My brother (whose skin is NOT perfect, in fact his is getting worse while mine is getting better and hes 2 years older) was like "I can just imagine all your little friends calling you 'pimply pimply pimply'" I was like .. WOOOW... I think I threw something at him.

 

I HATE it when little kids are like "what's that on your face?" I never know how to respond.

 

One time, this mother of a girl I know and don't like, was like "I sell skin products and I think you could really benefit from them." I like DIED... right there..

 

Another time, a girl who I thought I was friends with told me she overheard people talking about me, and one of them didnt know who I was so the other one was like "you know that girl, the one with all the pimples on her face".. SMH...

 

A guy at school was like, "have you ever heard of zit cream?" I didn't answer..

 

People will say whatever comes into their head.. It's either that they're ignorant, or they're fuckin RUDE. Either way I just ignore them. I wish I had a better strategy, though. But I'd rather have them just STOP talking. =\

Yeah, I hate it when small children ask whats on your face. They dont have bad intentions, they're just curious... it sucks responding. I just kinda mumble and then shove a toy in their face so they change the subject.

Oh, and I HATE the chocolate and sugar argument. Of course a better diet will be better for your skin, but its not like if you eat a hershey's kiss, you'll break out the next day. This is exactly how my boyfriend is. Of course I love him because he fell for me when I was at a lowish point and had worse skin and he loves me for me. But he's the type that wont eat anything because he says "I'll get a pimple tomorrow!". One day he came up to me and said how annoyed he was at this pimple at pointed at his face. He had to POINT IT OUT to me, it was puny. I want to smack him in the back of the head when he says that LOL And whats worse, his mom owns a spa. One of the most expensive in the area. So he gets all these cool samples, laying around in his bathroom... but me... of course not. I cannot wait until my birthday because I've been hinting I want to go to his mom's spa...

You see, it proves, I guess, that my friends don't think about ME having acne, and it doesn't bother them. On the other hand, it's just a painful reminder that anyone who doesn't know me well automatically focuses on my acne. I mean, if my friends think acne's gross on other people, other people are gonna think it's gross on me (Well, I knew that already, but I still don't like getting confirmation. )! What's particularly annoying is when those same friends then say to me " I don't know why you worry about your skin. It's not that bad. Nobody cares anyway...". I know they're trying to be nice, but seriously, it's just BS. Has this happened to anyone else?

Yes it has happened to me. Don't worry, they accept you. Your friends care about you, and they're willing to overlook the condition. They see you all the time and enjoy your company.

I never had horrible acne. I have random pimples, and I compulsively pick at them and they become red and scabbed, looking even worse then they originally did. I've had it since I was 13, I am now 19. I used to have it worse before I started taking birth control, but I still break out a lot

Anyways back in middle school I got teased so insanely much for it, looking back at it now, I have no idea why, because I didn't have bad acne at all. I mostly just break out on my forehead

Anyways, in class, I've had someone say "It looks like you have a bunch of volcanoes on your head", and the class started laughing at me.

"Your forehead is shiny"

"You're ugly"

One time my friend was giving me a makeover, and she said "I'm going to do you a favor", and put a bunch of nasty foundation on my face, making me look even worse.

And recently my 10 year old brother told me, "It looks like you have a disease". That's probably the worst one.

And in the same day, in front of family, my 11 year old sister pointed out my acne and told me to get Proactive (she knows I have tried proactive without any luck, she was just being mean). And she continued to comment on it throughout the night in front of family just to make me feel bad.

EDIT: I just remembered, in middle school I had a study hall was 3 other girls (and just me), the whole period they used to torment me and make fun of me, making fun of the little zits I had. They used to draw pictures of me, laugh at me, and make horrible comments. The teacher did nothing. I hated middle school because of them.

This thread is sooooooooo depressing. I can't believe all the "WHATS THAT ON YOUR FACE?!?" comments, like they have never seen a pimple or acne before. Especially from adults, WTF! Old seniors asking what is on your face? Shouldn't they know wtf that is, and that it's not nice to make comments like that?

I will never ever ever ever comment about somebody's appearance, that is the rudest thing in the world to me.

I dont think Ive ever had anyone say anything horrible about my skin to my face,

but I hated how my friends who kept quiet and didnt say anything or didnt react or respond to you privately as a friend or ask how you were because it might be awkward wasnt great, I think it was the silence that killed me. But the people who did ask made feel like they actually cared because they wanted to know what happened or how you are, without criticism or telling you what to use was much better than just ignoring the problem.

I've also had situations where because I'm filipino, and surrounded by them, that sometimes the filipino adults have no tact, and just say it out loud. Or by sometimes the ignorance of little kids, but I'm over it now, I try not to let it get to me. I just let my smile outshine my face.

Definitely my mom. I use Benzaclin every night as prescribed. If I even have one or two small zits on my face she says "Use your benzaclin, your acne is terrible!" and I tell her that I use it every night. she then tells me that "you're obviously not using the benzaclin because you still have acne on your face." it's infuriating and saddening that my mother would be like this.

the worst part is that she knows benzaclin isn't an instant cure. she simply makes the constant comments(several per day) to be a bitch.

when i eventually get out on my own, i will most likely never speak to my mother because of this.

in middle school, a kid drew a picture of a face and then dotted it all over with a pencil and then titled it 'blackhead boy' and slipped it into my notebook when i wasnt looking. it hurt a bit, but middle school kids are expected to be cruel. its mostly my mom that gets to me.

People don't normally say anything, but once, in 7th grade, I was standing in line for something and a guy just randomly said "You're ugly" to my face.

The worst was when I saw my best friend, (who had moved away) for the the first time in a while, the first thing she says to me after she hugs me is "Wow, your face is red" D:

Definitely my mom. I use Benzaclin every night as prescribed. If I even have one or two small zits on my face she says "Use your benzaclin, your acne is terrible!" and I tell her that I use it every night. she then tells me that "you're obviously not using the benzaclin because you still have acne on your face." it's infuriating and saddening that my mother would be like this.

 

the worst part is that she knows benzaclin isn't an instant cure. she simply makes the constant comments(several per day) to be a bitch.

 

when i eventually get out on my own, i will most likely never speak to my mother because of this.

 

in middle school, a kid drew a picture of a face and then dotted it all over with a pencil and then titled it 'blackhead boy' and slipped it into my notebook when i wasnt looking. it hurt a bit, but middle school kids are expected to be cruel. its mostly my mom that gets to me.

That's beyond horrible, not to mention insanely immature of her. She must have very low self esteem to be picking on her own child. Do you ever REALLY tell her that it bothers you when she comments on your face? Make a big deal about it.

oooh man the things I can say. A lot of them from family (not my own parents, who thankfully are very supportive) but my aunts and uncles.

One time I was walking down the street, and someone came up to and was like dude your face looks like you have chicken pocks or something. I only stared them down, really really badly wanting to sock them in the face. Yet at the same time I wanted to run off and cry.

I was in the bathroom fixing my hair, after school in high school about to go to a club meeting. Two girls walked in, and started talking and I noticed them staring, after a while one of the girls turned to her friend and told her in Urdu ( a different language I understand) that if I ever looked like that I wouldn't walk out of the house.

It hurt the most when my aunt bluntly said to my face if there was a surgery or something to help, because no one would want someone who looked like me. Because I wasn't pretty, have horrible acne, and am fat.

Don't you just love people?

The common 'wash your face/buy clearasil'

Then my mums 'you should go see a doctor about your skin'

But number one is being told I look like I'm in my early teens:

Was learning to dive, but went to a 'try dive' to see what it was like.

Finished and we were all at the top of the pool.

Trainer says: 'You should all have no problems on the course. Wait, you (me). How old are you?'

Me: '20.'

Trainer: 'Oh (sounding surprised)! You should be fine then.'

I didn't know there was an age restriction, so I asked my dad, and he said:

'Think the youngest you can be is ten'

Worse bit is, there were two guys there two years younger than me (without acne) that didn't get questioned.

Another time:

'Don't worry, I used to have bad acne when I was your age.'

Said to me by a guy a year older than me, lmao.

Nevermind though, lol.

For some reason, people like to make comment about my acne and appereance in general. Even if I only have one acne on my face, people at work*especially women* will say "You have acne" in front of everyone, very happy to announce to everyone that I have flaws.

Right now I don't have active acne but I have scars on my cheek which I covered with concealer, and this woman at work looked at my cheek very closely *seriously, her stupid face was only an inch away from my face* and said out loud "Wait, is that acne on your cheek?", and it wasn't even acne. I always convince myself that people are jealous because I'm skinny, smart and funny. I'm probably deluded.

I always convinces myself that people are jealous because I'm skinny, smart and funny. I'm probably deluded.

You know I think the same thing sometimes. When someone called me a name, even if they had flawless skin (from a distance at least) then I would wonder if they have something to hide themselves. Nobody's perfect. Are they jealous because actually they think I am good looking but I look a little 'different' to them? Jealousy comes to mind sometimes, as it did for you. Its great that you have that confidence though to turn it around and think that they are jealous because of the things that you like best about yourself.

"you're kidding, right?" or...

"is that enough?" oh and my favorite...

"this kid is dying"

I'm kind of glad that I dealt with severe acne. it really gives you a glimpse of how cruel people can be, which in turn makes you realize how ugly, being cruel, is.

and now, I'm always quick to stand up for or aid those who are going through hardships which I lived through, cause I know I would've wanted someone like that.

Ohhh gawd thats soo horible u guys. No one has ever said anything about mine but if they did i would smack the daylight outta them.... but a comment about my acne was from my older brother he was like 'whats that' but i like did nothing about it becuase hes such a wussy... i mean if just like touch him hes like owwies :]

I do a pretty good job covering up with make-up, so I had never received any nasty comments before. Then, one day, the worst thing happened! I went to the Air Show with my best friend/sex partner and I guess the 98 degree heat made me oily as heck, because (out of nowhere!) he turns to me and says, "You are such a beautiful girl... if only you wouldn't pick your face!"

And the worst part is, I never allow anyone (even myself) to lay a finger on my face due to acne-induced paranoia. I don't pick it!

Jokes on him. I stopped sleeping with him a little while ago, and now HE'S the depressed one! HA.

I do a pretty good job covering up with make-up, so I had never received any nasty comments before. Then, one day, the worst thing happened! I went to the Air Show with my best friend/sex partner and I guess the 98 degree heat made me oily as heck, because (out of nowhere!) he turns to me and says, "You are such a beautiful girl... if only you wouldn't pick your face!"

 

And the worst part is, I never allow anyone (even myself) to lay a finger on my face due to acne-induced paranoia. I don't pick it!

 

Jokes on him. I stopped sleeping with him a little while ago, and now HE'S the depressed one! HA.

Aha, right on. That's probably the most effective way of gettin back at him.

in high school my best friend overheard a guy say to another guy about me, "man she'd be so hot if it wasn't for all the acne over her face"

made me feel like shit

Where to start...

I had mild to moderate acne up until 9th grade, when the cystic acne began. I was passing out papers in my math class and some moron says "what the hell is wrong with your nose??!!" (which is where the cyst just happened to be, so I looked like rudolph with a huge bump). By this time I was so sick of people asking me about - mostly friends who were concerned - that I said to him quietly so no one else would hear, but in a very stern tone "if you mention anything again you'll be visiting the principal". He never said anything again.

My aunt used to have acne... hers was quite mild. She insisted that all I needed was tetracycline, because that's what helped her. And I told her that I had already been on tetra several times, in addition to many other antibiotics and topicals and none of them helped. She acted as if she knew what it was like to have severe acne and that it was so simple to treat. I was so frustrated and upset that I could hardly speak and I wanted to cry.

Although I know my dad was joking, it still hurt my feelings when I would eat anything sweet or greasy he would make a circle motion to his face. Meaning if I don't stop eating those things my skin will never get better. He was kidding, but it still hurt.

Now my acne is gone, but I'm stuck with scars. A friend once asked me what all those dents are on my face. How tactless.

I also was blessed with rosacea that causes my cheeks and chin to turn almost purple in color. After having had acne for 10 or so years (and luckily managing to control it), and then getting stuck with rosacea, I was sick of worrying about my skin. I didn't waste any time having Fotofacial (intense pulsed light) for my skin, which set me back a steep $2500. Now I'm considering Smoothbeam and/or needling for my scars.

Every time I bring up my skin my mom says "so many people have worse skin than you. You're never going to be happy with it, are you? What a waste of money. What's next?? I bet when you're older you're going to be one of those ladies that is constantly having plastic surgery. You'll never be happy." It makes me so upset and frustrated. She has no idea what it's like to live with skin like this. Today I mentioned that an improvement to my scars would help my self esteem, and she asked "what's wrong with your self esteem??" How naive.

Don't get me wrong, both of my parents are wonderful and loving people, but they have NO idea what it's like to worry about their skin CONSTANTLY.

Whew! It felt good to get that out finally!

HOLY . i totally know how you feel ! im currently using tetra right now and its actually working pretty good. i always use retin-a and although it peels a bit, its not that bad . all im left with right now is scarring , but not that much . i would say my acne is moderate, or mild. more like in the middle somewhere. and dont worry, i worry about my skin CONSTANTLY too . i barely make eye contact anymore. your not alone , i totally know how you feel . and as for parents , they just dont understand . all mine say is

"its not that bad, honey."

"its just horomones."

or they blab on about how they saw someone else with worse acne .

just watch , people who dont have it now will be complaining about it in the future .

and you can finally laugh @ them .

haha , im so mean.

but yea, anyways, i feel you completely.

i havent really read through all the post but my story is pretty harsh.

anyway so i was visiting my dad during the summer about 2-3 years ago. this was around the time my face was it its worst. my dad and I were going for a walk and we were talking about an upcoming family picnic/birthday party at my one uncle's house. so anyway we were walking along and somehow got on the subject of my face. my dad says to me, "You know, you cant have all those whiteheads when we go to the picnic. You should pop them or something." I was stunned. Of all the people to make a comment about my face, i least expected him to. I felt like saying. "Fuck you dad! you think this is something i can control that easily." he neevr had acne as bad as me so i guess he didnt know. i just took it as an ignorant comment. although about a year ago he did comment me about my face since it had cleared up. He said " Why do you still use that acne stuff? You face is cleared up." another thing that happened once when my face was at it's worst. was i was outside chillin' with my 3 other friends. and they kinda kept looking at my face, and believe it or not they were counting the zits on my face. then after i said somehting about it they all stopepd and make a comment.

friend#1-"You should see a doctor or something dude"

friend#2-"Yeah or use clearisil or something"

friend#3-" Haha i dont clearisil could help that shit."

 

true friends huh.... the funny thing is #1 and #3 actually broke out pretty bad months later when my face was really clear after being on prescription meds. they actually came to me asking what to do! hahaha [-(

all i gotta say is : KARMA .

haha , if i were you, i would've told them to use some shiitty product .

but thats just me, im evil . (:

If you're a guy: How to avoid these remarks..so on your first day on school you beat all the new kids (and some of the old kids you missed last year).So after you beat about 50% of the kids at school your problem is solved for a year.Works everytime.

HAHAHA , thats hilarious !

I was hanging out with 3 friends and we were watching old episodes of Doug (all of the older users will remember Doug) and the episode was where Doug got his first pimple. After Doug was talking about how bad it was to have a zit my friend turned to me and said "I bet you know what he is talking about, hell you are probably an expert."

I went to get a haircut recently, and the barber commented how my face was oily. He's like "dude you should see a derm". Like come on man, I think I know my face better than you. You think I'm leaving it oily just to fuck with you? Honestly, that was probably the first time anyone ever commented on my face. And it sucks.

yeah this guy at work told me that i should put my own cum on my face to help it heal lol i thought it was funny but it also killed me like a hundred bullets at the same time.

I'm pretty clear now (and so thankful) but I remember when my acne was at it's worse. I was in an acting class and we had to do this exercise with a partner. We had to stand in front of eachother and examine eachother or something. I just remember my acting teacher telling us to look at eachother for the longest fucking amount of time. It was torture. Especially under that lighting! I laugh now when I look back on it. But at the time I had never felt so self conscious in my life.

We had to stand in front of eachother and examine eachother or something. I just remember my acting teacher telling us to look at eachother for the longest fucking amount of time. It was torture. Especially under that lighting! I laugh now when I look back on it. But at the time I had never felt so self conscious in my life.

fuck i can totally relate, those moments feel like they last a fucking eternity when in reality its only been 5 minutes.