Discuss. What I want...

*Age of when the change was awkward/when your acne was at its worst.
*When the awkward phase was through & done.
*How you felt/dealt.
*This includes things such as braces & other common things that might make you feel awkward as a teenager.

I got braces in middle school, but evry1 had them too and that was when it was cool to have them b/c u could have cool colors and ****...I had em from like 6-8th grade
I got acne in high school but it wasnt severe really...I just used clean and clear and it pretty much all went away
I was shy in high school bc it was a private school with all new ppl so I pretty much said nothing at all (like a freak) to anyone for 9th grade. From 10-12 though I opened up more and I regret not being more confident in myself back in 9th grade to hold a conversation with my peers....
I feel so old now looking back (i'm a sophomore in college now)
But yeah, I have no problems now with conversing

My acne is probably at it's worst right now. Right now my face is like.. half normal, and half covered with big ass pimples. :-/ Once one is gone, it just comes back the next day.

I had braces also, and getting them off on the 21st, they really weren't that bad.. I could barely feel them at most times, they will be good to have off though.

I was fat in middle school and then every1 laugh about my weight


my weight was like 176 lb now is 122 lb, and I loss all the weight in high school, in senior year I was like the popular gurl, you know like Regina George, every1 want to hang out with me, but the most of my friends were fake friends, now Idc about how the people look I hang out with every1, I'm stop being a bitch and I'm proud of myself

Random thread...

But I guess I have a few zits.

Does proactiv actually work, I might try it.

Proactiv, for me, has been good at clearing up breakouts after they happen.. but it doesn't really prevent them...

Acne was a bitch! had to deal with it for a good 4 years, its not completely gone, but its not so noticeable now like i get occasional pimples

A coming of age thread....Interesting.



I think I got my first acne when I was 13. (Things just went downhill and I was a puberty-ridden mess that year. )

I'm embarassed to even begin to say how concerned I was about my appearence at that age. I went to a new school where kids my age were doing things that I had NEVER been exposed to, so it was awkward for me to adjust.

I was always really bony too, so I did get mocked for my weight sometimes. But I started to workout at 15 and things started looking up! LOL.

But right now, I always feel like I'm way too mature (and people tell me this too) for a teenager my age, so alot of things kids do irritate me.

For acne just drink 2 lt. of water EVERYDAY. You don't need medicines or those things. Well, at least that worked for me.

My acne peaked in 10th and 11th grade. Luckily I'm not the kind of person that gets tons, I just get one big nasty one that lasts like 3-4 days. I have a lot of acne under my bangs, but it's hidden so I don't care.

I had braces, but I didn't find them embarrassing.

I use dermalogica and my skins been fine since!

I never experience acne maybe when I reach twenty''s?. but I notice that a hair is starting to grow on my armpit. I don't like it

I had baaaaad acne from ages 12-16 but my face has been clear since then, thank God.

It started 2-3 years ago and it's about to end.

I never had acne problems during my teenage years but when I turned 20 , it suddenly started showing up and zits too. Lack of sleep is the reason why I'm experiencing this.

I also acquired a temporal mandibular joint or commonly referred as jaw clicking while I was still HS student. You don't really want this.

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Tell me about it!

I drink at least 6 L everyday (not kidding) but I still get some every now and then. I think your genes really plays a big role in this. I really take good care of my skin, very picky with products and all but I still have them *sigh*




Same! I was completely flawless until I was 19! When one is finished you get 2 new ones! So annoying..