It's been a couple of weeks since I last posted on my blog - I've moved house so things have been all up in the air!! (and I've had no internet 😞)
Anyway, I was at work the other day, and I was suddenly hit with inspiration for this blog post. When I initially started this blog a couple of years ago, I wrote a post called 'Suffering With Acne'. I was sat at work the other day and my face was so sore and red because I was going through a breakout so I decided that I would write about it.
I have suffered with Acne since the age of 11. It started off slowly, just the odd spot here and there that would flare up and then go away a few days later. I didn't really notice it at this point, but around 6-8 months later, it flared up BIG TIME.
All of a sudden, I started getting these huge, angry, painful red spots and I don't mean just the odd one here and there, they took over my face. My chin, my cheeks, my forehead, even my nose at times and oh my, it was awful.
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| This is me at age 13 - this was a very, very good skin day for me. |
Every morning I would wake up for school with a new spot. I'd then do my best to cover them up with foundation and concealer and then I'd have to go and endure 7 hours at school, looking at all the other girls my age who still had lovely skin with no blemishes and feeling down because I felt like I was the only one who was going through this (obviously, I wasn't the only one, but at the time, with everyone around me with perfect skin, I truly felt like I was).
The kids at school could be really nasty as well - I specifically remember getting called a Hindu by one girl because I had spots on my forehead. I used to get called ugly and spotty, people even said that I didn't wash because of my spots, which was ridiculous! I really tried not to let it get to me and to rise above it but it was hard not to feel down about it, especially when I felt so alone. When I felt that there was nobody going through the same thing.
I have been on several different types of medication to treat my acne and I have tried every single face wash, cream, lotion, gel or water that there is!! Nothing seemed to help, everything just seemed to make it worse.
If any of you reading this are going through the same thing, all I want to say is that you are not alone. Don't ever feel that you have nobody to talk to, or nobody to listen to you. Talk to people who love you, your friends and family, or if you don't want to talk to them about it, you can always, always talk to me. I will always be there to listen and share advice.
Before I go, I just want to share some ways that I have coped with my Acne over the years:
1) I never let it define who I am - When I started to realise how bad it was, and how down it made me feel, I almost succumbed to the fact that this was it for me. I would forever be the girl with acne and no one would ever want to be my friend, or be in a relationship with me or anything like that because of my spots. I didn't think I was good enough for anything. Then I thought, "you know what? No! I will not let my acne take control" And I didn't. I had an amazing group of friends who literally did not care about the spots on my face, I had relationships with boys who literally did not care about the spots on my face. People loved me for who I am, and that's all that matters.
2) Use oil-free make-up - Using make-up that is oil-free really helped my skin. I found that my skin would not breakout half as badly if I used oil-free make up. Most make-up manufacturers now produce oil-free products and they are also really affordable. Rimmel London's Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation is just £6.49 from Boots, and is oil-free :D
3) Do not squeeze your spots - Squeezing your spots is the worst thing you can do. Not only are you rubbing bacteria all over your face, you will leave spot scars all over your skin. Your spots will go away naturally, by themselves. I know you will be tempted to squeeze them, especially when that huge spot pops up right before you're about to go on your first date, or if you're going out somewhere nice for dinner, but if you refrain from squeezing them, they will be much less likely to scar. You can use some concealer for a quick-fix solution if you need to cover them!
4) Remember that it will not last forever - I am now 23 years of age, and although I do still get breakouts that are red and painful, they are nowhere near as bad as when I was a teenager. Now, when I breakout, it really is just the odd spot here and there. Acne will not last forever 😙
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| This is me now - Age 23 - My skin is loads better and although I still get breakouts, they are not as bad. |
See you soon!!
LONELYYSTARR..XO
xoxo
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