devil:
"Maybe if you didn't buy those things and bring evil spirits in the house, you wouldn't have all that stuff on your face."
My personal favorite, after an arguement with my mom about a HIM shirt I have, her thinking I worshipped the devil:
"Maybe if you didn't buy those things and bring evil spirits in the house, you wouldn't have all that stuff on your face."
Your mom said that?! wow man thats harsh....