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My Mum turned around to me today and said 'why don't you go and doll yourself up a bit you look like a f*ckin tramp, you used to be such an attractive girl' I replyed 'thats mean you shouldn't say stuff like that'. She says 'i'm only telling the truth'
A friend who i haven't seen for some years says 'so and so came into work today, she's so ugly her face is all spotty and pitted'.
My mom has said to me the same kind of things about me to me from time to time. Lots of people, like "friends", relatives, random people from school, random strangers on the streets have talked about me and told me stuff like that. Sometimes I'm so emotionally numb towards hearing those kind of comments about me that it hardly registers in my mind that someone said anything bad about me. I just need to turn the volume of my mp3-player higher, concentrate on the music and forget all about it, at least until I'm alone.
I try as much as I can to convince myself that the way you look doesn't matter and people won't notice or treat me differently. Then people, even the one's that you think you can trust say things like that and they crush you and just reinforce your bad beliefs.
I hate the way people are so cruel and shallow and vain but most of all i hate the way my skin bothers me so much that i feel shallow and and vain.
these two obnoxious girls in school (guess you could call them chavs, that's the closest term I can find for people living in the Uk or who know what they are) who came up to me. One of them said "wow your pimple is huge" and both of them laughed. I was a reserved nerd back then so I didn't know how to respond.
Hey but now I think I look pretty good (with makeup that is) and doing better than both of them.. so karma's a bitch huh.
A few months ago, I was at the doctor for a rash on my inner thigh caused by a yeast infection (I'm sure you all wanted to know about that, eh? 
). I had already told the nurse everything that was wrong and she went out to get the doctor.
The doctor came in and looked at my face like she was kind of confused, looked back at her chart, and said, "Now...wait...where's the rash?"
I guess she had to clarify that I didn't have the yeast infection on my face. 
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in an argument with my boyfriend, i told him to be honest.he said,
OKAY. FINE.
YOU'VE GAINED WEIGHT SINCE I MET YOU AND WHEN I LOOK AT YOU THE FIRST THING I SEE IS YOUR ACNE.
You asked him to be honest, not rude.
It really bothers me when people confuse the two.
i know what you mean electricfeel. it bothers me too. there is a difference between being honest and rude.
Once they interrupted my friend when he was telling a story and said "hey what is that on your face, man?" "oh..oh.. nvm" and so i was like no what was it? tell me, go ahead.
a teacher stopping in the middle of a class and asking if i needed to go to the nurse. then the nurse putting a freaking bandage on my face, not realizing it was acne even when i told her
a "friend" that always pointed out in front of lots of people when i had a new pimple
my nephew saying i had chicken pox, which actually made me laugh. if only it were that simple...
neice going OH MY GOD and staring at my face every time she sees me.
"you dont get acne like a normal person"
" if i were you, haha, i would just shave them off with a razor" said by another friend
"wash your face"
and people wonder why when i get angry, i get really angry. hmm...
this may seem sad, but i honestly am proud of myself i didnt fucking blow my head off. seriously.
Once they interrupted my friend when he was telling a story and said "hey what is that on your face, man?" "oh..oh.. nvm" and so i was like no what was it? tell me, go ahead.
a teacher stopping in the middle of a class and asking if i needed to go to the nurse. then the nurse putting a freaking bandage on my face, not realizing it was acne even when i told her
a "friend" that always pointed out in front of lots of people when i had a new pimple
my nephew saying i had chicken pox, which actually made me laugh. if only it were that simple...
neice going OH MY GOD and staring at my face every time she sees me.
"you dont get acne like a normal person"
" if i were you, haha, i would just shave them off with a razor" said by another friend
"wash your face"
and people wonder why when i get angry, i get really angry. hmm...
this may seem sad, but i honestly am proud of myself i didnt fucking blow my head off. seriously.
LOL
What do they think acne on a normal person looks like?
Once they interrupted my friend when he was telling a story and said "hey what is that on your face, man?" "oh..oh.. nvm" and so i was like no what was it? tell me, go ahead.
a teacher stopping in the middle of a class and asking if i needed to go to the nurse. then the nurse putting a freaking bandage on my face, not realizing it was acne even when i told her
a "friend" that always pointed out in front of lots of people when i had a new pimple
my nephew saying i had chicken pox, which actually made me laugh. if only it were that simple...
neice going OH MY GOD and staring at my face every time she sees me.
"you dont get acne like a normal person"
" if i were you, haha, i would just shave them off with a razor" said by another friend
"wash your face"
and people wonder why when i get angry, i get really angry. hmm...
this may seem sad, but i honestly am proud of myself i didnt fucking blow my head off. seriously.
LOL
What do they think acne on a normal person looks like?
Very mild? The one that you get once every month or two?
The best thing to do, is to not give these people the time of day. Horrid comments may hurt, but these people making these rude comments are not worth your time. Through experience in life, I have noticed that a lot of people can never say anything good about someone else and would always find something bad to say about somebody. It appears that a lot of people get pleasure in demeaning someone else to make themselves feel good. People can also say bad things due to jealously, maybe someone else is prettier, thinner or more intelligent and don't like to see someone else succeed in life.
I had moderate acne all through high school, and got mean comments a few times. only in the recent months have i severly broke out (OUT OF NO WHERE). my mom has said some mean things like "once your acne clears up you should..." things like that. i have lost almost all self esteem that i had left. i wont let my boyfriend see me without makeup on. i remember before i broke out we useto shower together, now i wont allow it because i dont want him to see my face. after i shower ill try to quickly put on concealer and he'll say things like "you okay in there" cuz i take so long in the bathroom. it is so humiliating. ive been doing my best to hide from cameras but me and my friends had a trip a few weeks ago and now there are some horendous pictures of me on facebook ugh! life sucks
in an argument with my boyfriend, i told him to be honest.he said,
OKAY. FINE.
YOU'VE GAINED WEIGHT SINCE I MET YOU AND WHEN I LOOK AT YOU THE FIRST THING I SEE IS YOUR ACNE.
If you cant handle the truth then dont ask for it! You asked him to be honest so he was; now thats classed as being mean?
My friends never really commented on how my face looks except that they know my acne is turning into worst. The biggest commentors were my family...
Dad: Do you know who you look like?
Me: Who?
Dad: Betty Boop coz she has lots of dots on her face.
Me: *pissed* that's freckles not acne..
*While I was painting my self-portrait...
Brother: *looking intensely at my painting* There's something missing over there.
Me: Really? What?
Brother: Your acnes... *with a smiley face on*
Me: Whatever.
They like to tease me about it, and it's not like they are of help. Though they have stopped now, coz one day I eventually had enough of their talks and broke down.
Reading through some of these...HOW can people be so cruel??? I myself remember three incidents which are NOTHING compared to these.
One: when I was in elementary school (4th grade) I woke up with a red bump on my nose (this is way before I broke out in high school, it was just one of those weird occurrences). My mom said she would cover it with her make-up, her foundation being significantly darker than my skin tone, and a friend asked if I was wearing make-up and reached out to touch my nose. I first denied it, but when she did touch my nose and the make-up rubbed off, I remember being clever and saying "Oh yeah, I totally forgot, my mom put it there to cover a bump thing."
Two: around 7th/8th grade my supposed best friend ALWAYS pointed out a pimple here and a pimple there. Normal little spots every kid that age gets, it was not acne.
Three: about two years ago I had a big, under the skin, pimple (which I thought was a cyst but I am pretty much convinced it was not) which got irritated due to products and got a bit red. The inflammation was actually going down and I was feeling really good about it, but then at a family party one of my relatives randomly interrupted me in conversation and asked what was on my chin.
While those are all embarrassing, at least they are not insulting!!!!
in an argument with my boyfriend, i told him to be honest.he said,
OKAY. FINE.
YOU'VE GAINED WEIGHT SINCE I MET YOU AND WHEN I LOOK AT YOU THE FIRST THING I SEE IS YOUR ACNE.
If you cant handle the truth then dont ask for it! You asked him to be honest so he was; now thats classed as being mean?
You obviously can't tell the difference between honest and rude. Try looking up tact in the dictionary as well.
so i wasn't alone
i've been feeling very very upset and sad whenever people are TALKING to me, their eyes are just wandering over my face and it successfully turned me into an ANTI SOCIAL. they don't say things. but they say it through their eyes, pitying me!
and yeah of course, one said "what happened to ur face? u used to be having clear skin?" thats also the least thing want to hear, keep telling me that i used to have clear skin and now she feels that she is much much better than me in every way! damn her! (i'm seriously sensitive with this issue)
