Beauty Tips For Body Care
TL;DR; I've been struggling with mild acne for 4/5 years, but it became a lot more severe when I started to pop compulsively. I feel like I've tried almost all available treatments, and it just won't go away. I now avoid going out, and I stay in everyday obsessing over my skin. I cry about it almost every day at this point. My skin has become my enemy and I treat it as such, which I know is even more damaging. I don't know where to get help- therapists, dermatologists, etc. I could really use some advice.MY SKIN (warning: blood included, if you're easily grossed out I wouldn't look. I included the post-picking pictures just to demonstrate how much I absolutely ruin my skin): https://imgur.com/a/yIwJCSo I'm a 17 year old girl and I've had acne for about 4/5 years. It was very mild at first, but then I began to pop my pimples compulsively (I have OCD) and haven't been able to stop since. My acne is at the absolute worst that it's ever been and I can't get it to go away, no matter what to do. It's an absolute shame because I wasn't originally that bad looking, but I have ruined my skin which has 100% made me much less attractive.I have tried: - Benzoyl Peroxide (in many different forms: OTC topicals, prescription topicals). I've developed a reaction to it recently and now break out in hives. - Salicylic acid (face washes, OTC topicals, prescription topicals, exfoliation creams). Doesn't do a thing for me - Honey, sea salt, olive oil, tree tea oil, Desitin baby rash cream, Calamine lotion, witch hazel. Nothing does anything. - Changing diet, cutting dairy, losing weight, eating less, exercising, eating more fruit. Nothing helped - Vitamin D, Vitamin A, Vitamin B complex, Vitamin B3 (topical and oral), probiotics. No improvement - Not picking/popping. Only saw improvement 1 out of the many times I've tried it for a week+ - Dermatologists (just prescribed antibiotics that I'm not willing to take and topicals that irritated my skin greatly)What I'm not willing to try: - Accutane - SpironolactoneI'm honestly at my wits end. I'm depressed, my acne won't go away and it scares me not knowing whether or not it ever will. I've turned to other things I can control which is becoming a little dangerous, I've lost 15 pounds in the past 2 months from eating a lot less. I'm constantly stressed, my sleep is screwed. I've isolated myself from all my friends, and I've pushed just about everyone away aside from my parents and boyfriend.Each time I pop, it's kind of like I become entranced- I don't snap out of it for a good 10 minutes, and it's extremely hard to stop. Once I'm done, I cry, knowing that I've once again ruined my face and guaranteed more acne. I'm lucky in the sense that I've never had any serious infections, but one of the cysts on the top right side of my face looks pretty bad right now.I seriously don't know what to do. This is ruining my life. I could really use some guidance on how to get help. I don't know if I need a new therapist (I see one for other issues), a new dermatologist, or both.Thank you for anyone who reads through this and tries to help.!
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