Actually, that is the understatement of the year! I used to be a pizza face, I looked like the outer surface of the moon. I felt insecure all of the time about my appearance. I was virtually frightened to leave the house. Naturally, feelings of insecurity are a common part of puberty.
It is a hard period of one’s life. The body is changing, with different hormones racing through the blood stream.
All of a sudden, the adult world, real life, doesn’t appear so far away. And naturally, for the first time I was seeing the ladies. It was that which made the acne issues even more embarrassing. My buddies, almost all of whom were also fellows, failed to actually care if I had acne or not. To them, all that mattered was that I continue to hang out with them, to ride on bicycles and play computer games and playing soccer.
But with the girls, it was another thing. It’s just tough to feel confident at that age as it is, and even harder when you are not assured about your appearance. Initially, I used cleaners and exfoliants, but these only looked to make my acne problems worse.
I’d put on the cleaner and my skin would end up turning red and dry, and start to peel. Now even the parts of my skin without acne looked puffy and irritated! I pleaded with my mother to take me to the doctor, but she demanded I was fine just the way I was. I sure failed to feel fine. Eventually, she took me in to see the dermatological doctor.
The dermatologist hardly looked at me, and simply passed me a prescription for my acne problems, a cream which I was meant to put on my face. I took this to mean that it had been a miracle panacea, so valuable in treating acne that it was the best choice for everyone. And it probably did start working, virtually straight away, but after a few days, my skin conditions were back, as bad as ever. I started to despair of ever finding a remedy for my acne problems. The peculiar thing is that, in all this time, nobody had ever told me about the roll of nourishment in both causing and forestalling acne.
Luckily, I had a friend who’s mum was a nutrition expert. Almost overnight when she was thirteen, she developed frightful acne worse than mine. Then, seven days later, as if by wizardry, it was nearly utterly gone. I asked her what was her secret and she told me it was as straightforward as avoiding oily foods and eating heaps of fresh fruit and vegetables. I was doubtful initially, but I realized it was worth trying.
I eliminated all unhealthy food from my diet. It took longer than I’d have thought but I stuck with it. Inside a month, my acne problems were mere acne concerns. And a fortnight after that, they were gone.
I’m not sure if this solution will work for everybody. Probably for some people, even with a sensible diet the cleaners and medicines are mandatory. But if acne is making your life miserable, eating balanced, delicious meals is worth a try!