Acne is a very common problem, especially with teenagers, yet people with acne are still ridiculed and made fun of on a daily basis. The people who suffer from the acne are obviously the most affected by it, and they will tell you that it truly is a terrible thing to have to go through. It seems as if you have to walk on shells just to keep the pimples off of your face, and when you have them you don’t feel like going out in public or talking to anyone at all. It can affect every aspect of your social life, from job interviews to dates. You may feel like there is nothing you can do about it, but truth be told there are a couple of do’s and don’ts that you should know about before jumping to that conclusion and giving up. 

The first thing that you should absolutely never do is pop or pick at your acne. If you do this you WILL get scars, and even the acne may go away with time the scars will not. Picking at your acne will cause your pores to become enlarged thereby making it easy for pimples to form in the future. Plus, the bacteria that caused the acne in the first place will spread and the cause more acne to show up. Not to mention picking at your acne will only make it look worse. How many times have you picked at a tiny blackhead that was hardly noticeable, only to cause it to swell up and turn into a red monster on your face. The only thing picking will do is make the problem worse, trust me.

A good way to do the exact opposite of picking, is exfoliating. Using exfoliating washes will shed the dead skin that is clogging your pores. When your pores are clogged, they can’t get any oxygen, when this happens bacteria builds up and then acne occurs. Using exfoliating washes will stop this process in its tracks and give you smooth and healthy skin. Combine exfoliating scrubs with a toner to get the best results.

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An interesting thing is that the psychological condition of body dysmorphic disorder is very often triggered by cystic acne. This is a condition where people feel that they are extremely hideous despite the fact that they are normal looking. Cystic acne often acts as a catalyst in this disorder from what I have seen and read about it.  Just like anorexia is often triggered by an individual being initially overweight, BDD is triggered by things like acne (or also common is a large nose).  It causes a lot of emotional stress and this is very unfortunate that it is this way.  

Then I am always asked the question “do people really react differently to you because you have cystic acne?  Do you look at people and say: they have acne and won’t be their friend?” Well, not exactly.  Someone with bad acne can be less attractive.  Of course that is not what anyone wants to hear and it sounds very superficial, but that is what I have encountered as the truth. It’s such a bizarre thing because people’s attitudes are often what make them attractive or unattractive and of course the cystic acne has a high potential of affecting one’s attitude.  

The conclusion is that it should have very little effect on your social life. However, in regards to self confidence – to have some sort of personal life this is where the problem is.  It absolutely takes away from your self confidence and it is one of the few things that can do that which is so difficult to cure. But don’t let it stop your social life. When you finally get rid of the acne, then only you will realize there’s no much different without acne, because your personality that counts. Hopefully whoever reads this will feel better.