I have tried to explain to those who are closest to me just how much my battle with acne is effecting me but they don't understand and don't take any steps to help me, I am at the stage now where I am depressed and it's effecting my life, I stare at the floor all day, I don't go and socialise and I'm at university I should be enjoying myself I just feel so ashamed and low with acne on my face, I just cannot do this anymore and I feel so alone.
hey! honestly i know how you feel and so do a lot of other people! trust me we've all been there. and its really sad reading this! you should try coconut oil!! as a cleanser or moisturizer or both! i had really bad acne and like everyone else i was desperate and SICK TO DEATH of spending money on a million products with no results. especially because i LOOOVE taking pictures and im high maintenance and everyone always tells me how pretty i am but im thinking uh ya if i had nice skin id be even better looking!! my last resort was accutane and i really didnt want to use that...then i tried a chemical peel you do at home and it did not work just burned my skin and i couldnt leave my house! anyways i heard about coconut oil as an acne cure and was like hmm..so i googled a ton of reviews and saw people claiming they had really bad acne even cystic acne for years and tried the coconut oil and it worked! so i thought well my skin is already friggin horrible and i have a ton of scars so might as well try it because its cheap and natural and if it didnt work i could use it for a ton of other things (theres like 101 uses for it!) so yeah iv been using is for 3 weeks now..i wash my face before bed with hot water then i massage the coconut oil on my skin for a few minutes and then i rinse it off dry it off gently and then add some as a moisturizer..then go to bed wake up in the morning and rpeat..and what do you know...IT WORKS!!!!!!!! my skin is clear except the scars but it lightens them too im SOOOO HAPPPY i gave it a shot! honestly if youre skin is already bad you have nothing to lose! but make sure you get ORGANIC, EXTRA VIRGIN, UNREFINED...the Nutiva brand is the one i use and its amazing. also you can ingest it (i put it in my tea). i honestly did not think it would work because their seem to be so many home remedies but do the reseach and google "coconut oil on acne reviews" and give it a shot. even if your face is oily you can use it...mine is. some people say it didnt work and made their skin worse but i honestly think they were using a different kind or brand because iv heard only good about the Nutiva brand. just try it and if it doesnt work..well at least you tried right? but if it does..you'll be happy..and i'll be happy that i helped someone. i keep writing all over this site because i want it to work for people like it did for me and for so many others! coconut oil is antifungal and all this other stuff. look it up! i really hope that it works for you if you decide to try it!! <3
Well i feel that, i battled some hardcore acne back in the ole high school days. Regular acne and cystic acne lord i thought it would never go away. Im 38 now and still get a pimple from time to time, but thankfully its pretty much gone. Just dealing with the scars now which is'nt easy either. But i believe it has alot to do with your diet maybe there is something your eating or drinking that could be causing it? I have come to the conclusion that milk caused 95% of my acne when i was young. I used to drink a ton of milk i never put the 2 together until years later. I believe i am lactose intolerant and when your body does'nt like something it will do whatever it can to get rid of it even break out into nasty cysts or pimples or both! I remember now that even when i would eat ice cream or have a milkshake i would get a huge pimple or 2 almost religiously each time! Anyway i stopped drinking milk pretty much altogether guess i just got tired of it or something and my acne pretty much just fell away.
I know some folks will say well its because you outgrew it or something but i don't believe acne is an age issue. I believe it's an allergic reaction to something and it differs in different people, some people are allergic to peanuts, or hamburgers who knows. Anyway maybe you can look at what you eat and find the culprit. Good luck and don't give up i know it's tough but your not alone.
I know that feeling. That is the story of my life. My brother has stopped talking to me I guess I'm annoying him with my depressing b.s. have no one else to turn to. My dad is a alpha who never had skin problems haS always been buff and he sees me as a failure. He hsnt said it but I'm sure he does. My mom never calls me and if I call her it sounds like I'm bothering her.
Idk what to tell you I'm trying to figure sh*t out myself. But I'm here for you if you read this.
You are not alone, I have been fighting a 20 year battle with acne and now at the end of my tether. I am about to open up to my husband today about the problem and how it affects me due to the build up of cruel taunts and comments from the people around me. I have depression and anxiety - this is mainly due to how my family have treated me as scapegoat all my life. They've been abusive emotionally, psychologically and also physically. But having acne has definitely not helped matters and sometimes I wonder what life would have been like with clear skin. It just doesn't seem fair that I don't know what it is like to look at my face in the mirror and be happy with what I see due to having persistent aggressive acne since age 11. Spent much of yesterday crying, don't know how much more of this I can take.
Sorry for adding more negativity to your thread, I am here for you any time! 
I just want to respond and say that at least you can take comfort in knowing you're not alone. Your post felt like I was reading one of my own diary entries. I am so, so tired of the depression, anxiety and shame that acne is bringing me. people don't understand that I have done everything I possibly can to fight it. I don't know anyone else my age who has this confusing and painful affliction, but all the women in my family also struggle with it. I dont think even they can understand anymore the extent to which it frustrates and isolates me. I just wanted to thank you for your post and remind you that you are not alone, there's a huge community of us who totally empathize.
I just want to respond and say that at least you can take comfort in knowing you're not alone. Your post felt like I was reading one of my own diary entries. I am so, so tired of the depression, anxiety and shame that acne is bringing me. people don't understand that I have done everything I possibly can to fight it. I don't know anyone else my age who has this confusing and painful affliction, but all the women in my family also struggle with it. I dont think even they can understand anymore the extent to which it frustrates and isolates me. I just wanted to thank you for your post and remind you that you are not alone, there's a huge community of us who totally empathize.
Just because you don't socialize doesn't mean you can't. If you're gonna put yourself out there, be prepared to get rejected, embarassed and laughed at. It's just how things work. If you can't handle that, you need thicker skin. The world sucks and people can be very mean, you have to be indifferent to it, otherwise you'll be miserable. Do you have any hobbies? I take it you're introverted, and despite what the general population thinks, that's not a bad thing. DO NOT just sit around and do nothing. You are what you do and if you do nothing, you are nothing and you'll be very depressed. Try finding a hobby, volunteer and don't come off as needy and desperate when socializing.
Best of luck
