jwalk

21 hours ago, k3tchup said: In the younger teen/young adult years nobody around me really showed interest in dating me. Looks matter. Then. As adults were more forgiving as we mature (hopefully...

I'm 31. I've had sex twice and on both occasions I've was so severely inebriated I can't really remember much of it. The last time was about eight years ago. I've been on maybe five or six dates in my...

On 17 May 2016 at 4:52 PM, gymrat3 said: Stop using cleansers and creams and I promise your face will feel and look better within the next 30 days! You shouldn't make promises like that. ...

On 5 June 2016 at 6:47 AM, Haley1234 said: One thing that really helped was rinsing my face with water like 5 times a day. I did it so all the oil and sweat would stay on and I didn't even have...

I was happy, fairly well rounded and I believe well liked as a child (although I always hated sports and was often “bullied” for that). I started to get mild acne when I was 11 and I think that I was ...

I used to work in recruiting and if it were me I wouldn't take acne into account when interviewing a job applicant. However, there have been two occasions where I know for certain that I didn't get t...

On 15 June 2016 at 8:11 PM, AcneScience said: You want to say that acne isn't curable and we all know it is. I've never said this. You said acne was a temporary disease. I said that it us...

21 hours ago, AcneScience said: studies have shown that psychological stress can worsen acne. This is true, but unfortunately we don't have any control over whether we suffer from psychol...

16 hours ago, corey-mcv said: People with out acne (or another skin problem) will never understand the depression, or sadness we go through. Couldn't agree more. I had varying degrees of...

On 26 May 2016 at 8:29 AM, S33kingS0lution said: I know others have it way worse and others deal with more serious illnesses but I can't help feeling this way. I sometimes even feel guilty of f...

Its progress of a kind I suppose. I’m not a woman and at the risk of straying into militant feminist territory, I think the “everyone is beautiful” movement does more harm than good, largely because i...

45 minutes ago, Soundschedule said: Save yourself some heartache and don't comment here again. You don't need to keep answering me on my post out of your incredible need to have the last word o...

8 hours ago, Soundschedule said: Observation: Your profile on this site is littered with you confronting others, injecting your out-of-place opinions and condescension into personal discussions...

15 hours ago, WittySock said: It's weird that acne is one of the few things that it seems is perfectly acceptable for people to openly judge and make fun of I've often wondered about this...

On 9 May 2016 at 0:02 AM, Soundschedule said: Sounding a bit treacly, don't you think? I was actually paraphrasing your point, but ok... On 9 May 2016 at 6:40 AM, Jennifer Cheung s...

2 hours ago, Soundschedule said: We need to band together and support each other. Whatever we are going through, we can lean on each other for support. I would advise you to spend more time spr...

14 hours ago, Soundschedule said: I just wanted to put something out there on this site that reminded everyone that they are beautiful. Thanks 14 hours ago, Soundschedule said: ...

13 hours ago, holdingontohope said: The direction of healing and change, instead of being stuck 24/7 sulking and feeling sorry for yourself. The count your blessings thingy, cliche, but so v...

On 29 April 2016 at 2:22 AM, MMM999 said: does anyone know any tips or ways to be happy with acne? If the condition of your skin really bothers you I don't think you can truly be happy wi...

6 hours ago, dontscrewup said: Like it or not, pretty people can get scarred for life as much as we do. I disagree with what you're saying - you can get bullied for being pretty. I never ...

7 hours ago, dontscrewup said: Believe me, the world is not easier for pretty people. I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to call you out for this! I don't mind being unattractive, I've acce...

On 14 April 2016 at 2:17 AM, Viseslav Tonkovic-Capin said: You cannot control what happens to you but you can control how you react to it! Although I dislike the tone of your post I woul...

1 hour ago, Diamond98 said: 6 hours ago, jwalk said: Obviously, the first thing i am going to say is that if it is something that you really want to do, you should do it regardle...

I wouldn't say I'm consumed by hatred, but I think acne and the negative reinforcement I received because of it definitely denied me the chance of a "normal" youth. My thought patterns just weren't th...

Obviously, the first thing i am going to say is that if it is something that you really want to do, you should do it regardless of your acne. However, i totally agree that, ironically, politics is an ...