Cassie88

    Imagine it like your problematic skin being a relationship with a person you dislike. You know that conflict doesnt help it just makes matters worse for both of you.. you need to surpri...

Yes like you say it will never be better if you pick. Its difficult though, today I was subconsciously rubbing my face feeling for all the imperfections! Sounds like you doing pretty well though, hang...

I don't know if it will help but maybe start a 30 day no picking challenge on these forums or something? I'll join you!

You are not alone and I know exactly how you feel. Just two days ago all the stress and unhappiness caused me to pick a cyst on my cheek. I now have a HUGE yellow scab and feel even worse. When you ge...

I am so, so sorry. What you've described is exactly where I was a year ago. I had just started grad school, my acne was flaring, and I was just so stressed. I did't want to leave the house but I had t...

The worst thing about picking your skin is just a few days ago your skin looked amazing. I hadn't picked for ages and then I relapsed and now I've given myself a permanent dented scar on my cheek &nbs...

I have been in a similar situation, at school I was called these names. When I look back I realise how awful kids at school are and they do this to you to simply make themselves feel better/superior w...

I've been picking for 7 years and have managed to not pick for almost two weeks now. I've been at this stage before but have always relapsed. I have really bad social anxiety and Asberger's syndrome, ...

Hello!   So I have had acne for almost a decade including the cystic type when I hit my 20s which was when I also started picking my skin which has been for 7 years. My skin has lots of red mark...

School was the worst experience in my entire life and I too have a lot of built up resentment and anger. It got so bad at one point I found a lot of the bullies on facebook and messaged them if they h...

Ok I have been moping on these forums for years and came across some of my old posts about not picking. Well I still am and I'm fucking SICK of it!! Yesterday was a clinche moment (if that is right wo...

Hello, I really want to dye my hair jet black but I'm worried it will make my red marks and hyperpigmentation more noticeable because of my sallow skin - are there hair colours (or colors if you're a...

Hey I agree your skin looks lovely and plump! I would suggest a gentle cleanser oh and have you tried the egg white mask? Its fantastic for controlling oil and it reduces redness. try it for twice a w...

Hey Tooxie! I cannot stress how important it is not to pick your skin, its probably one of the major causes of your acne. When I reduced my skin picking my skin improved quickly. I know what its like...

I know quite a few girls with clear skin going out with guys with visible acne, but they always seem to be a bit older, at school a lot of the girls i.e. the 'popular' ones were shallow with that sort...

Your acne looks more mild than moderate severe and you are very pretty! If you're looking for a really good/hardcore moisturiser I suggest Vichy nutrilogie 2 intensive nourishing moisturizer cream, sk...

This is really interesting. I found my skin improved when I would only wash it every other day but I've never went further because terrified of what blocked pores could do, but tempted to try this out...

Hey when you have privacy I would suggest dabbing a blob of thick moisturiser like vaseline on it and keep doing so as much as possible e.g. all day and before bed for a week or two and you may find i...

Not sure if this has already been posted but I find it helpful if I feel a bump and wanted to pick/squeeze is cover it in a thick ointment and think about how it is helping the spot a lot more than p...

weeeell i just recently had huge cystic breakout, picked and was left with 14 large scabs over week ago. They've all gone but now left with those lovely red marks and i'm so sick of this, have tried s...

It took about three to four days for my marks to reduce, and the moisturiser i used was Vichy nutrilogie 2 that i nicked from my mum, its a french face cream and VERY thick but i think any moisturisi...

ahhh excuse me, there is another thread about moisturising red marks continuously for a few days, i did this and results were great, author was also realtalk the thread is here;   .acne.org/messa...

RealTalk I can't thank you enough. I'm an ex picker and my face has tons of red marks on cheeks and i mean really red, it looks worse than spots. Anyway I've been following your moisturise continuousl...