Me

I have acne. And it really bothers me.

Ever since the age of around 8-9 I have had acne. Around the age of 8 I started to get very mild occasional breakouts which has worsen as I have aged. I don't think I have particularly severe acne although it is still very noticeable and difficult.

Loads of people who don't suffer from skin conditions, such as acne, dry skin and eczema, don't understand how sensitive how sensitive the topic is and can be very hurtful without meaning to be.

I have watched several videos on skincare saying that something is wrong with me or making out that  people like me haven't taken good care of our skin and could've prevent it, like we had a choice about it!

At my old school (before secondary school) there was one boy who used to come up to me and ask me questions about my acne and why I had it. I knew the boy quite well and knew it wasn't in his nature to be curious and ask people things like that outright and if he was really into the science and stuff he would ask his parents or whoever he goes to. The real reason he did it was out of spite, mainly just to wind me up.

People have no idea how damaging to someone's confidence that can be. I can remember countless nights of crying myself to sleep in bed because no matter what I did it only got worse. I sound like I'm being really dramatic but it is one of the things that really gets to me.

At the moment it covers my torso and when I am changing for sport at school I turn around and find people looking at all the massive white heads covering my chest, back and shoulders. I end up changing in the toilet if I can or huddled up in a corner hoping no one will notice me.

It is the worst feeling.

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Birthday Struggle

Ok so tiny problem:

I'm turning 13 in November and I'm not sure what to do for a new username. I won't be a tween any more so my username will be irrelevant. If you have any ideas please help.

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