Tag: acne

  • I felt acne ruined me. Now…See Link to The Guardian

    I felt acne ruined me. Now…See Link to The Guardian

    amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/dec/28/how-i-found-light-at-the-end-of-the-very-dark-tunnel-that-acne-plunged-me-into I understood this article , although my difficulties were reversed. The author had extreme acne and (apparently) parental support. I suppose I had moderate acne but no social support. The people who adopted me lived that the beauty people remarked about when I was a child, was marred. The acne messages were repeated often…

  • I Was Called Fat. Twice. Different Occasions. Devastating

    I Was Called Fat. Twice. Different Occasions. Devastating

    Being made fun of for being fat showed me how dependent I still am on external validation for being pretty, though it shakes me to admit I am not above it all.