TheBigBernard

I don't disagree, but evolution is probably not the end goal of acne. Most people with acne are not inherently unhealthy. The lesions in acne are not contagious and don't spread disease. So there's no...

It's on the face because face tends to be the oiliest part of your body. Ironically, the point of oils is to keep you looking good. But obviously, too much of it and you get the inflammatory lesions i...

If you're going down the medication route, I feel like Accutane is just about the only thing left to try at this point. I understand why you'd balk at the suggestion of "dieting". When you have acne,...

You're planning to go into medical school and you can't even handle acne? Really? If you want to stay inside and do nothing, then by all means do so. There are so many qualified applicants with and w...

Yeah I agree with poster above, honestly, what the heck. Whatever, if you want to go on it that's your perogative. I just hope you don't get saddled with side-effects and complain about how Accutane...

RadioHeart just leave things be. It's the Internet: battle of the egos here. You're not going to please everybody. A forum is not really an avenue to debate facts or come to agreements. For most peop...

I wasn't trying to defend her. I just don't understand why there's such a backlash regarding mental health issues in an acne forum. If she went on socialanxietysupport and told people to "be confiden...

  In all honesty, who cares if she does? This is an acne forum, not a mental health issues forum. Her advice is applicable to most people, and that's all it really matters.   So people...

In all honesty, who cares if she does? This is an acne forum, not a mental health issues forum. Her advice is applicable to most people, and that's all it really matters.

I was wondering the same thing. That'd be hilarious if it was true.

I think what Radioheart is trying to say is that anxiety is not necessarily synonymous with low self-esteem, although there is a strong correlation. Regarding the environmental factors debate, I feel...

My advice is to stop overthinking this and do whatever you what to do. Right now you're just mired in your own fears and speculations. It's like fighting an invisible enemy - you're not going to win....

At this rate, you might as well give it some time. You can't rush your skin, and doing so might cause more harm than good. Also, I would take the stories here with a grain of salt. Everyone's skin is...

Trust me, you do not have an acne or scarring issue. There are people with legitimate disfiguring acne. If you're overreacting like this to a minor blemish (which will certainly fade), I have no idea...

Check my gallery for an enlarged version of my avatar... I don't hang out with friends.. see family members... turned down a job... am not getting schooling right now... all because I don't want peopl...

As well-intentioned as this is, I don't think it's of much help to us. People here are feeling down because of acne. Telling them "but at least you don't have these other issues" is kind of missing th...

You do realize I was being sarcastic with my second point right? Plenty of self-proclaimed "nice guys" who never go out to meet women are typically the same type of people to complain about "jerks" on...

I really hope we don't start a jerks vs. nice guys debate. For what it's worth, none of the guys I know that are in commited relationships were ever jerks. They were normal, sociable, and emotionally ...

What were your experiences with people?   I have noticeable acne and scarring, yet personally, I've never felt people treated me differently because of it. Whether my face is clear or not, I gi...

I pretty much agree. I actually think that the whole "only good-looking people get dates" mentality is nothing more than perception bias. You are naturally more inclined to notice and remember attract...

In all fairness, it's not just one thing that makes you attractive. Your facial structure, height, personality, income, sense of humor, etc., all help. Believe me, I've known some ugly guys (not good...

Confidence is a matter of degrees. It's not a black-or-white issue whereupon all your life problems will disappear once you pass a "confidence threshold". I think the key is to be able to work past t...

Poor people who don't have computers can go to public libraries to study, etc. That's what I did growing up without technology. Now I'm a very well-off software engineer because I didn't buy into that...

Everyone has some flaw that they believe are holding them back. That was my point. Dating is not an issue of being "flawless", but it's about being able to compensate for or nullify your flaws. In fac...

If you don't have some crippling autoimmune disease or are physically deformed, then you passed the genetics test. Social media will always set unrealistic standards. If every man was tall and had tho...