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 Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 8:06 pm
GOD DAMN ******** ACNE
Seriously. I hate it.
I haven't looked myself straight in the mirror for a few months now, because it helps my self-esteem.
I've tried using stuff on my face, and it's only gotten a little better, but not all the way gone.
If I didn't have a girlfriend right now I would probably be depressed.
any advice?
not just to help my acne, but my self-esteem too.
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:46 pm
Zak, you're an awesome guy, and at this point in your life, acne is a pretty common obstacle. I've never found anything that's foolproof against acne of any severity, so I can't really help you there, although I've had some friends that swear by ProActiv (though I've never personally tried it).
I guess just try to remind yourself of your positive qualities, which are more important than your skin anyway. And on the bright side, from adolescence, life only gets better. If your girlfriend can see past your acne, then so can other people. Has anyone ever made fun of you about it or anything? If not, it's a case of you being your own worst critic, which is something I'm sure many of us have fallen into before.
It's not what's on the outside that counts, it's what's on the inside that counts. Totally cliche and overplayed, I know, but probably because it's true. Don't let it get you down too much, and certainly don't dwell on it because then you'll really just draw attention to it.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:35 pm
I can't really offer advice on improving self-esteem (since I have problems with that as well), but I do know of a medication that works wonders on acne. it's called Tazorac. I used it a few years ago when I had suuuuper bad acne, and it helped a ton. however, it's a prescription medication, so uh... yeah. if you can get it, that's awesome. and if you do, I recommend also using some sort of moisturizer for your face. it's really strong, and when I used it it really dried out my face. that might not happen with you, though, because everybody's skin is different.
I've also heard that eating healthy foods helps reduce acne, but I don't know if that's true or not. I always eat healthy, and I don't have that much acne, so... idk. it might be true? it's worth a shot, though.
♥ ♥ ♥
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Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:48 pm
Thanks so much iDi
heart
@roo - Thanks! I might consider that.
also, at the beginning of the year, I started a no-soda diet, and I've been drinking a good amount of water, and I think that'll help in the long run. But the food that I eat probably cancels out the healthiness of the stuff that I drink. xD
oh well.
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:41 pm
dude, no-soda diet is the way to go. I stopped drinking it a year ago, and my health and skin and stuff were sooo much better.
but yeah, eating healthy would probably help even more. XD it's not that hard once you find healthy things that you like~
♥ ♥ ♥
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Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:14 pm
Ripper-Roo dude, no-soda diet is the way to go. I stopped drinking it a year ago, and my health and skin and stuff were sooo much better.
but yeah, eating healthy would probably help even more. XD it's not that hard once you find healthy things that you like~
♥ ♥ ♥ yeah, I'm just impatient. I can handle no pop, that's easy, but sometimes I can't resist pigging out. I'll work on that. biggrin
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:36 pm
My advice is eat less fried foods. Now that I rarely eat fried foods, my acne is almost non-existent.
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:38 pm
That was beautiful iDigress smile
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:24 am
[G]aian My advice is eat less fried foods. Now that I rarely eat fried foods, my acne is almost non-existent. kthanx
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:42 pm
I use Benzaclin
I have NO acne now after I've been using it for a long time =]
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:14 pm
Taking birth control helps with acne.....if you are into altering your hormones synthetically....and happen to be of the XX persuasion, chormosomally speaking.
As for Self Esteem.....nothing ever helped mine until the day that I stopped caring and just enjoyed life. Life is really quite a big hassle to live, I might as well at least enjoy the b*****d if I am going to put forth the effort. I'm happy with who I am largely because I am the person that I have always wanted to be the most, I always had the lowest self-esteem when I was trying to do what others want me to do and I didn't really want to do it.
Hell, Im 23yo divorced chick with a BA in History, but I refuse to be a teacher.......people love to let me know that in their eyes I am a ******** up.....to only be able to last four months in a marriage, and divorced when I was 22. I constantly get the "well at least Im not divorced" line thrown at me from those who know that I am, and those who dont. I choose to go back to college because I want to and I am getting the degrees that I want despite people thinking that I have wasted my education. I live my life regardless of other people's judgements and if I am not liked....I dont overly care, Im over it.
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