So sick of my acne!

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God I am a good looking person but this is just ridiculous, I NEVER have had a clean face since I was 10. I'm absolutely sick of the fact that I have to deal with them going down, but then as it seems it's going away, I find out that I have more pimples coming. When a girl looks at me because I seem good looking in the corner of her eyes she sees pimples then looks away. It's absolutely lowering my self esteem. And why doesn't anyone else in my school get acne? Why am I the only one with an oily face? What do they have some miracle drug or something? Acne free isn't working despite the people in the commercial with grey lips. I cannot find klear action anywhere. I have tried things to take down my facial oil but my skin just adapts and gushes out more stuff. With the amount of energy it uses to make my facial oil, wow I'd be superman if it wasn't for my oil. No, my parents will not take me to get expensive drugs just over my acne. When I ask my mom to try a product she just says to get over the fact that I have acne and won't help. My dad helps but he has his limits and I'm pretty damn close to there. And at school I have nothing to wipe it off with so I use the top of my shirt. The bathrooms never have paper towels. I'm pretty upset, I'm not always ilke this so I apologize. And I'm guessing that there is nothing to really get rid of this except when puberty goes away.
 
i no how you feel...acne is very frustrating. i can't answer any of your questions because i wonder them myself but if it really bad and really bothering you, you should go to the derm. i no that u said that your parents won't take you but then maybe when you go to your regular doctor you can tell him/her how much it bothers you and see if they have a suggestion for you. a lot of the prescriptions are not that expensive if you have good insurance so you could even offer to pay for them yourself if money is an issue. having acne is really unfair and it does ruin your life- i don't care what anyone else says. but if your acne is really severe you should go see a doctor. hang in there...acne is an ongoing battle of trying treatments and fighting new breakouts everyday. it sucks and i hope that you can find something that works for you. good luck!
 
I'm wondering if this is a possible cause I will try to stop doing it. I sleep on both the sides of my face and that's where the acne is. I twisted and turn on those two sides. The front of my face has never been better just freakin oily.
 
Oily skin has nothing to do with acne. Trust me, I know this for a fact. Twelve years ago I went on accutane, I had terrible acne and thought it was due to the huge amount of oil I had on my face. After washing my face, literally 20 minutes later I could see the oil starting to come out of every pore on my face. My Dermatologist told me the amount of oil had nothing to do with my acne and she put me on Accutane.

Accutane dries you up severley. I was on it for 7 months - no oil, no acne. I thought oil was the problem. However, when I stopped the treatment she told me the oil would come back. I didn't believe her. Sure enough about a month later I saw the oil coming out of each pore on my face - I was crushed.

Twelve years later I still have very oily skin - so much so I have to wash at lunchtime to remove it. But I have been acne free for those twelve years.

I know you won't believe this, but my dermatologist tells me that by having this much oil it will keep you looking young! I'm 38 but look 28! My skin is healthy and I hope the oil is still there when I am 70.
 
It shouldn't matter too much how you sleep. Just keep your pillow cases clean. Change them daily if necessary. There are a lot of great suggestions on this board. Some things work for people, some don't. I've been dealing with acne for almost 10 years. I know what works for me and I've found things that make it very minimal. There is, of course, a lot of discussion about the causes of acne and as everyone knows WHAT it is, no one really knows what causes it. It's probably different for each person. Some people have acne prone skin, some have a bad diet, some have hormonal irabalances, etc. If you are in high school, I'm sure it can be difficult and it may seem that people are judgemental. In my opinion that just means they are probably shallow. I know this may sound cliche but it's a good thing to keep in mind! I bet you have a lot to offer and just remeraber... Your life is just beginning! Your'e young and your acne might be gone in 6 months and you'll forget you even had it. In the mean time, if you can't go to the doctor, which don't always know the best thing, do some research on the Internet on home remedies you can try. Pay attention to your diet. Find out what skin type you have and do research on skin cleansers and moisturizers. There are debates on different vitamins and supplements that you can take. Sometimes working from the inside out can be the answer. Anyways, I hope this helps.
 
I can sympathize with you. It feels like everyone else has clear skin and you are the only one that doesn't. I can't tell you how envious I get of people who have no acne. They have no idea how lucky they are. But frankly there really not much I can do. I started breaking out in my teens and now I'm close to 30, so I've had it for a while now.

I too have extremely oily skin. I keep a folded tissue in my pocket and whenever I go into the bathroom, I go straight into the cubicle, and wipe my face with one side of the tissue, later the other side, etc. I do this maybe five or six times a day, or whenever I'm in the bathroom.

Also whenever I'm out I refuse to look at myself closely in the mirror. This way I don't really see all the crap up close. I know if I do I'll get self-conscious.

Just today, I went to work, had coffee with a co-worker outside where there were lots of people, went to a team meeting, then after work went to a movie and then grabbed a bite to eat. Once I got home I saw like five or six pus filled pimples on one side of my face. I know for a fact that if I'd seen them while I was at work I would have not done anything.

I know this might not seem like much support but you have to find ways to keep moving. As a fact, I have seen people who don't have good skin but are the light of the party. The only thing they have is confidence.
 
My acne is clearing up alot today for no reason maybe i'm growing out of it but it really is lowering. I mean it's always great to have something to worry about but acne is just plain mean.
 
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