Don't apologize, this is why these forums were created! Stress does make Acne much worse! So does things that you might not think about. Like the detergent the clothing and bedding is ashed in. Also the softner or dryer sheets. If you used a different detergent, softner, dryer sheet at school then at home that could be an adding factor. So does being around pets. There really is such a thing as humans having parasites (I didn't beleive that at first but I found out that it's true). Do you have a pet at home? Have you ever pet an animal and then not think to wash before eating, touching yur eyes? That's enough to cause the parasites to transfer to you. To cover all ground, try a multi approach.

1) Change detergents etc. to what you use at school. Sensativity to chemicals do cause breakouts!
2) Be very careful to wash your hands well before eating anything. It's a hard thing to get used to. Also wash after using the bathroom, if you don't.
3) Keep under your nails clean.
4) Wash you face only once a day!!! Over washing causes the oil glands to produce more oil, thus more acne. Since I started following that my skin is much nicer! :D
5) Start taking the suppliment l-cysteine (also labeled as NAC). Cysteine is an amino acid that the body needs that just happens to kill parasites!

As for how you feel, try to figure out why this is so disturbing (that's kind of hard!) for you. Then learn to deal with the initial emotion. (also hard, but worthwhile) For me, my low selfesteem is connected to my feeling that I don't count. I feel guilty about not being last, and being last makes me feel bad. So I've had to deal with why I feel guilty. The guilt comes from misunderstanding the teaching of "think of what they feel" from my mom. She want to teach compassion, I took it as I should think of my emotions. Now I'm learning how thinking of myself helps me to be loving and compassionate. It's been a hard journey, but it has been worthwhile! It helps to have someone to talk to. For me it's my husband, for others it's a couselor. It's hard to deal with the idea that you count. But you do count! Regardless of how you feel about your looks! That's also a hard one to get over. I'm still working on it. Whenever I think of a negative about myself, such as "My Acne makes me looks awful!", I make myself think of a positive about myself (usually about the same place), such as "My high cheek bones show off my idian heretage!" Some days it has taken all day to come up with a positive, but now I am starting to see the positive first!!

I hope this gives you somethings to go on. Dealing with emotions can be overwhelming when you don't have a road map to follow. But by taking baby steps you can learn how to deal with what you feel and improve your selfesteem in the process!

I sooooo understand where you are comming from. I am going through the same things. I dread getting up in the morning and getting ready because I don't want to stare at my skin taht long. You really have to try to get your emotional health in order, which I know is sort of a catch 22, but it is vital. Trust me, I've stuggled with Depression most of my life (I'm 23) and it really dose make it worse! What I have been trying lately really seems to be working. First of all I drink about 200 ounces of water a day, I've been taking L-cysteine, and L- Glutathione, and I just started Proactiv, Its been about a week or 2 since I've been taking the supplements, and I really, trully have noticed a difference, less redness, fewer breakouts everday, and the breakouts I do get aren't as big and nasty looking as before, I know it's just a start but it's something. :)
Also you may want to read more about the cleanses on this site, I'm going to try the liver flush, I'll keep you updated and tell you how it's going. Good luck and keep your chin up. God bless!

I suggest that you look into The Master Cleanse aka Lemonade Diet . It will get all of the toxins out of your body which in turn will help your skin. I have recently tried it and my skin was looking better. You can find it on this website. They even have it online for free. The web address is in one of the post in the Master Cleanse Forum (p.74 I think). I stopped the cleanse way to soon and now my skin is breaking out all over again. I am going to do the cleanse again starting probably this week. My skin breaking out has made me want to succeed at the cleanse more than ever!
As far as the emotional, just know that you are not alone. Have you heard of the clear light treatment? I can't afford it, but I've heard good things about it.
Keep your head held high!

hi i think everybody here understand you
for me the friends did almost all because they dont make you fell bad but you have to want fell better too
its truth that stress makes the Acne worst just have to think that almost all the young people has it you are not alone and it will pass but you can help yourself
dont eat bread i tried by miself to see if the bread was bad for mi Acne and it is but you dont have to let your diet stress you more so think it will help you because it will really help you
instead of bread for breakfast and in the midle of the afternoon you can make pancakes with:
millet you can buy it in grains its better if you buy it that way and you mill it, later you mix it with eggs and if you can't stop consuming Sugar you can put it honey but just a little or some fruit pap and you cook it with some drops pf olive oil the taste is not that bad and you will get use to the flavor and to drink instead of coffe milk or tea you can buy linseed mill it too and prepare with water boil it and drink it with lemon one spoon of linseed is enough.
to the lunch dont consume noodles or any pasta but you can eat rice potatos meat salad a lot of things just avoid te eat food make with refined flour and not to much salt
at night dont eat to much but eat you have to eat a lot of vegetables every time you are hungry eat it its better if you eat it more than three times at day
fruits dont abuse fo the citrics two at day is enough and i dont know but i think bananas make my Acne worst so i dont eat it neither avocados, i eat one apple at breakfast
drink a lot of watter
i think thats it if you have some qquestions just let me know anything you want to know ok?
take care we are to much with this problem so we are not alone just have some hope
bye