[Acne] No matter how much time, money or effort I spend, my skin always goes back to looking terrible.

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I'm so done. I don't know what I hope to achieve by this post but I'm just trying to get my thoughts clear and rant so forgive me.A few months ago my skin was perfect. I had been reading this sub for a year and was doing everything right. Moisturizing, sunscreen, AHA, BHA and Differin prescribed by a doctor. My routine was simple and it worked. My problems (acne and CC) went away completely. My PIH disappeared. For a few months, I had the best skin of my life and all the products I used finally were working for me. I was so happy.I don't even know what changed. I had midterm exams two weeks ago and between all the sleepless nights, anxiety and PMS all in the same timeframe, so many tiny CCs sprung up on my cheeks. CCs are the worst to me - I hate the rough texture, I hate how they look in lights or selfies and I hate the redness they leave behind.Around the same time, my cleanser (Cetaphil) ran out as well and all the shops near me didn't have it so I had to settle for a random Johnson & Johnson's gel cleanser. It seems to be working ok so far but it has microbeads and my face always feels kind of dry afterwards - could this be the culprit of CCs? I thought cleansers just get washed off so it doesn't matter that much but I don't even know anymore.I'm trying to continue my routine but I'm so disheartened and depressed. The Differin doesn't seem to be working anymore and I've been on 0.1% for a year and there's no higher strength available where I am. The PIH being left behind is so so depressing. I can't stop staring in the mirror with bright lights on, tilting my face to see where the light hits the CCs and feeling uglier by the second.I wasn't even wearing makeup for the last half a year because my skin was so good and now I'm thinking I need to again to cover it up but it might get worse. I keep wondering why I was so unlucky to have skin like this, where no matter what I do it turns out terrible each time. It's not fair :(I guess my main point of this post is just to rant and maybe ask opinions about the cleanser. I can't get a new cleanser for a while so it's out of my control for now, another thing that's left me feeling terrible. Would love to talk to some people.
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